by Kent Sterling Not quite sure which I enjoy writing about more – bad hires made by the arrogant or great hires made by those passionate about making a positive difference. Yesterday was a day with two of the latter as the Indianapolis Star announced that Gregg Doyel will fill the big shoes left behind […]
by Kent Sterling Either the San Francisco Giants or St. Louis Cardinals will represent the National League in the World Series as they have every season since 2010. That’s not surprise. It also seems as though the St. Louis Cardinals playing in the National League Championship Series is a birthright. This is their fourth consecutive […]
by Bert Beiswanger You wouldn’t do it. Many in the media wouldn’t do it: recognize Paul Konerko throughout his career as one of the best players in the game. Why would you take time to recognize him now? Everyone’s focus has been on Derek Jeter. Now there seems to be the feeling, “Oh, yeah, we […]
by Kent Sterling Regardless of which of the three finalists (if any) owners elect today as the next commissioner of baseball, it will be a guy who will do the bidding of the owners and little else. And that may result in the slow death of the game. Ticket prices, financial inequity among franchises, and […]
by Kent Sterling My Dad had no interest in catching a foul ball or home run with a mitt at a Cubs game. First of all, Dad could never have caught a home run because the bleachers were where the rabble sat. Second, men are able to catch a foul ball with their bare hands. […]
by Kent Sterling There is no argument that chewing tobacco is just about as dumb a thing as human beings can do. It’s highly addictive and causes oral cancer. Those are two very solid reasons to avoid sticking weeds in your mouth and spitting the disgusting juice. But there is also no argument that people […]
by Kent Sterling Maybe the fourth overall pick in Major League Baseball’s First Year Player Draft didn’t much care for Boise, Idaho, and tried to hit his way back to the midwest as quickly as possible. Maybe the Cubs farmhand – one week into his professional career – gets antsy staying in one place for […]
by Kent Sterling For a bad team on track to lose nearly 100 games for the fourth season in a row, the Chicago Cubs sure don’t mind inviting criticism in new and creative ways. Cubs president Theo Epstein announced the signing of 41-year old former major leaguer Manny Ramirez to a minor league contract as […]
by Kent Sterling Any credibility that Chicago Cubs owner had vanished last year when he claimed that he would consider moving the team to a suburban stadium if his Wrigley Field renovation plan was not approved by the city. When he claimed during spring training that the Cubs looked like a team that could go […]
by Kent Sterling What the hell kind of operation is being run at 1060 West Addison by Cubs owner Tom Ricketts? The onfield product is a total mess, and likely to get worse with the annual July garage sale of valuable parts, but a visit to Wrigley Field for the 100th anniversary celebration of the […]