May 14, 2018: Making Up
Monday was make up day for the Cubs against the Braves. Can you believe that the Braves have the best record in the National League? It is true. I can’t imagine that would continue… They do have a pretty good … Continued
May 13, 2018: Squeaking One Out
I figured the Sox would at least win one game. A lot of times in this series, you can throw the records out the door. It’s usually the team that’s not expected to win that will win this series. Well, … Continued
May 12, 2018: Crosstown Talk
This has to be the earliest the Cross Town series has ever been played. They’re really trying to limit fights in these games. First scheduling games during the week, now scheduling them early in the year. The only thing that … Continued
May 7, 2018: Hanging Tough
Yeah, I’m back from throwing up… still here… hanging tough in the bottom of the 13th inning. Hanging Tough? Not a New Kids on the Block fan by any imagination, but for some reason, I remember that song. Am I … Continued
May 6, 2018: O Fer
Why’d you ever screw with the mojo Joe? Funny enough, or sad enough, the Cubs haven’t won since that day where Joe changed up the lineup during a 5 game winning streak. The losses to the Rockies were… whatever. A … Continued
May 5, 2018: I Plead the 5th
There are just some days that come along that are action packed with all types of sporting events. May 5th this year qualifies as one of those days. Lots of history on Cinco de Mayo. I started the day talking … Continued
May 2, 2018: Messing with the Mojo
It wasn’t like the Cubs have been tearing it up or anything. Yeah, they had won 5 in a row, but they hadn’t scored more than 3 runs in any of those wins; they were going for some kind of … Continued
May 1, 2018: First After First
It was May 1st, and the Cubs were in first place. With the first month of the season in the books, the Cubs finally reached first place after a victory over the Rockies. So much for that slow start. While … Continued
April 29, 2018: An Early Impression
Boom! How sweep it is. The Brewers marched into Wrigley on an 8 game winning streak. Now they’re leaving on a 4 game losing streak. The Cubs are leaving an early impression on the team that is supposed to be presenting … Continued
April 28, 2018: Lineup Set
I know Joe doesn’t like to settle on one single lineup throughout the year, and I understand why. With this Cubs team, there is so much depth, so many moving pieces, that we should expect many different lineups throughout the … Continued