Cubs

Right before Game 1 of the NLDS, my wife asked me who was the favorite in the series.  I said I didn’t know.  So I punched it up on my phone… I know this is supposed to be a good … Continued

As I sit here looking out my office window, I can see the rain coming down.  We really need it.  It has been a pretty dry stretch here in Chicago; I’m not complaining, I’m just saying.  In general, I like … Continued

You smell that?  That’s the smell of playoff baseball.  It smells like… the Cubs time of year.  First up on the road back to the top is Washington DC.  How will we be lining up? Let’s take a crack at … Continued

The calendar turns to the month of October again today.  This tells us that the MLB postseason is about to begin.  Too many years this has meant the end of the baseball season in Chicago.  For the 3rd straight year, … Continued

That felt good.  Once I saw that Addison Russell HR stay fair down the third base line, I knew the game was ours.  Ding dong the Cardinals are dead is what I sent out.  Adding two more in the frame … Continued

After splitting the first two games in St. Louis, and seeing Milwaukee hang on to win their game, the Cubs magic number is now 1.  One is the loneliest number that you’ll ever do… I was ready to celebrate on … Continued

We had some business to attend to this weekend in Milwaukee.  A series split would be the bare minimum.  After winning the first 2 games of the series, we were guaranteed of that.  Anything now was gravy. I forgot they … Continued

As if the first game wasn’t exciting enough, the second game brought more of the same.  Game two Friday night vs the Brewers gave us another extra helping of baseball, going to extra innings for the second straight night. And … Continued

I get a feeling that the Cubs have been waiting all year for a game like this.  A game that gets that blood pumping.  A game that feels like the postseason.  A game that feels like last year’s postseason.  A … Continued