Meet the Cubs!

Meet the Cubs!

Cubs functionally illiterate manager Dale Sveum has narrowed his 25 man roster down to 28 or so (nobody’s sure how high Dale can count), and it’s a sight to behold.  An outfield of four washed up guys and the plodding Joe Mather, an infield that’s...
Pictures and catchers report

Pictures and catchers report

The Cubs have started spring training, so winter is officially over.  To celebrate, I burned all of my winter coats and threw my shovel onto my neighbor’s roof.  Those kinds of traditions never get old. When they allow him to use his actual camera, and not...
There are no AAAA players

There are no AAAA players

The Cubs equipment truck is on its way to Mesa, which can mean only one thing…hijack that puppy and get all the clean jock straps you can stuff in your shorts!  No, wait, it means Spring Training is on the way.  You know what else says that?  A fucking...
Phildo maps out the Cubs “fire sale”

Phildo maps out the Cubs “fire sale”

On Tuesday morning, Phil Rogers went through the Cubs roster and mapped out who they could trade and why.  It was predictably terrible and demanded mocking.  It’s Friday and I’m just now getting around to it.  I needed to pace myself. Let’s not...
Cubs finally get it

Cubs finally get it

I’m not what you would call an optimist by nature.  I’m also not what you’d call hygenic, but that’s really neither here nor there. But I have got to tell you, recent moves by the Chicago Cubs have got me thinking that as Ron Santo used to...