Second Verse, Same As The First
Stop me if you've heard this one before: the Cubs go out to an early lead, then cough it up because the other guys got ONE key hit, and then the Cubs have numerous chances to get back in the game, but...
Up... Down... Up... Down
Jason Marquis stood on the mound at Wrigley Field, alone on the field, tossing a baseball up and down in his hand. Up, down, up, down, several times. He did this while waiting for the umpires to shift...
10,001 Must Wait Until Tomorrow
Those flags will fly above the Wrigley Field scoreboard for the rest of the Cubs' road trip; after the team returns, the flags will be autographed by the entire team and be auctioned off at cu...
A Marquis Performance
What a strange day. It was cloudy. Then drizzling. Then sunny, on a day the forecasters swore up and down the sun would make no appearances. Then it started to rain, very lightly -- which made the ...
What Happens In Vegas BETTER Stay In Vegas, and Open Thread: Cubs vs. Mariners, Saturday 3/29, 2:05 CT
All you need to know about last night's 10-2 Cubs loss to the Mariners is contained in this note from the above link: Raul Ibanez added a line-drive, two-run shot barely missing an inflated cow atop ...
A Tale Of Two Games
PEORIA, Arizona -- Today's first inning, which lasted 42 minutes, featured two walks, eight hits including a three-run homer, an error, and nine runs scored. (Based on that pace, we should have been t...
Open Thread: Cubs vs. Rockies, Thursday 3/20, 3:05 CT
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- Here's why headlines can be misleading (and why headline writers ought to read the story first!). Take a look at the front page of chicagosports.com. (This may change during the...
Open Thread: Cubs vs. Royals, Tuesday 3/18, 3:05 CT
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona -- Not a cloud in the sky this morning, so the brief weather interregnum -- which made it partly cloudy and coolish the last two days -- seems to be over. Today, it will be sunny a...
