Soriano’s leading off? Phil loves it, and make-believe!

Soriano’s leading off? Phil loves it, and make-believe!

When Dale Sveum wrote out his intersquad lineup and had Alfonso Soriano listed as his leadoff hitter, I was impressed.  I had no idea Sveum could spell anything with more than one syllable.  When he did it again for the Cacti League opener, I was intrigued.  When I...
Pictures and catchers report

Pictures and catchers report

The Cubs have started spring training, so winter is officially over.  To celebrate, I burned all of my winter coats and threw my shovel onto my neighbor’s roof.  Those kinds of traditions never get old. When they allow him to use his actual camera, and not...
Al and Tom, a farce in three acts

Al and Tom, a farce in three acts

You remember, because nobody could ever forget, that last year, Al Yellon had a sitdown with Cubs “owner” Tom Ricketts, where he asked Tom 100 questions, and 94 of them were “Who owns the Cubs?” After a thorough grilling like that it’s no...
Why won’t anyone hire Ryne?

Why won’t anyone hire Ryne?

Life is tough these days for Ryne Sandberg.  Sure, he’s still sitting on a pile of millions of dollars from his playing career, he make can thousands more whenever he wants just by virtue of the fact he gets to sign “HOF” next to his autograph (that...