http://cubschic.com Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:45:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en They're supposed to be grown men playing a child's game, but Big Z gets confused every now and then. Throwing a temper tantrum, especially directed at his fellow players, is unacceptable. I'm glad Hendry thought the same. Now the big decision will be to sit Z, try to trade him, or ... http://cubschic.com/2010/06/26/big-zs-latest-tantrum/ I wish I were just talking about the play of the Cubs on the field. As if that isn't bad enough, the Ricketts are managing to dismantle the Wrigley experience faster than the Cubs can mount losses. Their latest 'improvement' is to play recorded music instead of organ music when each Cubs player goes ... http://cubschic.com/2010/06/16/keeps-getting-worse/ If I wasn't already dreading the Cubs/Sox series enough this weekend, now I've got to go to Wrigley on Saturday and look at the monstrosity that is the new Toyota sign. I hate that it's red and not the dark green that would be more harmoneous with the bleachers, but to make ... http://cubschic.com/2010/06/10/the-dreaded-sign-is-up/ Although I've never been a huge fan of hockey, it was hard not to like this year's Blackhawk team and the way they played. I'm happy not only for the players, but for the owner Rocky Wirtz, who went against everything his father believed in by putting the Hawks games on TV. He managed to make ... http://cubschic.com/2010/06/10/congratulations-blackhawks/ Ron Santo is resting comfortably in a Pittsburgh hospital after becoming ill after Monday's game. He's not the only one sick after seeing the Cubs lose to the Pirates for the sixth time in seven games this season. Seems that, with their current offense, the only way the Cubs can get ... http://cubschic.com/2010/06/01/making-us-ill/ The Cubs finally gave Lou the 1800th win of his career, but much later in the season than we'd all hoped for. Here's hoping that he gets a lot closer to 1900 before this season is over. Yesterday was beautiful all around, great weather combined with a Cubs victory. Too bad ... http://cubschic.com/2010/05/17/congrats-lou-on-win-1800/ I wonder what the team record is for pitchers getting the loss after pitching a quality start (allowing three runs or less after pitching six innings or more)? The Cubs have probably already broken it. Yesterday they wasted another great outing from Dempster, after handing Gorzelanny an undeserved loss the ... http://cubschic.com/2010/04/29/another-wasted-quality-start/ OK, maybe moving Zambrano to the bullpen did wake up the bats. Whatever happened to get the Cubs hitting in Milwaukee over the weekend, I just hope it continues through this homestand. Last night the Cubs showed that they can also win with patience, taking walks to force in the ... http://cubschic.com/2010/04/27/finally-back-to-500/ Taking many by surprise, Lou announced today that Zambrano will be moving to the bullpen. He will be used to shore up what has been a very leaky bullpen, with a focus on the 8th inning. Lilly is coming back Saturday to take his place in the rotation, so a ... http://cubschic.com/2010/04/21/big-z-to-the-bullpen/ So Soriano has decided to give up his trademark little hop before he catches a ball (or not) in the outfield. His original reason for the hop was that it forced him to concentrate more on even the simpliest of catches. Now he's foregoing the hop in order to concentrate. Whatever ... http://cubschic.com/2010/04/18/so-long-soriano-hop/