All the media types have been raving about the Cubs this spring. They talk about how the attention to detail is something they have never seen. They obsess about the bunting tournament. They have feel good stories about the new players that they brought in who they felt could “use a change of scenery. That...
First Sean Marshall was traded and then it was Andrew Cashner. Wow!!! This rebuilding thing is going to be tough to watch. Don’t get me wrong. I am fully in agreement that the Cubs need to tear it the whole thing down and rebuild the organization from the ground up. My issue is with how...
Sigh…Such is the life of a Cubs fan, isn’t it? You rid yourself of the mercurial nutjob/ace Carlos Zambrano one day, and the next day, the center piece of the organization that you’re watching be rebuilt around is being accused of sexually assaulting a woman. If these allegations weren’t so serious, you’d almost think this...
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Dec 14, 2011 • Here we go for another season Bulls fans, and it looks like your Chicago Bulls will be signing Rip Hamilton to a 2 year $10 million dollar contract. Hamilton has a career average of 17.7 ppg and could be the outside scoring threat the Bulls really need to help open things up for Derrick Rose and Taj...
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Dec 13, 2011 • With Mr. Matthew Forte gone for the rest of the season and Marion Barber losing games in his absence I thought I would put you into a trance of Forte cut-back bliss. Unfortunately I can’t find a good compilation of Forte highlights but when I watch his cut back ability coupled with his speed out...
The Chicago Cubs are on the verge of hiring Theo Epstein to become their next general manager. I hope that Theo knows what he is getting himself into. I hope Theo has talked to people, like Jim Hendry, Dusty Baker and Lou Piniella, to find out what it is like to come in and lead...
It’s trade deadline day and so far the Cubs have only managed to move Fukudome. That happened a few days ago. Players who seem to have value to other teams appear to have been pulled off the market by the Cubs. These players were Carlos Pena and Marlon Byrd. It also appears that Aramis Ramirez...
What can be said about the Cubs that hasn’t already been said? The manager has been ripped more than once. The call for the GM to be fired has been mentioned more the once as well. The players have been either praised for their good play or ripped for the poor play. Lineups have been...
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Jul 14, 2011 • Originally found at Ivy Chat. A couple of my favorite things, baseball and A Few Good Men: Clemens: You want answers? Prosecutor: I think I’m entitled to them. Clemens: You want answers? Prosecutor: I want the truth! Clemens: You can’t handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has baseballs. And those balls...
So like many Sox fans the excitement was high when Adam Dunn was signed. I thought finally the White Sox has their DH for years to come. The revolving DH year is behind us and we can finally compete with the Twins and Tigers for the division. This is before the Cleveland Indians came on...
In a perfect world Jim Hendry should have been let go after the Ricketts family took over ownership of the Cubs. Hendry’s high profile mistakes have overridden anything good he has done. There is a lot of speculation about whether Hendry’s job is in jeopardy. If it were up to me, Hendry would need to...
When I was growing up back in the 80’s and 90’s I watched as many Cubs games as I could. During that time, there weren’t nearly as many camera angles as there are today. However instant replay was available and most of the time baseball umpires got their calls right. I have never seen so...
