Cubs want to be exempt from amusement

Cubs want to be exempt from amusement

Feb 10, 2011 | Featured, Media Hacks

Yesterday Al Yellon ran part one of his three part epic miniseries of pedantism, his interview with a guy he’s pretty sure isn’t the owner of the Cubs, Tom Ricketts. While part one consisted mostly of Al trying to get himself invited to the next...
Wait, who owns the Cubs?

Wait, who owns the Cubs?

Feb 9, 2011 | Featured, Media Hacks

Wednesday on his award-winning Cubs Web site (three-time winner of the Webby for dullest blog ever) Al Yellon posted the first of what he promises (threatens?) will be a three-part interview with Cubs “owner” Tom Ricketts. When it was first pointed out to...
Al Yellon: Reporumnist

Al Yellon: Reporumnist

Jan 19, 2011 | Media Hacks

I know there are some of you who don’t like it when I waste valuable bandwidth picking the nits of off Al Yellon but the steamer he produced today deserves…no…demands to be ripped into tiny little pieces.  So if this isn’t your cup of tea, I...
In defense of the Todd

In defense of the Todd

Nov 8, 2010 | Cubs, Media Hacks

Mostly the Interwebs reaction to the Ricketts family embarrassment that was Todd’s appearance on CBS’ “Undercover Boss” has been the same. What a goddamned buffoon that guy is. On one side you have the people who couldn’t believe that the...

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

May 13, 2010 | Andy

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...