Jumping to conclusions

Like other famous Americans, let it be known that I have no coherent exit strategy.  Desipio’s been around since July of 1997 in one form or the other, and I’ve been half-assedly writing about sports on the Internet for one site or the other since July...

The Dose: Mock indignation

Everybody has a right to their opinion. Right? You hear that all the time. It is normally being said by someone who is, however, choosing to completely ignore the opinion of the person he is talking to. I’m a little surprised, though certainly not shocked, that...

Cubs Dead! Cubs at White Sox, 3:05 p.m., 5/19

Pitching matchup: Cubs: Greggie, 5-2, 3.10 ERA White Sox: Mark Buehrle, 4-2, 3.42 ETA on first Sox accusation of Maddux spitball…pitch number nine–which could be sometime in the third inning.

The Dose: Leading the league in dumbassedry

There was a time, not long ago, that the Neifi Perez screeching bunt of surrender would have had me in hysterics that would have put my television in great peril. I would have thrown a shoe or a remote or the cat through the TV. Yesterday it was met with acceptance....

Cubs Dead! — Washington at Cubs, 1:20 p.m., 5/18

Pitching matchup: Washington: Ramon Ortiz, 0-4, 6.30 ERA Cubs: Kerry Wood, 0-0, 0.00 ERA (Midwest League All-Star 2006) Lineups Washington Alfonso Soriano, lf (leading off? really?) Marlon Number One, 2b Nick Johnson, 1b Daryle Ward, rf (The Daryle Ward?  Really?)...