Cubs, Cardinals (FINALLY) Renew Rivalry
Fifty-eight days into the season, and we’re finally going to get our first Tony La Russa drunk joke.
What is Major League Baseball’s schedule maker thinking?
The Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals have combined to play 96 regular season games — yet none of which have come against one another.
Fear not, Midwest baseball fans. The game’s [...]
Dodgers Drop Series, Shutout by Cubs
The Dodgers struggled to get any offense without Andre Ethier and Manny in the line-up, and the Blue Crew got shut-out for the second time in the series against the Chicago Cubs, 1-0.
John Ely (3-2), who grew up in suburban Homewood, Ill., held the Cubs to only four hits in 7 1-3 innings in his [...]
Bums Carry Cubs Through Hot Stretch
Oh, hi there Ryan Dempster. Nice of you to show up.
You know. Two years too late.
Yes, the Cubs beat the Dodgers last night 3-0 as Dempster outdueled Clayton Kershaw. Yes, Derrek Lee showed up with a 3-for-3 day which featured a homer and three RBIs. Yes, Chicago’s Northside baseball team has won seven of its [...]
Why Is Starlin Castro Not On Your Fantasy Baseball Team?
Chicago Cubs fans must be awfully excited about Starlin Castro’s showing in his first two weeks as a professional.
And fans who also happen to be fantasy baseball players must be geeked as well.
As of this posting, the Cubs 20-year-old phenom shortstop is owned in only 36 percent of Yahoo! Fantasy Baseball leagues. Had he been [...]
Free Carlos Zambrano
I was feeling really good this morning after crunching numbers that proved the Chicago Cubs have not one, but two decent relievers coming out of the bullpen.
At the end of that post I quipped: “With Marshall becoming the premier set-up man for Marmol, maybe manager Lou Piniella can make another move that does not defy [...]
Cubs’ Marshall Plan Effective Thus Far
Lost amidst Aramis Ramirez bringing his bat to the ballpark and Randy Wells’ quality start might have been Sean Marshall’s performance out of the bullpen last night.
Marshall’s line in picking up the extra-inning win: 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 4 K
It would have been unnecessary had John Grabow not gagged a one-run [...]
Could The Cubs Have Multiple All-Stars?
At 16-22, the Chicago Cubs have no business having anyone being on the National League All-Star Team — let alone potential candidates.
Yet, when I woke up this morning and checked my e-mail, I was encouraged to vote for my favorite Cubs for the Midsummer Classic.
I have always been of the belief of not stuffing the [...]
Chicago Cubs Real Talk: Lou Piniella Is Losing His Mind
The segment formerly known as The Good, Bad & Ugly of Chicago Cubs baseball has been re-packaged and re-named.
Unfortunately (or fortunately for those of you who love rants), it’s a lot of the same ol’ crud coming from the North Side.
Coming into the season, Cubs fans knew the bullpen would be a concern. They knew [...]
A Starlin Is Born: Cubs Call Up Castro
At an even 6-feet, the Cubs have a middle infielder that is tall enough to ride the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel.
Somewhere, Mike Fontenot and Ryan Theriot are super jealous.
And Marlon Byrd is relieved to no longer have to give Fontenot or Theriot piggy-back rides to their position on his way out to center field.
Welcome to [...]
Milton Bradley- Good Board Games, Bad Attitudes
Milton Bradley’s problem wasn’t Chicago (although we all knew it was a horrible fit. He’s up to his old antics after being pulled from a game yet again. Bradley decided to storm out of the stadium. Oh brother!
I guess he is buying into the “stress-anxiety” disorder that’s been popping up around the MLB. I’ll tell [...]
