Aug 25, 2005 | Andy
It’s almost like Dusty Baker has a checklist at home and every day he tries to say something dumber to make himself look even worse than he did the day before. While his team was grinding out the minimum amount of runs necessary to avoid a shutout in a 3-1 loss...
Aug 24, 2005 | Andy
Pitching matchup: Braves: Jorge Sosa, 8-2, 2.63 ERA (really?) Cubs: Mark Prior, 9-4, 3.66 ERA Lineups Braves Otis Campbell, ss Marcus Giles, 2b Larry Wayne Jones, 3b Andruw, cf Methuselah, 1b Jeff “Zero career big league walks” Francoeur, rf Ryan...
Aug 24, 2005 | Andy
People act like the Cubs have the patent on losing, and painful losing in particular. But it’s not true. The city of Chicago might, and if you haven’t noticed (and judging by the attendance and TV ratings–you haven’t), one of the proud...
Aug 23, 2005 | Andy
There was a time (2003 and 2004) when Cubs’ baserunners were routinely sent to their demise at home plate by a very small little guy who waved like he was drowning. Last night, was turn back the clock night at Wrigley and the more proportioned third base coach...
Aug 22, 2005 | Andy
Call it “listening to the masses” or “hedging our bets”, but when we decided today that we were going to throw our full support behind the Philadelphia Phillies we disappointed part of our vast fan base. One of the main reasons for picking the...
Aug 22, 2005 | Andy
Because we’re Cubs fans we hold out hope even when things are bleakest. Because we’re Cubs’ fans we are always disappointed. Every Cubs season in 97 years has ended with disappointment. This one was no different. But with five weeks left and the Cubs...
