Mar 9, 2010 | Andy
I know that some of you tire of me ripping other writers, and I will reiterate again that I appreciate your position and that I could give two shits about it. Every once and a while I like to head on over to Bleed Cubbie Blue, where most of us have been banned from...
Mar 7, 2010 | Andy
It’s bad enough that the Tribune has started something called “The Morning Phil” which is really just Phil Rogers reminding us every morning that he knows shit about baseball. But on Sunday, he sat in a pressbox in Glendale after the Cubs-Sox game...
Mar 3, 2010 | Andy
I get some fan mail from time to time and it’s always good to hear from you, the home reader. Over the years, I’ve written a lot of very nice things about Cubs legend/broadcaster Ron Santo, and I’ve also written some not so positive things about...
Feb 26, 2010 | Andy
It can be a good thing to go to spring training with a roster that’s basically already set. That could mean that you’re loaded with talent and ready to roll. It could also be a bad thing, because it might mean you don’t have any prospects ready to...
Feb 24, 2010 | Andy
Yesterday, Cubs owner (well, one of the owners), Tom Ricketts gave the first preseason address from an owner to his Cubs team since back in 1964 when PK Wrigley asked a room full of players, “You want any gum?” The media were not allowed in the room to...
Feb 22, 2010 | Andy
The other day Major League Baseball announced that it was banning firearms from clubhouses and it was surprising. Surprising that they hadn’t done that…oh, 100 years ago, or so. But you knew that somebody would be pissed off about it. Even if a gun has...
