The Chicago Cubs will probably lose 105+ games this season (the club record is 103), so in this most dreadful of seasons tonight was pretty much their Super Bowl. It’s the first "green shoot" of the Theo Epstein- Jed Hoyer regime, a huge night for Cubs fans and the long term view. And a reason for extra media to show up. With over a century on ineptitude, Cub fans are always … [Read more...] about Anthony Rizzo makes Cubs debut with astounding hype; Wrigleyville abuzz
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Superprospect Anthony Rizzo called up to Cubs; for real this time
Update: the Des Moines Register is reporting that Cubs uber-prospect Anthony Rizzo was taken out of last night's Iowa Cubs game in the 4th inning, and is being called up to the parent club. So far, there hasn't been word from the big league team as of yet. So this is call-up for real, and not an error/publicity stunt like last time? What we wrote on Memorial Day … [Read more...] about Superprospect Anthony Rizzo called up to Cubs; for real this time