Cubs

After taking another one on the chin Friday vs the Reds, the Cubs bounced back, with two more come from behind wins to win the series.  I was especially happy because I had a little money on the series.  Yeah, … Continued

This was a fun Saturday.  It started about 9am as the World Cup matchup between England and Sweden began. We watched most of it.  At halftime my son had to get his uniform on.  We left with England in control; … Continued

I turned my work phone off at 3:31pm.  I can’t promise that I won’t check it, but officially, I’m off for the next 16 days.  I can’t remember the last time I took 2 weeks off.  Maybe since the birth … Continued

What is it now?  25, 26 comeback victories this year for the Cubs thus far.  So over 50% of the Cubs wins have been the comeback variety; that seems like a big number.  What does it mean? Well for starters, … Continued

I don’t know about you, but I still read physical books; well, when I have time.  I still have a subscription to Sports Illustrated thanks to a Christmas Gift from my parents.  I know mostly everything is online, but I … Continued

What a difference a weekend makes… On Monday of last week, we were all on the ledge after the Cubs were swept by the Reds.  Now as the sweep of the Twins concludes in historic fashion, the mighty Cubs are … Continued

Back to the field on Saturday morning for another burner.  It was early though.  With a 930am start time, it was already hot, although we did beat the real heat. This was our first game against this team… the same team … Continued

Finally, after 3 cancelled games due to the weather, we were back on schedule Friday night.  No rain this time around, only extremely hot temperatures.  Hot enough to cancel the games? Well, in some folks’ eyes it was.  One of … Continued

The string of night games was broken with this 4th meeting between the Cubs and Dodgers in LA.  A day game in LA… There were a lot of day games on this Thursday.  My buddy in LA asked me when … Continued