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Cubs In Haiku: Turning It To Eleven

Now it’s eleven With a great new way to lose Hit-By-Pitch walk off Most people figured the Cubs had no new tricks up their sleeves. But Rafael Dolis delivered on Saturday night, hitting the Pirates’ Matt Hague with a pitch while the bases were loaded in the bottom of the ninth. And just like... Read more »

By Ed Nickow,
Saturday at 10:16 pm

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Cubs In Haiku: Not All Tens Are Perfect

Ten singles, no runs Ten baseball games, no Cubs wins Ten games out of first ... Read more »

By Ed Nickow,
Friday at 10:29 pm

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Cubs In Haiku: We Have A Problem - Houston

Three nights in Houston Three more losses for the Cubs Nine game winless streak The Cubs haven’t won a game since they beat the Cardinals last Monday. Obviously, despite my headline, the Cubs problems are much bigger than failing to win a game again the Astros. Not much else to say. But here are... Read more »

By Ed Nickow,
Thursday at 9:55 am

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Crosstown Haiku: Worst. Weekend. Ever.

Endless frustration Utter humiliation An embarrassment If Kerry Wood hadn’t decided to retire on Friday, there would have been virtually nothing enjoyable for Cubs fans this entire weekend at Wrigley Field. For the first time since 1999, the Cubs were swept by the White Sox at Wrigley Field. And for the first time in... Read more »

By Ed Nickow,
Monday at 12:42 pm

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Cubs In Haiku: So Long, Woody

I’ll miss Kerry Wood He’s not what he used to be But I’ll still miss him The most exciting moment of the opening ceremony of the Cubs Convention in January was the announcement that the Cubs had re-signed Kerry Wood. In anticipation of a year (or two) or rebuilding under a new management team... Read more »

By Ed Nickow,
May 18, 2012 at 2:18 pm

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Cubs In Haiku: Worse Than Expected

Low expectations Should be easy to exceed Yet Cubs disappoint Almost three weeks in You can count the games they’ve won On less than one hand But there’s a bright side Tickets should be pretty cheap When I want to go... Read more »

By Ed Nickow,
April 22, 2012 at 8:22 pm

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Cubs In Haiku: Nationals 2, Cubs 1

Winds saved us early Cost us a run in the eighth Cold slap in the face The Trib’s caption for the photo accompanying this post was “It’s quiet around Wrigley Field early Thursday.” Sadly, it was quiet in and around Wrigley Field late Thursday, too. Dempster was impressive with 10 Ks, but the Nats might... Read more »

By Ed Nickow,
April 6, 2012 at 11:45 am

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Opening Day In Haiku: Chilly

Temps in the forties New faces in the lineup Chilly opener I thought Theo was supposed to fix all of this! Remember when we had a week in March with high temperatures in the 80s? Well, today is Opening Day at Wrigley Field and the tradition of near winter-like weather will be repeated with the... Read more »

By Ed Nickow,
April 5, 2012 at 7:14 am

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HoHokam Haiku: Getting Ready For Baseball

Spring is in the air HoHokam Park is ready Games start this weekend Our Arizona vacation will end on the day the Cubs play their first spring training game at HoHokam Park in Mesa. But, thanks to stadium manager Mark Gallo, we were able to visit the ballpark on the first day of our week... Read more »

By Ed Nickow,
February 29, 2012 at 8:13 am

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Cubs In Haiku: Convention "Shocker"

A surprise? Hardly Even I tweeted the “news” Before it happened Cubs fans got just what they wanted as the Opening Ceremonies came to a close at Cubs Convention on Friday. After introducing legends, coaches, executives and much of the 2012 roster, Pat Hughes said he had some breaking news. That was all it... Read more »

By Ed Nickow,
January 14, 2012 at 8:06 am

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