By: Alex Patt As of June 2nd, 2021 the Chicago Cubs are in first place. A month ago, they were in last. After concluding a 9-1 homestand (the one freaking loss was the game my friend and I attended), which included a sweep of the San Diego Padres, they hit the road and continue aContinue reading “The Chicago Cubs are trying to sucker me back into believing…”
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Cubs are bringing back one of my all-time favorite players
By: Alex Patt After a three-year stint with the Phillies, former Cy Young winner Jake Arrieta is coming back to the Windy City. It feels like a lifetime ago when Arrieta was wearing a Cubs uniform and mowing down opposing lineups every five days. To sum his first tenure in Chicago: 128 starts – 2.73Continue reading “Cubs are bringing back one of my all-time favorite players”
I really thought this Chicago Cubs team was going to win more World Series rings
By: Alex Patt “Just one before I die!” turned into “I want more!” after Kris Bryant fielded the slow roller of Michael Martinez’s bat and threw to Anthony Rizzo on that historic night in Cleveland. At least, it did for me. When the Cubs ended their 108-year World Series drought in 2016, the team wasContinue reading “I really thought this Chicago Cubs team was going to win more World Series rings”