According to Phil Rogers (and, I assume, everyone else who was there), Nick Jonas took batting practice with the Cubs prior to today’s makeup game against the Rockies. Phil says there are no plans to give the teeny-bopper heartthrob a shot at the everyday lineup, but I don’t understand why. Here’s the quote from Phil: Being that Jonas is a …
Some thoughts on the so-called team meetings
On Saturday Tim explained how silly the Cubs are, but I came to a much different conclusion than he did after reading the same thing. Let me start with just quoting some of the same things Tim did. General manager Jim Hendry and assistant GM Randy Bush will preside over the two days of meetings. Hendry’s objective will be to …
Cubs ARE Involved in Tightly Contested Battle in the Standings
The Cubs and Royals square off in the rubber match of their series today. The winner will feel good about themselves for the day until they lose their next game, which for these teams probably means tomorrow. The loser will own sole possession of the #2 draft pick in the 2012 amateur draft. That is probably more valuable than a …
Mike Quade, You Are A Dumbass
It’s the bottom of the 8th inning on Saturday night and I had sat in Kaufmann Stadium and watched the Cubs and Royals play a very good game. It was well pitched. The umpires, at least from my perspective, made all the right calls. There were some nice plays on defense made by each team. Both teams put runners on, …
Cubs in No Hurry to End 103 Years of Being Losers
The Cubs will be getting their top scouts and baseball people together on Monday and Tuesday to talk about which direction they should take as the trading deadline draws nearer. According to Bruce Levine on Thursday: General manager Jim Hendry and assistant GM Randy Bush will preside over the two days of meetings. Hendry’s objective will be to give the …
Starlin Castro has been on fire
Starlin Castro has been ridiculously hot the last couple weeks. I was certain it was the best he’s played at the big league level. He’s hit for some good power over the last 15 games. He has 8 doubles and a home run. He’s slugging over .600. His ISO is nearly .200. He’s also taken 6 walks (all unintentional) so …
Series Preview: Iowa Cubs of Chicago (30-44) vs Kansas City Royals (31-44)
For a while there it looked like the Royals might contend in the weak AL central. Much like the Cubs they got off to a decent enough start to the season and had a winning record as recently as May 14. Then they reeled off two five-game losing streaks in the span of two weeks and that was that. They …
The Cubs Are Off, Here’s Video of The Sandberg Game
I’ve talked about this before and how it is one of the highlights of my life, so let’s just sit quietly and enjoy MLB allowing me to embed this video for the first time in the history of ever. Happy 27th Anniversary, Sandberg Game. Dude, we’re getting old.
Blacks in Major League Baseball and how it relates to the college scholarship
I’m not exactly sure where this article is headed except for one general idea. As a result, it may be longer than anyone would like to read. It may also be shorter than most posts on this site. Either way, I apologize ahead of time. I won’t be disappointed if you don’t read it. My first inclination was to post …
Guy Nobody Wanted Who is Suddenly Indispensable vs. Guy We Wanted and Are Now Glad We Didn’t Get
Tonight, the Cubs/Sox series ends the first leg of its journey to crowning the Oil King of Chicago, or something like that. The Cubs send Doug Davis, who nobody ever wanted to see in a Cubs uniform, against the Sox. Of course, in this bizarro season, we come to a place where we can’t live without him, lest James Russell …