Cubs

Yeah, I’m tired as hell, but it’s worth it.  The Cubs took the first game against the Padres on Monday night. How am I going to keep this up for the next couple nights?  Damn, I’m getting old.  One West … Continued

How do you feel about rewarding participation?  You know, the whole “participation trophy” thing vs only rewarding the “winners” in each league.  Well, I have some thoughts as you may have guessed. In professional sports, there are no participation trophies, … Continued

He rejoined the team on Saturday, but it wasn’t until Tuesday evening did we see the return of Zo.  Ben Zobrist was back in the lineup, leading off, vs the Mariners at Wrigley on Tuesday. First thing: thankfully Heyward isn’t … Continued

It was a long, long time coming. The Cubs were on a streak of 24 scoreless innings heading into the 7th inning on Monday afternoon in Wrigley. They were losing too, 1-0. The innings leading up to this point were … Continued

There’s no disputing it: the Cubs have had their chances. From all the guys in scoring position to the opportunities to put some distance between us and everybody else, the Cubs can only look in the mirror when asking themselves … Continued

If you told me that you were not worried heading into New York after the way we played in Wrigley vs the Nationals, facing the guys we were going to face, on the road where we’ve sucked all year, I’d call … Continued

Wednesday is becoming a new favorite day for me.  For the next couple months for sure, I’ll be leaving work early; that alone makes it great.  I pick up my son from school; another check.  Then I get some more … Continued

Back to that question: if you had to pick one Cubs starter to win a game, who would it be? My vote was Hendricks, but if you told me that your choice was Darvish, I wouldn’t be mad at you. … Continued

I’m glad I was wrong… I thought the Cubs were already 2.5 games out, and now, with another Cardinals win on the Cubs off day, would be 3 games out.  But NOW they’re 2.5 games out; I don’t know why, … Continued