A Byrd in the hand is worth…oh, screw it

Last year, I was driving in my car on New Year’s Eve when I heard that the Cubs had signed Aaron Miles to a two-year contract.  This year, I was in the car again, when I heard that the Cubs had signed Marlon Byrd to a three-year contract. Clearly, I need to...

The Oughts – Killers and Thrillers – 2003

Our look back at the fourth bestest decade in Cubs history continues with the yin, the yang and the up your yingyang of the seasons when the Cubs at least sort of contended. Those would be the 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Cubs. Each season included a win that...

The Oughts: Killers and Thrillers – 2001

Our look back at the fourth bestest decade in Cubs history continues with the yin, the yang and the up your yingyang of the seasons when the Cubs at least sort of contended. Those would be the 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Cubs. Each season included a win that...

Maude loves those cat jugglers

We interrupt our review of the fourth most awesomest decade in Cubs history…because Phil Rogers has done it again. Does the man have a copy editor?  Does he own a Google machine? You remember earlier this year when he confused Giants first baseman Pablo...

The Oughts: Remember these bums

Now that we’ve figured out who had the best seasons at each position this decade for the Cubs, how about we take a tour around the great Cubs teams of the last ten years and reminisce about some of the truly awful players they actually paid to play for them....

The Oughts: Best seasons of the ’00s

With just eleven days left in the decade (yes, it ends after December 31, 2009, not 2010–stop trying to be difficult), it’s time to take a look back at the ’00s, or oughts, and re-live the good and the bad as pertains to the Cubs. We’re going...