This picture was taken of the Cubs bullpen in the 5th inning of yesterday’s 8-1 Cubs win over the Brewers.  It’s still weird to have Big Z in the bullpen, and it’s going to be very hard to ignore.  Cheer on Z.

Things are bad for the Cubs.  Real bad.  The starting pitching though?  Not really a problem.  In fact, somehow, the Cubs have too many starters that are pitching well.  Now the bullpen, that’s a different story.  With Ted Lilly returning to the rotation on Saturday after looking especially sharp in his latest rehab start, most [...]

Last season was a huge disappointment for a Cubs team that had won two straight divisions the two previous years.  What was most disturbing was that the 2009 Cubs had pretty much the same personnel as the 2008 Cubs, with most feeling like Hendry had improved the team prior to the start of the season. [...]

So I went to Wrigley Field to catch a nice baseball game between my favorite team the Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies.  It was a beautiful night, and no matter what happened I stood to have a good time.  The sun was shining, I got a delicious foot-long hot dog, had a few beers, [...]

The bullpen is the key to this Cubs team.  Regardless of hitting, when the ‘pen is working, the team is winning.  Same goes for the other way around, and boy did they blow a gem by Randy Wells last night. [Sun-Times] Oh and Zambrano is missing team flights now. [Tribune] And did I mention Milton [...]

The Cubbies have been playing mostly like shit so far this season, despite many preseason experts and fans picking them to win the National League.  Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), the reasons for their crappiness aren’t really that complex.  In case they somehow escaped you, here are those reasons in [...]

Vinny says it’s all about defense, but how can they improve that?  Ben Gordon is the weakest link, goodbye! [Pippen Ain't Easy] Top ten things you will never hear Chicago coaches say. [TTCS] The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati is adding a dollar menu.  I guess the equivalent at Wrigley would be the $10 menu. [...]