Jun 2, 2011 | Cubs, Featured
You know something must be obvious when both David Huh and Rick Morrissey feel the need to write about it. Today, they both wrote about how the Cubs are bad (gee, thanks for the news flash). Huh’s take was even more laughably dumb than Morrissey’s was,...
Jun 1, 2011 | Cubs, Featured
The most interesting thing about the Cubs season so far is how mad some of the fans are that this team is bad. Didn’t we all expect that? Even if this team were healthy (and it is decidedly unhealthy) it just wasn’t going to be that good. If they...
May 12, 2011 | Cubs, Featured
Thanks to off days the Cubs have been able to put the James Russell Experience on hold. The next time they need their fifth starter it’ll be salad tossing lefty Doug Davis. Thirty-five year old, cancer survivor Doug Davis. Thirty-five year old, cancer and...
Apr 20, 2011 | Cubs, Featured
As the Cubs long, lumbering, two step progression towards 81 wins (four more than I expected, and just enough to make MLB Betting interesting) continues lots of things are surprising about this team. The starting pitching was supposed to be a strength, but other than...
Apr 15, 2011 | Cubs, Featured
Back before the season started, some sage looked at the Cubs first 12 games (home series with Pissburgh and Arizona, road trips to Milwaukee and Houston) and declared that they’d better go at least 7-5 or else. I’m not sure what I meant by or else, but...
Apr 11, 2011 | Featured, MLB
After a promising start to a weekend series up in Wisconsin, the Cubs outdid themselves on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, Matt Garza gave up eight more hits (only 20 allowed in two starts so far–awesome) and the Cubs didn’t bother to score. But then,...
