May 1, 2025 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Oral Histories, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
An intrepid reader searched for Neifi Perez the other day and was horrified and amused at what they found. They shared the results with Andy and in this podcast you’ll get a dramatic retelling of the events surrounding Neifi and the rosin bag. Plus,...
Apr 29, 2025 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
Craig Counsell clearly read the newsletter and listened to the podcast and came to the conclusion that dropping Dansby Swanson in the order was a good idea. Oleg, Praz and Andy discuss reordering things, Sh?ta dodging a major injury (though with the Cubs you never...
Apr 24, 2025 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
With the NFL Draft going on, Andy and Dave look back at when the Kansas City Royals just kept drafting Hall of Fame football players. Plus, fun with official scoring, when is a save a win, what happens when you try to send your Rule V “star” to the minors,...
Apr 22, 2025 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
The Cubs are trying to bolster their bullpen with Drew Pomeranz? Hey, nobody’s gotten a hit off of him in four years! Bruce Levine says that Jed’s out looking for a starter and a “lock down” reliever and that would be great if this was November...
Apr 15, 2025 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
Matt Shaw is taking his leg kick on the road to Iowa, the great Vidal Brujan has returned, the Cubs are going to have to find a way without Justin Steele for a while and half the lineup is struggling. And yet, the Cubs are in first place. Oleg and Praz are on hand to...
Apr 10, 2025 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
You get teased with a big celebrity guest, but it falls through, so instead you’ll have to settle for Andy talking about upcoming books on the 2003 and 2016 Cubs, a pathetic plea for more paid newsletter subscribers and then actual sports talk about Justin...
