In the last month  or so, 4 pitchers have notched their 100th wins in the major leagues. Carlos Zambrano started  the milestone march, hitting the century mark on June 5th.  Brad Penny then followed on June 17th, with Ted Lilly and Josh Beckett reaching their marks on July 11th and 12th respectively.  Each traveled their [...]

All things considered, the Cubs are lucky to have the record they do going into the All-Star break, but how have individual players and parts on this team rate so far?  Here’s a take on their performance thus far by position. 1st Base (Derrek Lee, Micah Hoffpauir): Derrek Lee started slow but has come on [...]

Last week may have been the worst week the Cubs have had in 5 years.  Sure, there have been some losing teams in that period, but no one week where the wheels just came off like they did here.  The record alone– 1-6 –makes the week look better than it actually was.  Here’s a little [...]

Ok let me paint a picture for you.  Stay with me here because things might get a little confusing.  A major league baseball team has one of the hottest bats in the minors and a shitty, shitty hitting utility man on the big league squad.  That team’s starting third basemen goes down with an injury [...]

Well, as Stomin’ Norman was talking about this morning, the Cubs have decided some changes need to be made and they will look to the minors to try and make it happen.  Jake Fox is hitting .423 with 17 homers so far this year and will be brought up to play outfield and a little [...]

I have been busy as hell with studying for the Bar lately, so I haven’t had a whole lot of time to comment on the Cubs current situation.  It’s not that the 8-game losing streak isn’t a big deal, but how they’ve lost has been painful to watch.  Here are a few thoughts regarding the [...]