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The Best Catch in Chicago

Some things can stand the test of time. Fortunately, for fans we’ve been treated to two of the best fielding plays for not only this year, but possibly Chicago Cubs baseball history .
Last Wednesday, Chicago Cubs center fielder Marlon Byrd (below) made every highlight reel with his no-look circus catch. It may not […]

3May2010 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome argues with umpire

Memo to Cubs’ Brass: It’s the Payroll, Stupid

If the first month of Chicago Cubs baseball is any indication of the remaining five, it could be another very long year of mediocrity for North Side fans.
Do I hear 102 years and counting?
It’s very likely for the short and long term, considering the group of overpaid and under-performing players Cubs GM Jim Hendry has […]

1May2010 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano strikes out against the Cincinnati Reds

The Mystery Called Cubs Baseball

If the Chicago Cubs are to move forward in 2010 they’re first going to have to get by their past.
For as much as Cubdom wants to believe in this latest version of Chicago Cubs baseball, the disaster of 2009 still lingers fairly fresh in most of its minds.
Sure, some of the faces have changed - […]

17Apr2010 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano misses the catch

Chicago Cubs’ First Week a Dud

In the scheme of a 162-game major league schedule, the opening week of the season is but a drop in the ball bucket.
Seldom are a team’s fortunes determined by what transpires during the course of those first few games.  Thank goodness that’s the case for Chicago Cubs baseball.
With today’s 3-1 loss to Cincinnati, the Cubs […]

11Apr2010 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukodome dodges a throw.

Cubs All Quiet on the Western Front

Ssshhhhhh.  Did you hear that sound coming out of the Chicago Cubs training camp?
If you answered no, you’d be correct.  For what you don’t hear is the beautiful sound of silence.  And what a pleasant melody it’s playing.
For the first time in a long time, Chicago Cubs baseball is readying itself for a new season […]

30Mar2010 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Jim Hendry dons Milton Bradley with a Chicago Cubs uniform in 2009

Cubs’ Hendry Finally Admits Bradley “a Mistake”

Forget about Ted Lilly’s throwing arm for a second.  Put aside any thoughts about a suspect bullpen.  And don’t even think about another year without a World Series championship.
There’s plenty of time for those and a hundred and two other questions regarding another Chicago Cubs baseball season.  Besides, those and any other thoughts you might […]

14Mar2010 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Former Chicago Cubs outfielder jaws with an umpire in the 2009 season

Ex-Chicago Cub Bradley: Lettin’ Go Is Hard to Do

Some people just can’t let go.  Or turn the page.  Or find enough intestinal strength to pick up the needle and move it to another groove.
Ex-Chicago Cub outfielder Milton Bradley is one of those such persons.
Barely pitches into the 2010 spring training schedule, Bradley put on his best - or worst - jilted lover face […]

7Mar2010 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley misplays a ball against the New York Mets

Cubs’ Bradley Gives Fans Something to Jeer About

Thank goodness for Milton Bradley.
In this, the most disastrous season since 2006, the off-field and on-field Chicago Cubs have given its fans plenty of directions to point fingers.  From an incompetent front office to an anemic offense to just plain lackadaisical performances all around, the Chicago Cubs once again have resumed their place as baseball’s […]

29Aug2009 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella

Cubs’ Shut Book on Closer Kevin Gregg

I come neither to praise nor to bury former Chicago Cubs closer Kevin Gregg.  I simply am here to say, “so long.”
While Gregg undoubtedly will remain in a Cubs’ uniform through the end of this season, his days as the team’s closer unofficially ended Monday night.  Chicago manager Lou Piniella made the call following Gregg’s […]

18Aug2009 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cubs pitcher Kevin Gregg blows another save

Cubs Season Goes Code Blue

With six weeks remaining in the 2009 season there’s plenty for Chicago Cubs baseball fans to be thankful for.
For one, the Cubs have proven they still have enough talent to kick the crap out of the also-rans of major league baseball.  As evidenced by Friday’s 17-2 drubbing of the Pittsburgh Pirates Triple A team, it’s […]

15Aug2009 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 1 comment | Continued
Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley breaks his bat after striking out against the Colorado Rockies on August 7, 2009

Cubs Sit in No Lose Situation

With less than two months remaining in the 2009 season, Chicago Cubs baseball sits one game back in the Central Division standings and two games back in the hunt for the wild card slot.
Both within striking distance of either a third consecutive division title or a trip into the playoffs.  Both are achievable and attainable […]

8Aug2009 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez is congratulated by teammate Derrek Lee in the Cubs' 8-5 win on July 24, 2009

Cubs’ Piniella Earns Badge of Honor

Lou Piniella, the manager major league baseball players would least like to play for?
That’s correct if you believe the Sports Illustrated poll published last month.  In the poll of 380 players conducted in May, the Chicago Cubs manager received 26 percent of the players’ vote, with White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen getting 21 percent and […]

25Jul2009 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly delivers a pitch against the Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies Give Cubs Chance to Measure Up

Now that the weekend series with the Washington Nationals is over, Chicago Cubs baseball can resume major league play.
But, like everything else that seems to enter the Cubs’ world, there’s a mixture of good and bad news.  Giving the worse first, the Cubs meet the defending World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies,  a team as solid […]

21Jul2009 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cubs outfielder Micah Hoffpauir dives into the stands during the Cubs 3-1 win over the Washington Nationals

Cubs Remain in a State of Flux

The first half has ended, the second half has barely begun and Chicago Cubs baseball finds itself in pretty much the same position as when the season began.
Injuries, inconsistent play and a general ineptitude at the plate has turned the race for a playoff spot into a daily trek on the treadmill.  Sure, the […]

18Jul2009 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Chicago Cub Milton Bradley walks away dejected after striking out to end Wednesday's game against the Atlanta Braves

‘Lucky’ Cubs Kiss Sister at First Half’s End

So this is where the first half of Chicago Cubs baseball has taken us.  After 82 games, the loyal fans of Cubdom have been treated to a seemingly endless display of hitting ineptitude, a mountain of general malaise and the equivalent in sports parlance, of kissing one’s sister.
Or to put it more bluntly, a ho-hum […]

9Jul2009 | Chicago Cubs Baseball | 0 comments | Continued