I was reading this Gordon Wittenmyer piece this morning, and it suddenly occurred to me what is wrong with the Cubs, and their universe of writers and fans.  While one can’t help but compare the Cubs to the Yankees in many respects, they are the more corporate of the teams in the city of Chicago, [...]

Way back in 2002, Chicago was a buzz with a pitching phenom that was supposed to the be the future of the Cubs.  This is the guy that made most folks laugh at the Minnesota Twins for selecting Joe Mauer over him in the 2001 draft.  Mark Prior though had what some thought was an [...]

Reports this morning that Ron Santo has passed must leave holes in the hearts of many a Cubs fan.  Not only was he a great third baseman in his day, Santo continued with the Cubs as a broadcaster.  He played for 15 seasons with diabetes, 7 of those years he managed to do it completely [...]

I’m a little behind here- Thursdays have become the lost day each week for me with my class schedule.  But I wanted to take a minute to talk about the Cubs’ hiring of Mike Quade as their next manager.   There are a couple of interesting pieces that have been written about him, particularly this Rick [...]

It was unexpected, and when I first heard the news, I have to admit I honestly thought Lou just couldn’t stomach the losing that would come during these last 37 games.  He was calling it quits in the name of family to avoid the rest of the season. Of course, I was wrong.  Anyone who [...]