beantowncubfan

Dear Cubs, Please stop losing.

Did I get relegated? Spot starter?

damn..screwed up the title---rookie mistake...mod?

Missed my start...apologies Win Cubs. That is all.

Funny story about this McDonalds.... Excuse me for oversharing. Many years ago I was politely asked to leave a local Reggae Bar (no longer there) following a Cubs game. My friends were unaware of my escort out of the bar. I stumbled my way down Clark in the direction of the McDonalds. Somehow, I mistook the front door of this fine establishment as a urinal and relieved myself accordingly. Well, the traffic officer working the intersection of Clark and Addison took notice of my actions and promptly ran over to encourage me to stop my activity (it was a 1:20 game). He also found it necessary to bind my wrists together with handcuffs connected to one of the fine picnic tables located at the periphery of this building. Together we waited for some friends of his to arrive and speak to me further. Anyhow, by this time my friends had noticed and left said bar in search of me. Hearing me yelling from the picnic table, they kindly strolled over and convinced the police officer of my idiocy (and lack of intention to operate a motor vehicle). Finally, convinced of my innocent stupidity, the fact I was not to be operating a vehicle, and the notion that I didn't get out much, the officer agreed to release me. Alas, I will miss this McDonald's, though the memories I should have of it that are too fuzzy to recall first hand.

Yes please

Keith Law already flipped a switch in favor of the Cubs when Theo came on board. Guys like him already know Theo and Jed's success and record. The Cubs universally have a top 5 system. Yes, the cubs have a universally regarded top 5 system, crapping the bed at the big league level and having high draft picks will lead to that. I understand that Jed and Theo are respected. However, their is a large mass out their that believes the Cubs, no matter who is running them, will routinely find a way to screw things up. I think the pundits, whether consciously or not, reflect that bias on some level.

Long time reader....first time poster I have a sense that for the last few years, with the exception of Castro, the pundits have considered the Cubs system as one in which prospects went to flame out. It will take some time for this jaded viewpoint to subside and allow the statistics to really speak for themselves. With the wealth of advanced metrics out there, it isn't hard to find an angle with which to question a prospect. For a player like Baez, the pundits will continue to point to historical k and bb rates until they really have their arms wrenched behind their backs. I hope and believe that moment is quickly approaching.

fantastic...i love hockey

Kirkwoods is my favorite beer garden with pretty decent flatscreens. I've watched Bears games there in the early fall. Justins is another beergarden with TVs, but the TVs are not that great there. They are small and all situated at the actual bar and not really easy to see from most of the outdoor seats. There's also a ton in just the immediate Wrigleyville area. Murphy's for one has a huge semi-outdoor area, also that place right next to the Cubby Bear has a big outdoor section. With the weather the wya it is, many of those bars have huge windows that slide open and make it feel like your outside even though you're still inside. Four Shadows on Diversey and Ashland opens all their windows up like that, if you want to be in Lakeview but a little distance from Wrigley. On a side note, it's tough to in Boston with all the excitment about the Blackhawks running through my system, since everyone here flat out refuses to recognize hockey as a sport after last weekend...