by Kent Sterling The last time the Chicago Cubs allowed as many as seven runs that were all unearned – Hall of Famer Ernie Banks was a 26 year-old shortstop. Now 80, if Banks was watching the mess last night in Cincinnati, he would have said, “Let’s play none!” The Cubs committed four errors in […]
by Kent Sterling It’s hard to question the sanity or accuracy of the responses from the subject of an interview, especially when he owns the Chicago Cubs. It must be, because Chicago Business’ sports reporter Ed Sherman in his interview with Tom Ricketts let’s him get away with responses that have very little to do […]
by Kent Sterling During his show on Friday, ESPN Radio’s Colin Cowherd reported that Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry had been fired by owner Tom Ricketts. As Cowherd learned during the break that followed the announcement, he was wrong. How did that happen? Last Wednesday, furious with the level of play of the Chicago […]
by Kent Sterling Today, I am announcing the immediate termination of Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry. Six moving boxes will be delivered to Hendry’s attention at Wrigley Field later today. He can supply his own tape, or simply fold the flaps to close the boxes after he loads the personal stuff from his office. […]
by Kent Sterling The Chicago Cubs have Derek Jeter alongside Starlin Castro on billboards all over Chicago extolling fans to buy mini-season ticket packages. How pathetic. The Yankees will be at Wrigley for a three game set from June 17 – June 19, but if a ducat to one of those three games is the […]
by Kent Sterling Constantly charting the plight of Cubs fans by listing the disappointing moments gets a little monotonous, so how about some positive memories. Some of these are a little obscure because they are my favorite memories, and they deal more in moments than overall success because, well, overall success predates the President William […]
by Kent Sterling In that area between the snow belt and the sun belt, winter is virtually unbearable. Too warm for skiing and snowmobiling, and too cold for golf and tennis, there is nothing to do but look ahead to warmer days, and the most important bellwether for warmer days is the first day of […]
Cubs Fan Loses Beer in Bleachers
by Kent Sterling San Diego Padre Adrian Gonzalez hit a home run this afternoon into the left field bleachers. That’s nothing new, but when the ball was clearly headed into the bleachers, a fan wearing a shirt that reads, “Cardinals fans take it in their Pujols”, put his beer on the bleacher, which the ball […]
by Kent Sterling Jim Hendry can’t open his mouth without showing his uselessness as a shepherd of this foundering franchise. With the highest payroll in the National League and highest average ticket price, Hendry spoke of the future of manager Lou Piniella. “He’s done so many good things – not only for us, but in […]
by Kent Sterling “I have no intention of firing Lou Piniella. Lou and I have a great relationship. Lou has done a lot of good things here. We’re just going through a tough snag. It’s the middle of June. I still feel comfortable we’re capable of getting back in it. “We’ve never talked about his […]