Aug 5, 2005 | Andy
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...
Aug 4, 2005 | Andy
Pitching matchup Cubs: Mark Prior, 7-3, 3.26 ERA Phillies: Brett Myers, 9-5, 3.21 ERA Lineups Cubs Matt Lawton, lf Todd Walker, 2b MVLee, 1b E-ramis, 3b (E-ramis batting clean up? Will wonders never cease?) Jeromy, rf Neifi!, ss (Sixth? Woof.) Jose Macias, cf (Because...
Aug 3, 2005 | Andy
It has to be fitting that a team that has graced us with nearly a full century of ineptness, is now struggling because of the side effects of flop sweat. Only the Cubs would find a pitching staff full of guys with overactive sweat glands. Just imagine the puddles...
Aug 2, 2005 | Andy
WGN Radio isn’t full of dumb guys. Sure, they foist Kathy and Judy at their listeners every day, and Dean Richards has been voted “man” most likely to lose a pillow fight to a girl scout for nine straight years, but they market the hell out of a...
Aug 1, 2005 | Andy
Most Hall of Famers are given a 20 minute forum and have nothing to say. Ryne Sandberg had plenty to say, because he’s been waiting 24 years to say it. In a speech designed to make a case for the player he says is the “best” he’s ever seen,...
Jul 29, 2005 | Andy
Pitching matchup Arizona: Javier Vazquez 9-9, 4.37 ERA Cubs: Mark Prior 7-3, 3.23 ERA Lineups Gritty, gutty little Craig Counsell, 2b Chad Tracy, rf What’s left of Luis Gonzalez, lf Troy Glaus, 3b Tony Clark, 1b SuperJew, cf Royce Clayton, ss Chris Snyder, c...
