On April 26th I wrote an article about why there was nothing wrong with Ryan Dempster despite his 7+ ERA. This was an article that I took a little heat for two days later after Dempster had the worst start of his career. Considering that I looked at the available information and compared it to league norms or his career …
Contest down to 4
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 go over the possibilities. If the Cubs win, jherky wins. If they don’t, he’s out. If they lose today then it goes to the first tiebreaker between SK and ACT. …
Team That Resembles Little League Team vs. Pitcher That Resembles Little League Pitcher from “Dazed & Confused”
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 Cubs will have Darwin Barney back, so they have that going for them. I can’t think of any other advantages they may have off the top of my head. …
A look back at “Major League”
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 worth a half hour of your time to skim through it. Hopefully Bob Uecker is still kicking around when they finally decide to make a good sequel; Major League II and III never …
Looking Back at the Matt Garza Trade
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 so that would obviously be good if you can add a starter like that to any rotation. However, I hated what the Cubs had to give up …
Cubs/Giants DH – Game 2: In Case Anyone Hasn’t Cried Uncle
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. No really. Here’s proof:
Mike Quade is an all-star
It’s true. Since Jim Riggleman called it quits, Mike Quade has replaced Riggleman as a coach for the NL All-Stars. The only question at this point is, what Cubs player is going to be forced into the All-Star game because of a silly rule? My money is on Sean Marshall.
Series Preview: Reigning Champs (44-34) vs Iowa Cubs of Chicago (32-46)
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 less that each team played a home and away series against the teams not in their division over the course of the season. The rest are filled in …
Contest update
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 runs scored, runs allowed and the number of hits by Starlin Castro. With 5 games left in the month, I thought I’d post …
Nick Jonas Takes BP At Wrigley – Why Not Sign Him?
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 there are no plans to give the teeny-bopper heartthrob a shot at the everyday lineup, but I don’t understand why. Here’s the quote from Phil: Being that Jonas is a …