Know Your Enemy: Iowa Cubs

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer

"...come to visit. As the Express host the Iowa Cubs April 7-10, let's take a look at a few..."

April 7, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Once a Cardinal, Always a Cardinal

Josh Hancock, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, dead at 29

"...one in an 8-1 loss to the arch rival Chicago Cubs on Saturday. It was a typical outing for..."

April 29, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley

Rookie of the Year

"...He's the new star pitcher of the (who else?) Chicago Cubs. The movie has a charming mix of sensible,..."

July 9, 1993 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Coach's Corner

Odds and Ends:

"...dark depths of my calloused heart, I hope the Chicago Cubs finish the season 0-162. The Cubs were my..."

April 18, 1997 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

"...dad had an extra ticket to game four in Chicago. The Cubs only needed to win just one measly..."

Oct. 9, 1998 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Coach's Corner

The Cubs killed the fan in the Coach.

"...calendar... 1970, '80, '90. Occasionally (by accident really), the Cubs, in case anyone hasn't figured it out yet, would..."

July 7, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Bleacher Bums: Take Me Out to the Ballgame

It may be too early for most of us to really care about the baseball season, but the Subterranean Theatre Company production of the comedy Bleacher Bums is a near-perfect game that's worth catching.

"...in some standard and not-so-standard activities while attending a Chicago Cubs baseball game, but betting is what really links..."

May 19, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Coach's Corner

"Cub Fans Dare to Believe,"says the headline. "Hah!" says Coach. Also: odds and ends about football, Tiger Woods, and Andy Roddick.

"...the Chronicle Time Continuum, blacking out references to the Cubs and whatnot, they'd read (filled as they are with..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Top 10 Sports Retirements 2010

From 'The Big Unit' to 'The Big Hurt'

"...seasons with Seattle (13 seasons), Cincinnati (8.5), and the Chicago White Sox (.5), the simultaneously dynamic and injury-wracked centerfielder..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Sports Post by Russ Espinoza

Day Trips: Faywood Hot Springs, New Mexico

Healing waters and a whole lot of history

"...of the sporting goods company. Three years later, the Chicago White Stockings (now the Cubs) checked in for spring..."

May 6, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Coach's Corner

Coach is having none of this "Subway Series" BS. Only question is: Which team does he hate the most?

"...baseball history. They lost 120 games that season. The Cubs, however, they beat like a drum. And in '69,..."

Oct. 27, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Record Reviews

"...Fell on Alabama." The best song overall, however, is "Cubs in Five," which compares the plight of a staunch..."

Oct. 18, 1996 Music Review

Back in the Season Again

TV Eye

"...was filming a documentary in the emergency room of Chicago's County General hospital. (Good thing the crew didn't show..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...ball, Guy Bush. Once a decent pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Bush had been traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates,..."

Dec. 27, 2019 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Separation Anxiety

Skyboxes: The Gated Communities of Sports

"...UT's football stadium or at the United Center in Chicago, skyboxes have become a fact of life in American..."

Oct. 4, 1996 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Psychic Susan Rowlen predicts the Chicago Cubs are going to have a great 2020 season...."

Jan. 3, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...number of years between World Series wins by the Chicago Cubs, is also the number of stitches in a..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Texas Playboys Baseball Club

Keeping the sandlot field of dreams alive

"...day happens Sunday, beginning with a game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. For the last..."

April 3, 2015 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...The Chicago Cubs are reportedly worth $1.2 billion and were the..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Know Your Enemy: Nashville

Round Rock takes on the Sounds

"...to watch baseball. After all, Why do you think Chicago Cubs fans are always so happy despite never winning?..."

May 7, 2011 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Round Rock Express' Final Stretch Outlook

Why you should still go see the Express

"...talked about Ryne Sandberg a mere 24 hours before Chicago Cubs manager Lou Pinella said he’d resign at the..."

July 30, 2010 Sports Post by Will Eidam

Playing Through

Spectator sports can crush our most ardent hopes and dreams, and that's a good thing

"...an incurable romantic, forever holding out hope that the Chicago Cubs will finally win the World Series, that Cleveland..."

July 3, 2009 Column by Thomas Hackett

The Year in Sports

A look back at 10 notable events in CenTex sports, '08 style

"...move a "home" series with playoff implications vs. the Chicago Cubs to Milwaukee; and the Longhorns rescheduled their home..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Playing Through

Not only has Marion Jones been forced to return her five Olympic medals, she's kind of a jerk, too

"...believing in the historically hapless, in teams like the Chicago Cubs – or, anyway, we admire those who do...."

Nov. 30, 2007 Column by Thomas Hackett

Joe York Will Be Missed

"...rooting like crazy for that improbable dream of a Chicago Cubs pennant. They're in first place as I write..."

Aug. 23, 2007 Postmarks

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

7-Eleven for the homeless and underpants for the illiterate

"...An autographed Chicago Cubs clubhouse urinal went for $11,000 in an auction..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Lifting the Curse at KEYE?

Can big bucks and big names return the CBS affiliate to the land of the ratings living?

"...it can't seem to shake its lowly reputation. Think Chicago Cubs – except instead of packing the stands, these..."

July 22, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Night Doug Sahm Died

"...stopped at the grave. There was a drumstick, a Chicago Cubs coffee cup -- you know how he loved..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Coach's Corner

Coach weighs in on a couple of sports-related lawsuits, and the presidential race.

"...John Mackovic, Major Applewhite, Kirk Watson, Master P, the Chicago Cubs, Ray Lewis, Craig Way, my mom, and Mike..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

SXSW Profiles

Thursday Night

"...Austin quartet certainly ought to qualify them for the Chicago Cubs Forbearance Society, though co-founders Adam Farina (voice/ guitar)..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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