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Chicago Cubs Hire Mike Quade as Manager

Okay, I’ll admit Mike Quade is not “classically handsome”.
Mike Quade Hired as Chicago Cubs Manager
And so it finally happened. After 17 season as a minor league manager, five seasons as an MLB coach and almost four seasons as the Cubs third base coach, Chicago area native Mike Quade finally received his first chance to be [...]

Lou Pinella “What do you want me to say?”

“What do you want me to say?” – Lou Pinella, 2009-2010
What Else Do You Want Me To Say?
I feel ya, Lou.  If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all
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Carlos Zambrano is Moving to the Bullpen

Meet the Cubs new $18 million dollar set up man (photo)
Carlos Zambrano Moving to the Bullpen
In a move that stunned baseball fans who weren’t too out of it from celebrating 4/20 with Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs manager Lou Pinella announced that starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano would be moved to the Cubs bullpen to be Carlos [...]

Milton Bradley Can’t Play Nice, Gets Sent Home by Pinella

Bradley says he’s feeling isolated on this team (photo by Jacob Soboroff)
Milton Bradley Sent Home by Pinella
I almost didn’t want to post about this because I didn’t want one players antics to outshine a great team effort in the Cubs 5-4 win against the White Sox.  It was a big win.  But for those of [...]

I Could Use a Lou Pinella Tirade Right About Now

Lou Pinella’s Famous Wrigley Field Ejection
I’m Ready For a Tirade
I generally try and stay away from negative posts but the 2009 Cubs have driven me to do this once already this season, back when Kevin Gregg blew one of many of Randy Wells should-have-been wins.  I came really close to another one two nights ago [...]

Lou Pinella Raps With Ozzie Guillen in Crosstown Classic Chevy Commercial 2007

Crosstown Classic Chevy Commercial 2007
Lou Pinella + Ozzie Guillen + Rapping = Instant Classic
This commercial starring Chicago Cubs manager Lou Pinella and Ozzie Guillen just makes you go “wow” doesn’t it?  You just can’t seem to look away and yet it’s so terrible.  It also makes you smile.  I would put this into the category [...]

Requiem for A Dream: The Chicago Cubs 2008 Season Ends with a Whimper

Why Cubs, Why?
This is not the way we expected this to end.  We Believed.  It was Gonna Happen.  This was the Year!  The 100 year anniversary would be the end of the drought, the curse, the goat, the waiting.  Instead it’s once again: Wait Till Next Year.
For me it’s taken three days to get to [...]

Chicago Cubs Finish 2008 Season with 97-64 Record

(PHOTO BY Nam Y. Huh/AP)
Our beloved Chicago Cubs finished the 2008 regular season with a 97-64 record.  97 freaking wins my friends!
Some fans hoped they might get to that 100 win milestone but that didn’t happen, and that’s alright.  It doesn’t really matter anyway, wins and losses mean nothing going into the playoffs.  Instead of [...]

Is It Too Early to Think About a Cubs – Sox World Series?

Short answer:  Yes.  Long Answer follows:
As this great image created by fellow Cub fan Guano illustrates so well, Derrek Lee and the Chicago Cubs are on FIRE! Derrek is bashing the ball and off to one of his typical hot starts. What’s very encouraging is that unlike last season he has his power [...]

Lou Pinella’s Daily Affirmations

So how can an ordinary Delusional Cubs Fan like you or I benefit from the wisdom of Lou? We can get our Daily Affirmation from Lou Pinella. That’s right, our daily affirmation.