I haven’t driven my car in two weeks. The damn battery was dead this morning. It was nice of my local PGA pro Guy Lester to come over to my house and jump start my car. That’s what I call service!

Two of my favorite companies are Apple and PING.  If I could have a PING laptop I’m sure it would be easy to hit and the longest laptop on the market. PING and Apple are working together on a new feature in Apple’s iTunes called “social music discovery.” I’m not sure what PING and Apple [...]

We've hit the final stretch of the regular season of minor league baseball. Going into this weekend, the Iowa Cubs are still fighting for a playoff berth. The Daytona Cubs are trying to fight off elimination. The Tennessee Smokies are riding-high trying to stay smoking hot as they head into the postseason. The Peoria Chiefs are trying to finish the season above .500.

Game One Hundred Thirty-Four - Cubs 5 Pirates 3 WP - Thomas Diamond (1-3) LP - James McDonald (2-5) Save - Carlos Marmol (25)Q's crew did just enough on Wednesday afternoon to beat the Pirates for only the fifth time this season ... a 5-10 record against Pittsburgh is just one of the many reasons the Cubs have been below .500 all season.

Game One Hundred Thirty-Four: Cubs (56-77) vs. Pirates (44-88) Game Time - 1:20pm CDT Coverage - WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 184 Location - Wrigley Field, ChicagoTom Gorzelanny (7-8, 3.98/1.46) vs. James McDonald (2-4, 5.65/1.47)

Game One Hundred Thirty-Three - Cubs 7 Pirates 14 WP - Jeff Karstens (3-10) LP - Ryan Dempster (12-9) Save - NoneRyan Dempster simply did not have it Tuesday night ... and the worst road team in all of baseball pounded the Cubs once again. Dempster labored through the first two innings on a hot night at Wrigley. He allowed five runs on 51 pitches before six outs were recorded.

Game One Hundred Thirty-Three: Cubs (56-76) vs. Pirates (43-88) Game Time - 7:05pm CDT Coverage - Comcast SportsNet Plus - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, ChicagoRyan Dempster (12-8, 3.42/1.25) vs. Jeff Karstens (2-10, 4.98/1.44)What a long month for the Chicago Cubs. Not only did the team struggle to a 10-18 record with one game remaining, but also they made countless changes in personnel.

April is seven months and one day away. That is approximately 210 short days until the 2011 baseball season starts.See, a bad baseball season can put a fan in a rut just like a bad job in the office, a bad relationship, a tough friendship, etc. Being in a rut has many causes, and it has many symptoms. One of these is thinking you know exactly what is going to happen. But the problem is that no one knows what is going to happen. Not even Miss Cleo.

Game One Hundred Thirty-Two - Cubs 14 Pirates 2 WP - Carlos Zambrano (6-6) LP - Paul Maholm (7-13) Save - None

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Game One Hundred Thirty-Two: Cubs (55-76) vs. Pirates (43-87) Game Time - 7:05pm CDT Coverage - Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, ChicagoCarlos Zambrano (5-6, 4.64/1.68) vs. Paul Maholm (7-12, 4.82/1.55)Mike Quade will manage his first game at Wrigley tonight as the skipper of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs open a nine-game, 10-day homestand with the first of three against the Pirates.

So exactly where did the summer go?Couple of random MLB tidbits:

The 2010 Arizona Fall League schedule has been released. The Iowa Cubs are battling the Memphis Grizzlies for the PCL American North crown. The Daytona pitching staff is brilliant but the bats go cold at the wrong time. Tennessee's Bill Dancy earns managerial win number 1,600. The Smokies clinch the second half division title. Walk-off hits are the big story as several Cub affiliates pull out late inning wins.All that and more in today's Down on the Farm Report!

Game One Hundred Thirty-One - Cubs 5 Reds 7 WP - Logan Ondrusek (4-0) LP - Sean Marshall (6-5) Save - Francisco Cordero (35)

Game One Hundred Thirty-One: Cubs (55-75) vs. Reds (74-55) Game Time - 12:10pm CDT Coverage - WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Great American Ballpark, CincinnatiCasey Coleman (1-1, 5.68/1.53) vs. Travis Wood (4-2, 3.38/0.98)One week ago today Lou Piniella stepped down and the keys to the lemon were handed over to Mike Quade. The Cubs have won four of his first five games ... and have a chance to win a series against the Reds.