Category Archives: Chicago Cubs

The Rubber Game, or 2 out of 3 Ain’t Bad

UPDATE: Dang, I’m getting pretty good at this, but the Cubs starting pitchers are doing even better. Travis Wood got through six innings of shutout ball with 85 pitches and probably would have been out for the seventh if the … Continue reading

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Hoo-ray, It’s (the real) Opening Day!

UPDATE: Well, the Shark surpassed my wildest imagination, going 8 man-sized innings and spitting the image of a “true No.1.” Castro was on point and Rizzo not far behind, with Wellington throwing his name into the core player discussion. #HeresTheBeef … Continue reading

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Filament Friday (Revisited)

So, it’s been about 20 months since my last post, what?? This will be quick and dirty(just how you like it), but I told myself I was going to post something today, darn it… I’ve been on the Edwin Jackson … Continue reading

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Filament Friday

Friday already?!  Such a slow week for sports, I have to say the Superbowl is much less interesting without the Saints (not that I won’t be watching on Sunday).  Counting down the days to spring training and wondering if the … Continue reading

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Filament Friday

I REALLY intend to post more than once or twice a week, but the day job has been digging it’s hooks into me this week.  I had a whole angle on “State of the Teams” that I hoped to finish … Continue reading

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Filament Friday

A Google video search for “john fourcade nfl highlights” returns no results…ouch.  Instead I give you Heath Shuler to Randal “Thrill” Hill for an 89 yard touchdown – from a pure probability standpoint that has to be the most unlikely … Continue reading

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On Lower Life Forms and the Cubs

I was perusing the Tuesday chat by Chicago baseball blogger Bruce Levine over at espn.com (WARNING: I think you need an Insider account to view the chat archives) and one question in particular irked me. Tim (Portland, OR) Bruce, I … Continue reading

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Whatever It Was, It Must Have Been Bad

I’m basically a pretty nice guy, but in past lives (if you believe in that sort of thing) I must have been a real bastard.  How else do you explain growing up with the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago … Continue reading

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