The Cardinals don’t matter

The Cardinals don’t matter

Major League Baseball saw fit to pair the Cubs and Cardinals up seven times in the first six weeks of the season, including a rare four-game set at Bus(c)h Stadium this week.  Much angst has been had about how the Cubs struggles to hold a lead in the first three games...
Cubs Report – April 2015 – #wearegood?

Cubs Report – April 2015 – #wearegood?

If the playoffs started today, everyone would be surprised, no one would be ready and the Cubs would be in them.  In fact, they’d be hosting Pissburgh in the Wild Card Game. The new manager is just as entertaining as we thought he’d be. Not only has Kris...
Looks like Cubs got bait and switched again

Looks like Cubs got bait and switched again

Remember a couple of Fridays ago when we were all excited that our big slugging rookie phenom third baseman was coming to the big leagues after a torturous 12 day wait? Oh, he came up alright and went hitless in five at bats and struck out three times. And but for a...
They’re only getting better

They’re only getting better

Last night, youngest of our beloved Cubs drubbed the Pirates of Pissburgh.  Rookie Jorge Soler had four hits.  Rookie Kris Bryant had three hits and drove in three runs.  Twenty-five year old grizzled veterans Anthony Rizzo and Starlin Castro combined to get on...
Welcome to the rest of our lives, Kris Bryant

Welcome to the rest of our lives, Kris Bryant

Being a Cubs fan means you have to be cool with waiting.  We’ve been waiting for more than a century for a world’s championship and 70 years24 for a pennant. So we’re good at waiting.  It’s kind of our thing. But that doesn’t mean we...