Michael Canter

“I don’t mind stealin’ bread from the mouths of decadents.” — Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dogs The Cubs’ offense has gone to sleep, but all the buzz surrounds finding a starter or two. I hate to be that guy, but what if Jed Hoyer rebuilds his rotation on the fly and those guys …

“Singing, ‘We’re gonna vent our frustration.’ If we don’t we’re gonna blow a fifty-amp fuse.” – You Can’t Always Get What You Want by the Rolling Stones The data says that over the past month, the Cubs will most likely win 10 games followed by a three-game losing streak. Last night’s 5-2 loss to the …

“And when it comes to baseball, we have two favorite clubs. The Go-Go White Sox… and whoever plays the Cubs!” – Southside Irish by The Irish Choir The White Sox own bragging rights between Chicago’s two MLB entities, at least for now. Holy Cow, who would have seen that coming when this season’s schedule dropped? …

“They wanna sap your energy, incarcerate your mind” – Industrial Disease by Dire Straits Watching Chicago’s North Side Baseballers lose to the Brewers is never fun, but it’s much worse as a Cubs fan living in Cream City. The hometown announcers believe the Brewers are the best team in baseball, and it looks like that whenever …

“All of a sudden in a wink of an eye, a Cadillac sedan passed us by. I said, ‘Boys, that’s a mark for me,’ but by then the taillight was all you could see.” – Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen The Cubs are a mess right now, none more …

“Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.” – Truckin’ by The Grateful Dead The Wrong Way Cubs now have nine losses in a row. Tom Ricketts could make a fortune selling antacids at Wrigley Field. I’d like to thank Craig Counsell and the Cubs for letting us all prep for the upcoming NFL season …

“They’re selling postcards of the hanging.” — Desolation Row by Bob Dylan and performed by The Grateful Dead Thanks to a rousing 10-4 win over the Pirates, the Cubs are no longer riding a double-digit losing streak. Craig Counsell, who has mostly remained immune to big media tough love, looked relieved in his postgame interview, …

“And so it was later as the miller told his tale. That her face at first just ghostly turned a whiter shade of pale.” – A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum Yesterday was an emotional day here at Cubs Insider and it made me proud to see our readers rally in the comments …

“It’s an allemande left and an allemande right, c’mon you f**kin’ dummy get your right step right. Get off the stage you goddamn goof get off.” — The Rodeo Song by Garry Lee & the Showdown At some point I knew I had to wake up, start my day, and then had to try to …

“You say, ‘yes.’ I say, ‘no.’ You say, ‘stop’ and I say, ‘go, go, go.’ — Hello, Goodbye by The Beatles All three games in the Cubs-A’s series came down to the last at-bat, and finally, Chicago emerged victorious by showing some seemingly absent fire in a fast-paced 9th inning to earn the walk-off. Will it …