Keeping the dream alive

Keeping the dream alive

The 2012 Cubs are unique, not in that they’re going to be bad, but because they’re actually designed to be that way.  Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer are trying to turn the whole damned franchise around and it’s going to take some time.  So this...
Can’t say I told you so

Can’t say I told you so

The Cubs didn’t fire Mike Quade today.  They actually did it last Friday, and decided to wait until the day after the Jed Hoyer, Jason McLeod bro-hug, press conference to announce it.  I’d love to tell you I told you so and that I knew Quade was going to...
103 things

103 things

Opening day for the Cubs is April 1 this year, which really seems appropriate.  Regardless of when Opening Day is, it always makes you think.  How many things does it make you think?  Well, that’s a ridiculous question.  But just off the top of my head (and...