Cubs report: The quest for mediocrity

Two years ago (two short, short, years ago) when the Cubs were the best team in the National League (regular season only, we found out) who would have thought that by 2010 the team would be afraid of the heights that come with a .500 record? I guess, given that these...

Let’s just burn down the bleachers, shall we?

The Mayans were close, but off by a couple of years, apparently.  Because today we receive word of the Alpocalypse.  The self-appointed voice of the Cubs fan and arbiter of right and wrong has spoken. It’s time to start shooting people to death in the...

Genius does cable, Junior sleeps & Phils get more home games

In case you haven’t noticed (and judging by our traffic, you haven’t), there’s more than one place to get the low-brow humor and half-assed analysis that you get here. Over at Fisted Foul, we’ve been busy mocking all sorts of big baseball...

Castro overthrows Theriot

By now the world knows (maybe even Ron Santo) that the Cubs have called up their top prospect, Starlin Castro.  Castro will start at shortstop tonight in Cincinnati, moving Ryan Theriot 90 feet closer to the dugout. Not like the kid earned it or anything.  After...

Yo Milton, what else you got?

The Cubs have played 20 games so far this season, and won 10 and lost 10.  That’s what mediocre teams do.  So take that however you want.  You have to give them credit, though.  They certainly make middling baseball interesting.  If they’re not...