Welcome, Bienvenidos, Bienvenue, Willkommen!!!

Well, as the title says, 'welcome' to Kubdom - Where Ivy Never Dies!

This blog intends to be updated on a frequent basis during the Major League Baseball season and its focus is on the Chicago Cubs.

Though living more than 800 miles away from the "Friendly Confines", I have been a Cubs fan since 1982 (see Ryne Sandberg) and have followed the organization through some ups -- three Divisional titles and one Wild Card berth -- and a heckuva lot more downs!

Consider the fact that in 25 years of watching from a far that I've witnessed 16 losing seasons and 10 fifth or sixth place divisional finishes and you have to think that better days would be ahead. But, this is the same club that traded Lou Brock to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitchers Ernie Broglio and Bobby Shantz, and outfielder Doug Clemens. For perspective, that pitching duo combined for seven wins in the Windy City and Clemens belted a whopping six home runs in 480 at bats in Chicago.

In fact, the Cubs may have never recovered from what turned out to be a monumental fiasco, because the hated Cardinals have been in postseason play nine times since '82 and includes four World Series appearances and one Championship. To top it off, my hometown is smack-dab in the middle of Atlanta Braves country -- an organization of similar stature as the Cubs in the 1980s -- but one that many now consider the top-run club in MLB. Go figure!

Anyway, I hope you'll check back often to share your opinions and comments. Talk to you soon!