In the century the Cubs have gone without a title, what has been their best squad? Let’s have SG from the Replacement Level Yankee Weblog run 1000 sims of the best teams to find out.

The Royals are sinking fast.

We’ll do it live!

The latest baseball business and stadium news.

Tim Dierkes answers your questions on whose performances to believe so far this season.

Certain teams like going after particular types of managers. A look at the half-dozen teams with the most striking hiring tendencies.

On April 20, 1937, Gee Walker of the Tigers hit for the cycle on Opening Day. Walker managed his feat “in reverse,” starting with a homer and working his way down to a single. That’s one of many cycle-related facts that Richard shares this week.

Cliff Lee is on fire.

Caveat lector … more on Barry Bonds so don’t click the link unless you want to get ticked off

One of the Cubs’ best chances since 1908 to win it all may have come in 1964, when they were 76-86, 17 games out of first.