Cubs Notes, Pickle & Bonds’ Shadow

1.) Cubs Links.
2.) Is Baseball Wasting Our Time?
3.) Giants Can’t Escape Bonds’ Shadow.

1.) Matthew Pouliot of Hardball Talk shares my opinion and worries about Jeff Samardzija.

*Chris Jaffe of The Hardball Times says he’s suffering from a bizarre case of optimism about the Cubs.

*Greg Pinto of Bleacher Report posted the rankings of All 30 Teams’ Chances To Win The Fall Classic. The Cubs rank 18th on his list.