July 19, 2016: The 7th Trophy
After watching the semifinal game on Sunday, I was ready to tune into the final on Monday night, but I was at the Cubs game, remember? I guess I’d just have to check the highlights later. I was pissed that … Continued
July 18, 2016: Wrigley In The Summer
It doesn’t get much better, let me tell you. I’m keeping that “summer” theme going in my blog titles, for those that notice, with a Wrigley In The Summer edition. I was there in person on Monday night… freaking awesome. … Continued
July 17, 2016: Summer League
Summer League? What the heck is that? I really only started to hear about that last year, when Tony Snell and Doug McDermott were ruling the courts in Vegas. Yeah, how’d that translate to the regular season? But here we … Continued
July 16, 2016: Summer of Hate
Man has there been some messed up things going on in our world. The killing of innocent people is horrible. The attacks on the police are scary. It’s feeling like the summer of hate. I’m not going to dedicate a … Continued
July 15, 2016: Who To Watch For 3
One more quick preview of the second half. Bryant, Sale, Heyward, Anderson, Lackey, and Rodon have already been identified as some keys to the 2nd half. What is done in the dugout and front office will play a part in … Continued
July 14, 2016: Who To Watch For Part 2
We’ve talked about Bryant and Sale. They are the 2 stars leading each of their teams. We talked about Anderson and Heyward, and how they need to be big in the 2nd half to help their teams play more than … Continued
July 13, 2016: Who To Watch For
With the 2nd half of the season starting on Friday, let’s take a look at the players that will help dictate the success or failure of our teams; something I call, who to watch for. First of all, to be truly … Continued
July 12, 2016: Bryant vs Sale
Who you got? It was a direct match up of the 2 biggest stars in Chicago baseball in the All Star Game on Tuesday. Bryant 1 Sale 0. Bryant took the first pitch he saw from Sale and lined it … Continued
July 11, 2016: San Diego Memories
Anybody else think the all star uniforms this year are absolutely atrocious? Although they were the colors of my grammar school uniform, they are also the colors of the 84 Padres. Anybody else still wondering why I hate them? And … Continued
July 10, 2016: Relief
How do you spell relief? I spell it C U B S W I N. How good did it feel to finally win a game on Sunday? It was a tale of 2 halves in the 1st half of this … Continued