The Only Thing Tom Ricketts Threatened Was Some People’s Delicate Sensibilities 18 Comments
The Cubs released more renderings of what they would like Wrigley to look like after the renovations they've been planning for four years are complete. There was nothing earth-shattering. ...
Mr. Zambrano Goes to Wrigley (Maybe?) 13 Comments
ESPN free-lance reporter, and all-around good guy, Sahadev Sharma tweeted out one of the more interesting Cubs tweets I have seen in quite awhile:
Big Z just pulled into Wrigley players ...
Cubs and Chicago Come to Agreement to Allow Wrigley to Be Less Shitty, More Expensive 75 Comments
When the Ricketts family first took over the Cubs, some of the first words out of their mouths were expressions of unbridled love of Wrigley Field. They were going to win and they ...
WTF – March 22, 2013 – Wrigley Renovations, the Cubs Roster, and For Some Reason, Chone Figgins 11 Comments
Today on our Wrigley Talk Friday podcast, Adam, Julie and I discussed the Wrigley renovation saga as both Tom Tunney and the Cubs posture in the media, while Cubs fans kvetch over the ...
This Year OV Has TWO Discredited Non-Classy Tournament Picking Options 22 Comments
I've always loved and hated doing brackets for the NCAA Tournament. On one hand, I'm not a huge college hoops follower, so having a bracket or two gives me rooting interests ...
Cubs Showcasing the Best of their System to Japanese Media Instead of Their Own Fans 98 Comments
The Cubs will be playing two games today. One against the White Sox that will be televised on WGN and one against the Japanese national team that will not be televised.
Here is the Cubs ...
Who Needs Two? Face Value Cubs Tickets Available 2 Comments
We just held our ticket draft last night and there is no way I'm going to use ALL of my allotted tickets this year, so I thought I'd give you fine people a shot at tickets for ...
Top Ten Rejected 2013 Cubs Slogans 107 Comments
The Cubs unveiled their new marketing slogan the other day and simultaneously churned Twitter into a furious snarky froth with "Committed." Frankly, I think "Committed" ...
WTF – February 22, 2013 – Wherein Tim & Adam Share Too Much For Everyone’s Comfort 5 Comments
Today on Wrigley Talk Friday, we hope we finally closed the door on Tony Campana discussion, reflected on Theo's honesty about where the Cubs stand, and admitted to some deep ...
Garza Leaves Throwing Live BP Early with Trainers 9 Comments
Everybody was in the best shape of their lives and having fun watching Jed and Theo try their hand at bunting. Good times were had by all. That was yesterday.
Today, Matt Garza stepped ...
Cubs Bunting Tournament 2: Electric Boogaloo 29 Comments
The 2013 version of the Cubs Bunting Tournament is rapidly approaching and the Cubs beat writers seem pretty psyched about it. Carrie Muskat, Paul Sullivan, and Jesse Rogers are ...
Mesa, Arizona, Cubs Pitchers and Catchers are In You 63 Comments
Cubs pitchers and catchers report today so we can finally get down to talking about some serious baseball stuff like bunting tournaments and if there is any purpose at all for Steve ...
Cubs Minor League System Ranked #10 by John Sickels 5 Comments
John Sickels has the Cubs minor league system rated #10 in his latest rankings. Last year they were 20th. The Cardinals are #1, the Pirates are #5, the Reds are #15 and the Brewers ...
Get Out Your ‘It’s Gonna Happen’ Signs and DeRosa Shirseys, It’s Cubs Convention Time! 43 Comments
It's that time again! Every winter, the Cubs gather their current players, management, and any ex-players for whom they have blackmail material and trot them out like ...
Sammy Sosa Would Like You to Remember He Once Hit a Lot of Homeruns and You Loved Him 111 Comments
As a Cubs blogger, I think I'm going to have to get down on my knees and thank the good Lord that Sammy Sosa has joined us in the social media world. We've seen his Pinterest ...
Even Greg Maddux May Have Trouble Getting Into the Hall of Fame Next Year 63 Comments
Recently, we’ve talked in the comments a little about how much harder it is going to be to get anybody into the Hall of Fame in future ballots because the BBWAA has clogged it ...
Sammy Sosa’s Pinterest Page is Exactly What You’d Expect Sammy Sosa’s Pinterest Page to Be 30 Comments
Sammy Sosa has a pinterest page (and Twitter). I heard rumors about it this morning and then I saw Deadspin’s post that it has been confirmed as him.
Nothing but a wall of photos ...
2012 in Review: January – When We Were Stupidly Kind of Optimistic About Stuff 28 Comments
2012 was pretty painful to live through as a Cubs fan, and even more so as a Cubs blogger who felt obligated to pay even more attention than is normally considered safe for human beings ...
OV Hall of Fame Survey Results No Comments
The BBWAA gets ripped a lot for terrible decision-making when it comes to voting on the Baseball Hall of Fame. This yea's' ballot is particularly interesting because it pits ...
Talking Cubs/Mets on the Met Musings Podcast 4 Comments