Reasons For Optimism In An Un-Optimisitic Year
Today we look at three names who’s 2011 numbers may not be all they’re cracked up to be. Perhaps there is reason for optimism after all in 2012.
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Morning News: Hey Look, Actual Cubs News!
Shuffling utility infielders, elite quarterbacks and giant mice, and suspicious mystery meat. Jeremiah has your Morning News.
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Cubs Claim Adrian Cardenas off waivers and Designate Blake DeWitt for Assignment
The Chicago Cubs today claimed infielder Adrian Cardenas off waivers from the Oakland Athletics. In a corresponding 40-man roster move, infielder Blake DeWitt was designated for assignment.
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Who Am I?
Who Am I? is a feature here at VFTB where we tell you a little bit about one of our regulars, you guess who it is! Have fun with it (and let us know if you’d like to be included!)
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VFTB PSA
This morning we take time out for a quick public service announcement here at the site in the morning news. Oh, and by the way, the Giants won the Super Bowl.
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GO: Famous Folk
The GO! column is a series of quick questions, some serious, some quirky, that allow us to hear more from you and you to hear less from us. A win win! GO!
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The Designated Headache
The Designated Hitter creates a bizarre inequality throughout the MLB. Jeremiah would like to propose a solution.
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Morning News: WGN Contest, Garza Day, Super Bowl and more!
Quite a bit of Cubs news on the final weekday before the Super Bowl. And for you musicians, there’s a contest for WGN Radio that might interest you.
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Northside Archives: Playoff Uncertainty
The Archives looks forward to the post-season today – hoping that sometime before Opening Day teams will have an idea of how they can still be playing ball in mid-October.
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Morning News: Playoffs, Violence, and Twitter Tough Guys
Not much (anything) in the way of Cubs news on Wednesday, but we’ve got playoff changes (maybe), soccer violence, and Twitter trash talk to discuss…join us, won’t you?
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Chet’s Corner: Mesa Calling
I look at this Cubs team and wonder exactly what we have. I am not looking for anything outstanding here, just a few sparks for the future. As Joe’s spring training invitees column suggested yesterday, we have some new faces and some old ones too. Who will you be watching this spring?
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Morning News 2/1
Cubs news is sparse these days; good thing there is only 62 days until Opening Day for the Cubbies! Enjoy the Morning News
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