"Started doing pushups" is accurate.  I doubt he's ever done one before.

He's right handed, and he's been traded to the Diamondbacks, and they seem to have merged with the Rangers.  Big changes coming to MLB in 2014.

Apparently not, since I drafted him in like the millionth round.

I look forward to my drafting of him being the straw that finally shatters his knees for good.

I have a question about our fancy new FAAB waiver system.  Are players on waivers for a number of days and then into the FA pool, or does everyone stay on waivers the entire season, requiring us to spend our waiver budget to acquire all players?

And...does anybody want to trade me a catcher or shortstop since the gimps I drafted are going to start the season on the DL?  I've got an extra starting pitcher or two, especially if you like pithy Twitterers with hot wives and fractured skulls.

Brandon Phillips 3
Brian McCann 4
Andrew McCutcheon 6
David Freese 13
Brandon McCarthy 14
Addison Reed 15
Gio Gonzalez 17
Mike Minor 20
Matt Harrison 21

Chuck is (gasp) right about the best way for the Tribune and the Cubs to create a "Cubs network" is to dump WGN America and make that the network.  It's already in millions of homes around the country, but most importantly is that it has existing deals with both satellite companies and all of the relevant regional cable operators.  It's a lot easier to renegotiate an existing fee than to create a new deal.  Fox is doing it with Speed and and Fuel TV, converting them to Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2.  I have no idea where the Tribune would get the cash to pay for the rights, and they'd probably need a partner.  Media giants hate each other, but they've been known to act cooperative when there are billions of dollars at stake.

It's on.  I'm coming back for this.  My guess is we'll at least start in the awful Sheraton so we can mingle with big celebrities like Sullivan, Miles and of course, Gordo.

I'm surprised Borb didn't bitch about Starlin catching it with his back to the pitcher.

Lester - 3
Sandoval - 7
McCutcheon - 8
Buccholz - 10
Fister - 13
Gio - 19
Minor - 22

I'm in.  Oh, it'll be glorious.

Somebody catch me up on the keeper rules.  It appears you can keep anybody you have who wasn't a first or second rounder, and what's the limit?

If somebody dropped out of this league, I'd like to grab their spot.  If not...well, I didn't really want to anyway.

Bring back Ron Turner, and Norv's gonna need a job, so he can come, too.

The Brewers haven't won a playoff game since 1982 without Dale in the dugout.  (Same can be said for Craig Counsell, so never mind.)

Al no longer edits SB Nation and the new guy, Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk fame asked if I wanted to throw a few columns their way.

The best is that when Al and I are the two most recent guys to write about the Cubs, our pictures will go right next to each other.  

Stop by the GameCast female doges

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One spot left.  Sign up and we can light this candle!

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