For the Love of the Cubs and Family at Randy Hundley’s Fantasy Camp
Somewhere in a landfill, a mile deep by now, is a five-page manuscript detailing a tale of “The Veto Outfield” — three brothers who were signed to play one game for the Chicago Cubs. The paper, written...
View ArticleTaking a Pull from Theo Epstein’s Saintly Patience
Inside what was an otherwise depressing Major League Baseball preview issue that properly pegged the Cubs to finish dead last, ESPN the Magazine carried a feature on Cubs president Theo Epstein that...
View ArticleThe “Pat and Ron Show” is Back
Broadcasters have a truly difficult task of delivering play by play and analysis to the layman in layman’s terms. After that, they still need to add insight and understanding to the person who...
View ArticleHold Your Nose: Reviewing 10 Years of Chicago Cubs First-Round Draft Picks
Minor League Baseball is a lot like state government: It’s super important, has enormous impact, but only a few reporters cover it and nobody cares. Because of this, state reps and front office brass...
View ArticleWrigley Field Defeats Fenway Park in Battle of Old Ballparks
Only two hallowed halls have survived the big money game of Major League Baseball: Wrigley Field, of course, and its 102-year-old American League counterpart in Boston. But while both parks enjoy...
View Article7-year-old Rock Island native and Chicago Cubs fan battles paralysis from...
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon visited with Gregg Hampton, top right, and his sons Brennan, bottom left, and Liam, in the manager’s office during the family’s trip to Wrigley Field on June 12. The...
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