On the morning of August 6th, I woke up with the possibility that it might have been a bad dream. I could have easily had a nightmare that Soriano came up lame while heading to third on a Ryan Theriot single. Anything's possible right? I dream about weird things all the time, but to the Faithful dreaming about the Cubs might be a common occurrence. Unfortunately as I turned on the TV to get my morning dose of SportsCenter, my fears became a reality, it wasn't a bad dream at all, it really … [Read more...]
Two Teams, One Crown….oh and Some Birds
For the first time in a long time, I found myself rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals this weekend. It is something I am not proud of, but I am sure the Faithful had the same feeling as well. I was looking for a split, and I figured that would be the best case scenario. Taking two from the Brewers is a tough task, especially since Ted Williams has thawed and comes to the park dressed like Ryan Braun. That kid is unreal. But the Cards did one better; literally, they took three out of four … [Read more...]
Cubs, Astros and a Witch
We were without baseball for the majority of the week, which was pretty painful to say the least. When the baseball season is over we at least have football to talk about, but this past week was pretty boring. Unless you find the homerun derby to be exciting, I personally am upset I will never get those three hours of my life back. But I will have to say I was pretty impressed with the All-Star game this year. Our two representatives did everything they could to bring home a "W" for the NL, … [Read more...]
I’m Feeling Sweepy Today
What a weekend, what a series....for the Cubs that is. After losing two out of three to Sammy Sosa and the Texas Rangers, we desperately needed to take our next series. It didn't matter who would be our opponent, we needed to win. I think we all felt that way, we were slipping and we needed to make sure we put some wins together, and fast. Could a three game series with the White Sox at US Cellular Field, "The Cell", be just what the doctor ordered? Not usually, but this weekend had to be … [Read more...]
The Week That Was
There was a lot of emotion running through the stands at Wrigley on Saturday. Knowing that we always have issues with Chris Young, or known in the clubhouse as "C-Y". I guess if your last name is Young or starts with a Y automatically you have a nickname, Eric Young E-Y. I guess I wouldn't want be the next guy in the bigs named Kirk Young.... Sorry, I got off the subject a bit, back to Wrigley and the emotion. With Z on the mound, you know that you are going to get your moneys worth one way … [Read more...]
The Two-Ring Circus
Ladies and Gentleman, Welcome to the Big Top.... Last time I checked I get a bill in the mail every year from the Chicago Cubs, not the Ringling Brothers Circus, in order to renew my season tickets. But what transpired over the weekend series was a far cry from a professional organization running a baseball team admired by millions. It was a circus act, with Not-So-Sweet Lou as the ringleader. It has been brewing for quite some time, but it all boiled over this weekend. Ladies and … [Read more...]
Sweepless in Chicago
It would have been nice, a three game sweep of the Chicago White Sox. Unfortunately it wasn't meant to be, but two out of three is not too bad. The Cubs showed a lot of fight this weekend, they never gave up, something that has been a problem for this team in the past. I was able to attend all three games this weekend, and Wrigley was rockin! Being able to battle back on Friday was nice, but Saturday was the game that shook 1060 West Addison....literally, I was a little scared. More on that … [Read more...]
Wide Open?
As the season began there were many predictions about the NL Central. Many of the so- called experts gave the crown to the Cardinals, out of respect. Others said the Brewers would take home the hardware and a few said the Cubs and the Astros. But they would always preface such predictions with, "This division is wide open, many teams if not all will compete in the weak NL Central." We are now two weeks into May and this division is starting to take shape and there already appears to be a … [Read more...]
The First Week of May
What a difference a week makes. The Cubs had their best single week of the season and for the first time since 1937 they won their first 5 games to start the month of May. While Derrek Lee, Alfonso Soriano and Jacque Jones had huge offensive weeks, the pitching staff continued to perform well for Lou Piniella. The Cubs dug themselves out the early season hole this past week, now the trick is to continue to win games in bunches and put the horrible start to the season behind them. The NL Central … [Read more...]
The Month That Was
First and foremost, I think I speak for all of us at the CCO, our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Josh Hancock and the entire Cardinals organization. For the second time in 5 years the Cardinals have lost a pitcher in a tragic fashion. I think Jim Edmonds put it best when he said there are times when we think we are invincible, but unfortunately it takes situations such as this to really put it all into perspective. You are in our prayers.... With one day to go the … [Read more...]