Let’s just put this here—forever

Let’s just put this here—forever

The Cubs had taken things and moved them from the folder that said ‘bad’ to the one that said ‘worse.’  After rallying back from a 4-0 deficit to eventually lead 7-4, they not only blew the lead, but trailed the mighty Colorado Rockies 8-7...
Cubs fans remind us all that we’re the dumbest

Cubs fans remind us all that we’re the dumbest

Dear Cubs fans, Knock it off.  Just quit it.  What is wrong with you?1 There’s no right or wrong way to be a fan.  But you’re doing it wrong. Yes, it sucks that this team hasn’t played well since Jhonny Peralta dumped one in the basket a few weeks...
This would have been too good to be true

This would have been too good to be true

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, “There are no second acts in American lives.”  But what did he know?  And besides, if the Cubs had brought E-ramis Ramirez back for a two and a half month swan song, E-ramis is Dominican, so we can ask Colin Cowherd if...
Taylor Teagarden and the Miracle of GAB

Taylor Teagarden and the Miracle of GAB

There are signs, there are omens, and then…there are things that can only be explained as truly miraculous. The 20,000 or so people who actually stayed through the end of the second game of yesterday’s Cubs-Reds doubleheader at Great American Ballpark...
Starlin is a rough watch

Starlin is a rough watch

I’m pretty sure that I still like Starlin Castro more than most Cubs fans.  I’m pretty sure that if you like him “at all” it’s more than most Cubs fans.  We have history with Starlin.  He was a 19 year old rookie called up to a bad...