This would have been too good to be true

Jul 24, 2015 | Cubs, Featured

F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, “There are no second acts in American lives.”  But what did he know?  And besides, if the Cubs had brought E-ramis Ramirez back for a two and a half month swan song, E-ramis is Dominican, so we can ask Colin Cowherd if...

Philo’s Power Wankings — Gotta watch that headhunting!

May 24, 2012 | Media Hacks

When last we left our beloved national baseball writing dumbass he was trying to figure out why Joe Maddon can’t just pick a lineup and use it, his boner was only partly flaccid over the Conor Gillaspie era in San Francisco (alas, Conor lasted only six days and...

It can’t get worse, right?

Jun 14, 2011 | Cubs, Featured

By my unofficial count the Cubs currently have just over 1,200 players on the 15-day disabled list.  I might be off by a few, but whatever the actual number, it’s a lot.  In a previous job, I used to estimate Grant Park victory rally crowds for the Bulls. ...

Cubs 2012? God help us all

Feb 7, 2010 | Andy

Since I was a kid I’ve always looked forward to picking up The Sporting News baseball preview magazine.  There’s a lot wrong with it, of course, it’s written way too early in the offseason to catch all of the transactions, their predictions suffer...

The Oughts – Killers and Thrillers – 2003

Dec 29, 2009 | Andy

Our look back at the fourth bestest decade in Cubs history continues with the yin, the yang and the up your yingyang of the seasons when the Cubs at least sort of contended. Those would be the 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Cubs. Each season included a win that...