A little update for all the Chicago fanboys out there - looks like Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has now become the front runner in the massive sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and a partial Comcast ownership.

Last time we discussed this deal, it looked like the two dastardly options would be either a bunch of New Yorkers who owned Broadway shows and Taxi cab companies, or a group of shopping center developers. In our usual glib fashion, we postulated this would lead to Wal-Marts being erected in the outfield.

Thank you to the reader who e-mailed me saying that such a plan would be detrimental to the field of play. I guess it didn't occur to me that it would be difficult to field fly balls out there with a fully-functioning Wal-Mart taking up so much space. Good point. But can't they get someone to clean up all that ivy on the back wall?

In recent years the price of a cold one at the ballpark has grown astronomically. It's almost as if I can't afford to get drunk enough to like my crappy team anymore.

But which MLB fields are the most conducive to getting plastered without breaking the bank?

The chart to the left and these statistics, care of Darren Rovell over at CNBC, explain that the Phillies offer the cheapest beer. You can get a 21-ounce beer for a very reasonable $5 at Citizens Bank Park in Philly. Yet another reason Philly rocks.

Even though the Phillies are competitively priced at 24 cents an ounce, that is still quite a mark-up from the approx. 8 cents an ounce you would pay for a 6-pack of 'decent' domestic beer at your local store.

Surprisingly, the Yankees don't crack the top 5 most expensive ballparks to get a beer. I could have sworn last time I was there I paid something like 9 or 10 bucks for a bottle of Bud. And what are the Toronto Blue Jays doing up there? Is this some sort of weird currency exchange pricing scheme?