Shameless self-promotion 2 Comments
Hi guys,
My friend Anno Catuli and I set up a new blog site and added you to the blog roll. Please check it out and let us know what you think. Thanks for letting me hang around ...
Regarding the "save" statistic 9 Comments
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past 36 hours or so, you know that Mariano Rivera got his 602nd save yesterday. As a former and currently-sometime Yankees fan ...
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 ...
Your moment of zen 6 Comments
Perusing the interwebs tonight and saw this. Not sure how to embed a Youtube video here, so you’ll just have to click the link. Hopefully it’s not someone you know. ...
Marlon Byrd on the Holliday slide 5 Comments
Marlon Byrd wrote a brief article today on his blog about Matt Holliday’s slide yesterday.
You call a play dirty when a guy is going out there trying to hurt somebody and ...
Old Style to exit Wrigley Field following 2011 season 11 Comments
(I apologize if I don’t do this right. I didn’t pay attention when Al wrote the post about diary posts, or fan shots, or rim shots or whatever the hell they’re called.)
Old ...
Anatomy of a Rebound – 2006-2007 vs 2011 172 Comments
One thing that hasn’t been discussed much is how the Cubs went from a similarly unwatchable team in 2006 to the playoffs in 2007. Just like the 2011 Cubs, the 2006 Cubs ...
African-Americans in baseball 223 Comments
This Texas newspaper story has been circulating around the blogosphere for a while so I thought it deserved a bit of attention.
I think most everyone is aware that the number of ...
Can Rosenbloom out-stupid Rosenbloom? 107 Comments
Steve Rosenbloom’s streak of semi-reasonable articles came to a screeching halt yesterday (we’re all regression fans here, so we saw this coming) with his “thrashing” ...
Cubs Sign International Free Agents Mark Malave and Ricardo Marcano No Comments
Terms aren’t yet available, but the Cubs have signed two more international free agents. Scouting reports for the players are below. Malave is the 8th ranked international free ...
Tom Ricketts and Player Acquisition 83 Comments
Tom Ricketts has been vocal since buying the Cubs about the need to strengthen the minor league system. It’s getting harder to doubt his sincerity given the construction of a new ...
Cubs sign Enrique Acosta for $1.1 million 4 Comments
It’s always nice to see the Cubs make a splash in the Dominican or Venezuela. They signed Enrique Acosta for $1.1 million. The full scouting report is here (subscribers only). ...
World Series Champions and biggest payroll No Comments
Just thought this graphic was cool (click on it to view a larger image).
A look back at "Major League" 4 Comments
Sports Illustrated has a lengthy interview with the minds behind “Major League,” one of the greatest sports comedies of all time in my humble opinion. It’s probably ...
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 ...
Joe Posnanski's SI story on Jose Bautista 4 Comments
Joe Posnanski is, of course, a very good sportswriter, and his story for Sports Illustrated this coming issue is on Jose Bautista and whether you can believe that his feats can simply ...
