Night-Time Reading For Cubs Fans
Today was cold as balls and thus Chicago area schools were closed and I got a day to recover (just a tad) from this stupid cold/flu/death-virus I seem to have contracted. Tomorrow will also be cold as...
View ArticleEndurance, Resilience, and the Cubs
I was trying to decide whether or not to include an Oxford comma in the title. I ultimately relented. I am not usually a proponent of the Oxford comma, though I understand why people use it. Maybe...
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Moving Goalposts
I promised myself going into this season that I’d be happy with any finish above .500. I’m trying real hard to stick to that, but … hope. — Rian Watt (@rianwatt) June 3, 2015 There certainly has been...
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Heading Into the Offseason With Heads Held High
Well, the Chicago Cubs season is over. I’m a bit disappointed, but I don’t blame the team or anything. The New York Mets were just better, and there was no lack of effort on the Cubs’ part. They...
View ArticleHope Abounds As Opening Day Arrives
We are now mere HOURS away from the Chicago Cubs season opener against the Angels, who reside in Anaheim of Los Angeles or whatever they call themselves these days. By now, many of you have read...
View ArticlePressing On
Saturday’s game was a bit of a letdown, and for the first time in a while, I actually had to turn off the Chicago Cubs as they just could not get it going in Southern California. Instead, I spent about...
View ArticleThoughts on the Cubs in the NLDS, 2017 Edition
So it came down to Thursday night, as the Washington Nationals got some major fungicide to help Stephen Strasburg stave off elimination in game four. Thursday’s game was of course a winner-take-all...
View ArticleWhat to Expect When Your Expectations Aren’t That High
I just checked and we haven’t actually posted a blog since October, when we had an inkling but weren’t totally sure that the Cubs were going to hamstring the budget like they are. So here I am,...
View ArticleThe Morning After
So, the Chicago Cubs ended the season having earned the right to play at home in the first round of the playoffs… …and then proceeded to join the rest of their Central division brethren in going...
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Courts Rule That Angel Hernandez is Bad at His Job
In a ruling that pretty much surprises no one, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by noted Very Bad Ump Angel Hernandez: Umpire Ángel Hernández has lost his lawsuit against Major League...
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