What Theo didn’t say about Dale’s firing

What Theo didn’t say about Dale’s firing

Oct 1, 2013 | Cubs, Featured

Those of you who sleep under a rock probably just realized that the Cubs fired Dale Sveum yesterday.  You probably noticed because you rolled over and he wasn’t there. On Sunday night, Theo Epstein and Dale had a couple of beers and chatted for a couple of...
Debunking the “facts” used to debunk the myths

Debunking the “facts” used to debunk the myths

Sep 25, 2013 | Cubs, Featured

So today, Gordon Wittenmyer of what’s left of the Chicago Sun-Times decided to play Snopes and debunk five things he thinks are myths about the Cubs rebuilding plan.  Because two years of rebuilding 100 years of suck is more than enough, so it’s time to...
What’s really going to get Dale fired

What’s really going to get Dale fired

Sep 24, 2013 | Cubs, Featured

Last week was just one giant clusterfuck for the boy geniuses (geniui?) that run the Cubs.  Theo Epstein claims his remarks that no decision had been made on bringing Dale Sveum back for the 2014 season that he’s contractually obligated to manage, were just a...
Wrigley’s 100th Anniversary logo stinks on ice

Wrigley’s 100th Anniversary logo stinks on ice

Sep 20, 2013 | Cubs, Featured

Earlier this year the Cubs announced a contest in which fans could save them the expense of hiring an actual graphic designer and create a logo for the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field.  Many of us toiled for months perfecting our designs, and the Cubs have...
An open letter from Dale Sveum

An open letter from Dale Sveum

Sep 19, 2013 | Cubs, Featured

Dear Cubs fans, I’m Dale Sveum, and I’m the manager of the Cubs.  We play baseball for a living, and we’re not winning a lot of games or nothing right now, but this is pretty much the best bunch of guys a manager could ever ask for and we’re...