Cubs Live! — Opening Day, Cubs at Reds, 1:10 p.m., 4/3

Cubs (0-0) at Reds (0-0) Pitching Matchup: Cubs: Carlos Zambrano, 0-0, 0.00 Reds: Lemon Harang, 0-0, 0.00 Lineups Cubs Lucky Pierre, cf Disgusted Bat Flip, 2b MVLee, 1b E-ramis, 3b Jock Jones, rf Michael Berut, c Matt Murton, lf Ron(ny) Ce(deno), ss The Lawnmower, p...

Daily Dose: Opening Day! Feel the excitement?

It’s the day we’ve been waiting for since last year ended. Which, come to think of it was in July in Cincinnati. But you know what I mean. Besides, you don’t want me to remind you of that horrendous game that featured the Cubs blowing a six run lead,...

Daily Dose: No job, no tickets? No problem

As you know, I’m not easily swayed. You can’t buy my opinion. You can’t go all Wes Mantooth on my and rub my bottom and tell me I’m special. I call the shots. I tell it like it is. Like old man Kush, my word is stronger than oak. So if I say...

Baseball Preview: AL Scouting Reports

As is our custom, every spring we head to the Piggly Wiggly, buy a couple cases of Red, White and Blue and head out to ply real, live baseball scouts for their insight and knowledge of each and every Major League Baseball team. Then, we distill that down into some...

Daily Dose: Who’s your daddy?

All year long we’ll read quotes from Cubs players and dopes like Dusty, but I think it’s safe to say that we will not top the one we got from Carlos Zambrano in today’s Tribune. It was in regards to his buddy, and Arizona roommate Angel Guzman, who...

Daily Dose: Get me out of here

Minutes after I posted yesterday’s Dose, which was somewhat about how Marquis Grissom should give it up, I heard that Marquis had in fact, given it up. I was then tempted to write one encouraging Red Kerr and Jeff Joniak to give up their broadcasting gigs to...