Opening Day Discount!!!!

That's right folks, baseball season goes into full swing (get it?) today! Sure, it's a Monday, but it may be the best Monday of the year. Especially when the NCAA Championship game is on the same night.

Anywho, we wanted to pass along a discount code to you all in celebration of the 2009 baseball season, and of course our beloved (but more importantly Steve Goodman's) Cubbies. It's 101 years and counting Chicago, but as with all sports, fans will hold onto the belief that this year, may indeed be their year...

Enjoy as much baseball as you can today and remember, "Go Cubs Go"!!!!

The true story of 'Go Cubs Go!'

Here is an article from the L.A. Times about the back story to the recording of Steve Goodman's baseball hit, "Go Cubs Go". There have been a number of articles that have gone into the beginnings of the song, but Patrick Goldstein, author of the piece, actually talks to Hank Neuberger, one of the engineers and producers for the song. In it, he recounts how the song came about and some of the players involved. Here's one of our favorite quotes from the Hank:

"But the most timeless aspect of this record, the secret ingredient that makes it work as well today as back in ’84, is simply Steve’s magical voice. You can’t hear Steve Goodman’s voice without hearing the smile and joy inside it. The very sound of Steve’s delivery expresses what every Cub fan at the ballpark feels -- that there’s no place on Earth today we’d rather be than right here at Wrigley Field."

Couldn't have said it better ourselves. Big game tonight folks. First pitch is at 8:37 CST, so make sure you're in front of a massive TV and remember, "Go Cubs Go"...

Click here to read the rest of the article.

And if you haven't yet, make your way over to our online store and pick up a copy of Steve Goodman's The Baseball Singles EP, as well as our brand new "Go Cubs Go" shirt!

It all begins tomorrow...

We found another nice little piece about Steve and the Cubs that we thought we'd throw up for your reading pleasure. The road to their first World Series title in 100 years begins in Chicago on Wednesday night at 5:30 CST as the Cubs take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. Make sure you pick up your copy of the Baseball Singles EP on Musicfansdirect.com so that you can crank "Go Cubs Go" as they beat the Dodgers in Game 1.

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Update: Steve Goodman piece on NBC's The Today Show

Just a quick reminder to all Steve Goodman and Chicago Cubs fans that tomorrow, September 18th, The Today Show will air a wonderful piece done by Mike Leonard about Stevie, the Cubs and the song "Go Cubs Go". It should air tomorrow at 8:20AM on your local NBC station so make sure you catch it. Also, if you missed the news yesterday, we are proud to announce the release of the new Steve Goodman "Baseball Singles EP" featuring "Go Cubs Go" and three other classic baseball tunes, sung only the way Steve could. So make sure you check those out too. So, set the alarm clocks, get the coffee pots brewin' and prepare to celebrate the memory of Steve really early with the rest of the country.

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Steve Goodman, and the Surprising Story of "Go, Cubs, Go"

There was a nice article that ran in the Huffington Post the other day about the unlikely beginnings Steve Goodman's baseball classic, "Go Cubs Go". Originally written in 1984 as a jingle for WGN in Chicago, the song sort of slid into obscurity until last year. Now, as the Cubs close in on their second NL Central division title in a row, the song, and the expectations for this team, are bigger than ever. Here is to a great rest of the baseball season. It should be a good one..."Go Cubs Go"!


Steve Goodman, and the Surprising Story of "Go, Cubs, Go"


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