Honestly, I’m a little tired of talking about Milton Bradley. While he was with the Cubs, he seemed to always be the topic of conversation. He not only was a distraction in the clubhouse, but he was a distraction to anyone writing about the Cubs.
Unfortunately, Bradley is back in the news. Despite the fact that [...]
Category Archives: Opinion
Milton Bradley Just Can’t Stop Talking
March 10, 2010 – 9:56 am
Goose Gossage Is Still Full Of Himself
March 8, 2010 – 5:21 am
Joe Brescia of the New York Times interviewed Goose Gossage at Yankees Spring Training camp in Tampa. I was interested in reading the interview because Gossage is a colorful figure with a bloated sense of himself who’s not afraid to speak his mind. He’s usually good for one or two ridiculous statements.
A Cuban, Advanced Statistics, And Childish Millionaires
March 5, 2010 – 5:23 am
The Cubs have “reached an agreement” with Cuban pitcher Juan Yasser Serrano, although the deal is not expected to be finalized for about a month. That, according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com.
Serrano defected from Cuba in April 2009 after being arrested in Cuba in January 2009 for attempted illegal departure. At least we know he’s persistent. The [...]
Is OBP Really That Important?
March 4, 2010 – 5:52 am
I’m going to do something dangerous here. I’m going to write a post without knowing how it’s going to end. I’m just going to kind of feel my way through it and hope that I come up with something that makes sense.
I’ve been thinking about on-base percentage a lot recently. I grew up at a [...]
Fontenot To Get Another Chance
March 1, 2010 – 5:44 am
Last year, Mike Fontenot had a pretty miserable season. For the first time in his career, Fontenot was given a shot at being a big league starter. He began the 2009 season as the Cubs starting second baseman and ended the season hitting .236/.301/.377 with 9 homeruns and 43 RBI. It was an ugly season.
In Fontenot’s [...]
Happy Birthday Number 10
February 25, 2010 – 1:30 pm
Today is the 70th birthday of Ronald Edward Santo, former Cubs third baseman, Cubs radio analyst, and arguably the Cubs #1 fan. Happy Birthday, Ron! May this be the last birthday you spend without the title “Hall of Famer” in front of your name.
The Lunacy of Pre-Season Baseball Predictions
February 22, 2010 – 5:24 am
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been reading articles talking about how the 2010 baseball season is going to turn out. Everyone has an opinion. I understand that. But what some people are doing is actually creating systems to predict the outcome of the upcoming season.
Baseball prediction systems are not new. They’ve been around [...]
The Hypocrisy Of MLB Knows No Bounds
February 19, 2010 – 9:49 am
I love baseball. As an extention, I love MLB. Sure, they do stupid things from time to time, but overall I view them as the overseers at the highest level of the game I love.
But this time, they’ve gone too far.
Pitchers and Catcher Report
February 17, 2010 – 8:57 am
Tomorrow is the official day when Cubs pitchers and catchers are supposed to report to the Spring Training facility in Mesa. It is the official start of the Spring Training season (games begin in March) and most Cubs pitchers and catchers are already in camp.
According to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, Carlos Zambrano, Randy Wells, Jeff [...]
I’m A Cubs Schizophrenic
February 15, 2010 – 9:57 am
What are the Cubs going to do in 2010? I can easily build a case that the Cubs will have a great, resurgent year. Unfortunately, I can just as easily build a case that 2010 will be as big of a disaster as 2009.
I’m normally a glass is half full kind of guy. If you look through [...]
