Six questions with Jon Lester

Six questions with Jon Lester

Mar 4, 2015 | Cubs, Featured, Six Question Interviews

ESPNChicago.com’s Jesse Rogers has been doing “Five Question” interviews sporadically at Cubs camp this spring.  So I figured, “I’m better than Jesse.  I’ll do SIX question interviews.” Today, the series starts with new Cubs...
What to watch for in Cubs spring training

What to watch for in Cubs spring training

Feb 13, 2015 | Cubs, Featured

It’s officially less than a week until the start of spring training.  The Cubs will be christening their newly named, year-old ballpark by giving away game used urinal pucks to the first 14 fans who attend the first workout. If you get one, don’t...
Not everybody wants to play for your favorite team

Not everybody wants to play for your favorite team

Dec 1, 2014 | Cubs

Being a Cubs fan wouldn’t be all that bad if it weren’t for two things: 1) the soul-crushing losing 2) other Cubs fans. For the past three years we’ve had it pretty easy.  The team has been purposely horrible (as opposed to the unintentionally...
Bienvenido, Senor Renteria!

Bienvenido, Senor Renteria!

Nov 7, 2013 | Cubs, MLB

So the Cubs finally have a new manager.  I for one was getting pretty antsy about the whole thing.  Mostly because they have a game coming up…in four months. They have hired Rick Renteria.  Renteria has served the last few years as the Padres bench coach,...
Debunking the “facts” used to debunk the myths

Debunking the “facts” used to debunk the myths

Sep 25, 2013 | Cubs, Featured

So today, Gordon Wittenmyer of what’s left of the Chicago Sun-Times decided to play Snopes and debunk five things he thinks are myths about the Cubs rebuilding plan.  Because two years of rebuilding 100 years of suck is more than enough, so it’s time to...