There are very few players in the long history of the Chicago Cubs more revered than Jake Arrieta. His 2015 season was the stuff of legends, going the second half of the season without a loss, including a no-hitter. He then took on the entire city of Pittsburgh prior to throwing a complete game shutout […]
Category: Cubs History
Northside Krausencast, Episode 7
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CATCHER OF THE WEEK: Todd Hundley—Catcher ON The Rye
In my 40 years of following the Cubs, I have seen a great many men come through town while donning the tools of ignorance—they collectively comprise a tapestry that ranges the entire characteristic gamut. From the outstanding (our current catcher, one Willson Contreras, who after these past 40 years is well on his way to […]
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: Tim Hosley
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Tim Hosley. Timing is everything. Some people have that uncanny knack for being in the […]
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: Mike “King” Kelly
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Mike “King” Kelly. Slide, Kelly, slide Your running’s a disgrace! Slide, Kelly, Slide! Stay there, […]
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: J.C. Martin
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature J.C. Martin. Luck is where preparation meets opportunity. – some motivational poster or something. J.C. […]
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: Mickey Livingston
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Mickey Livingston. Mickey Livingston was the embodiment of a baseball journeyman. His page on Baseball-Reference […]
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: Steve Christmas
In this regular feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Steve Christmas. Look, we do CotW on Wednesdays, Christmas is on a Wednesday, and there’s […]
Shitty Cubs Games: June 28th, 2002
CATCHER OF THE WEEK: Smoky Burgess
In this feature, we will help you acquaint yourself with some of the finest practitioners of the most thankless task in baseball to ever don the “tools of ignorance” for our beloved Chicago Baseball teams. This week we feature Smoky Burgess. “Smoky Burgess was fat. Not baseball fat like Mickey Lolich or Early Wynn. But […]