Jun 23, 2009 | Andy
Has it really been a quarter of a century? On June 23, 1984, an introverted, converted shortstop and third baseman–now playing second, turned a Saturday afternoon, nationally televised game against his team’s biggest rival into a coming out party for the...
Jun 22, 2009 | Andy
I have seen a lot of embarassing things in my nearly 30 years of Cubs fan existence. I’ve seen John Murray run onto the field and try to give Randy Myers a hug, only to have Randy nearly kill him on the spot. That was almost as embarassing as those awful...
Jun 18, 2009 | Andy
Even for the Cubs this season has been a perfect storm of frustation. Consider these confluence of events. – The holdup of the sale of the team has prevented them from being able to make any “bold” moves in a division that is one “bold”...
Jun 17, 2009 | Andy
Nobody with a brain in their head is remotely shocked that Sammy Sosa’s name is allegedly on the list of 104 dopes who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003. Yesterday, the New York Times broke the news of Sosa’s name on the list, and...
Jun 15, 2009 | Andy
When mediocrities like George Ofman and Jesse Rogers started leaving the Score to go into the “future” of radio at Chicago Sports Webio, I was just glad they were leaving the airwaves I actually listen to from time to time. What happened today...
Jun 8, 2009 | Andy
If it’s Monday and the Cubs have the day off, it’s time for more Monday Grabass! I actually write that as though this is or would ever become a regular feature. Instead, it’s just my chance to catch up on the stuff that was happening last week when...