Cubs

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

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

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

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

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

I’m not sure I like the whole playoff odds thing that is shown in the MLB standings.  I believe the Cubs will be in the playoffs and all, but 99.7% playoff odds right now?  That feels like a sure thing. … Continued

Whew.  Wasn’t worried going into the Milwaukee series up 5 games, but after losing the first two, we were on the brink of getting swept, which would have shrunk our lead to 2 games.  I was still confident, but that … Continued

There have been some ugly ones this year… there always are, but out of all the ugly losses that the Cubs have sustained over the years, Tuesday night in Milwaukee may have been the ugliest; I’m so glad I missed it. … Continued

It appeared for a minute that the Cubs would snatch another come from behind win.  When Rizzo hit that 2 run homer in the 8th, I was feeling pretty good; that didn’t last long.  Edwards couldn’t throw strikes, and the … Continued