Song Of The Day: Procol Harum-Whisky Train (1970)

Cubs Take Down Dodgers 4-2 Monday In Chicago

Cub 3B Kris Bryant hit his 9th and 10th homers of the year in helping the Cubs beat Clayton Kershaw 4-2 Monday night in Chicago. 

Monday, June 22, 2015

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Los Angeles Dodgers (39-32) 2

at Chicago Cubs (38-30) 4

WP-CUBS: Travis Wood (4-3)

LP-Los Angeles: Clayton Kershaw (5-5)

Home Runs: CUBS-Kris Bryant (9,10), Matt Szczur (1)

Los Angeles-Pederson (19), Hernandez (3)

CUBS Record (38-30)

Third Place (NL Central, 6.5 GB St. Louis, 0.5 GB second place Pittsburgh)

Eamus Catuli Get Lost!

Could somebody please tell the people who put these stupid signs up to please take them down! They look make Wrigley Field look like some preppy fraternity house! Both signs are ultra lame and need to come down NOW!

They were probably put up by yuppie craft beer drinkers who listen to the Dave Matthews Band! Bring back the Torco sign, stop turning Wrigley Field into a yuppie hell!

Cubs-Indians Rained Out Monday Night In Chicago

Song Of The Day: The Vertebrats-Left In The Dark (1980)

Some good ole Chicago garage punk for you all!

Castro Strikes Again As Cubs Edge Reds 2-1 Sunday Night

Sunday, June 14, 2015

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Cincinnati Reds (28-34) 1

at Chicago Cubs (34-27) 2

11 innings

WP-CUBS: Brian Schlitter (1-2)

LP-Cincinnati: Burke Badenhop (0-2)

CUBS Record (34-27)

Cubs Drop Reds 4-3 Saturday Night In Chicago Thanks To Castro

Saturday, June 13, 2015

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Cincinnati Reds (28-33) 3

at Chicago Cubs (33-27) 4

WP-CUBS: Jason Motte (3-1)

LP-Cincinnati: Tony Cingrani (0-3)

Home Runs: CUBS-Miguel Montero (9)

Cincinnati-Eugenio Suarez (1)

CUBS Record (33-27)

Song Of The Day: Butterfield Blues Band-Born In Chicago (1965)

Congratulations To The 2015 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks 2

Tampa Bay Lightning 0

Blackhawks win series 4 games to 2!

Suarez Lead Reds Over Cubs In 10 Innings 5-4 Friday In Chicago

Friday, June 12, 2015

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Cincinnati Reds (28-32) 5

at Chicago Cubs (32-27) 4

10 innings

WP-Cincinnati: JJ Hoover (5-0), Save-Aroldis Chapman (13)

LP-CUBS: Hector Rondon (3-1)

HR-CUBS-Starlin Castro (5)

Cincinnati-Todd Frazier (18)

CUBS Record (32-27)

Cubs Trip Up Reds 6-3 Thursday Night In Chicago

Thursday, June 11, 2015

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

Cincinnati Reds (27-32) 3
at Chicago Cubs (32-26) 6

WP-CUBS: Travis Wood (3-2), Save-Hector Rondon (11)
LP-Cincinnati: Lorenzen (1-2)

Home Runs: Cubs: Montero (8), Fowler (7)
Reds: Chris Dominguez (1)

CUBS Record (32-26)

Song Of The Day: The Craig-I Must Be Mad (1966)

Cubs Club Tigers 12-3 Wednesday Night In Detroit

The Cubs got home runs from Chris Coghlan and Miguel Montero to help pound the Detroit Tigers Wednesday and split the two game series.

Wed. June 10, 2015

at Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Chicago Cubs (31-26) 12

at Detroit Tigers (31-29) 3

WP-CUBS: Jake Arrieta (6-4)

LP-Detroit: Shane Greene (4-6)

HR-Cubs: Chris Coghlan (8), Miguel Montero (7)

Detroit: Cespedes (9)

CUBS Record (31-26)

Second Place tie with Pittsburgh (NL Central, 6.5 GB St. Louis)

Album Of The Day: Jethro Tull-This Was (1968)

Song Of The Day: Free-Mouthful Of Grass (1969)

Lester Shelled Again As Tigers Blank Cubs 6-0 Tuesday Night In Detroit

Cubs' left-hander Jon Lester was shelled for 6 runs in the Cubs 6-0 loss in Detroit.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

at Comerica Park, Detroit, MI

Chicago Cubs (30-26) 0

at Detroit Tigers (31-28) 6

WP-Detroit: Anibal Sanchez (4-7)

LP-CUBS: Jon Lester (4-5)

CUBS Record (30-26)

Second Place tie with Pittsburgh (6.5 GB St. Louis)

Song Of The Day: Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation-Warning (1967)

Cubs Take Series From Nationals 6-3 Sunday Afternoon In Washington

The Cubs took three out of four and won the series at Washington with their 6-3 win  Sunday.

Sunday June 7, 2015

at Nationals Park, Washington, DC

Chicago Cubs (30-25) 6

at Washington Nationals (30-27) 3

WP-CUBS: Kyle Hendricks (2-2), Save-Jason Motte (1)

LP-Washington: Jordan Zimmerman (5-3)

Home Runs-Washington: Ian Desmond (5)

CUBS Record (30-25)

Third Place (NL Central, 7.0 GB first place St. Louis, 0.5 GB second place Pittsburgh)

Cubs Select OF Ian Happ From Cincinnati In First Round

The Chicago Cubs have selected OF Ian Happ with the 9th pick in 2015 MLB Draft. Happ went to the University of Cincinnati and is said to have both average and power potential behind the plate. Another odd pick for the Cubs who have numerous outfield prospects. 

