Today's Cubs birthdays include an all-star who fizzled the second he put on a Cubs uniform, and a speed demon fired for boneheaded baserunning.
The A/V Club has the first career homer of one of our birthday boys.
In today's Cubs news, the Cubs have 7 of the top 100, and five of the top 60 prospects in baseball according to Baseball America. Isn't it nice to get some good news occasionally? By the way, I'll be heading to spring training the first week of March to give you my full report, too. I won't be watching the major league players...I've seen quite enough of them.