Cubs could use a little trim

Mar 22, 2011 | Cubs, Featured

Opening day is next Friday (April Fool’s Day, appropriately) and the Cubs are getting to the serious business of figuring out what 25 guys will be on that roster. Granted, the roster that starts the season normally looks nothing like the one that ends it, but...

Leading the league in meetings

Mar 3, 2011 | Cubs, Featured

After Carlos Silva endeared himself to his teammates by starting a slap fight in the dugout yesterday, the Cubs had a team meeting this morning led by our most beloved cue ball, Mike Quade. Nobody’s quite sure what Quade told the guys, but I’m sure it...

We get it, old people love the Cubs

Mar 1, 2011 | Cubs, Featured

WGN does a fine job with their season opening promos, and this year’s is…well…it’s not bad, but it doesn’t match teh awesomes of last year. This year’s seems to be a reminder that old people love the Cubs, and even the oldest ones...

Dusty loves him some injured pitchers

Feb 23, 2011 | Featured, MLB

It’s been a busy couple of days for Dusty Baker.  On Monday he finally decided to tell the epic tale of the day somebody took a dump in the spot where he liked to stand in the home dugout when he managed the Cubs.  Who am I to doubt the truthiness of...

Throwing batteries

Feb 7, 2011 | MLB

On Friday, I previewed the Cubs position player spots and ranked each of the projected starters in the NL Central at those positions.  I know that it was riveting entertainment. Today, let’s take a look at who is left.  That’s basically the starting...

Things are rank in the NL Central

Feb 4, 2011 | MLB

Maybe it’s because we had 20 inches of snow dumped on us Wednesday.  Maybe it’s because spring training opens in ten days.  Or maybe, it’s just because we’re bored (that’s probably it), but instead of just taking a tour around the Cubs...