Song Of The Day: The Poets-The Way It's Gotta Be (Decca 1965)

Great second single from Glasgow, Scotland group!

Cubs Clip Nationals 4-2 Saturday Afternoon In Washington

Saturday, June 6, 2015

at Nationals Park, Washington, DC

Chicago Cubs (29-25) 4

at Washington Nationals (30-26) 2

WP-CUBS: Jason Hammel (5-2), Save-Pedro Strop (2)

LP-Washington: Joe Ross (0-1)

Home Runs: Washington-Wilson Ramos (4), Bryce Harper (19)

CUBS Record (29-25)

Third Place (7.0 GB St. Louis)

Song Of The Day: Sonics Rendezvous Band-City Slang (Orchide 1978)

Featuring: Fred "Sonic" Smith (ex-MC5) lead guitar

Scott Morgan (ex-Rationals) guitar

Gary Rasmussen (ex-The Up) bass guitar

Scott "Rock Action" Ashton (ex-Stooges) drums

Tampa Bay Thriving Without 'The Genius'

Don't look now but the Tampa Bay Rays are doing just fine without their former manager Joe Maddon (aka The Genius.) The Rays are (30-25) under new manager Kevin Cash (just a 1/2 game out of first place in the AL East.) Meanwhile, the Maddon led Cubs are now in third place in the NL Central (8 games behind St. Louis and fading fast!) Can you say RICK RENTERIA!

Nationals Outlast Cubs 7-5 Friday Night In Washington

The Cubs lost to Washington 7-5 Friday night in Washington despite two homers by Anthony Rizzo. 

Friday, June 5, 2015

at Nationals Park, Washington, DC

Chicago Cubs (28-25) 5

at Washington Nationals (30-25) 7

WP-Washington: Roark (2-2), Save-Storen (18)

LP-CUBS: Wada (0-1)

Home Runs: Cubs-Anthony Rizzo (10,11), Miguel Montero (6)

Danny Espinoza (7)

CUBS Record (28-25)

Third Place (NL Central, 8.0 GB St. Louis)

Song Of The Day: Swervedriver-Autodidact (2015)

Lead track from the new LP I Wasn't Born To Lose You (2015)

Cubs Edge Nationals 2-1 Thursday Night In Washsington

Cubs won a 2-1 squeaker Thursday night in Washington when Cub catcher David Ross picked off Washington's Clint Robinson to end the game in dramatic fashion.

Thursday, June 4, 2015

at Nationals Park, Washington, DC

Chicago Cubs (28-24) 2

at Washington Nationals (29-25) 1

WP-CUBS: Jake Arrieta (5-4), Save-Hector Rondon (10)

LP-Washington: Gio Gonzalez (4-3)

CUBS Record (28-24)

Third Place (NL Central, 7.0 GB St. Louis)

Chicago Cubs Almanac Is A SABR Metrics Free Site

Because we all know what load of meaningless horeshit they are!

Song Of The Day: The Rolling Stones-Something Happened To Me Yesterday (1967)

LSD song from 1967 album Between The Buttons!

Marlins Blast Lester And Cubs 7-3 Wednesday In Miami

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

at Marlins Park, Miami, FL

Chicago Cubs (27-24) 3

at Miami Marlins (22-32) 7

WP-Miami: Dan Haren (6-2)

LP-CUBS: Jon Lester (4-4)

HR-CUBS-Junior Lake (1)

Miami-Stanton (17), Baker (2)

CUBS Record (27-24)

Third Place (NL Central 7.0 GB St. Louis)

Song Of The Day: One In A Million-Double Sight (MGM 1967)

Scottish psychedelia from 1967. The group featured future Thunderclap Newman/Wings guitarist Jimmy McCulloch. 

Cubs Handle Marlins 5-1 Behind Hammel Monday Night In Miami

Cubs' starter Jason Hammel was superb Monday night in Miami. Hammel scattered 5 hits, only giving up 1 run while fanning 11 and walking none. Cubs rolled past Marlins 5-1.

Monday, June 1, 2015

at Marlins Stadium, Miami, FLA.

Chicago Cubs (27-22) 5

at Miami Marlins (20-32) 1

WP-CUBS: Jason Hammel (4-2, 2.82)

LP-Miami: Jose Urena (0-2, 7.24)

Home Runs-CUBS: Starlin Castro (4)

CUBS Record (27-22)

Second Place (NL Central, 5.0 GB St. Louis)

Kansas City Fans Need To Get A Reality Check

Personally, I have nothing against the Kansas City Royals. But the Royal fans who attended the two Cubs-Royals games at Wrigley Field this weekend were a bit of a joke. The Royals have a nice team and have had a bit of success of late but it's kind of ridiculous to come swaggering into Chicago like the have just won back to back World Series titles.

The Royals could barely fill up their own ballpark last year, so my advice is to put the pom-poms away before until you have actually won something!

Song Of The Day: John Mayall-Burn Out Your Blind Eyes (1967)

Cubs Crown Royals 2-1 in 11 Innings Sunday Afternoon In Chicago

Cubs' backup catcher David Ross singled home Kris Bryant with the winning run in the Cubs 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

WP-Cubs: Zac Rosscup (2-1)

LP-Kansas City: Ryan Madson (0-1)

CUBS Record (26-22)

Second Place (NL Central, 6.0 GB St. Louis)