September 22, 2018: Fly The L
“How about those Cubs?” is what I heard a couple weeks back from a notorious Sox fan/Cubs hater at my job when the Brewers closed in on first place. I was edgy; I let it get to me a bit. … Continued
September 20, 2018: Two Nights Off
After 29 games in 29 days, the Cubs decided to take a break…the day before their off day. The Brewers won too, so the lead is back to 2.5 games, but I’m not sweating it. We made it. We got … Continued
September 19, 2018: Late Nights
Tuesday and Wednesday nights will be the last late nights of the baseball regular season. They may be the last late nights of the year, depending on who the Cubs are matched up with in the playoffs and when that … Continued
September 18, 2018: Three in the Desert
The Cubs were able to win the series against the Reds at Wrigley, barely. That was good enough for a 2.5 lead with 13 to go. Now it was time for three in the desert; it will be the last … Continued
September 15, 2018: Unlikely Heroes
It’s all hands on deck time. With a little more than 2 weeks to go and a 1.5 game lead in the division, the Cubbies need everybody. They had some unlikely heroes in this big W Friday night. Let’s start … Continued
September 14, 2018: Certainly Questionable
It was certainly questionable making the Cubs and Nationals play a make up game in the path of a soon to be arriving hurricane. They made it out OK; of course it had to go extras. But the most important … Continued
September 13, 2018: Stepping Down
Nobody stepped up for the Cubs in this one; well, Hendricks pitched good enough to win. But the offense… they continued stepping down. Is it really all these games in all these days without rest? Some people scoff at that; … Continued
September 12, 2018: Stepping Up
Well, that was a much needed win. There are many big wins during the season; wins that feel bigger than just a normal win in the 162 game grind. Wins to stop a losing streak and big comeback wins fall … Continued
September 10, 2018: One Game Lead
As if the Bears loss wasn’t bad enough… the Brewers come into Wrigley and beat the Cubs on Monday night to pull within 1 game. Are we worried about the Brewers yet? I’m more worried about the Cubs. What seems … Continued
September 8, 2018: Bucket List
What’s on your bucket list? Do you have one? If not, you need to make one. Then you need to start checking them off. It doesn’t matter how many items are on your list. It doesn’t matter how quickly you … Continued