Jun 21, 2022 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Remember This Crap
Sandwiched in between the 88 win near-miss 2001 Cubs and the 88 win heartbreaking 2003 Cubs were the gawdawful 2002 Cubs. They got a manager fired, which got Ron Santo’s number unofficially unretired before it could be retired. Moises Alou showed up and...
Aug 8, 2013 | Cubs, Featured
MLB.com unearthed this gem, it’s Harry Caray interviewing Bill Murray before the first attempted night game in Wrigley history, 25 years ago tonight. Nobody did an interview like Harry. Â He gave Bill a beer, asked about Bill’s mom, and yelled, “You...
Feb 13, 2012 | Cubs, Featured
Friday night I posted a really well-done video tribute to the 1989 Cubs put together by longtime (well, before he died) WGN-TV producer Arne Harris. Â It used the song “Keeping the Dream Alive” by your favorite German pop band Munchener Freiheit and had a...
Feb 10, 2012 | Cubs, Featured
The 2012 Cubs are unique, not in that they’re going to be bad, but because they’re actually designed to be that way. Â Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer are trying to turn the whole damned franchise around and it’s going to take some time. Â So this...
