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Giving Thanks: To Jim Hendry, Cubs GM
The 2003 season changed Cubs' fans lives forever. We all know about Steve Bartman, Moises Alou, Alex Gonzalez, Mark Prior, and Dusty Baker in Game Six of the 2003 NLCS...
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Perception Issues: Career Year vs. Bad Free Agent Signing
Cubs fans are great. But they're incredibly inept at judging a player's talent, as most fans can be. We're going to compare two players. One would have an approval rating around 20% and one would have an approval rating around 85%...
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Weather and Offense in Chicago Go Together: Both Cold
After a terrible 4-1 loss to the cross-town rival White Sox, Cubs fans had seen enough. They wanted answers, and they wanted them now. Before complaining about the issues of this team, let’s look at some positives...
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Armchair GMs: Let's Support This Team
In the world of blogs and message boards, Armchair GMs are seemingly everywhere. You know who they are, the ones that sit in their Lay-Z-Boy's and comment on signings of their favorite teams...
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Memo to Fake Cubs Fans: I Hope You All Fall off the Bandwagon
To begin with the obvious, this season hasn’t began like most Cubs fans expected. Cubs fans have the right to be pissed off at the lack of production on the field. If you pay money for tickets, go ahead and be pissed off...
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Minor Move For a Major Hitter: Jake Fox Called Up
The Cubs have made a few minor moves this morning, calling up Jake Fox, Andres Blanco and Jason Waddell. Going down to Iowa was Bobby Scales, who had been battling the flu for a few days, and Neal Cotts, who had been battling his command...
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This Is Old News: Jake Peavy Ain't That Good
It's official, per Jake Peavy's approval, the White Sox will have acquired the 27 year-old right hander. The deal, so far, includes Aaron Poreda, Clayton Richard, and two lower level prospects...
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Perception Issues: Matt Cain's Real Value
As we approach June, teams all around baseball begin to get just a little nervous about where they sit in the standings. Rumors begin, and fans begin to comment on those rumors. Obviously, there is nothing wrong with that...
