Joe Didn’t Help Anything, But Tom Ricketts Has Screwed Himself 178 Comments
Joe Ricketts has had next to nothing to do with the Cubs since the Ricketts won the right to become the sole bidders on the team way back in 2009. He's the money guy. That's ...
Kerry Wood Reportedly to Retire 109 Comments
Breaking news Kerry Wood will retire today !
— Bruce Levine (@ESPNBruceLevine) May 18, 2012
Holy shit.
Bruce Levine broke the news on Twitter and naturally everyone is going ...
We Are Shocked…SHOCKED!… To Learn Tom Tunney is in the Rooftop Owners’ Pockets 45 Comments
In today's edition of Obviously Obvious Item of the Day, the Sun-Times has come right out and quantified what everybody familiar with the Cubs' relationship with Chicago's ...
Cubs Put Marmol on DL, Call Up Casey Coleman 33 Comments
I'm not sure who had it first and I don't care enough to go back and look, but both Carrie Muskat and Paul Sullivan have reported that Carlos Marmol has been placed on the disabled ...
Getting to Know: Adrian Cardenas 150 Comments
Name: Adrian Cardenas
Position: Bench/Utility
Bats/Throws: Left/Right
Current Age: 24
Uniform Number: 45
Who is this fucking guy?
He's a former first round pick of the Phillies ...
Cubs vs. Phillies vs. Iowa Cubs 62 Comments
The Cubs' are really running a daunting lineup out there for their game against the Phillies today.
Campana CF
Barney 2B
Castro SS
LaHair 1B
Baker RF
Stewart 3B
Mather LF
Castillo ...
Welcome Back, Welington? 40 Comments
So here we all were, basking in the glory of defeating Roy Halladay and minding our own business, and suddenly the Cubs Twitterverse is abuzz about a tweet. The tweet causing ...
Ask OV: Because We Had a Day Off and We Haven’t Done This For a While. 99 Comments
Many of you might have been asking, "Hey! What happened to my favorite new feature on Obstructed View? When the hell are they going to do another Ask OV?" Some of you might ...
Cubs Dynamic Pricing Probably Not As Dynamic As They’d Like 199 Comments
I've been keeping an eye on the Cubs' bleacher ticket prices for a little over a week now because I got curious about how their dynamic pricing model is actually working out ...
Jeff Samardzija Shut Us Right Up 129 Comments
Holy. Shit. I still can't believe I saw what I saw today at Wrigley.
Jeff Samardzija basically told us to take our small sample sizes and shove them up our collective asses. As ...
It’s Jeff Samardzija Time! – Cubs Game Thread 237 Comments
The 2012 Cubs are about to jump the shark. Sending Jeff Samardzija to the mound is about as desperate an idea as when TV shows add Ted McGinley or have the Very Special Pregant ...
Looking Back on Opening Day 67 Comments
Yesterday was my 15th straight Opening Day, and if I recall correctly, the 15th straight year I have frozen my ass off at Wrigley Field for the first game of the year. To be fair, ...
OV 2012 Predictions: An Attempt at Unrediscreditation 89 Comments
What kind of a discredited blog would we be if we didn't occasionally put our collective butts on the line by making wild and highly improbable predictions about a 162 game ...
Ask OV: Cubs Fans Anxiously Waiting to Watch [Insert Name] in Centerfield vs. Red Sox 136 Comments
The questions have been rolling in ever since our debut of Ask OV last week so we are definitely going to have to hire an intern or something. I mean, first I had to do the Facepalm ...
Daily Facepalm 3.22.12 288 Comments
Practice Game Recap
Not applicable. But Paul Maholm didn't get rocked by the Giants' A ball team. So there's that.
It's Gordo's World and We're Just Living ...
Travis Wood is to Pitching as Natalie Wood is to Swimming 114 Comments
Travis Wood sucks. He started the day with a 20.50 ERA. He was spotted a 7-0 lead before he took the mound. He left after allowing the game to be tied by the 3rd inning. ...
Ask OV: Questions About Bleachers, Breasts, Beer, and, For Some Reason…John Elway and the 1979 Royals 75 Comments
Today we are excited to start another new feature where we will answer our readers' questions. Of course, since this is the first installment, we haven't had any ...
Lower Demand Won’t Hurt Cubs or Ticket Brokers As Much As You’d Think 40 Comments
A couple of days ago, Doc Blume wrote an interesting post about the obvious lack of demand for Cubs tickets this year. There are still tickets available for every game on the ...
Cubs Are #1! (In the 2013 Amateur Draft Pick Race) 53 Comments