As each day this off season goes by, and the Chicago Cubs do not break ground, All I can do is shake my head. Wrigley Field is in desperate need to some serious renovations and repairs if they intend on Continue reading
I’m waiting for the turkey to finish cooking (mmm…tasty tasty murder) and for the next football game to start after the Detroit Lions wiped the field with the Green Bay Packers. Aaron Rodgers went to my alma mater and his Continue reading
As many of you know by now, our friend and fellow blogger, Mauricio Rubio Jr., is moving on to bigger things with Cubs Den. This was always inevitable; I joke about it a bit, but it’s kind of like the Continue reading
As friend of the blog Cubs Den shared today, the Cubs have announced some new coaching hires. Let’s run them down really quickly: Bench Coach: Brandon Hyde; Hyde worked last year as the Cubs Director of Player Development. Hitting Continue reading
In the previous four free agent off-seasons, 8 players changed teams for contracts greater than $100M. None have a ring — Peter Gammons (@pgammo) November 18, 2013 Here, let me make that a little bit bigger. In the previous four Continue reading
I work as a teacher to pay the bills. The job is far from prestigious or lucrative, but it is a rewarding job. The primary rewards being able to arbitrarily assign values for abilities that I do not possess and Continue reading
Tonight, Ken Rosenthal treated us to a gem of a tweet: Sources: E. Santana seeking $100M, Nolasco $80M on five-year deals. Story: http://t.co/q8iNLosRrr — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) November 8, 2013 I was at the neighborhood Chipotle at the Continue reading
We’re going to keep this short, but since everyone is freaking out about the Cubs opting out of their contract with WGN, it’s time to reflect on our priorities. Cubs Front Office and Business Operations Priorities include: Making money Acquisition Continue reading
Yesterday was a classic pitchers’ duel that almost resulted in the first league championship series no-hitter in MLB history. Tonight turned from absolute dominance by Max Scherzer into an epic comeback for the ages as Boston tied Detroit going back Continue reading
Looking at today’s games, the contest between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals took about 2:40, while the nightcap between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox took nearly four hours to complete (3:56). It seems Continue reading