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Arm feels great. Seeing the ball well. Taking one game at a time. Not looking past the next game. I’m just happy with the win.

The Best Catch in Chicago

Some things can stand the test of time. Fortunately, for fans we’ve been treated to two of the best fielding plays for not only this year, but possibly Chicago Cubs baseball history .
Last Wednesday, Chicago Cubs center fielder Marlon Byrd (below) made every highlight reel with his no-look circus catch. It may not […]

Posted 03 May 2010 § Chicago Cub Baseball News ‡ Comments (0)

Memo to Cubs’ Brass: It’s the Payroll, Stupid

If the first month of Chicago Cubs baseball is any indication of the remaining five, it could be another very long year of mediocrity for North Side fans.
Do I hear 102 years and counting?
It’s very likely for the short and long term, considering the group of overpaid and under-performing players Cubs GM Jim Hendry has […]

Posted 01 May 2010 § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

The Mystery Called Cubs Baseball

If the Chicago Cubs are to move forward in 2010 they’re first going to have to get by their past.
For as much as Cubdom wants to believe in this latest version of Chicago Cubs baseball, the disaster of 2009 still lingers fairly fresh in most of its minds.
Sure, some of the faces have changed - […]

Posted 17 April 2010 § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Chicago Cubs’ First Week a Dud

In the scheme of a 162-game major league schedule, the opening week of the season is but a drop in the ball bucket.
Seldom are a team’s fortunes determined by what transpires during the course of those first few games.  Thank goodness that’s the case for Chicago Cubs baseball.
With today’s 3-1 loss to Cincinnati, the Cubs […]

Posted 11 April 2010 § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs All Quiet on the Western Front

Ssshhhhhh.  Did you hear that sound coming out of the Chicago Cubs training camp?
If you answered no, you’d be correct.  For what you don’t hear is the beautiful sound of silence.  And what a pleasant melody it’s playing.
For the first time in a long time, Chicago Cubs baseball is readying itself for a new season […]

Posted 30 March 2010 § Chicago Cubs Spring Training § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)
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