Manager Joe Maddon's Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals in two-of-three games earlier this week at Busch Stadium. Now, Maddon's victories against the organization might extend off the field.
The Cardinals are considering changing their policy against obscene clothing after Cubs fans were told to either remove or turn their "Try Not to Suck" T-shirts inside out, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The "Try Not to Suck" phrase is a mantra cooked up by Maddon and used as a motivation tool for a team facing big expectations. Similar non-offensive shirts featuring that language, such as a "Cancer Sucks" T-shirt, is also subject to the policy.
The Cardinals have written ballpark policies called "Ground Rules for Guests," and one longstanding code forbids obscene or indecent clothing, spokesman Ron Watermon said. An official said the ballpark's practice has been to request fans to remove or turn inside-out T-shirts that have curse words on them, and "sucks" has been one of the words the team did not want to appear on clothing or signage.
Officials discussed the policy again Wednesday, and the expectation is the team will change that stance in part because T-shirts like Maddon's don't use the term offensively.
As Goold notes, it's not meant to attack other clubs. This isn't a scenario where Cubs fans were wearing shirts that said "Cardinals suck."
Carried away
Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta threw a no-hitter Thursday night against the Cincinnati Reds, his second in less than a year. The on-field celebration included Arrieta's teammates, and one Cubs fan, jumping and hugging.
The guy wearing the white jersey, backward cap and decidedly nonregulation khaki shorts looked different than the other guys in blue. It was 22-year-old fan Dylan Cressy, who joined the celebration just before he was taken away by a Cincinnati police officer.
Cressy was arrested and charged with "criminal trespass for entering the field area without permission," according to TMZ.
Escalade has mileage
The Cadillac Escalade that Tiger Woods drove until he famously ran it into a fire hydrant as ex-wife Elin Nordegren chased him with a golf club after finding evidence of his cheating ways in 2009 is now owned by a man in Arkansas.
The Escalade that Woods crashed outside his Florida home was later sold at auction and brought to northern Arkansas, car history reports show.
According to an Experian report run on the vehicle identification number included in the original police report from Woods' Nov. 27, 2009, crash, the 2009 Cadillac Escalade Ultra was reported to be at an auto auction in Missouri in April 2011.
Later that month, the car was reported in the inventory of a car dealership in Arkansas. The next year, it was registered in Harrison. Almost two years later, it was registered in Berryville, where its registration was renewed last year.
The SUV's journey to Arkansas was included in an ESPN Magazine article Thursday that chronicled the events after the death of Woods' father in 2006.
According to the report, the car was involved in a crash while in Arkansas, described as a "left front impact collision" in July 2014.
Information for this report was contributed by John Moritz of ArkansasOnline.com
QUIZ
What uniform number does Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon wear?
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70
Sports on 04/23/2016