Mike Quade gets an audition
With Lou stepping aside early, this allows the organization to get on with player evaluation and for coach Mike Quade, an opportunity to audition for the Cubs managerial position in 2011 and beyond. When I first hear Tribune beat writer Paul Sullivan say Quade is a leading candidate for the job, I started talking to myself, alone [...]
August 23, 2010
Tags: Alan Trammel, manager, Mike Quade, Paul Sullivan Posted in: biz of baseball, coaching, Jim Hendry, manager, observations 
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It’s GO Time for Your 2010 Chicago Cubs
It’s GO time for your 2010 Chicago Cubs. The off season has ended, spring training is over, the team is assembled, and hope springs eternal. With all the hope and anticipation of a 7-year old kid on Christmas eve, I await the first pitch, first game, first Cubs homer, and first win of the new [...]
April 5, 2010
Tags: 2010 Chicago Cubs, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Atlanta Braves, Chris Carpenter, Cincinnati Reds, hope springs eternal, Matt Holliday, NL Central Division, opening day, Paul Sullivan, St. Louis Cardinals, Wrigley Field Posted in: game day, observations, players, playoffs, rivalries, schedule, spring training One Comment
On the Cubs beat with Bruce Miles
Possibly one of the great jobs to have is that of beat writer for a major league baseball team. Free tickets, great seats, access to all aspects of the game… my view from the cheap seats (i.e. as a blogger) is being a beat writer is a great gig to have. That may well be, but of [...]
April 26, 2009
Tags: beat writer, Bleed Cubbie Blue, blog, Bruce Miles, Chicago's Inside Pitch, Cubbies, Daily Herald, Desipio, Goat Riders, Harry Caray, Hire Jim Essian, Ivy Chat, Mark Cuban, MLBtradeRumors, North Side Baseball, Paul Sullivan, Rod Beck, Rush, Ryan Dempster, The Natural, Tim Dierkes Posted in: book, feature, game of baseball, interview, the media No Comments
Review: Cubs Annual 2009
The Cubs Annual 2009 from Maple Street Press looks like a magazine but reads like a book. With 128 glossy color pages there are just two advertisements; one for the Boise Cubs minor league affiliate and the other for the publisher. Edited by ubiquitous Cubs expert Al Yellon of popular blog Bleed Cubbie Blue, this volume is packed [...]
April 2, 2009
Tags: Al Yellon, Bleed Cubbie Blue, book, Bruce Miles, Cubs Annual 2009, George Castle, Len Kasper, Maple Street Press, Paul Sullivan Posted in: book, feature, review 3 Comments
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