Panic Attack

I can't speak for how other baseball teams work, because I have only been a part of one fanbase in my life. But when it comes to real Cubs fans, there are two distinct types: the ones who believe 'This is our year' and the ones who ask 'When is my next nervous breakdown gonna happen?' (Of course there are [read more...]

Praise for Hendry is Long Overdue

Yesterday's trade of Rich Harden further cemented the legacy of one of Major League Baseball's premier general managers. Possibly the most important part of any trade is timing, and once again this GM showed impeccable timing. So congratulations Jim Hendry. What, you thought I was talking about Billy Bean? With all due respect to Bean, the winner of any trade is the [read more...]

The Psychology of Soriano

It's time to frame the endless Alfonso Soriano debate a little bit differently. If you frame the argument based on where Soriano's natural hitting abilities are best utilized - where most of the debate is centralized - hands down, he is better in the 4, 5 or even 6 spot. Not selective enough to hit 2 or 3, the Cubs [read more...]

Bump in the Road

The wheels are certainly not off the tracks on the Cubs season. The optimist in me says they are hitting a bump in the road on their way to a division championship, but four losses in five games provides plenty of reasons to gnaw at the fingernails. This team misses Alfonso Soriano. The eight wins in nine games right after he [read more...]

What We Expected (And What We Didn’t)

While this baseball season is still in its infancy, this fact does not prevent us who follow the Cubs from forming opinions, rational or otherwise. Here are my initial thoughts on the first week of the 2008 season: WHAT WE EXPECTED; VALIDATED: *Derrek Lee is back. Remember the guy who wore out right and lefthanders in 2005? They guy who drove the [read more...]

Most Wonderful Time of the Year

There's no better time of year than right now. You can have Christmas and Halloween. Heck, even take June 19th's World Sauntering Day, one of the more underrated holidays in my opinion. I'll take the rumor-mongering and message board-refreshing of baseball's trading deadline any day. Especially as a White Sox fan. With my telekinetic mind power, I can already hear your [read more...]

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