It has taken me a long time to process that the Chicago Cubs—my Chicago Cubs—are the 2016 World Series champions. I’m sure this has been the case for many Cubs fans. Just as I am sure that most fans have a different moment when they knew, they just knew, that it was going to happen this […]
Author: Bill Thompson
Gerardo Concepcion: A miss…for now?
When Theo Epstein took over operations for the Chicago Cubs in 2011, one of his goals was to add young talent. Whether through the draft, free agency, or trades, the Cubs needed to get younger, get better, and add needed depth. The Cubs ended up using all avenues to make their team better. Though it […]
Getting to Know Thomas Hatch
Imagine having to follow in the footsteps of Kyle Schwarber, Javier Baez, and Kris Bryant. Try being drafted by a team where an top-tier talent in Albert Almora Jr. is still considered a possibility as opposed to a definite. That sounds like one tough world—a world where the expectations for the person entering it are very […]