Daily Dose: Welcome to Hell, Mr. Snowball

You have to give the Cubs some credit. When they go down in flames, they do it in unmistakable style. What’s going to be our fond memory of the 2004 season? Will it be Victor Diaz’s homer in New York? How about LaTroy Hawkins throwing four straight...

CubsLive!: Cincinnati Reds at Cubs, 1:20 p.m., CDT

Pitching matchup: Reds: Luke Hudson, 4-2, 2.55 ERA Cubs: Glendon Rusch, 6-2, 3.59 ERA Lineups: Reds Felipe Lopez, Point Guard Fidel Castro, Island Dictator Sean Casey, 1b TR Dunn, Small Forward D’Angelo Jiminez, Cubs Killer Austin Kearns, rf Rusty LaRue,...

Daily Dose: The Hard Way

Actual transcript of this conversation… Gabor: Wow, Darren Bragg just took you deep. I mean DEEP. If the wind wasn’t blowing in 37 miles an hour, somebody in Indiana would have a souvenir. Greggie: You know you gave up a bomb when the fans have to hit the...

Daily Dose: The end of the beginning

It’s good to be home. After two weeks sleeping in hotels, eating at Denny’s (well, at least the white guys) and always having to bat first, the Cubs are home for the final week of the regular season. If they had forgotten all of the charm of their ivy...