Aug 19, 2013 | Cubs, Featured
So, on Saturday, the Phillies fired folksy old Charlie Manuel and replaced him as manager with Ryne Sandberg. Cubs fans had three reactions: That’s nice for Ryne. Who gives a shit? THE CUBS ARE SO STUPIDS! WHY DIDN’T THEY HIRE RYAN SANDBURG TO MANAGE THE...
Aug 2, 2012 | Cubs, MLB, Oral Histories
Ryan Dempster, Cubs pitcher 2004-2012 I said all along that all I wanted to do was help the Cubs, and if I could help them by being traded to a contender for some supergreat prospects, then I was happy to do it. Â Theo [Epstein, Cubs President of Baseball Operations]...
Mar 5, 2012 | Cubs, Featured
When Dale Sveum wrote out his intersquad lineup and had Alfonso Soriano listed as his leadoff hitter, I was impressed. Â I had no idea Sveum could spell anything with more than one syllable. Â When he did it again for the Cacti League opener, I was intrigued. Â When I...
Feb 21, 2012 | Cubs, Featured
The Cubs have started spring training, so winter is officially over. Â To celebrate, I burned all of my winter coats and threw my shovel onto my neighbor’s roof. Â Those kinds of traditions never get old. When they allow him to use his actual camera, and not...
Jan 11, 2012 | Cubs, Featured
Some days it doesn’t pay to be busy. Â I was tied up all day, and so this morning, when I read Al Yellon’s open letter to Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer about re-signing Kerry Wood, I tried the old, “clear my calendar, THIS is all I’m doing...
