Archive for the ‘Chicago Cubs’ Category
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
Enigmatic outfielder Milton Bradley has been suspended for the remainder of the season by the Chicago Cubs. There is a very good chance his time in a Cubs uniform may also be over, despite the fact that he has two years remaining on a three-year, $30 million contract he signed ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, Milton Bradley, MLB, NBA | 3 Comments »
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Everyone was waiting for the Chicago Cubs to put it together. A defending division champion with a payroll of $140 million should certainly contend, right? But the Cubs limped to the All-Star Break with an astonishingly mediocre 43-43 record. Sure slugging third baseman Aramis Ramirez had been out two months, ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, Jim Hendry, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, MLB | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
With yet another blown save on Monday night -- his 900th sixth of the year and third in the month of August -- Kevin Gregg solidified the theory that there is no one in America who is worse at their job than himself. Actually, I just made that theory up. ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, MLB | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
On Sunday, we learned that the San Diego Padres have officially given up on the Mark Prior Reclamation Project, putting a once incredibly promising career onto seemingly permanent ice.
On Monday, the Cincinnati Reds announced that promising young hurler Edinson Volquez underwent Tommy John surgery and will not be pitching for ...
Posted in Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Dusty Baker, Edinson Volquez, Mark Prior | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
Cubs fans will remember this very well: All the offseason talk about how the Cubs, who led the National League in runs last year en route to a division title, needed to add a left-handed power bat to balance an overly right-handed lineup.
Manager Lou Piniella was very, very adamant about ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, Milton Bradley, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Raul Ibanez | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
As Danny Glover once said, "I'm getting too old for this shit."
Presumably he was talking about getting in car chases and explosions with Mel Gibson, but he easily could have been referring to watching the Cubs. Even at the ripe old age of 27, I couldn't possibly think of a ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, MLB | 15 Comments »
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Ozzie Gullen is the greatest. If his gig in Chicago doesn't work out, no offense to Bud Black, but I hope the Padres hire him. When his team is good, he's their fiery leader and protector of his players. When his team sucks, he's taking blame but also throwing people ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, MLB, Wrigley Field | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
I wish I had a video camera and eyeliner to really hammer this plea home, but without that technology at my hands you will have to settle for this plea in simple writing, and that is this:
LEAVE MR. T ALONE!!!!
On Monday, Mr. T shouted sang the Seventh-Inning Stretch at Wrigley ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field | 5 Comments »
Monday, May 11th, 2009
It just might be the most famous foul ball of all-time.
On Oct. 14, 2003, the Chicago Cubs were five outs away from the World Series.
Florida’s Luis Castillo hit a fly ball toward left field. Moises Alou raced toward the foul line, got to the wall, reached up and...oops. A 26-year ...
Posted in 1977 World Series, Chicago Cubs, Dusty Baker, MLB, Moises Alou, Steve Bartman | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
There are certain bizarre things that seem like they can only happen to certain franchises.
Only the Mets could open Citi Field by allowing the decisive run to be scored on a balk. Likewise, only the Mets could lose two games in the first two games of the season due to ...
Posted in Accursed Sports Towns, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, MLB, New York Mets, Steve Bartman, Wrigley Field | 3 Comments »
