We suck. But we’re sorry about it.
The half assed interview: Mike Fontenot
It’s my own fault. From time to time I feel a pathological need to go over to Bleed Cubbie Blue and read what the nitwits are up to. I should know better by now. Today, if you go there, you are greeted by a way-t[...]
Podcast: Hey, we got a guest!
On this very special Podcast, Andy and Kerm are tired of talking to each other, so they bring in a guest. Chuck from Ivy Chat (www.chucktochuck.com) stops by to talk about the Cubs’ sale, Alfonso Soriano and all k[...]
Cubs channel their inner Kerouac
It never did make any sense. How could the beast of the National League struggle so much on the road? If they got you anywhere near their place, they smacked you, stunned you and dragged you back into their cave and ha[...]
Daryle finally pinches one off
He hadn’t had a hit in three weeks. He’d only come through with hits four times in 40 pinch hit at bats. But for some reason, when Daryle Ward, yes, the Fat Kangaroo himself, dug in with one out in the ninth [...]
Cubs Live! — Cubs at Braves (DH), 8/13
Pitching matchup Game One, 12 p.m. Cubs: Not so Grand Marquis, 7-7, 4.73 ERA Braves: Charlie Morton, 3-5, 5.70 ERA Game Two, 6:15 p.m. Cubs: Rich Harden, 1-1, 2.10 ERA Braves: Jorge Campillo, 7-4, 2.83 ERA [...]
Podcast: Double secret probation
It’s been a month. Who knew? On the fourth installment of the Podcast, Andy and Kerm recap the big Desipio rooftop shenanigans from Sunday night, ponder just how screwed the rest of the National League is with th[...]
Featured
Cubs Report: Losing is not an option
One hundred and twenty games into the season, the Chicago Cubs are in first place in the National League Central, have a three and a half game lead in that division, would be up seven games in the Wild Card race if they needed that pathetic crutch, and in fact, have the best record in [...]
ESPN The Magazine: More shirtless dudes
Sometimes, you just have to love the way timing works. On Tuesday, I finally got around to writing my e-mail to ESPN about getting them to stop sending me their wretched magazine. In the e-mail, I noted how, among lots of annoyances, one thing that really confused me was why they continue to [...]
An open letter to ESPN The Magazine
This is the actual e-mail that I sent to ESPN The Magazine in regards to my subscription to their publication. Fr: andy@desipio.com To: ms_support@espn.go.com Re: My ESPN The Magazine Subscription Dear ESPN The Magazine Overlord, I am currently a subscriber to your magazine, even though I never actually subscribed to your magazine. I pay the monthly fee to be [...]
Hope you enjoyed the broadcast, if not the outcome
As I’ve said many times before, nothing says a writer is out of ideas faster than him writing a column that’s just one big list. As promised in yesterday’s sterling Cubs’ Report, today we’re going to take a tour of the big leagues and rate the TV announcing teams for each club. Thanks to the [...]
Joe Morgan, the gift that keeps on giving
Ever since that brutal two-grand slams in one inning Sunday night humiliation against the Mets–you remember it, stop pretending–I’ve been fascinated by shots of Joe Morgan in the booth during ESPN telecasts. Here’s baseball’s highest paid network analyst, a man who has a weekly forum during the only game being played at the time, and he [...]
