I knew that today’s first game is a makeup game, but I was wondering how that worked out. The “typical” schedule, at least as I have always assumed it, was more or less that each team played a home and away series against the teams not in their division over the course of the season. The rest are filled in …
Contest update
In early June we set up a contest where the winner would win an Obstructed View t-shirt. All you had to do was guess what the Cubs record in June was going to be. The tiebreakers were runs scored, runs allowed and the number of hits by Starlin Castro. With 5 games left in the month, I thought I’d post …
Nick Jonas Takes BP At Wrigley – Why Not Sign Him?
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.