Don't pity Cubs manager Dale Sveum. He has one of only 32 major league managing jobs in the world and earns millions of dollars. Plus, he knew what he was getting into when he accepted the position. Well, maybe he didn't realize they would be quite this bad. Still, one can't help but draw comparisons between the Cubs skipper and other sacrificial lambs who have coached in Chicago. For example, former Bulls coach Tim Floyd comes to mind. Floyd was probably never a bad coach, though his career record when he left the Bulls was the worst of all time ...
Cubs fans, I'd like to share something with you that is a rare positive story in today's otherwise negative baseball world, in the hope that you will join me in helping Bob Salomon.
Salomon is more than just a coach, husband and proud father. He is most recognized as the driving force behind the award-winning children’s book A Glove of Their Own, a story about paying it forward and children who play baseball simply for the love of the game.
Salomon created a grass roots campaign to raise awareness that has blossomed into a movement. This movement involves current and former Major Leaguers, including Craig Biggio, ...
At the time of this writing, the Chicago Cubs were tied with the Minnesota Twins as MLB's worst team. But having finally broken a long and arduous losing streak that tested even the most die-hard fans, I think we already know they are bad. But I'm here to tell you, in a humorous way, why the losing is not the end of the world.
In fact, from a pure baseball standpoint, it's fine. When we signed on to the Theo Epstein plan, we agreed to this. The Cubs are in a rebuilding process that will take several years. Unless they get impatient, following their plan means the ...
As the Cubs whimpered to the finish line at their home ballpark on Sunday, there was a feeling "sweeping" over the Northsiders that the annual series between the Chicago rivals has become a joke. The Sox have now beaten the Cubs 18 out of the last 24 games.Some "classic," eh? A classic failure, maybe. Interleague play is annoying to begin with, but when even the best of the matchups—and the intracity rivalries are supposed to be just that—are this bad you have to wonder why they do it at all.Sure, I'll admit it. If the Cubs were putting a big ...
As Cubs fans, whether we are hoping to defy the odds and win early—or, like me, want to see Theo Epstein's plan mature to fruition—we all want what's best for the team we bleed Cubs blue for. Recognizing that, we all agree that two of the more immediate pieces to the puzzle are Cubs prospects Brett Jackson and Anthony Rizzo. With that in mind, I set out to talk to colleagues and even some scouts in the Cubs organization. They told me that they would not be surprised to see Rizzo called up before Jackson, but that neither will likely ...
Tom Ricketts didn't want to tell you this. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer won't publicly admit it. But even Dale Sveum, whose managerial career may depend on winning, must know. The Cubs brass harbored no illusions of being competitive this season.
Sure, Epstein laid out his plan to build from within. To do things the right way. The Cubs way.
But what he didn't want you to know is that the Cubs, if they are truly committed to this plan, will not be contenders for several years.
I realize they did tell us that rebuilding takes time. But if you recall, they all said—especially Ricketts—that there's ...
As Kerry Wood completed coughing up a win to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night, he proceeded to do his best Carlos Zambrano imitation, throwing his glove and hat into the stands and becoming very surly with reporters when asked about the glove incident, courtesy of Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com.."Irrelevant, dude, and why the (bleep) would you even bring that up?” Wood said. “You guys have a good night.” And then Wood left his locker and was done for the night.Well, actually he was done much earlier, which brings us to a more logical question: is Kerry Wood done for his career?Now, to ...
Many Cubs fans feel that just because they traded centerfielder Marlon Byrd to the Boston Red Sox, it automatically follows that prospect Brett Jackson and perhaps even first baseman Anthony Rizzo will be called up to the big league club immediately. But that is not necessarily so.
One clue that the Cubs didn't trade Byrd simply to immediately call up Jackson is that Cubs GM Jed Hoyer admitted that they had been talking about acquiring relief help since the winter and we know that the Cubs had no intention of taking Jackson to Wrigley Field on April 5th.
Now, that isn't to say that having ...
When Theo Epstein was brought in as the new Cubs President of Baseball Operations by owner Tom Ricketts, he said all the right things about having patience and building the team the right way, the "Cubs Way".
But now that patience is being tested and there are Cubs fans who are facing the reality of just how severe the sacrifices are that they are being asked to make. Yet don't look for Epstein or his GM Jed Hoyer to make a quick fix or a knee-jerk reaction to improve the club over the short term.
Now, whether Cubs fans who have waited their entire lives ...
What do you do when you have a young talent who has a great hit tool but makes more errors than a weatherman's forecast? And is run prevention as important as run production?
Those are some of the questions surrounding the Cubs new field manager and coaches as they work with the Cubs young shortstop, Starlin Castro, who made two more errors on Saturday.
It would be easy to say that he needs to move off of shortstop, but that is not only too simplistic of a solution, it may not be a solution at all. Not only would they have to find ...
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