Even though the Cubs experienced a rough go last evening, they have won seven of the last ten, and enter the weekend series against the Mets with a chance to end the first half on a rare, but welcomed, positive note. Then again, they could get swept. Either way, the second half of this season [...]
Rambling Two Years from Now
June 29, 2012 By 19 Comments
Sure, I can sit here and regurgitate the news of the week as I normally do, or, I can try to change it up, get a little creative and try to have some fun. Because talking about the 2012 Cubs is just too hard, and I do not want to do it right now. So, [...]
Rambling While Waiting on the Future to Begin
June 22, 2012 By 78 Comments
In a week that saw the Cubs come close to claiming half of the BP Cup, many other things were happening. Is Dempster hurt or is Theo just keeping him healthy for the impending trade? Can LaHair really play the outfield? Is Soriano as quality of a person and player as he seems? What can [...]
Rambling with Some Strong Baseball Nausea
June 8, 2012 By 42 Comments
This is bad. It is rough. It is almost too much to take. Calling the Cubs atrocious might just be an insult to the word. The Cubs are 4-19 in their past 23 games, and things are not going to get better any time soon. We are into June, and at a staggering 19 games [...]
Rambling While Theo Still Hasn’t Made a Pick
June 1, 2012 By 41 Comments
Fresh off a 3-game sweep of the Pacific Coast League Padres, the Cubs head out to San Francisco to start a weekend series with the Giants, and all anyone wants to talk about is the impending trade of the best position player on the Cubs. Before Cubdom debates the merits of one Starlin Castro, I [...]
Rambling from the Abyss
May 25, 2012 By 27 Comments
I really don’t know what to say. I am at a loss for words. What is there to say? There is not an answer. And if you think Anthony Rizzo is one, put down the drink right now. I saw the movie “The Abyss” when I was young. I really don’t remember anything other than [...]
Rambling as the World Descends on Chicago
May 18, 2012 By 15 Comments
The White Sox arrive at 1060 W. Addison for the beginning of the Crosstown Classic, also known as the BP Cup today. (Please note this makes me want to buy BP gas less than I would have prior to this sponsorship.) And the world arrives in Chicago as the NATO summit officially gets underway this [...]
Rambling About a New Realization
May 11, 2012 By 69 Comments
Well, well, well. This team ain’t so awful. In fact, they are not half-bad. Heck, they are even somewhat mediocre and, while we’re at it, they can be downright entertaining. After a grotesque and gut-wrenching 3-11 start, the Cubs have won 10 of 17 and head to Milwaukee to face a surprisingly struggling Brew Crew. [...]
Rambling Whilst Honing My Closing Skills
May 4, 2012 By 35 Comments
It is sad to look up in the middle of work on a Thursday, see the Cubs are winning 3-0, think, “you know what, this team isn’t all that horrible,” and then check 60 minutes later to see they lost in extra innings thanks to most recent staging of “Captain Carlos’ Walk-A-Thon.” Sound like your [...]
Rambling While Reflecting on the Walk-offs
April 27, 2012 By 35 Comments
The Cubs were down then Mather found some redemption, some ice and some shaving cream. Marmol blew it the next night, but was bailed out and the Cubs walked off again. Matty G and the Shark pitched well, Wrigley was having fun and the Cubs won a series against the defending World Champions. Hey, quite [...]
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