So, it’s gonna happen

So, it’s gonna happen

On Friday, it seemed like another blow (in a bad way) to the crotch of the Cubs plans to dominate the National League for a decade or two.  Just days after Andrew Friedman left the Tampa Bay Raymonds for SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR to vice president and generally...

Big Z might be the best reason to watch The Franchise

Showtime starts year two of “The Franchise” tonight and this year the focus is on Ozzie Guillen, Carlos Zambrano and the rest of the shitstorm that is the 2012 Miami Marlins of Florida. Carlos is one of my all-time favorite players, and Showtime was wise...
It was never boring

It was never boring

Despite the hand-wringing of the usual gaggle of dolts who write about the Cubs when Theo Epstein said it would be a “trust but verify” situation that could get Carlos Zambrano back on the mound for the Cubs this season, it was never going to happen....
DeLuca and Phildo try to out hack each other

DeLuca and Phildo try to out hack each other

In today’s Sun-Times editor/baseball “expert”/nincompoop Chris DeLuca reports that sometime last year the White Sox and Marlins discussed a trade of Marlins’ slugging outfielder Mike Stanton for Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. You read that right. ...