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Step away it will do you some good
I’m betting fans in St. Louis are trying to soften the blow of an awful start with the fact that the NL Central is winnable. Despite what anyone thinks, they are clearly underperforming this season. Nobody in their right mind predicted the Cards would be in fifth place at any point in the season-let alone…
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The White Sox are missing out
I know the White Sox have developed a following in the Carolinas because their minor league affiliates play in the region-at least that’s what they used to say. I’m not sure that’s translated to bigger crowds at Guaranteed Rate Field or travel through Ohare and Midway. I just received an email from the Wisconsin Timber…
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In case you missed it
Not only was yesterday ALS, Lou Gehrig Day, it was also National Donut Day. I hope you celebrated the day with a treat from one of the many national chains that had a promotion. I also hope you had a nice National Hamburger Day on May 28th. I completely missed it and likely had chicken…
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82 years ago today and 25 years ago.
If you’re a baseball fan and are going to watch a game today, you probably know that Lou Gehrig died on June 2, 1941 from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). ALS and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) are often packaged together and referred to by their acronyms because of the insidious nature of the diseases. ALS is known…
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What we’re missing with the new schedule..
While everyone is touting how great it is that the Cubs won’t be playing the Cardinals, Brewers, Reds or Pirates 19 times a year, I think there is a downside to minimizing rivalries. Growing up a fan in the 70’s-80’s fans benefited from the unbalanced schedules. Teams played each of their division foes 18 times…
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Flashing back to 1998 again.
The 1998 season was very personal to me for reasons beyond the Sosa-McGwire showdown. As was suggested by a friend, the similarities between the ’98 Cubs and this year’s version are minimal at best. It also doesn’t look like the Cubs will reach outside the organization for answers this season. However, I’ve recently read a…
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Leading by example.
Everyone east of the Mississippi cites the 2022 Phillies as the model for what can happen when a team puts it all together. I’m not sure if it really was Joe Girardi’s fault that the team was 22-29 when he got fired or if it was Rob Thomson’s personality that transformed the team. What I…
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Timing is everything
To nobody’s surprise, the Cubs and Marcus Stroman turned around the season. Forget the last three games against the Reds. Okay, maybe they didn’t destroy the Rays, but they won 1-0. After today’s game, the host that is on the Cubs radio station, threw open for discussion what the Cubs should do with Stroman. He…
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Cubs-Re ds, Sunday May 28
Heading down to the ballpark yesterday morning, I’m not sure what I expected. I think I may have even posted that I was going with an open mind. Entering the game, the Cubs were in the middle of a 3-game losing streak and were facing a sweep. At 23-29, Cincinnati wasn’t much better than the…
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A beautiful day at the ol ballparks..
Without giving away the plot, or rather posting about the Cubs abysmal performance today, I’ll state it was a perfect day for a game. Early this morning (9ish), I saw that three of the fields in Northfield were stuffed with kids warming up and getting loose. I was pleasantly surprised and pretty sure that didn’t…
