Dreamcast 20: It’s the End of the World As We Know It
As we found out last time we did a Dreamcast, Rice isn’t so good flying solo, so we grabbed a guest while Anno is doing newlywed things and Andy tries to stop North Korea from being stupid. Thank...
View ArticleAll Your 108-Year-Old Jokes Are Dead — Cubs Clinch Third Straight Playoff Berth
After eliminating the St. Louis Cardinals from the division race, the Chicago Cubs turned their sights on clinching the division outright before they even get home to Wrigley Field. Of course, they...
View ArticleThe Title Defense Begins (UPDATE: Cubs NLDS Roster is In)
After a long week of no Cubs baseball, I think we as fans are ready, and so are the players, for some meaningful baseball again: We're ready for tomorrow. #FlyTheW pic.twitter.com/HNt8W0cuEu — Chicago...
View ArticleDreamcast 28: Show Me the Money
With Anno off doing newlywed honeymoon things, guest star Crawly hangs out with us to talk Cubs and more… Happy Veterans Day all! Thoughts on Kyle Schwarber and potential trades Offseason targets to...
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Holiday Shopping: Cubs and MLB About to Wheel and Deal in Earnest
The Monday before Thanksgiving is typically busy for everyone, not just MLB. We have to get ready for the big cooking job on Wednesday and Thursday, pack up for the trip to meet up with a gathering of...
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What the Cubs Should Tell Shohei Ohtani
Not too long after the Black Friday thoughts, it was reported that the agent for Shohei Ohtani was distributing a questionnaire to every MLB club: Ohtani, 23, requested explanations in English and...
View ArticleMaintaining a Strong Cubs Team Through an Extended Competitive Window
Let’s begin by saying that I’m glad the Chicago Cubs have an ownership group that is not afraid to invest in winning when it makes sense, and has a good long game in mind as they hope to keep this...
View ArticleThe (Luxury) Tax Man
We begin with a quick visit to Theo Epstein’s comments from earlier this week, as the Winter Meetings began… Epstein on if there were talks with Marlins about Stanton: There wasn't much interaction...
View ArticleIt’s Nice to Meet Yu (UPDATE: The Cubs Met Yu)
The headlines, they write themselves! And wouldn’t you know it, the Chicago Cubs really are kicking the tires on Yu Darvish: sources: cubs are indeed meeting with yu. they have cast a wide net on...
View ArticleDreamcast 31: I Also Like To Live Dangerously
Since our last Dreamcast, we were really hoping that the Cubs could get something going on the transactions front. Alas, not only are the Cubs not doing much, neither is the rest of MLB. So we...
View ArticleCubs Convention Begins
Anno is in the middle of the Cubs Convention Opening Ceremony and Friday night festivities (you can check out the archived and live Facebook feeds via the link at the bottom), while I’m at home...
View ArticleAgain With the Waiting Game
We seem to be in a market where the best available free agent position player is lucky to sniff even one legitimate nine-figure offer, and where the best available free agent pitchers are still looking...
View ArticlePre-Spring Training Chicago Cubs Roster Check
Hey hey, if you missed the news, the Chicago Cubs reportedly signed one Yu Darvish, and we talked about the ramifications on the latest Dreamcast. Suffice it to say that we are very excited about this,...
View ArticleCubs Pitching Outlook For 2018 (So Far)
In between the very impressive showing by the Chicago Cubs rotation and their bullpen brethren so far, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have built an enviable pitching staff with depth and redundancies...
View ArticleCubs Conundrum: More Relief Vs More Bench Depth
The Cubs have a night game on Monday, with their off day Tuesday, so it’ll be a good stretch before we have to worry about their in-game activities again. Before their Spring Training game against the...
View ArticleCountdown to Opening Day
The Chicago Cubs’ spring training officially ended on Tuesday afternoon as they went through the motions with a couple tune up games against the Boston Red Sox. Now they’ll drive down the road to...
View ArticleCole Hamels, Chicago Cub! (UPDATES: Official)
The Cubs went and won themselves a ball game (the come from behind variety, again) while I was in the midst of moving all my stuff for relocation to California. That was fun, but I suppose we should...
View ArticleThe Cubs’ Full House
The Chicago Cubs will be home for the majority of the remainder of the 2018 season, which on the surface should be good for them to secure another NL Central division title. The recent trade for Daniel...
View ArticleA Renewed Sense of Urgency
And so, the night after the unthinkable happened, it has come to this… The Cubs are going home for the winter. With an optimist’s point of view, maybe it was best to give the players an extended rest...
View ArticleLooking Ahead to the 2019 Cubs…
As the Division Series in both leagues wind down, and with the Cubs watching from the outside, I suppose the most relevant Cubs thing we could do around here is to look to the future. The good news, I...
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