Mar 28, 2007 | Andy
For once, Mark DeRosa has a 175-pounder knocking at his door who he doesn’t want any part of. Ryan Theriot has picked up right where he left off at the end of last season, and is quietly putting up some outstanding spring numbers. As of Tuesday, Theriot had a...
Mar 26, 2007 | Andy
Is it that time yet? Is it time to recognize that seeing Kerry Wood in a Cubs uniform has become more elusive than seeing a Sun-Times without a Gordon Wittenmyer article? It breaks the heart to realize that kneel and Bob Novoa has pitched thirty-five more innings for...
Mar 23, 2007 | Andy
I hate puns. Especially puns about Prior. Especially this pun about Prior. It’s so “Gordon Wittenmyer”-y. But there might be a glimmer of hope yet for the survival of The Franchise’s career. And, as lame as Prior has been since 2003, and as...
Mar 22, 2007 | Andy
Just in case you haven’t heard the news. Tony “The Genius” LaRussa was arrested on a DUI charge early this morning in Palm Beach. Let’s be ladies and gentlemen about this, folks. Let’s not kick a guy when he’s down. I may have...
Mar 21, 2007 | Andy
Fine. I get it, Commissioner Gordon. You’re going to write 18 Cubs articles a day, and not a one of them is going to be about Derrek Lee. In fact, no one is writing about Derrek Lee. Why not? Alfonso, Shmalfonso. Lee is still “the man” on this team,...
Mar 19, 2007 | Andy
There are plenty of good stories swirling around the Cubs as they head into their last two weeks of Spring Training. The pitchers are dropping like flies. Rocky Cherry might win a bullpen spot if Wood can’t start the season with the Major League team. Lou...
