by Kent Sterling Overmatched and underprepared. That’s the epitaph for the Chicago Cubs the day after one of the weakest showings in the history of postseason baseball. Regurgitating the obvious – anemic offense and defensive ineptitude – serves no purpose. There was no ‘what if’ moment during the first four-game sweep of the Cubs since Lou […]
by Kent Sterling When a player makes a game changing mistake, he faces the nedia after talking with his agent and the media relations staff of his team. They counsel him on the best course of action to minimize exposure and in what ways the story might quickly fade from memory. Click here to follow […]
by Kent Sterling No, it wasn’t the Bartman Game, the worst night in Chicago Cubs history was the night following Bartman’s infamous blunder, the night of the Game Seven loss to the Marlins; the night that hope died at Wrigley Field – finally and forever. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Dealing with a […]
by Kent Sterling After 24 years of mediocrity, the Chicago Cubs were on the precipice of doing what many thought impossible – win. 1969 was the first year of division play in Major League Baseball, and the Cubs appeared ready to take advantage of the new construct to beat five other teams rather than nine […]