Are we enjoying this enough?

Are we enjoying this enough?

Old Ma Nature decided to give us all a little mental break last night, and she rained out the Cubs regularly scheduled win against the San Diego Padres.  I think we all needed it.  I was asleep by nine o’clock—on the couch, no less—mostly because our beloved,...
That was a lot of fun

That was a lot of fun

The 2015 Cubs were incredibly fun…until they weren’t, but a thud of an ending to the season doesn’t erase everything that happened before it. There was nothing tragic about this year’s NLCS.  To put it simply, the Cubs finally ran into a team...
Here come the Cubs

Here come the Cubs

We all acted cool and said things like, “I’m just glad they’re good again,” or “I want them to win, but even if they don’t, it’s been a great season.” We didn’t mean any of it. When Starlin snagged Francisco...
Wild Card game preview — Cubs at Pissburgh

Wild Card game preview — Cubs at Pissburgh

It’s been a long time since we had playoffs to preview here, so forgive me if I’m a little rusty.  But here we are.  At least a year ahead of reason, our Chicago Cubs are back in the postseason. They haven’t exactly slipped in the back door.  They...
Goddamnit, they are fun to watch

Goddamnit, they are fun to watch

Someday, you’ll be old like me, and things that you were sure would always be true will change and you won’t believe them.  Given that I like drinking beer and eating food that I know is horrible for me, I figure I’m halfway to dead. I’ve...