R. Lincoln Harris
I was born in Cardinals country, but came over the Cubs at a very young age. Jack Brickhouse was the grandfather that I never had, and I would run home after school to catch the end of the Cubs game on Channel 9. I've lived in Chicago my entire adult life, and I'll never leave until the Cubs win the World Series. After that, perhaps I'll think about it. I love writing about baseball, and I hope you'll enjoy my posts in this space.
Will Theo Epstein’s long-term commitment to Anthony Rizzo pay off?
Is Theo Epstein reaching in signing Anthony Rizzo to a long-term extension? (Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports) When Theo Epstein left the Boston Red Sox after the 2011 season, the Boston Globe conducted an online More...
Were Chicago Cubs done in by their marketing campaign?
Whoever created this one-word marketing campaign for the Chicago Cubs should be. (R. Lincoln Harris) I think I understand where the Chicago Cubs were trying to go with this year’s marketing campaign. A one-word More...
J.A. Happ injury is a reminder of baseball’s risks
J.A. Happ’s injury was a sobering reminder of the danger pitchers face daily. (Scott Audette/Reuters) Every once in a while, we get a reminder of how dangerous sports can be. The gruesome injury to Kevin Ware More...
Matt Garza apparently wants Pollyanna-ish Cubs fans
Hmmm, maybe I should have kept my mouth shut. Matt Garza hasn’t given the Chicago Cubs anything in a long time. Yes, he’s been hurt since last year, and nobody can blame him for being injured. That’s More...
Chicago Cubs yet to see benefits from Edwin Jackson signing
Edwin Jackson continues to struggle with the Chicago Cubs. (David Banks/Getty Images) I’ll be the first to admit I don’t have much knowledge of the sabermetric side of baseball. I’m pretty much More...
Attendance at tonight’s Chicago Cubs game will be less than announced
Attendance at Chicago Cubs games is dwindling as the club continues to wallow in last place. Monday night will mark my first — and likely my only — trip to Wrigley Field this season. And that feels strange More...
It’s still early, but Chicago Cubs on pace to win just 51 games
Wet weather may not be the only reason for thin crowds at Wrigley Field in 2013. (David Banks/USA TODAY Sports) Yes, the season has just reached the 10 percent mark, and some games that have been washed out will More...
Bullpen failures, “sloppy ball” are dooming Chicago Cubs’ season
It must be that 15.43 ERA that’s making Shawn Camp wince. On Sunday morning, I woke up in Minneapolis and took my kids to the Mall of America. I had originally entertained the idea of taking in a Twins game More...
May the Chicago Cubs some day turn the billy goat curse on its head
Bill Sianis and his goat are responsible for the lore behind the Chicago Cubs curse. If you’re a Chicago Cubs fan, you have to live with “the curse.” And I don’t mean accepting that it has More...
Chicago Cubs pull Carlos Marmol from closer role after Atlanta fiasco
Kyuji Fujikawa will take over as Chicago Cubs closer after another Carlos Marmol meltdown on Saturday (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) In the piece I wrote after the Chicago Cubs’ Opening Day win in Pittsburgh, More...
Chicago Cubs already ahead of last year’s road-wins pace
Jeff Samardzija nailed down the first win of the season for the Chicago Cubs. (Charles LeClaire/USA TODAY Sports) When the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday — to win their first road series More...
Chicago Cubs over .500 for first time in Theo Epstein era
Anthony Rizzo got the Cubs of to a fast start Monday with a two-run homer in the first. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) Baby steps. You have to crawl before you can walk. And with the way that the Chicago Cubs ended More...
