Today, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, was International Signing Day, an event that usually takes place in June. Both local teams were very active, and each team snagged one of the jewels of the current crop of players. The White Sox made the signing of outfielder Yoelqui Céspedes official. At age 23, he’s older (and […]
Today, the baseball world was told of the passing of Dick Allen at his home in Wampum PA after a long illness. He was 78. While most of his career was in Philadelphia, he had his greatest season as a member of the White Sox. Throughout White Sox history, there had never been a great […]
It’s the end of an era. An era of poor judgement, and questionable decisions. But to Ricky’s credit he appears to have fostered a positive culture and what seems to be a fun, happy, & relaxed atmosphere in the clubhouse and on the field. It is debatable how many games a manager is responsible for […]
No other way to start this blog folks, but this game was a real kick in the dick for the Cubs. The Cubs fall to the Miami Marlins in game 1 of the Wild Card round by a 5-1 final. The Cubs came into this Wildcard round as the NL Central Division champs along with […]
Tonight the Chicagos Cubs and White Sox began a three game set at Wrigley Field, with veterans Dallas Keuchel and Jon Lester taking the mound. How did it go? The Sox hit home runs like Chicagoans vote, early and often. They finished with six for the night en route to a 10-1 drubbing of the […]
The Chicago Cubs welcomed the Brewers to Wrigley for game three of a four-game series. The Cubs started something called a Colin Rea that is 30 and hasn’t pitched in the bigs since 2016, when he pitched twenty games with an ERA of around 5. Woof. He was on a pitch count of between 50 […]
The South Siders are caliente as the season continues to ramp up. After sweeping the Royals this past weekend they traveled up North, where they’ve got two come from behind wins to start the week. Tonight’s game was a pitchers duel from start to finish. Both Lucas Giolito and Brandon Woodruff allowed two earned runs […]
Make that 5 in a row. I guess that’s all that counts. If you figure 32-28 makes the playoffs, the Cubs just need to win 23 of the final 49. Three more home runs. More great starting pitching. And some other stuff. I decided on a delicious veggie pizza with some added Italian sausage from […]
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 […]
After being completely quiet in the offseason the Cubs have finally started to make some moves to restructure their bullpen leading into spring training. Last Friday hours before the 2020 Cubs Convention kicked off for the weekend. the Cubs worked out a deal with the Dodgers in which the Cubs acquired right-handed pitcher Casey Sadler, […]