Theo briefs Jon Lester on Chicago media

Theo briefs Jon Lester on Chicago media

Our good friend Bruce Miles confirmed something we were about to leak.  Before signing with the Cubs, Jon Lester was briefed on what to expect from the media who cover the team. Theo briefed Lester on Chicago media. He still signed with #Cubs — Bruce Miles...
Joe called Ricky

Joe called Ricky

True to his word, new Cubs manager Joe Maddon placed a call to former Cubs manager Rick(y) Renteria not long after the press conference to announce Joe’s hiring. You might think it would be awkward for the old manager to have to talk to the guy who not only...
Rejected by the Muskbox: Hereditary defense

Rejected by the Muskbox: Hereditary defense

It’s been a while, but Carrie Muskat sent me a Muskbox rejection today, and it’s a good one: @desipiodotcom A #Cubs fan asked if Scott Hairston could play 3B because his father & brother did. Care to answer? — Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) March 25,...

Rejected by the MuskBox: Youkilis or Soriano at third? Pick one!

A few weeks ago, I tweeted out that Cubs.com’s Carrie Muskat’s latest MuskBox was full of even dumber questions than normal.  (It really was.)  She tweeted back to me that if I thought those were bad, I should have seen the ones she didn’t use.  I...

Rejected by the Muskbox

Last week I tweeted that the quality of the questions Carrie Muskat had to answer in her Cubs.com “Inbox” feature were the worst ever. She replied that “you should see the ones that don’t make it.”  So I told her if she’d send the...