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Contest down to 4 165 Comments
UPDATE: Megan is also still alive.
Everyone who entered a prediction to win an Obstructed View shirt has been eliminated with the exception of Suburban Kid, ACT and jherky. Let’s ...
Team That Resembles Little League Team vs. Pitcher That Resembles Little League Pitcher from "Dazed & Confused" 197 Comments
The suddenly Doug Davisless Cubs will take the field tonight to desperately try to hit the nasty stuff of Mitch Kramer’s double (and two-time Cy Young Award winner), Tim Lincecum.
The ...
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 ...
Looking Back at the Matt Garza Trade 146 Comments
I was none too happy when the Cubs traded for Matt Garza in the offseason. It wasn’t that I didn’t like Garza. He was a good pitcher about equal to Dempster and Zambrano ...
Cubs/Giants DH – Game 2: In Case Anyone Hasn't Cried Uncle 207 Comments
The first game between the Cubs and the Giants had all kinds of unusual stuff going on. Koyie Hill actually hit the ball and had it actually leave the ballpark in actual fair territory. ...
Series Preview: Reigning Champs (44-34) vs Iowa Cubs of Chicago (32-46) 195 Comments
I knew that today’s first game is a makeup game, but I was wondering how that worked out. The “typical” schedule, at least as I have always assumed it, was more or ...
Contest update 197 Comments
In early June we set up a contest where the winner would win an Obstructed View t-shirt. All you had to do was guess what the Cubs record in June was going to be. The tiebreakers were ...
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 ARE Involved in Tightly Contested Battle in the Standings 76 Comments
The Cubs and Royals square off in the rubber match of their series today. The winner will feel good about themselves for the day until they lose their next game, which for these ...
Mike Quade, You Are A Dumbass 42 Comments
It’s the bottom of the 8th inning on Saturday night and I had sat in Kaufmann Stadium and watched the Cubs and Royals play a very good game. It was well pitched. The umpires, ...
Cubs in No Hurry to End 103 Years of Being Losers 32 Comments
The Cubs will be getting their top scouts and baseball people together on Monday and Tuesday to talk about which direction they should take as the trading deadline draws nearer.
According ...
Starlin Castro has been on fire 141 Comments
Starlin Castro has been ridiculously hot the last couple weeks. I was certain it was the best he’s played at the big league level. He’s hit for some good power over the ...
Series Preview: Iowa Cubs of Chicago (30-44) vs Kansas City Royals (31-44) 91 Comments
For a while there it looked like the Royals might contend in the weak AL central. Much like the Cubs they got off to a decent enough start to the season and had a winning record as ...
The Cubs Are Off, Here's Video of The Sandberg Game 83 Comments
I’ve talked about this before and how it is one of the highlights of my life, so let’s just sit quietly and enjoy MLB allowing me to embed this video for the first time ...
Blacks in Major League Baseball and how it relates to the college scholarship 181 Comments
I’m not exactly sure where this article is headed except for one general idea. As a result, it may be longer than anyone would like to read. It may also be shorter than most posts ...
Guy Nobody Wanted Who is Suddenly Indispensable vs. Guy We Wanted and Are Now Glad We Didn't Get 196 Comments
Tonight, the Cubs/Sox series ends the first leg of its journey to crowning the Oil King of Chicago, or something like that. The Cubs send Doug Davis, who nobody ever wanted to ...
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 ...
Who Goes Batshit Crazy Tonight? 183 Comments
I got my money on this guy…
Seriously, what the hell is Garza doing in that photo? He looks like when Chandler can’t smile in “The One With the Engagement Picture.”
Anyway… ...
