Snow Day!

Today the Cubs were snowed out. Tomorrow is an off day. So the happy North Side team will have two more days as a losing team with a record of 3 and 5.

So what do you do on a snow day? You do something else! If you cannot go outside and play, you find another source of enjoyment. Let’s talk a few minutes about blogs.

DON’T STOP READING YET!! I don’t mean just any blogs. Let’s talk about baseball blogs. There are some good ones out there.

The thing you have to be careful about when reading blogs is that some people have no creativity when it comes to language. I know how to curse. I have heard the words and know what they mean. Somehow, I just do not need to curse to get my point across. I find very little satisfaction in using curse words or listening to curse words.

You will read curse words in many blogs, including those I mention here. Some are downright not “family friendly”, so be careful about mentioning them to your children.

That said, there are two that I truly enjoy outright. There are a couple more that I mildly enjoy. One of my favorites is called the “Cub Reporter”. I can always get good information from http://mvn.com/mlb-cubs/. The site is part of the “Most Valuable Network” system which sponsors for all the other major league teams, as well as football, basketball, and other sports.

What won me over is the attention to the detail of the game. They explain the Rule Five Draft. Arizona Phil and Rob G. do a great job of keeping us informed of, not only the major league team, but what is happening with the minor league teams. Rarely do they get the facts wrong. They are the first blog I peek at when it comes to Cubs baseball.

Although I look at the Cub Reporter first, I spend more time at CubbieJulie’s blog, “A League of her Own”. http://www.inaleagueofherown.com is a new blog, but it already is a favorite of mine. Plain and simple, CubbieJulie is a better writer than I am. She makes me laugh as hard as Erma Bombeck ever did. She also gets the game. She understands what is happening on the field and in the clubhouse. And where does she find some of those pictures???

This is one of the more ribald sites. I found this blog after reading CubbieJulie on another blog. Those that managed the other blog felt that CubbieJulie and her friends were straying off topic too much. Unfortunately for her former home, the new blog is more interesting and more fun. I no longer bother with the old site and feel no need to mention it here.

Two more worth mentioning are http://cubs.scout.com/ which goes by the title “Inside the Ivy”. It has some information, but you have to subscribe to read most of the articles. I found some good information there before stumbling across the Cub Reporter.

Finally, there is “Goat Riders of the Apocalypse”. http://www.goatriders.org is another site that is high on humor and can get a little rough, but it is worth checking out.

There are literally a hundred other Cub blogs out there. I didn’t want to do just a Cub blog, which is why it is a “Dimm View of Baseball”. Still, it is too obvious that I love the Cubs and cannot wait to get another “W” on the board. Come on Friday!!