Well, with their win last night the Cubs take the lead in the NL Central. This was not supposed to happen. This is actually never supposed to happen. I just wanted to let anybody reading know that we haven’t forgotten, we’re just spiraling into a deep depression without anything to [...]
They have a record-breaking blockbuster out right now, they’re holding strong in their ancient battle with the Ninja, and now they’re giving me something to write about.
The Pirates doubled up on the Cubbies today and handed them their second loss in three games. We’re gonna go ahead and ignore [...]
Chicago’s a funny town and of course their fans are loyal, but seriously. A staff reporter, Bob Foltman, from the Tribune wrote this, “…[F]or the Cubs there was more to hang their hats on in defeat than reason to hang their heads.”
Somebody explain the proud part…Was it the pitcher getting [...]
What a weekend! We previously mentioned the Zambrano / Barrett dustup, but with the Cubs, the hits just keep on coming. First, Lou Piniella gets tossed and suspended indefinitely for his tantrum on Saturday, then Gene Wojciechowski has a big article on ESPN.com that opens with the line [...]
For those of you keeping track here, you may have noticed somewhat of a lag on the blog. Due to some major life events, the contributors at aCoS have been a little preoccupied and the blog has been left wanting. That ends tonight because I just can’t not write about [...]
Sam Zell is a real estate kingpin with the nickname of “The Grave Dancer”, obtained because he has the ability to revive properties that other developers considered dead. He’s also the new owner of the Tribune Company, the parent company of the Chicago Cubs. In addition to being fabulously wealthy [...]
The Cubs have really got losing down to a science; some might even say art. They carefully craft these losses so you have to keep watching.
Sure, you assume they’ll lose, but they change it up so often you just have to see how. One day the offense will be [...]
Mark Prior has finally decided to get exploratory surgery on his troubled right shoulder to try and determine just why it is he is in constant pain and hasn’t had more than 11 wins since 2003. This is the first time he’s had surgery on the shoulder, which limited [...]
Today, the Cubs tried to switch it up a little bit in the rubber game of the three game set with their arch rivals the Cardinals. After a close loss in the first game, and a strong performance in the second game, the Cubbies decided those games were too boring. [...]
And to who else? The St. Louis Cardinals. I know you are wondering if the Cubs did anything ridonkulous this game and I tell you, it just wouldn’t be a Cubs’ game if they didn’t. While trying to rally in the 9th, Cubs’ pinch runner Ronny Cedeno over slid [...]
In 1916, the Cubbies played their first game at Wrigley field, which at the time was still known as Weeghman Park. The name change to Wrigley field didn’t occur until 1920. Since their first game in 1916, the Cubs have posted a record of 7,091 and 7,395 - a 0.490 [...]
Man, those Cubs love to give up hard-earned leads.
Mark DeRosa got the game started with a solo HR in the first, only to have Zambrano promptly give up the lead. Highlights included a 3 run home run by Jeff “I’m not French, really!” Francoeur in the bottom of the [...]
You get so close to getting your team it’s second win in nine meetings with the Padres, and what do you do? You give up a couple of doubles in the 14th to let it slip away.
On the plus side, the Cubs may have found out they wasted all that [...]
In 1976, the Cubs lose a squeaker in 10 innings. Final score: 18-6. The Phillies’ Mike Schmidt blasts four in a row and tacks on a single at the end to drive in a total of 8 runs…in Chicago, no less. [via Today in Baseball History]
[...]$617,283.95
That’s how much the Cubs are paying Alfonso Soriano over the next five games, which he will probably be missing due to a strained hammy. Nothing like a leg injury for a guy twelve games into a 8 year $136 million contract. Woof.
[...]You’d think that the Cubs would be safe at home with a 5 run lead, their ace on the mound, and the 8th place hitter coming up in the fifth inning. Of course, you’d be wrong. The Reds scored six runs in the fifth inning and coasted home with [...]
Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez, the $9M man, is out with tendinitis in his right wrist. Ramirez came into the clubhouse after two days off due to inclement weather with a heavily swollen wrist. This reeks of the Joel Zumaya incident. The Cubs will miss his .406 batting [...]
When the headline reads “Cubs fans send messages with bricks”, the excitable part of my brain says “Oh boy! They have finally decided that they were not willing to keep blindly funding a team that has no intention of winning. A violent uprising by the fans will make sure [...]
That seems to be the best way to sum up anything having to do with the Cubs’ sale. Mark Cuban, owner of arguably the best team in the NBA, has been constantly hounded by the press about a possible purchase of another bunch of losers to turn around.
Cuban may not [...]
Houston’s Chris Sampson roared out of the gate to the tune of five shutout innings as the Astros withstood a late rally attempt to beat the Cubs 4-2. Star free agent acquisition Jason Marquis (3 years, $21M — [...]
