Tag Archives: Albert Almora

SNBS – Talking Cubs with Evan Altman; should baseball extend nets to protect fans from foul balls?
May 30, 2019

Cubs Albert Almora breaks down after foul ball hurts child; how do we protect fans at the ballpark?
May 30, 2019

In the top of the fourth inning of last night’s Cubs vs. Astros game, Albert Almora pulled a line drive into the stands just beyond the Cubs dugout. Almora immediately dropped to one knee and buried his head in his hands. A four year-old child was crying after being hit by the foul ball. She was taken […]

Chicago media finally seeing problem with Chicago Cubs rebuilding as Sun-Times makes great point
April 15, 2014

by Kent Sterling The issue with the Chicago Cubs isn’t about improving over the next four years, but catching the St. Louis Cardinals who manage to win and build at the same time. It’s not about whether Cubs president Theo Epstein is a smart baseball executive; it’s about whether he is a smarter baseball executive […]

Chicago Cubs – Crash Course in Finance Explains Why Cubs Will Suck Until 2020; But Not Tom Ricketts Dishonesty
April 6, 2014

by Kent Sterling The Cubs suck. Sad, but true. Even worse, there is a reason for it that has no cure until the 2020 season, and it has nothing to do with profiteering by the Ricketts. Whether you prefer to be pissed off by it, or tolerate it, the Cubs being noncompetitive is not going […]

Chicago Cubs Picked as the Worst Team in Baseball
January 29, 2014

by Kent Sterling According to a smart guy named Clay Davenport who runs computer simulations and analyzes statistical probabilities, the Chicago Cubs will be the only team in baseball to win less than 70 games in 2014. Don’t worry, the bevy of amazing and highly touted prospects the Chicago media crows about daily are only […]

Scott Boras Blasts Chicago Cubs – Only He Could Be Wrong in Blasting the Cubs
November 16, 2013

by Kent Sterling Here is what super-selfish super agent Scott Boras said to the media about the Chicago Cubs at the annual baseball general managers meeting that I found super annoying. “You’re (the Cubs) developing the infrastructure, but fans don’t come to see seats, grass, cement. They come to see players. They’ve done a great […]

Hey Cubs Fans – Wait for Delivery Before You Invest Your Trust in Theo Epstein
October 25, 2013

by Kent Sterling Had a good talk with Dan Dakich on 1070 the Fan today. Dan related that he has decided to trust Cubs President Theo Epstein in his rebuilding of the Cubs as long as they are headed toward what the Cardinals have become. I told him in a less than polite way that […]

Cleveland Browns Fans Are Trying to Show Chicago Cubs Fans How to Be Pissed Off
September 19, 2013

by Kent Sterling The Cleveland Browns took a page out of the Chicago Cubs managerial handbook yesterday as they traded Trent Richardson – a player capable of helping them win today – for the draft rights to an as yet unselected player that might help in 2014 at the earliest. Click here to follow Kent […]

As Chicago Cubs Continue Dealing Vets, They Fail in Developing Young Core
August 22, 2013

by Kent Sterling There is some bad mojo going on at Wrigley Field. Fans and media claim that team president Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer are pressing all the right buttons in trading veterans for farm system bulk, and that the youngsters left behind are being tutored to play better at the major league level. […]

Alfonso Soriano Trade Complete; Jim Hendry Era Happily Ends, or Did It?
July 26, 2013

by Kent Sterling The players former Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry signed are all gone, but the bills will keep coming for another 14 months as Alfonso Soriano has been dealt to the New York Yankees. The Cubs will pick up $17.7 million of the $24.5 million he is owed, according to reports, and for […]