Night Time At Wrigley
The first game of the season is always a fun time and tonight was no exception. I got some $1 tickets from the University (face value $2, yay bulk discount!) and took my son with me to the series...
View ArticleMy Look At 2012
Two weeks into the 2012 season and I finally have a few moments to put together my season preview for our beloved Chicago Cubs. Four wins and twelve loses to start is season is not truthfully what...
View ArticleOne Third Into The Theo Era
I have been struggling with what I would like to say about how things are going this year however, everyone pretty much is able to already determine how the season is going. We are just over one-third...
View ArticleWhy Does Everybody Hate Ian?
Cubs fans have many interesting pastimes and amongst the ones that draw the most derision is the building up of players who really are not that good. A decade ago Augie Ojeda was the most likely Cub...
View ArticleReminiscing
The Winter Meetings are over, the fellow blogsfolk are dispersed and busy, and I’m missing baseball a ton. We’re about two months and change from pitchers and catchers reporting, which is great, but...
View ArticleRoad to Opening Day: #25
Welp…the Cubs didn’t win on Wednesday. Final #Rockies 7, #Cubs 5. Baez and Kottaras hit back to back HRs. Att: 10,598 — Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) March 5, 2014 There was what was termed a...
View Article2014 NL Central Preview: 4th Place – Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers are interesting. They are a team who, much like the 2011 Cubs, thinks they can compete this season for a playoff spot. They’re delusional. They are better than they were last season, but...
View ArticleNL Central Preview: 4th Place Milwaukee Brewers
Manager: Ron Roenicke Projected Record: 78-84 It was tempting to copy and paste last year’s preview on this page with updates to the roster and call it a day. The Brewers are still a team with some...
View ArticleAfter the Top Prospects, McKinney Goes Unnoticed
Since Theo Epstein took over the Cubs in October of 2011, the Cubs have been stockpiling assets at a startling rate. All of it was part of building a healthy organization, starting with foundation...
View ArticleIvy’s Roundup: Trouble Brewing
Ivy is feeling under the weather today so I’m doing this series recap for her while she battles the bug. Honestly I didn’t actually watch most of this weekend’s games and only followed along...
View ArticleDown on the Farm: Cubs System Ripe With Arms
Since Theo Epstein has run the Cubs’ baseball operation, the strategy has been to target high upside hitting prospects in the draft. As year four winds down, that strategy seems to be paying off....
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