May 4, 2009 | Andy
Judging by the response of talk show callers and the only man in America who looks worse in a turtleneck than Greg Maddux, when Carlos Zambrano tried to bunt for a single in the fifth inning of yesterday’s 6-4 win over the Marlins, it was the dumbest, most...
Apr 30, 2009 | Andy
On Tuesday night in Phoenix, Len Kasper marveled that the Cubs were 9-9 on the season and had “exactly the same home and road records–five and five at home, four and four on the road.” While fives and fours aren’t the same, Len is apparently...
Apr 27, 2009 | Andy
In today’s Monday Morning Quarterback on SI.com, NFL blogger Peter King… …wait, you mean he’s not just some doofus with a blog? He’s a formerly respected NFL writer at the premiere sports magazine in the United States? No, that...
Apr 26, 2009 | Andy
It seems like all we do these days is mock newspaper writers, but is it our fault when they keep putting stuff on the tee for us to whack at? I don’t think so. Last week, the Chicago Tribune announced layoffs that included one of our all-time favorites, John...
Apr 24, 2009 | Andy
One of the more fascinating subplots to the Cubs early 2009 season has been the strange coverage of the team by Sun-Times beat writer Gordon Wittenmyer. Last week, Gordon wrote not one, but two stories where he used some interesting circular logic, and a handful of...
Apr 22, 2009 | Andy
He hasn’t managed the Cubs since October 1, 2006, and since he left the Cubs have been one of the best teams in all of baseball. So why do Cubs fans still insist on booing Dusty Baker whenever he pokes his head out of the visitor’s dugout at Wrigley...
