Some people, in my neighborhood and in other places, turn their front lawns into faux graveyards at this time of year. So with Halloween upon us and the Cubs still playing meaningful baseball, here’s a look at some of the fake styrofoam tombstones that the Cubs could plant at Wrigley Field this year: The Cardinals’Continue reading “The Cubs’ 2016 Graveyard”
Tag Archives: billy goat curse
Link to a post on ThroughTheFenceBaseball
Where to begin with the curse of the billy goat? It’s been in the news lately, so I thought I would explain it to those who might not know about it. May we one day live in a world where such foolishness is forgotten about.
and I believe in the Promised Land
Over the nine months I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve written more posts about the Chicago Cubs than any other topic. But I have other favorites, too, and Bruce Springsteen’s music is definitely on that list. This is the first time I’ve been able to fuse the two subjects together, and I’m excited to beContinue reading “and I believe in the Promised Land”
The real Cubs curse
One of the things I like best about writing a blog is the stats that you get from it. For some reason, day in and day out, the term “13” has been the most popular term that results in a match to this blog. One of the very first pieces I wrote was about theContinue reading “The real Cubs curse”