The Diary of Dale Sveum
Want some insight into the mind of the Cubs’ embattled, disgruntled manager Dalve Sveum? Here’s a fake excerpt from his imaginary diary.
Game 62: Anything Else on TV?
There was not much to feel good about watching tonight’s game. To be fair there hasn’t been much to feel good in Cubs-Reds games for much of the last three [...]
Full Story »Game 61 – Insert Fog Pun Here
Brandon Phillips 6, Cubs 2 at a fog-blanketed Wrigley Field that looked more like the historic NFL Fog Bowl than a baseball game.
Full Story »What Ever Happened To…..Tyler Colvin
One of my guilty pleasures for online reading is “where are they now” type posts. It got me thinking about past Cubs and I decided to make a series out of it. Every now and then, we’ll take a look at some former names to see what they’re up to now.
Full Story »Game 60 – Edwin Jackson Ain’t Bad
Edwin Jackson finally did what he is paid to do. Pitch. Eat Innings. Win ball games. The Cubs salvaged a game in the series with a 4-1 win.
Full Story »Game 59 – Shark and the Offense Come Up Flat
Jeff Samardzija wasn’t on his game early, and the offense sputtered again as the Cubs fell to the Pirates 6-2.
Full Story »Game 58 – Who Are the Building Blocks?
The Cubs lose behind another solid effort by Travis Wood that was backed by a lack of offense. It’s a common theme this year.
Full Story »3 Up, 3 Down – The Front Office’s First Draft Review
With the MLB Draft in progress, I bring you a short version that looks back at a few successes from the later selections of the 2012 Draft, the first for Theo, Jed, and Jason as leaders of the Cubs.
Full Story »Day 1 – Draft Recap
The Cubs passed on Jonathan Gray with the #2 overall pick to select powerful 3B Kris Bryant and selected intriguing LHP Rob “Spellcheck” Zastrynzny with the #41 pick.
Full Story »Northside Archives: No Batter, No Batter
Go look at that irrelevant stat batting average. The Cubs lineup has been quite poor in 2013 at getting base hits. In fact, they’ve got a chance to be historically bad at hitting.
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