Headlines for October, 2006

Scripting the Cubs for Next Season

Cubs management strikes me as a big Hollywood producer trying to manufacture a box office hit. "I see Vince Vaughn and Uma Thurman with James Caan or maybe Gene Hackman playing the role of the old guy who has seen it all. Add in the gay guy from Will and Grace for a little comic relief, and I think we got [read more...]

Enter Lou Piniella

Five minutes before Cubs general manager Jim Hendry took to the microphone to introduce new Cubs manager Lou Piniella, a well-known TV sports broadcaster and a well-read local columnist sit in the press conference seating area and greet each other. "Big day," says the TV guy. "Well, it's a new day," the columnist shrugs. "So how many of these have we seen?" [read more...]

White Sox Fan’s Guide: Postseason Rooting

Come on, White Sox fans, don't be that way. We're not in the playoffs. It stinks. But are you going to be babies and close your eyes and ears and go "la la la la la la" all throughout the postseason, or are you going to be mature about it and follow along to see who we'll pass the torch to? Keep in [read more...]

Hart Surgery: The Cubs Reality

The current decade has been hard on the Chicago Cubs. Though there are still a few years left, it is pretty clear this particular ten-year segment will be known, at least in the sporting community, as the Decade of Redemption. Formerly moribund franchises and athletes have tasted victory at a pretty consistent rate since the dawn of the new millennium, rejuvenating [read more...]

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