Theo's First Mistake 122 Comments
It’s still really early in the Era of the Super Friends, so the opportunities for Theo and the Wonder Twins to screw up have been minimal so far. Maybe you disagreed with the ...
Cubs and Quade Call It Quits 100 Comments
The Cubs have fired Mike Quade. Theo Epstein broke the news to Quade in person. Given the length of time the new leadership spent meeting with Quade, I think it’s a sign that ...
Cubs Fans: Here's Your New ID 288 Comments
”We’re going to hire people we trust, give them the opportunity to succeed, and hold them accountable.” That’s what Tom Ricketts said at his opening press ...
Report: Cubs Now a Theocracy 180 Comments
According to WEEI, the Cubs and Theo Epstein have agreed to a 5-year deal worth upwards of $15 million. But it’s not finalized (not even official, much less officially official). ...
An Unfair Game 322 Comments
There’s a movie coming out this week. Perhaps you’ve heard of it. It’s based on a book that Bill James didn’t write. It goes by many names: Joe Morgan’s ...
Dear Carlos Zambrano, Please Join My Team 8 Comments
Dear Carlos Zambrano,
I know this has been a frustrating year or three for you. It’s been a frustrating year or 103 for Cubs fans, so we can relate. I’d like to help alleviate ...
Other Secrets the Cubs Beat Writers Are on the Verge of Uncovering 164 Comments
Today the Cubs announced the firing of Jim Hendry. Four weeks ago. Hendry himself called it one of the best-kept secrets in Cubs history (the others: the formula for a championship, ...
Series Preview: Zambranoless Cubs (53-68) Bournless and Penceless Astros (38-83) 174 Comments
This is the hardest series preview I’ve ever had to write.
It’s also the third series preview I’ve ever had to write, but even if it were the 287th, I’m pretty ...
10 Reasons to Keep Watching the Cubs 67 Comments
The Cubs are not just a bad baseball team. They’re bad television. I don’t think it necessary to prove this assertion with impartial evidence. If you’ve seen the ...
Series Preview: Houston Astros (33-65) at 2012 NL Central Champion Chicago Cubs (39-60) 72 Comments
One of the chief objections to Interleague play, especially the notion of two 15-team leagues and a year-round interleague schedule, is the onset of less than compelling matchups. Who ...
Series Preview: Philadelphia Phillies (59-35) at Whitney Young Dolphins (38-58) 236 Comments
Technically, the Phillies have the best record in MLB. And technically, the Cubs have the second worst. So technically, the Phillies should slaughter the Cubs. But on artistic merit, ...
A Tale of Two Sluggers 145 Comments
It was the worst of times, it was the best of times.They were the suckiest of sluggers, they were the strongest of sluggers. They couldn’t hit, they couldn’t be retired. ...
Nick Jonas Takes BP At Wrigley – Why Not Sign Him? 4 Comments
According to Phil Rogers (and, I assume, everyone else who was there), Nick Jonas took batting practice with the Cubs prior to today’s makeup game against the Rockies. Phil says ...
Cubs and the Interleagues: the Gimmick Is Working 104 Comments
The Cubs just beat the White Sox. It wasn’t the most exciting athletic event of my lifetime. It won’t give me sufficient ammunition to make my White Sox fan friends cry ...
The Cubs Are Still In It! 105 Comments
Tim is right: 2011 is not the Cubs’ year. (see also: 1909-2010). But not everybody needs to think that way.
There are two approaches to being a fan (probably more, but I’m ...
Random Cubs Notes and Ramblings 402 Comments
The world won’t end today, but by the 5th inning of tonight’s game, you’ll wish it had.
The Cubs aren’t just modeling themselves after the Red Sox, they’re ...
The Cubs Are Who We Thought They Were 50 Comments
Tony Campana will remember May 17, 2011 as the day he made his major league debut, the day he scored his first run, notched his first RBI, and delivered the first single of his career. ...
Cashner Back to Square One 1 Comment
According to Carrie Muskat and multiple other sources, Andrew Cashner reaggravated the injury that sent him to the DL and will return no sooner than the All Star Break.
Awesome.
(Not) Tom Ricketts Clarifies Statements on Attendance 34 Comments
I was a little confused this morning when I read Ed Sherman’s interview with Tom Ricketts. In it, Ricketts said that the Cubs’ meagre attendance numbers had more to do with ...
St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs 5-12 148 Comments
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Jay RF, Craig 2B, Pujols 1B, Holliday LF, Rasmus CF, Molina C, Descalso 3B, Greene SS, Garcia P.Castro SS, Barney 2B, Byrd CF, Ramirez 3B, Baker RF, Peña 1B, Soriano ...
