The Inside Story Behind Lou's Early Departure

According to sources close to The Cub Factor.

The Cub Factor: Coming Clean

Doesn't it feel good to come clean? To finally admit it? To stop the charade? The Cubs finally admitted it to themselves, to their fans and, well, to anyone else who is paying attention: They suck.

Wanted: A Fans' Manager

Marty Gangler explains in this week's Cub Factor.

What The Cubs Did Over The All-Star Break

According to this week's Cub Factor:

The Cub Factor: Their Suckiness Is Our Gain

"It's been a good week in my book. It really has," writes Cub Factor correspondent Marty Gangler.

The Cub Factor: How Lou Keeps His Job

Marty Gangler recaps the week in Cub Nation and previews the week to come.

The Cub Factor: Going Mental

The Cub Factor is a weekly round-up produced by the Beachwood Reporter's Marty Gangler every Monday and supplied to sister site Agony & Ivy as a service to A&I Cub Nation.

This week we propose the following psychological screening test for prospective Cubs:

The Cub Factor: Lou's To-Do List

After the tremendous pounding that the Cubs took after Saturday's game - when they lost 12-0 - good ol' Uncle Lou said "we've tried everything" No they haven't. We here at the Cub Factor have a few additional suggestions for Lou:

It's Been Worse

What an embarrassment Saturday's 12-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels at Wrigley Field was. But it still fell short of the humiliation the Cubs must have felt following their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Friendly Confines on Sept. 16, 1975.

The Cub Factor: Lou Piniella Outclassed

You know a Cubs manager has had enough and is out the door when he starts whining about Steve Stone - who is almost always right.