Expectations
On the eve of one of the days we have been waiting for all winter, pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training, I feel like it is the eve of Christmas Eve. I can say with 99.9999% belief that...
View ArticleYoung Pitching Can Accelerate Cubs Timeline
All we have heard about since Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have taken over is a business plan and a baseball plan matching up and this magical time of “the plan” all coming together. The baseball side...
View ArticleNew Year Hall of Fame Thoughts
The ballot you see here is from Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe, who got blasted by Jason Collette for only picking five names. One of those names happens to be Jack Morris, and if you’ve been on...
View ArticleThe Calm Before the Storm
The 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot results will be announced on Wednesday, January 8 at 1 PM Central Time. We’ve covered the publicly released totals thus far and you can check out the Baseball...
View ArticleThe Editorialized Version of Moving From WGN
Growing up in the ’90s during the resurgence of the Packers in the shadow of Lambeau Field (I know…BOO HISS EVIL!), it would have been easy for me to end up as another fair weather (which there never...
View ArticleRoad to Opening Day: #31
The Cubs didn’t do so hot in yesterday’s game, the Cactus League opener and the very first official spring training game at the new Cubs Park. The home team lost 5-2, but at least they were up 2-0...
View ArticleYour All Time Chicago Cubs Team
With this being the All Star break for Major League Baseball, and there being no real baseball for fans of the Chicago Cubs to enjoy until at least Friday. The Cubs, of course, have two All Stars...
View ArticleHall of Fame 2014: The Greatest Pitcher of All Time?
This is Hall of Fame weekend, and the Chicago Cubs are being represented this weekend by one of the greatest pitchers of all time, and arguably the greatest pitcher of the modern Era. This weekend,...
View ArticleYou Gotta Love the Cubs
Happy Valentine’s Day Cubs fans! As you know, I love the Chicago Cubs. I have been a die hard fan of the North Siders for as long as I can remember. Baseball was, is and always be my first love. I...
View ArticleBaseball into November, Cubs Still Working
It’s been an insane school year so far, with budget cuts and the science department shrinking from five teachers to just three to cover our four grade levels. That meant that I had to take care of...
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