Daily Dose: Return of the Franchise(s)

One night, two Franchises and validation for both. Who knew? In Cincinnati, Corey Patterson was hitting and robbing his ass off for some guy named Mark Prior. You might remember Mark, he’s pretty good at this pitching the baseball thing. He was hurt last year...

Daily Dose: Mass confusion

The Cubs decided to prove to me and the world that they weren’t as dull as they may have previously appeared. Last night they started off with a bang. The Cubs hit three homers off of erstwhile Reds’ starter Matt Belisle before the first inning was over,...

Daily Dose: The 2005 Cubs! Duller than dirt

The 2005 Cubs should come equipped with a warning sticker that urges you not to pay attention to them while operating heavy machinery, driving a car or mowing your lawn wearing only your underwear and a pair of Dora the Explorer flip flops. I don’t want to say...

Daily Dose: Don’t mess with Sheff

You can’t beat fun at the old old ballpark. Especially if your idea of fun is to take an awkward swipe at Gary Sheffield, or the ball, or whatever the hell you were taking that awkward swipe at. Last night in Boston, a Red Sox fan was tossed from the game for...

CubsLive! – Padres at Cubs, 4/13, Noon, Doubleheader

Pitchers: (Game One) Padres: Jake Peavy, 0-0, 0.00 ERA Cubs: Kerry Wood, 0-0, 3.81 (Game Two) Padres: Brian Lawrence, 0-1, 2.57 ERA Cubs: Mark Prior, 0-0, 0.00 ERA Game One Lineups Padres (4-3) Geoff Blum, 3b Mark Loretta, ss Brian Giles, rf Ryan Klesko, lf Phil...

Daily Dose: Smells like team spirit

Has the world gone completely mad? The Cubs’ manager is dumping holy water on guys, he’s blaming sportswriters for things his players said, the Orioles $5 million Assclown Steve Kline says he wishes he was still in St. Louis… St. Louis of all places....