A decidedly poignant opener for this one. “Moneyball” was a decent baseball movie; personally I liked the book better but they needed an actual “story” to turn it into a film. The book went into more theory and stats which made it more interesting for me. But the film version did provide some good lines. …
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Cody Bellinger is Back But the Cubs Will Go Nowhere Without a Team.
How does the Cubs re-signing of Cody Bellinger impact their chances for 2024?
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Schwarbombs.
Folks who know me know I’m can be a homer for certain Cubs (or ex-Cubs). Kyle Schwarber is one of them. And I’m not gonna lie, I cheered a little this week when this happened on the first pitch of the game. https://youtube.com/shorts/5khA-ybEzRg?feature=share My Fantasy team thanks you for your sacrifice Justin… wait, I had …
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Welcome [Back] to the Bigs, Kid. The Birth of a New Cubs Core? Not Quite Yet…
Ok, most of my trade-deadline rage has subsided so I can now, objectively and calmly, assess the future of my favorite team… or not. The continuing narrative of the Cubs current (or most recent?? Have we transitioned into a new regime??) regime has been the inability to develop their own starting pitching from amateur to …
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Wanted: Pitching for a World Series Run.
Been away for a bit but I’m back for a second to talk about something important: pitching. Say what you want, pitching wins ballgames and it wins in the playoffs. And, for the most part, that means having good starting pitching. The Cubs didn’t start out the year too well in that department with the …
The Mass Extinction of the Chicago Cubs
The #Cubs are going extinct right before our eyes. How it happened and why it’s a good thing overall.
The Cubs Scoring Debt and How It All Went Wrong in 2020.
I am writing this post on Labor Day as a pre-emptive obituary for the 2020 Cubs that I hope comes back to bite me in the butt. But based on what I’ve seen so far, I fear it won’t. When the 2020 season was set to begin (before I knew of the playoff changes), I …
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To DH or Not to DH… Who is the Question?
The DH has come to the NL… who’s best to occupy this spot for the Cubs?
6 Cubs Trade Candidates (and what might happen to them before 2020)
The Major League Baseball offseason is upon us. Free agency began on November 4th and today begins the General Manager Meetings in Arizona. Over the next four days, all 30 GM’s will be in the same place (Scottsdale, AZ) so you can expect the rumor mill to be in full swing and the HotStove to …
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What Doomed the Cubs? Their Offense (which is still broken)
Been sitting on this for a bit and finally got some time to post it…. So hooray, here comes my first baseball-related blog post!!! Following the end of the 2018 baseball season, Cubs President Theo Epstein declared that something “broke” in the Cubs offense. Anyone watching the team that year, especially during the last month …
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A Dinosaur in the Dugout 