The Matt Garza deal is not dead according to Bruce Levine and Jim Hendry is pursuing a starting pitcher … with Matt Garza at the top of the list. Garza has been the Cubs main target with Brandon Webb apparently being ‘Plan B’. Hendry is working hard to try to obtain Garza or another quality [...]
Optimistic Excitement at the 25th Cubs Convention
January 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For one weekend a year the Chicago Hilton is turned blue. This year, however, it is just a little different. The Cubs have new owners and there was renewed optimism once again at the first day of the Cubs Convention. Familiar faces, with some new ones mixed in, packed every square foot of the grand [...]
Looking Back at ’84: Cubs Win! Cubs Win!
September 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On Monday, September 24, 1984 the Chicago Cubs accomplished a feat the organization had not done in 39 years … they won a pennant. Rick Sutcliffe allowed only two hits, faced 28 batters in nine innings and the Cubs defeated the Pirates in Pittsburgh, 4-1. Rick Sutcliffe struck out Joe Orsulak for the final out [...]
Lilly Opens Wrigley with a Goose Egg – Cubs 4 Rockies 0
April 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Game Seven – Cubs 4 Rockies 0 WP – Ted Lilly (2-0) LP – Ubaldo Jimenez (1-1) Save – None The Cubs 2009 Home Opener belonged to Ted Lilly. With Aramis Ramirez, Milton Bradley and Geovany Soto out of the starting lineup, Lilly led his team to an impressive shutout victory over the Colorado Rockies…after [...]
The Magic of 1984
January 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Twenty-five years, twenty-five years….where did the time go? It seems like yesterday Harry Caray nicknamed Ryne Sandberg and Bob Dernier the ‘Daily Double‘. It seems like yesterday Dallas Green made the trade for Rick Sutcliffe and thanks to modern technology, it was yesterday the Sandberg Game was replayed by this thirty-something Cubs fan and the [...]
Not Quite a Field…but a Hotel of Dreams
January 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Have you ever had a drink with Bob Dernier? Have you ever had your picture taken with Andre Dawson? Have you ever seen Rick Sutcliffe apologize to Andre Dawson for throwing at his head before they were teammates? Have you ever asked Jason Marquis what number he was going to wear when everyone knew it [...]
Towers Focused on Cubs
November 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Jake Peavy rumors picked up a little steam on Monday night. Kevin Towers was quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune as saying: “It’s really come down to one club now – the Cubs. It’s going to take awhile. They have a couple of players to pick from that we are interested in but anything [...]
Ramblings Convention Weekend
January 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Life can change; direction can change; responsibilities can change, and when those things happen, certain things get lost. My changes have taken me away from two of my favorite things over the past month, the Cubs and writing about them. However, there is nothing like a fan convention to snap one back into shape, even [...]
What an Opening
January 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Day one of the 23rd Annual Cubs Convention was filled with familiar faces in the same old place. This year, though, is a little different. The same hope still exists, as it does every year, but instead of a winter spent trying to build a team, the Cubs have spent the off-season trying to mold [...]
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