This article was originally supposed to be about me expressing my thoughts about the trading of Carlos Zambrano, finally, mercifully, ending a tenure that had become, for lack of a better term, malignant.Zambrano had reached a point where he could not remain with the Cubs and respect them, and the Cubs had reached a point where they could not keep him without drawing at the very least snickers from other organizations. On August 17th, 2007, Zambrano signed the biggest contract a Cubs pitcher has ever even been offered, let alone signed: 5 years, $91.5 million.This is significant, because it was an ...
The hottest free agent prize in nearly 10 years hits the market following this year's World Series. As an added bonus, the man happens to be my favorite player in MLB. He wears my jersey number, how can I not love him?Well, according to the strict rules, I'm not supposed to.See, he plays for our hated rivals. A team that has consistently owned the Cubs at every turn. Even going back to the trade deadline back in '04 when the Cards ended up with Larry Walker and the Cubs...well, let's not talk about that. I've heard fellow Cub fans say ...
A long time ago, Jim Hendry, knowing that the World Series window for a team that had not represented the National League in the Series since 1945 was very short, went on a spending spree. Among other signings, he gave Kosuke Fukudome a big deal, (4-years, $48 million) locked up Carlos Zambrano (5 years, $91 million) and Aramis Ramirez (5 years, $75 million) and, of course, the most reviled contract in Cubs history, the 8-year, $136 million dollar behemoth handed out to streak hitter and strikeout machine Alfonso Soriano. These were all contracts handed out to players who were supposed to lead the Cubs ...
Last year, the Chicago Cubs won 83 games. In the early to mid-'90s that would have been acceptable, and probably even laudatory. However, in 2009, the Chicago Cubs were coming off seasons of 85 and 97 wins, respectively. Both of those were good enough to win the NL Central, but both times the Cubs failed to win a single playoff game.
Jim Hendry picked up the fact that the Cubs had a righty-dominated lineup, which in the post-season is not a great thing, and decided to enter the free agent market. He had to choose between the recently released and given ...
Sometimes I wonder if my years of rooting for the Cubs have actually harmed me. Rooting for the Cubs forces you to look at each windfall with a critical eye and not committing to the Indian, as a certain Blackhawks official once said. No team ever starts at the top, and all teams build to win consistently.
In an alternate universe, Boy George has won five or six Grammys, Michael Jordan is a hall of fame baseball player, Jason Voorhies rescues teenagers, and the Cubs have won multiple rings, while the Yankees just had their first playoff series in fourteen years.
Sadly, ...
So, we've arrived in 2004. The Chicago Cubs have just undergone the worst choke in the history of the NLCS. Stunned, Cubs fans could only watch in horror as Josh Beckett and A.J. Burnett dominated the mighty New York Yankees in the World Series.
You'll forgive us if we didn't enjoy the Jan Brady-like feeling running through our veins during that entire series and subsequent off-season.
The Marlins have two rings, and the Cubs continue to play foil for teams we fans thought our teams were better than.
In 2004, though, it seemed things were looking up. After Eric Karros went out to pasture ...
I'm not a fan of the Resident Evil series, nor of very many RPG's. But, as I thought about my many years as a Cubs fan, I compare it to a meeting with Dr. Salvador.
For the uninitiated, or the few people who pretend they don't care, Dr. Salvador is the giant guy with the chainsaw in Resident Evil Four.
Among other things he can do besides cut your head off, he can teleport to the top of a ladder you're climbing and cut your head off, he can teleport ahead of you and cut your head off, he can break down ...
