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 years1 for a pennant. So we’re good at waiting.  It’s kind of our thing. But that doesn’t mean we...
A vague sense of deja vu

A vague sense of deja vu

If not for the man on the mound, the Cubs ninth inning comeback yesterday against the Rockies would have simply been fun.  After going 0-79 last year in games they trailed in the ninth, it only took the Cubs three attempts this year to mount a successful comeback....
Hey Cubs fans, maybe try to enjoy the team you have?

Hey Cubs fans, maybe try to enjoy the team you have?

Yesterday’s Cubs game was pretty entertaining.  Any win over the Cardinals is a good one, but with Jake Arrieta dominating on the mound, the Cubs playing smart and taking advantage of Lance Lynn trying to pick off Anthony Rizzo2, and they got a clutch hit from...
Crane wants to see you in the bathroom

Crane wants to see you in the bathroom

America was stunned to learn that a 100 year old stadium, under reconstruction, didn’t have an optimal number of restrooms to serve a crowd that had been drinking for eight hours before the gates even opened yesterday. By now you’ve heard the horror...
And, it begins again

And, it begins again

We are a pretty sorry lot, by pretty much any definition.  Whether it starts by choice or by birthright, we all end up at some point deciding to stick it out with the most hapless of all professional sports franchises.  We are just simple farmers.  People of the...