Has counting to twelve ever been more fun? How about if we counted lady bugs! Only 2 to go before the Cubs tie a team record! Go Cubs Go!
5th worst start for the Cubs ever
Chris Jaffe looked at the Cubs worst starts and found that this 15-31 bunch ties for 5th worst with the 1962 team. Jaffe's article is worth a read. It's a brief article so it won't take you very long. Last night I became curious how well the Cubs would have to play the rest of the season to reach certain …
The Children Are The Future-Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by 8===~~~
Normally I don't do weekend updates because you know, I'm a very important person who spends his free time doing important shit. Like today where I will be flying across the lake on a 21 foot powerboat jamming to Lynard Skynard and pounding Keystone's with my brah's. Because thats how we get down. But I decided to gift all of …
Cubs Post-Game Recap by Spinal Tap (This Goes to 11)
Thank you, Nigel.
Today in cognitive dissonance
Brad at Cubs Stats and Tom Loxas at Cubs Den both put up interesting posts today discussing criticism (and merit thereof) of the Theo Epstein/Jed Hoyer era. They're both great reads, and were prompted by Notorious Douchebag Paul Sullivan's appearance on Chicago Tribune Live the other day. They made many good points about looking at the long term plan but …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (15-29) at Pittsburgh Pirates (20-24)
The surging Cubs could extend their streak to 12 in a row in a series against the Pirates. At least they'll get to lose in a beautiful ballpark. The Pirates are coming off a series loss at home to the Mets, and just DFA'd former future face of the franchise Nate McLouth. Team Overviews NL Rank in parentheses Cubs …
The Children Are The Future- Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Nature's Valley
Iowa Brett Jackson went 2-4 and DID NOT STRIKEOUT! Hopefully bizzaro Jackson can keep that up. Anthony Rizzo hit a double but did not hit another HR so basically he is the batting equivalent of NOT AN ACE! One interesting fact about Iowa is that our bullpen is currently the land of misfit RP's. Retreads like Manual Corpas, Nate Robertson, …