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...
It’s finally on: Cubs-Cardinals matchup

It’s finally on: Cubs-Cardinals matchup

We have waited forever4 for this.  Starting tonight, the Cubs and Cardinals are playing a playoff series for the first time ever.  The only thing at stake is the veritable soul of baseball. Will the Cardinals and their backass “Cardinal Way” beat back the...
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...
Why does this have to end?

Why does this have to end?

For many years now when Cubs fans got to this point in the season we had long since just wanted it to be over.  Enough with the indignity of watching this team crawl aimlessly to the finish line of another lost season.  We had long since lost hope and interest. And...
What if this is as fun as it gets?

What if this is as fun as it gets?

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...