Aug 27, 2009 | Andy
In case you’ve forgotten (and let’s be honest, nobody has forgotten) the Super Bowl champion Bears of 1985 had the most dominant defense of all time. They gave up ten points in three playoff games, and Tony Eason, Phil Simms and Dieter Brock still wake up...
Aug 26, 2009 | Andy
And so, for his first move as the “owner” of the Cubs, Tom Ricketts has not only decided to keep the pencil necked douchebag currently in charge of running the Cubs into the ground, he’s extended his stay. Damien wasn’t this bad of an omen. But...
Aug 24, 2009 | Andy
Here’s how long this godforsaken Cubs sale process has gone. I originally wrote this open letter to the Rickettseses on March 22. Five months later the sale still isn’t done, but it looks inevitable. Especially given the news today that the Tribune...
Aug 21, 2009 | Andy
As our pal Chuck at Chuck to Chuck points out, the news breathlessly reported by the Manolantern today that Cubs have been sold to the Nebraska billionaires is not exactly true. There are a lot of hurdles still to be cleared, and though it’s likely they will...
Aug 20, 2009 | Andy
Another Cubs season is, for all intents and purposes, over, and unlike the last couple of years there was no awkward champagne celebration for a playoff spot followed by three straight kicks to the balls. This year just the dull pain of a team that’s just not...
Aug 18, 2009 | Andy
There is a phenomenon in the animal world, particularly among dogs and elephants (of all things) where when they know they are going to die, they run away. It is as though they want to spare others the trauma of seeing them die, so they just amble off to find a place...
