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 […]
Tag: Marquee Network
THE MARQUEE NETWORK: Still awful.
So after pretty much everyone else started in the past week or so, the Marquee Network has breathlessly announced that they will broadcast tonight’s Cubs intrasquad game from Wrigley Field. The Sox have been broadcasting them for a couple days, and it’s been enough time to see that Luis Robert is a helluva player, as […]
OH, THE HUMANITY: Marquee Network Launches This Weekend
The Hindenburg. The Titanic. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge. This weekend, the much-anticipated and much-ballyhooed Marquee Network debuts. This is of relevance to the less than 50% of Chicago area homes that don’t subscribe to Comcast. While the Ricketts family (and presumably, Cubs’ Baseball Operations) have been planning this launch for years, they never thought to […]
FROM THE HOME OFFICE: Arenado? Why Don’t You Come To Your Senses…
This weekend is the much-anticipated Cubs Convention. I mean, it’s anticipated by your average bologna-munching cretin or guy who’s one Quarter Pounder away from The Big One chasing dudes less than half his age for autographs. The Ricketts family wisely decided to stay as far from this as possible – considering their offseason rigor mortis […]
THE TIME IS NOW: Cubs should extend Kris Bryant
Last week, it was widely reported that Kris Bryant’s (and, by extension, Scott Boras’) grievance against the Chicago Cubs was heard by a moderator. In case you forgot or didn’t care, the grievance is that in 2015 the Cubs intentionally manipulated Bryant’s service time by sending him to Iowa to “work on his fielding” so […]
