Biting My Blue-Pinstriped Tongue
I encountered a number of Cardinals fans heading for Chicago Union Station during this evening's rush hour. I thought about making a smart remark or two in their direction, but I held back. It's the...
View ArticleThe End of the Impotence: Theriot's Homerless Streak is Broken
Ryan Theriot's grand slam on Friday put the Cubs ahead to stay, as did his first-inning home run on Saturday. Friday's blast ended a string of 620 at-bats and 157 games in which Theriot had failed to...
View ArticleCubs, Sox Prepare to Make Geek History
Thursday's Chicago vs. Chicago showdown at Wrigley Field will be the first Major League game to be streamed live to mobile phones, specifically to iPhone and iPod Touch users who have installed the...
View ArticleThe Cubs All-Star History
As much as I dread the current All-Star break, I was a fan once upon a time. Back before interleague play, having kids and cable television, the Midsummer Classic was a guilty pleasure to get a chance...
View ArticleCubs Decade in Review: 2000 Season
The New Year is fast approaching which means it's time for everyone's year in review articles. This year we get the added bonus of the end of decade. Due to the baseball schedule and offseason, I'll be...
View ArticleCubs Decade in Review: 2001 Season
Previous Reviews: 2000Coming off a second straight last place finish, Andy MacPhail had his first full offseason to try and rebuild the club after taking over for Ed Lynch.Tags: Cubs historyDecade Review
View ArticleCubs Decade In Review: 2002 Season
Previous Reviews: 2001, 2000Although the season ended in disappointment, the Cubs seemed to have something to build on after a mostly successful 2001 and a farm system rated as one of the best in the...
View ArticleThe Derrek Lee Era
With Derrek Lee's departure to the South and front running Braves, the Cubs lost one of their finest players over the last 30 years. But just how fine was he?I think we can agree that since 1980...
View ArticleThe Cubs vs Cardinals rivalry. Old Photos.
I found some old photos in a box.Crappy, from an old point and shoot in the pre-digital days.I asked a buddy if he thought that was crazy Mitch Williams on the mound for the Cubs, he said he thought...
View ArticleBest Cubs Drafts
I was intrigued by the recent ESPN article that proclaimed the 1968 Los Angeles Dodgers draft to be the best ever. The Dodgers picks that year were exceptional. All told across the various January and...
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