So, What’s Good?

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Dylan Steele

4-8 ain’t great.

Not much has gone right so far this season, but we can’t get bogged down by the misery. Here are some things that have actually gone right. And some silver linings to things that haven’t. Continue reading →

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It’s a Two Way Street, People

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Dylan Steele

The big news in this nacient season has been the, frankly, awful performance of Carlos Marmol and before the Cubs home opener the hometown fans let him have it during pregame introductions. Seems a bit harsh. Continue reading →

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Cubs Home Opener Makes Monday Tolerable

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Dylan Steele

UPDATE:

Two out of three’s not bad? Edwin Jackson had a miserable first inning, giving up four runs, and another run in the second inning before settling down and getting through six. Carlos Marmol pitched a scoreless, if, um, exciting, inning, as did Michael Bowden, but Shawn Camp gave up 2 runs in relief of Jackson.

The offense showed a little life, with two hits apiece by Castro, Soriano, Shierholtz and the #Beef, but once again this is a team operating with three absolute black holes of offense at CF, 2B and 3B and Anthony Rizzo is dangerously close to the event horizon (though I have extreme confidence in Rizzo to turn it around, as well as DeJesus). I just hope it doesn’t turn into one of those things where only half the lineup hits on any given day.

If only the Cubs could have a home opener every Monday the week would start off on such a better foot. Six games into the 2013 season the Cubs are 2-4 after falling three straight in Atlanta. Both wins came on days I bothered to do a post about what I would like to see during the game, so let’s see if I’m magic or not. Because, what I’d really like to see is a win. Continue reading →

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#SoWizards

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Dylan Steele

Brad Beal out with stress fracture in his right leg. Yuck. Well, plenty of time for rehab and hopefully he comes back strong next year. So, does this mean the race to ninth place is in jeopardy?

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The Rubber Game, or 2 out of 3 Ain’t Bad

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Dylan Steele

UPDATE:

Dang, I’m getting pretty good at this, but the Cubs starting pitchers are doing even better. Travis Wood got through six innings of shutout ball with 85 pitches and probably would have been out for the seventh if the weather was 20 degrees warmer. Only 2BB (one to the pitcher – yuck) and 4K’s (two of the absolutely fantastic Andrew McCutchen). Continue reading →

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Hoo-ray, It’s (the real) Opening Day!

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Dylan Steele

UPDATE:

Well, the Shark surpassed my wildest imagination, going 8 man-sized innings and spitting the image of a “true No.1.” Castro was on point and Rizzo not far behind, with Wellington throwing his name into the core player discussion. #HeresTheBeef indeed… Continue reading →

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Filament Friday (Revisited)

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Dylan Steele

So, it’s been about 20 months since my last post, what?? This will be quick and dirty(just how you like it), but I told myself I was going to post something today, darn it…

  • I’ve been on the Edwin Jackson to the Cubs bandwagon for over a year, just forgot to tell you about it. But what do I know, better to see what the experts think.
  • As of 4:33pm eastern time the world is still here.
  • It’s been a week of healing and crappy arguments, in the interest of laughter being the best medicine here are a couple of thoughts on the gun control debate: http://i.imgur.com/1Vhil.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/UAR6X.jpg. As always, the truth is probably somewhere in between…
  • I am sure there are a bunch of lists to be found on the internet this time of year, here is one about music.

OK, that’s it for today. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and please, just be nice to each other.

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Filament Friday

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Dylan Steele

Friday already?!  Such a slow week for sports, I have to say the Superbowl is much less interesting without the Saints (not that I won’t be watching on Sunday).  Counting down the days to spring training and wondering if the Wizards will ever win on the road.  In other words, links are sparse… Continue reading →

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Glory Days, or How Freaking Out Can Be a Good Thing

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Dylan Steele

My sister saw her first NBA game last night and watched the Hornets send the Wizards to an 0-25 road record (I correctly assured her she would see a victory by her home team).  She was able to verify in person that Jimmy Wall is blazing fast, so I guess that’s a good thing.  I was unable to watch the game, instead following it online, but noticed once again that the Wizards jumped out to an early, unsustainable lead.   Continue reading →

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Filament Friday

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Dylan Steele

I REALLY intend to post more than once or twice a week, but the day job has been digging it’s hooks into me this week.  I had a whole angle on “State of the Teams” that I hoped to finish Wednesday, but at this late date it is just a big outline.  I’ll still post it, but might have to change the title so it doesn’t seem so dated.  But enough of my self-pity, I did take enough time to at least round up some links (all for your reading pleasure, of course). Continue reading →

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