The Oughts: Best seasons of the ’00s

With just eleven days left in the decade (yes, it ends after December 31, 2009, not 2010–stop trying to be difficult), it’s time to take a look back at the ’00s, or oughts, and re-live the good and the bad as pertains to the Cubs. We’re going...

Best movie analysis: ever

Ten days ago, a guy doing a Jame Gumb voice impression posted a seventy-minute, seven-part dissection of the horrific first prequel in the Star Wars sage, “A Phantom Menace.” This analysis makes the terrible movie that George Lucas made that much more...

Your turd for mine?

If there was any wonder whether the Cubs were going to trade Milton Bradley this offseason, it probably ended the night Lou Piniella was asked at the winter meetings what they were going to do with him and he said, “Look, ah-ah, he played 125 ah-ah, 130 games...

We were the only thing on WGN for an hour and a half

Let this be a lesson to all of you out there, sometimes, bad judgment turns out to be a good thing.  By now you all know that Kermit, Chuck and myself wandered down to the Tribune Tower last night, sat in the showcase studio for 90 minutes and yukked it up with Dave...

Love always, Crane

Last week, Cubs season ticket holders received their yearly letter from Vice President in Charge of Meddling and Incompetence, Crane Kenney. It was like every other year’s letter.  He thanked the season ticket holders for wasting their money on the Cubs, he...