Bill Buckner: "There's nothing worn with this team that more pitching, more fielding, and more hitting couldn't help."

Some might call it, "tradition"....

From Commissioner Bud Selig's remarks at Ron Santo's funeral ( Read more... )

To celebrate a win during the glory days of 1969, Cubs third baseman Ron Santo would jump up and click his heels. The well-schooled ironists of Cubs Nation were in some ways unsurprised when Santo eventually lost both lower legs to complications from diabetes ( Read more... )

Dear Chicago Cubs Management and Money Types ( Read more... )

First of all, I'm assuming that's your name. Maybe it's not, I don't know. The media's given you a lot of privacy, and I think that's good ( Read more... )

It's the emptiest week of the year, in my book, the [half]Week With No Baseball. Okay, fine, there's the Home Run Derby tonight (booooooring! And not baseball, just a hitting clinic) and the All-Star game tomorrow night. (How, exactly, is a pickup game inherently designed to favor American-League team construction supposed to determine the best of ( Read more... )

So there's a story like yours every year in the major leagues. (Apparently the White Sox had one a couple of years ago? Missed that somehow.) I know this. I'm still thrilled that you've gotten your chance, thrilled enough that I don't even mind what had to happen to get you on my beloved Cubs. (Well, okay, and it doesn't hurt that my beloved Ryan ( Read more... )

Today I marked my day runner with all pertinent Cubs schedule information (radio dates for spring training, opening days, exhibition games on regional TV).

Not that I am desperate for this term to be over, or anything. Or trying to talk Baby Brother into trading classes for spring.

The American League? Are you kidding me?

And Ohio? Are you really sure about OhioWell, the cap is almost the same. That's why you turned down Detroit, isn't it (smart move, whatever the motive)? Vain bastard ( Read more... )

Oh, Kerry. Eleven seasons I've loved you, eleven seasons with more glory than a Cubs fan has a right to hope for (as the DadNerd reminds me, every Cubs postseason he's seen...I've seen, too).

Please, don't go without a fight. And when you do go, please avoid the Central division.

love,
Mathnerd.