by Ron Mock | Oct 27, 2016 | League Updates
Item 1: Four Quotes “I’ll probably cry at some point today.” — Kyle Schwarber, Tuesday, before his World Series debut, quoted in Mike Lupica, “Cubs Story: Schwar and Peace”, Sports on Earth, October 27, 2016. “They’re...
by Ron Mock | Oct 25, 2016 | League Updates
The Cubs have flown Kyle Schwarber to Cleveland, presumably to start him in Game 1 of the World Series. Do you want to know what I think of that? OK, I’ll tell you: Yay for Kyle! Way to go! Got yourself healthy months in advance. Dexter Fowler, don’t you...
by Ron Mock | Oct 23, 2016 | League Updates
Here is the Cubs box score from their first pennant-winning game in 71 years. See if you can espy what broke the billy goat’s curse: Hints: Six EFL players went 7 for 21 with 3 doubles and 2 homers: .333, .333, .762. The rest of the team went 0 for 9. Six EFL...
by Ron Mock | Oct 8, 2016 | Speculations
The time when one can write about Phil and Karen together in the present tense is quickly passing. I got to sit with Phil and Karen together for several hours today. Karen may not have known I was there, but I was. I saw her, pale and gaunt, eyes shut, gasping for...
by Ron Mock | Oct 6, 2016 | Speculations
You realize, don’t you, that the MLB postseason is a pathetic shadow of reality? With the EFL, the postseason would look like this: American League: Haviland Dragons (101 – 61) v. Wildcard Winner Old Detroit Wolverines (100 –...
