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  • Doug Davis to Start for Cubs 2 Comments

    I hope you’ve got tickets to Saturday’s Cubs game against the San Francisco Giants, because Doug Davis will be making the start. I hope you do not have dinner reservations ...

    Welington Castillo to Chicago? 3 Comments

    It could be nothing, but I couldn’t help but notice that moments after Soto was out of the game that the Iowa Cubs pinch hit for Welington Castillo. Castillo began the season ...

    Cubs reward graduates with a pre-game parade and a piece of paper 39 Comments

    The Cubs have set up a new promotion that doesn’t really promote anything.  The relevant story is here. Based on this promotion, the recent graduates can participate in a “special ...

    Cubs rWAR and fWAR No Comments

    Most of you are at least somewhat familiar with WAR and how it works. I’d bet most of you are familiar that Fangraphs publishes their own WAR (fWAR) and Baseball Reference publishes ...

    Cubs Think No One Is Better Than James Russell 72 Comments

    It’s not that the Cubs think no pitcher in baseball is better than James Russell. They just think that it’s better to have no one as their fifth starter than to have James ...

    PNC Park usher allowed to die 3 Comments

    Police said today that a 17-year-old boy came across a PNC Park usher who was having a heart attack in his car, pulled the man out and onto the ground, went through his pockets and ...

    You Know How I Know You're Stupid? 245 Comments

    Damn you, Bob Brenly, you mustachioed moron, for opening your festering suck and dragging me out of Cubsblogtirement. For some reason beknownst only to her and the family of finches ...

    Brett Jackson on Talkin' Baseball 8 Comments

    This past Saturday Cubs prospect Brett Jackson spoke with Bruce Levine and Fred Huebner on their weekly radio show Talkin’ Baseball. You can

    Cubs have been consistently bad through April 1 Comment

    Through the first month of the season the Cubs rank 9th in the NL in runs per game. They’ve scored 4.08 runs per game and the NL average is 4.25. The Cubs pitching has allowed ...

    James Russell to start Monday unless someone else does 2 Comments

    “That’s what I don’t know,” Quade said. “If we go in-house, then Russ is going to pitch. But if something else has taken place within the last 24 hours, ...

    Derrek Lee talks about Cubs fans 15 Comments

    Derrek Lee had an interview with Bruce Levine that was published in an article on ESPN.com I stumbled across while looking for crap to read prior to bedtime.  Here are some snippets: I ...

    Carlos Pena sits vs righty 1 Comment

    The Cubs wagered $10 million that Carlos Pena would return to 2009 form while playing in Wrigley Field, but after going 0-for-4 on Thursday, he’s out of the lienup for the third ...

    Draft Thread for Fagets 51 Comments

    Faget draft thread for rounds 2 and 3

    Cubs Insult Their Best Hot Dog Buying Customers 3 Comments

    Carrie Muskat had a brief entry in her Cubs.com blog about some promotions the Cubs have come up with, including some deals for the bleacher bums: Beginning May 10, all Tuesday home ...

    Royal Wedding Thread 5 Comments

    Prince William and Catherine Middleton are getting married in about four and a half hours from the time of this post. You can watch it here with all your closest fellow royal wedding ...

    Draft Thread 299 Comments

    Speak on it

    Want some free crap from the Cubs? 6 Comments

    Just trying this out with mb21′s blessing… For some of you who know me, I help my friend run a page on Facebook for Cubs fans.  In one of the legendary James Russell’s ...

    Cashner and Wells throw off flat ground 14 Comments

    Andrew Cashner and Randy Wells continue to work their way back from shoulder and forearm injuries, respectively. They took a step forward today throwing from 90 feet off flat ground. CHICAGO ...

    Obstructed View Introduces Unobstructed Views 332 Comments

    This blog has been active for exactly a month now and we’ve gotten hundreds of emails asking for us to provide user profiles. We’ve gotten dozens and dozens of emails asking ...