By Marty Gangler

As we are pretty much at the mid-point of the 2011 season (88 games in the books), we here at The Cub Factor think it’s time to take stock.
And just like when you were in school, we thought it’d be fun to give out letter grades – cuz you remember how much fun letter grades were, right? I mean, we could just go pass/fail but what fun is that as the Cubs are surely fail.
So with that in mind, let’s take a look at some grades in different categories:
Record: F. The Cubs have 35 wins right now and only the Astros and Royals have less in all of MLB. And the Cubs lost to the Royals.

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Posted on July 5, 2011

By Roger Wallenstein

“I can see why they call this place the Confines,” commented Sox fan Doc from his seat in Aisle 237 Sunday at Wrigley Field. “But I wouldn’t call it friendly.”
Doc was sitting next to Ted, a lifelong Cubs fan, and as often happens at the ballpark, the two hit it off about as well as one could expect considering their rooting interests.
“I’m friendly,” countered Ted. “What are you talking about?”
“Claustrophobia, that’s what,” said Doc. “It took me 15 minutes just to get through the gates to get in here. And the aisles and tunnels made the trip to these seats seem like one of those climbing walls at REI. And what’s that netting above me?”

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Posted on July 3, 2011