August 15, 2022: Almost History
The Cubs faced off against one of the few teams worse than them on Monday night in Washington DC. My son said it looked like a nice park, which reminded me of our cancelled trip that would have had us … Continued
August 14, 2022: My Annual Sox Game
Hey, I can attend a White Sox game too; they are not my team, but they are from Chicago too. Sunday was my annual Sox game. Main reason for attending this one was the fact that it was Bulls Kid … Continued
August 13, 2022: Meaningless Season
If you’ve read anything I’ve written about the NFL preseason over the years, you know my thoughts on it; it should be called the meaningless season. Yeah, I was a bit more interested last year, due to Fields’ rookie season, … Continued
August 12, 2022: Fielding Dreams
So how’d you like the Field of Dreams game? Being on vacation, I was fielding dreams in Magic Kingdom during the time the game was played, and didn’t see one inning; I wasn’t upset. Look, I love watching the Cubs, … Continued
August 11, 2022: Dreams Come True
When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are… that’s the song that pops in my head when I think of Disney World. I’ll tell you what; it is quite the operation down there. We got pretty … Continued
August 10, 2022: Happiest Place on Earth
OK, catch up mode again. This time I have a good excuse. Yep, first visit for my son to Disneyworld; we’ll get to all of that. We went to the happiest place on earth, yet, the first piece of information … Continued
August 9, 2022: Indifference
Did you hear the news today? Jason Heyward will NOT be returning to the Chicago Cubs for the final year of his massive contract. #22 will still get paid $22 million dollars next year, as he tries to catch on … Continued
August 8, 2022: Welcome to Last Place
OK, let’s get back to current day baseball. Surely, there are no “all-timers” on the current Cubs roster. What have our boys been up to? Well, taking a look at the standings, I see we have reached our goal for … Continued
August 7, 2022: The Ryan Express
Picking one starting pitcher is probably the toughest thing to do on any all-time team. There are any number of guys who could fit that bill. One of the prereqs on my all-time team is to be in the Hall … Continued
August 6, 2022: Ryno
I didn’t HAVE to have a Cub player on my all-time team. Of course there was Ernie Banks, but I resisted. There was maybe my favorite Cubs player of all time Mark Grace, but I resisted. When it came to … Continued