In the wake of the Yu Darvish signing, it feels as though the baseball pundit community has established two requirements for any report on the Cubs’ new ace… — At least one obvious pun on his first name such as “Yu the man now, dawg.” (If it wasn’t already abundantly obvious, this makes it clear […]
Tag: World Series
Ten Years Later: A Draft in Three Acts
With the third overall pick of the 2007 Major League Baseball first-year player draft, the Chicago Cubs selected Josh Vitters. Like most early round draft picks during the Jim Hendry era, the high ceiling, low floor high school third baseman tantalized the imaginations of the Chicago faithful. And like most early round draft picks during […]
The Change: One Fan’s Journey to Seeing the Cubs Differently
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 […]
A Recent History of Defending Champs
In case you missed it, the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series. While few Cubs fans have tired of seeing Kris Bryant throw to Anthony Rizzo to break the drought, the start of the 2017 season draws ever closer, and soon the Cubs will have to get on with the business of defending their […]
Check Your Expectations for Kyle Schwarber
Kyle Schwarber is a mythical player for the Chicago Cubs, and frankly, he has been for quite a while now. It all started when he went 4-for-7 with two home runs and four RBI against Cincinnati in an unbelievable back-and-forth win on July 11, 2015. The lead in the Tribune the following day said it […]
Cubs 2016 Playoff Retrospective – World Series Edition
Now that the 2017 Cubs Convention has concluded, the last remaining stepping stone towards the day when pitchers and catchers report has been reached, and countdowns to 2017 Spring Training will soon start appearing on your local nightly news stations. But before we turn the page on the Cubs 2016 championship season (just kidding that […]
Understanding Maddon’s Use of Lester in Game 7
With the Winter Meetings underway, it appears to finally be time to turn the page on the greatest night of our baseball lives and focus instead on the coming season ahe— You know what? Screw that. The thing about the greatest night of our baseball lives is that there’s no such thing as spending too […]
Emotional Moments: The World Series Edition
It hasn’t been a fortnight since the Cubs won the World Series, and it still feels surreal. I thought it might sink in—I’ve even claimed that it has, but don’t take me to court—but I’m still figuring out how to live in this world created by a Cubs World Series victory. I rewatched some bits […]
Jason Heyward’s Unquestionable Leadership
When it comes to legendary moments in Cubs history, Jason Heyward’s World Series Game 7 speech will go down as the single greatest rain delay performance of all time. This is hardly a controversial position–although I should probably apologize for inspiring the string of profanity just heard by anyone within listening range of Gary Pressy. […]
The Captain’s Instincts Come Through
On an unusually cold early April day, I stepped out of my car at Principal Park with no clue how to do the job I was there to do, and even less idea what would transpire over the next seven months. I was on a mission to conduct my first professional interview, seeking to discuss with […]