This may be my favorite Pic of the Day yet. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)
Your moment of zen
Perusing the interwebs tonight and saw this. Not sure how to embed a Youtube video here, so you’ll just have to click the link. Hopefully it’s not someone you know. Wonder what Al Yellon thought of this one?
Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (54-57) at Chicago Cubs (47-65)
BREAKING NEWS: I heard the 49ers are shopping Taylor Mays Just 18 more wins in a row until the Cubs are back at .500! It’s Gonna Happen. Where have things gone wrong with the Reds? It seemed like just about everyone (smugly: not me) was picking them to win the division in the preseason. Let’s look at their team stats …
The Cubs and their trade deadline decisions
Last week we had a heated debate and/or argument on here about the decisions the Cubs made about not trading certain players. I wanted to write something about this immediately, but wanted to collect my thoughts and not let emotion guide me. I also wanted to make sure I hadn’t just planted my feet and was arguing something just to …
4-game sweeps are always fun
Despite watching only a batter here and there, I wanted to watch this series. For one thing, I figured the Cubs would finally put an end to all of this Pirates as a contending team stuff to rest. They did. Second, it had been awhile since I really sat down and watched Cubs baseball and figured I had enough distance …
SF Dumping Mays? Maybe?
There’s a chance that SF might consider possibly dumping Taylor Mays. Maybe.
OV Pic of the Day: Derrek Lee is a Little Teapot
(Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) The Cubs also won their fourth in a row. Starlin Castro hit a homerun. Matt Garza pitched really well. But that hardly seems as important as a nursery rhyme reference that has little to nothing to do with the game.
Checking up on the Cubs top prospects, part 2
Yesterday we looked at the Cubs prospects ranked 11-20 and today we’ll look at the top 10. You can read about how they were doing a month ago if you’d like. 10) Alberto Cabrera, RHP, Grade C+: Another live arm that needs polish. Cabrera was promoted to AAA Iowa because of injuries. He didn’t fare well in Tennessee and has done …
OV Pic of the Day: Boom Goes the Dynamite
The Cubs unloaded for six homeruns on Pirates pitching, including a shot from Tyler Colvin that reached the Allegheny River. ( (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) This Pirates’ Cinderella story is ending like if the Prince picked up the glass slipper, shattered it and stabbed Cinderella in the throat with the shards.