Aug 25, 2015 | Cubs, Featured
We are all counting on 2015 being the first of a half-decade or so (or much longer, much longer would be nice) Cubs renaissance. The young players are sure to get better (most of them, anyway), more accomplished veterans should be added, especially to the pitching...
Aug 10, 2015 | Cubs, Featured
In many ways, we–you and me–are the worst possible people to determine just how good the 2015 Chicago Cubs are. We have a long history of loving this franchise and hating this franchise and wanting to hug them and wanting to punch them and everything in...
Aug 7, 2015 | Cubs, Featured
Yesterday, Jed Hoyer, the tiny little guy who Theo Epstein allows to pretend he’s the general manager, said that the Cubs are about to have some “fun” roster problems. Â Jed’s idea of fun needs some work. What he was referring to is the...
Aug 6, 2015 | Cubs, Featured, Media Hacks
I know times are tough in the newspaper business. Â Circulation is at all-time lows, people don’t want to pay for access to stories on the Internet. Â Advertisers see little value in print ads, and most don’t have a clue how to effectively advertise...
Jul 28, 2015 | Cubs, Featured
The Cubs had taken things and moved them from the folder that said ‘bad’ to the one that said ‘worse.’ Â After rallying back from a 4-0 deficit to eventually lead 7-4, they not only blew the lead, but trailed the mighty Colorado Rockies 8-7...
Jul 27, 2015 | Cubs, Featured
Dear Cubs fans, Knock it off. Â Just quit it. Â What is wrong with you?5 There’s no right or wrong way to be a fan. Â But you’re doing it wrong. Yes, it sucks that this team hasn’t played well since Jhonny Peralta dumped one in the basket a few weeks...
