Dec 23, 2014 | Cubs
The suits at Desipio’s parent company are demanding fresh content, and so they had me pre-write this in the event that the Cubs do the unthinkable and trade Luis Valbuena over the Christmas holiday. I think I handled it very maturely. Of course, it’s...
Dec 10, 2014 | Cubs
The hard part, for Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer, ended sometime last season. It was probably about the time Jorge Soler joined Javy Baez on the active roster. For three years, two very competitive guys had to have the discipline to make moves for tomorrow, not today,...
Dec 8, 2014 | Cubs
Less than six months after trading him away, the Cubs have re-signed pitcher Jason Hammel. This time, Hammel gets a nice raise, a second guaranteed year and a third year option. I’m sure that’ll help console him next July when he’s packing his...
Dec 5, 2014 | Cubs
Just when everything seemed to be going so well. The Cubs offseason had included getting the best manager in the game, bringing back Hank White, adding Dave Martinez to the coaching staff, and making an ambitious run at Jon Lester. Hey, they’d even seen the...
Dec 3, 2014 | Cubs
The Cubs announced today that the big videoboard in left field (the one giving hokey traditionalists the vapors) that will debut sometime next season, will bear the name of Wintrust Financial. Apparently that is a bank, or some shit. My good friends in the Cubs...
Dec 1, 2014 | Cubs
Being a Cubs fan wouldn’t be all that bad if it weren’t for two things: 1) the soul-crushing losing 2) other Cubs fans. For the past three years we’ve had it pretty easy. The team has been purposely horrible (as opposed to the unintentionally...
