Perhaps inspired by his lady love Jessica Simpson (who obviously was re-inspired by him for her next album), Tony Romo took his windpipe to the Windy City to try and wow the denizens of Wrigley Field (try being the operative word).

The Cowboys QB was invited to sing during the seventh-inning stretch of Sunday’s Cubs game. And as Michael David Smith of AOL FANHOUSE belts out, he wasn’t a welcomed sight (with video after the jump).

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Mark Cuban, fresh from lopping the head off his defeated and demoralized Dallas Mavericks, took a jaunt north to Wrigley Field to check out the place again while waiting for the Tribune Co. to open the books and make a bid possible. In typical Cub fan fashion, he left in the fifth inning when the Cubs took a huge lead. Had to get to the Cubby Bear for drink specials, eh?

While Cuban’s expected bid will be the least likely to succeed (as long as Bud Selig is alive… hmm), it’s also the most entertaining from his mouthiness to his depth of understanding when it comes to sports business. Besides, how could a Pittsburgh native screw up a baseball franch…

Oh, no.
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Today marks the 25th anniversary of one of the most memorable postgame meltdowns in Major League Baseball. It was on this date in 1983 that then-Chicago Cubs manager Lee Elia went off on a terrific tirade that had more utterances of the f-word than the entire run-time of “Scarface“.

(As printed on the front page of the CHICAGO TRIBUNE)

For those that need a refresher, here’s the original very-NSFW rant, while those with more sensitive ears can enjoy this bleep-heavy version.

And as Darren Rovell of CNBC comes to learn about our capitalistic society, classic cursing can become quite the cash cow. Read more…

Just when we thought that that whole “Cubs are cursed” thing was a growing a little shopworn, Joe Smith, relief pitcher for the New York Mets, picks us up. “mycubseason2008″ recently posted a video (via HOME RUN DERBY) of Smith cursing Cubs fans in the Wrigley Field bleachers before the Cubs-Mets game on April 22. Good times!

A lot of the audio isn’t intelligible, but here’s what we could make out Smith saying. Read more…

• Matt Mosley of ESPN’s HASHMARKS notes what the biggest reaction was to the finalization of the Pacman-To-Cowboys trade: “Patrons of Dallas strip clubs were spotted running for the exits.”

• The SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL checks in to see how well the Orange Bowl demolition is going.

• Taking a cue from the K.C. Royals, EVERY DAY SHOULD BE SATURDAY makes a date with the Oregon Ducks’ O-Line and their new calendar.

• Comedian Chris Elliott laces up with the New York Rangers. Man, we sure miss “Get A Life“.

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We stole away Tuesday from our responsibilities as working adults to take in a game at Wrigley Field for the first time this season. As proof that we were away from our desk for a few hours, we have submitted receipts for sunscreen purchases and this photo of the celebration after Ronny Cedeño’s grand slam:

(Aww, grumpy Mets fans who spent too much for their home plate seats)

The Cubs’ 8-1 victory seemed pre-determined when Nelson Figueroa simply did not possess ‘it’ early on. However, after a long weekend of bullpen abuse and a similar beatdown by the Cubs Monday, Willie Randolph could only hold his hands over his eyes until Figueroa could get at least five innings of work complete before running out four more relievers.

While our main focus for the day was to ascertain the state of various stories covered recently in this space, we do have a couple quick notes: Read more…

The 1919 Black Sox are forever embedded, for better or worse, in the history of our national pastime for conspiring to throw the World Series. But a recent development leads THE SPORTING NEWS to wonder if the Cubs of 1918 also might have been guilty of the same thing. They might only be looking at a 90-year curse, not a 100-year funk, had they played it straight.

TSN makes a compelling case. Maybe it doesn’t matter much this far after the fact, but it’s still worth your time. The money paragraph? Read more…