Jun 10, 2003 | Andy
Either this current Cubs team is built of sterner stuff (not sterno stuff–though at times the defense has appeared flammable), or maybe the distractions just haven’t been as bad as we thought. It’s not like their best player has been hit in the head...
Jun 10, 2003 | Andy
Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez says that he likes going to Baltimore to play the Orioles because the Cubs are staying in the same hotel the Blue Jays stayed in when they went there every year. He said, “It’s on the water and you can just walk right down to a...
Jun 8, 2003 | Andy
The scene was set for more Cubs-Yankees drama. A national TV audience, a rare Sunday night game at Wrigley, big stars like John Cusack and…OK, Jim Belushi doesn’t count, and above all, the Cubs had a shot to make my “homer” two of three...
Jun 7, 2003 | Andy
It was supposed to be a coronation. It was supposed to be a national TV showcase for Roger Clemens to win his 300th game, he was supposed to strike out nine Cubs and get his 4,000th and it was the second to last best chance to flog the Sammy Sosa story to death....
Jun 7, 2003 | Andy
First place was on the line, the Yankees were in town and a sell out crowd had to wait an extra hour and a half to start the big weekend series. Some interesting things happened. It took Carlos Zambrano one hitter too many to settle down, David Wells pitched his fat...
