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 [...]

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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

With Cubs Season Fading, Bears Looking Good

The St. Louis Cardinals are playing like the ‘27 Yankees. The Wild Card leading Colorado Rockies have won 9 of their last 10 games, now threatening the Dodgers for the NL West division. So now it appears the Cubs would have to basically win out to challenge the Wild Card, whether that be the Dodgers [...]

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September 11, 2009 Tags: 2009 Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, Colorado Rockies, Dodgers, Green Bay Packers, Jay Cutler, jersey, Lambeau Field, NFL, St. Louis Cardinals, Wild Card, Yankees Posted in: Chicago, game day, observations, playoffs, standings No Comments

Cardinals making statement in NL Central

I am certainly not a fan of the Cardinals team – never have been. But it’s hard to argue with their methods. Cardinals GM John Mozeliak has acquired Mark DeRosa, Julio Lugo, and now Matt Holliday to bolster his offense in pursuit of the NL Central Division Championship. The Cards are doing what they believe it [...]

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July 25, 2009 Tags: Jim Hendry, John Mozeliak, Julio Lugo, Mark DeRosa, Matt Holliday, NL Central Division, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly Posted in: Hot Stove, Jim Hendry, observations, players, rivalries, roster, stats One Comment

Jim Hendry has trade deadline work to do

With the Cardinals stocking up on some potential offensive firepower in Matt Holliday, it brings me around to wonder what options might be available for Jim Hendry between now and the non-waiver trade deadline of July 31st.
The Cubs will get Ryan Dempster back next week and Geovany Soto still maybe a couple weeks away. But [...]

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July 24, 2009 Tags: Aramis Ramirez, Aubrey Huff, Freddy Sanchez, George Sherrill, Geovany Soto, Jeff Baker, Joe Beimel, John Grabow, Matt Holliday, Ryan Dempster, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, trade deadline Posted in: Hot Stove, Jim Hendry, players, roster One Comment

See Ted Lilly and all the MLB All Stars in St. Louis

Summer is in full swing and the ballpark is where the fans want to be. And in just a few days, the St. Louis Cardinals and Busch Stadium play host to the season’s biggest party: the MLB All-Star Game. A full lineup of events is on tap, including the Home Run Derby, Futures Game (inluding [...]

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July 7, 2009 Tags: Busch Stadium, Futures Game, Home Run Derby, home runs, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly Posted in: All Star Game, game day 3 Comments

It was 25 years ago today

Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg made is bones to a national TV audience exactly 25 years ago today. Then a whispy, relative unknown to most fans outside Chicago, Ryno hit not one, but two game tying home runs off of former Cub Bruce Sutter in a thrilling victory over the rival St. Louis [...]

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June 23, 2009 Tags: Bruce Sutter, JustOneBadCentury.com, Rick Kaempfer, Ryne Sandberg, St. Louis Cardinals, Willie McGee Posted in: awards, game day, game recap, oldschool, on this date, other Cubs sites, players, rivalries 2 Comments

Guest Post: May the Best Team Win

Here is a Guest Post sent in by AJ:
The Atlanta Braves have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that the MLB playoff format is exactly what Hank Steinbrenner, Chairman of the New York Yankees, claims it to be - a new found life for the weaker teams. The Braves reeled off 14 straight division titles [...]

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