I love Wrigley Field and the Chicago Cubs, but not as much as I loathe domestic violence. I have no time nor money for those who torment women physically and psychologically. None. Period. Cross that line, and I am done with you. I don’t know what else to do with my dissatisfaction for domestic violence perpetrators. […]
Cubs shortstop Addison Russell does not deserve a second chance. Second chances are for those who make mistakes, and Russell did not make a mistake. He physically and psychologically tormented two women. Domestic violence is not a mistake – it’s a societal pox. Again and again on social media, people excoriate those who are critical […]
My disdain for the owner of the Chicago Cubs is pretty well chronicled – and well-founded. Tom Ricketts and his family extract as much cash as they possibly can from the wallets of fans, and I object to that level of snow-blind profiteering at the expense of people who were born into fandom for the […]
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 Baseball fans backing the 29 teams that do not call Wrigley Field home loathe hearing about the 106-year championship drought, the unique level of suffering it causes, and the many ways Cubs fans are different from them. I was accosted by an Expos fan at Indiana University in 1984 while wearing a […]
by Kent Sterling The rebuild of the Chicago Cubs jumped into hyperdrive just before 2:00 a.m. today when postseason ace Jon Lester decided that six years (with a vesting option for a seventh year) and $155 million was enough to lead the starting rotation for a team expected to slowly mature and contend for a […]
by Kent Sterling Year after year after year the Chicago Cubs build their farm system’s inventory of talented prospects by dealing players contributing today. The Cubs also charge top dollar for the privilege of watching a reconfigured current roster lose 90+ games. And fans continue to play their part in this fleecing. WalMart quality with […]
