Cubs Dead: Reds at Cubs, 1:20 p.m., 8/10

Pitching matchup Reds: Eric Milton 5-12, 6.75 ERA Cubs: Rich Hill, 0-1, 7.00 ERA Lineups Reds Ryan “Can’t wait to kick another old broad in the teeth” Freel, 2b Rich “I’m still alive?” Aurilia, ss Griffey the Younger, cf Wily Less...

Daily Dose: Not a democracy

Included in the 38,000 morans at Wrigley Field yesterday was a wide-eyed youngster dressed nattily in khaki shorts and a Hank White Fan Club t-shirt. He was the envy of those around him who pointed and laughed and said things like, “What a great shirt, where can...

Half-assed Daily Dose: An ordinate amount of attention

I’m not even sure if ordinate is a word, I know that inordinant is one, and I know that all of us, yes that means you, have been spending an inordinate amount of time thinking about, watching and yes, sadly, at times, worrying about the Cubs. Well, for two weeks...

Daily Dose: They’re back! Yay?

Somewhere in the grand post-trading deadline plan of the Cubs’ “braintrust” the healthy arrivals of three former rookies of the year, Nomar Garciaparra (AL ’97), Kerry Wood (NL, ’98) and Scott Williamson (NL, ’99) were supposed to...