Looks like Cubs got bait and switched again

Looks like Cubs got bait and switched again

Remember a couple of Fridays ago when we were all excited that our big slugging rookie phenom third baseman was coming to the big leagues after a torturous 12 day wait? Oh, he came up alright and went hitless in five at bats and struck out three times. And but for a...
They’re only getting better

They’re only getting better

Last night, youngest of our beloved Cubs drubbed the Pirates of Pissburgh.  Rookie Jorge Soler had four hits.  Rookie Kris Bryant had three hits and drove in three runs.  Twenty-five year old grizzled veterans Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro combined to get on...
Welcome to the rest of our lives, Kris Bryant

Welcome to the rest of our lives, Kris Bryant

Being a Cubs fan means you have to be cool with waiting.  We’ve been waiting for more than a century for a world’s championship and 70 years1 for a pennant. So we’re good at waiting.  It’s kind of our thing. But that doesn’t mean we...
A vague sense of deja vu

A vague sense of deja vu

If not for the man on the mound, the Cubs ninth inning comeback yesterday against the Rockies would have simply been fun.  After going 0-79 last year in games they trailed in the ninth, it only took the Cubs three attempts this year to mount a successful comeback....
Hey Cubs fans, maybe try to enjoy the team you have?

Hey Cubs fans, maybe try to enjoy the team you have?

Yesterday’s Cubs game was pretty entertaining.  Any win over the Cardinals is a good one, but with Jake Arrieta dominating on the mound, the Cubs playing smart and taking advantage of Lance Lynn trying to pick off Anthony Rizzo1, and they got a clutch hit from...