LET THERE BE BASEBALL!   It’s March 10th, at 2:16 pm, and there will be baseball! The news, broken by Jeff Passan, says the Major League Players Association and Major League Baseball have reached a tentative agreement on a new CBA. The final vote from the players came through at 26-12 in favor of the new deal. Players can report …

There is nothing that I would love more than to be at Guaranteed Rate (Comiskey) Field watching a baseball game right now. Like many of you, this has been the case for the past month. I long for the days of walking onto the concourse, the smell of hot dogs, and grilled onions wafting through my nose. I miss the …

The following words can be found between the Preface and the Introduction in the 1994 book Baseball by Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns.  The book is the companion volume to the original television series which came out that same year. I keep this passage available and accessible, and I actually read it several times a year.  I find it beautifully written.  …

The Chicago Cubs continued their erratic play on Saturday during a day-night doubleheader in Cincinnati against the last place Reds ballclub.  This has become a concerning pattern for the 2018 Cubs team that has hovered just above .500 for most of the year so far.  In one game, the Cubbies can look like World Series contenders and in the very …

Over the last two plus weeks, the Chicago Cubs have been a team of streaks. The Cubs have crammed winning streaks, losing streaks, hitting streaks, and offensive slumps into a very short period of time.  Just when they look like they are finding their groove at the plate, the bats turn cold.  When it looks like the pitching staff is …

Most people remember where they were and what they were doing when life-altering events took place.  The same can be said for die hard Cubs fans when you ask them what they were doing on May 6, 1998.  That was the day of Kerry Wood’s 20 strikeout game.  Although it has been 20 years since 20-year-old Kerry Wood laid waste …

Chicago Cubs manager, Joe Maddon, has always been a little bit unconventional in his managerial style.  He is, if nothing else, a colorful character, always quick to inject humor into any situation or try unorthodox things to break up the monotony of the 162-game season.  For the most part, players take very well to Maddon’s managerial style.  Both veterans and …

After another great pitching performance on Sunday, the Cubs completed the rare four game sweep, sending the Brewers packing with a 2-0 shutout.  This was the third shutout of the series for a Cubs pitching staff that has been lights out of late.  The Cubs are 8-2 over their last 10 games and the starting rotation has been a big …

There is an old adage in baseball that goes “you can’t win a division in April but you sure can lose one”.  Basically, this means that no matter how hot you start the year, there are still five months to go, and you are going to have to win meaningful games in August and September.  On the flip side, a …

The Cubs star third baseman, Kris Bryant, suffered a scary moment in Sunday’s afternoon matchup against the Colorado Rockies.  In the top of the first inning, after the first two batters were retired, Bryant was hit in the head with a German Marquez fastball.  While Bryant appeared disoriented and struggled off the field, the Cubs bench responded emotionally to the …