A little fine tuning

The trading deadline has come and gone and apparently, all the Cubs have to show for it are Pirates lefties John Grabow and former Marist standout Tom Gorzelanny.  Considering the Cubs have actually hit the ball in July, a little fine tuning to the pitching was...

If he weren’t so smug, it’d be sad

Like many of you, I grew up watching the Cubs on WGN with Harry Caray and Steve Stone, and I liked it.  I figured fans of other teams didn’t know what they were missing.  Harry was passionate and funny and sometimes downright mean, and Steve seemed to know...

Things we learned today

It’s not even mid-afternoon and we’re learning all kinds of stuff today.  I’m not even sure where to start. How about with this?  Better grab the tissues, because ESPN has posted the final Bill Simmons’ column to appear in ESPN The...

These still count, right?

The Cubs won four games in four days in Washington DC, and fans and media alike are all “Whatever, dude.”  Apparently these games didn’t really count.  It’s just the Nationals, and the Nats suck.  That last part is definitely true, but if...

Halfway to what?

The All-Star Break isn’t at the halfway point of the season, though it’s close this year for the Cubs who have had like 17 games rained out so far this year. The first half has been a real chore to try to watch.  Every time the Cubs seem like...