Six questions with Starlin Castro

Six questions with Starlin Castro

Mar 5, 2015 | Cubs, Featured, Six Question Interviews

The next installment of our Six Question interview series is with Cubs All-Star Shortstop Starlin Castro1. At some point after the All Star Break, you’re going to get your 1,000th hit.  You don’t even turn 25 until March 24.  How many hits do you think...
Cubs trade value rankings – Part II

Cubs trade value rankings – Part II

Mar 3, 2015 | Cubs, Featured

Yesterday we plowed through the bottom 30 of this completely unscientific ranking of the Cubs current trade assets.  The idea is simple.  It’s a ranking of every player on the current 40 man roster, plus 10 other guys who will be on it someday.  Age, past...
What to watch for in Cubs spring training

What to watch for in Cubs spring training

Feb 13, 2015 | Cubs, Featured

It’s officially less than a week until the start of spring training.  The Cubs will be christening their newly named, year-old ballpark by giving away game used urinal pucks to the first 14 fans who attend the first workout. If you get one, don’t...
Off to a grand start

Off to a grand start

Nov 17, 2014 | Cubs

The Cubs are off to a flying start this offseason, they have already shuffled their coaching staff, then dumped manager Rick(y) Renteria in favor of Joe Maddon, and why yesterday they traded Arodys Vizcaino back to the Barves from which he came, to bring in lefty...
Maybe the whole NL Central sucks

Maybe the whole NL Central sucks

May 15, 2014 | Cubs

Don Zimmer, that baseball sage best known for having a metal plate in his head (and looking like a gerbil) used to say that 40 games into any season you have a pretty good idea of how good teams are.  Any team that is .500 or better probably has a chance to contend,...