Sep 30, 2003 | Andy
Take a moment to think back five years ago. The Cubs were staggering into the playoffs on the strength of a wild-play in Wild Card game in which they had to use just about every pitcher on their roster. Rod Beck’s arm was falling off, Terry Mulholland was throwing...
Sep 28, 2003 | Andy
I have a confession to make. For the last couple of months, I’ve been selling confidence in our Cubs. “They won’t blow it,” I insisted. “These aren’t your father’s Cubs,” I encouraged. “These are the...
Sep 28, 2003 | Andy
If you don’t care about baseball and can’t relate to the fact that a game where you catch and pass the ball is called ‘football’, it’s been a long summer. The NBA offseason has been eventful, even for players not named Bryant, and as...
Sep 27, 2003 | Andy
All that needed to happen for the Cubs to claim their first title of any real significance since 1989 was: a) Cy Young contender Wes Obermueller (career record 1-5) needed to beat the Houston Astros b) The Cubs needed to sweep their first doubleheader over the...
Sep 27, 2003 | Andy
Sep 26, 2003 | Andy
George Plimpton, a man with a great sense of irony and humor passed away today. If you’ve never seen the NFL Films special where they followed him around Baltimore Colts’ training camp as he plotted his second attempt at playing in an NFL game,...
