Sep 19, 2018 | Bears, Featured, NFL
All offseason the Bears media and Bears fans were aligned in their proclamations to give Mitch Trubisky some time to settle into the quarterback job before they freaked out one way or the other. That was never going to be true, and sure enough panic buttons were...
Aug 17, 2018 | Featured, MLB
The old Dustbag, Johnnie B. Baker Jr. sat down (presumably without his large adult son Darren sitting on his lap) with The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal to talk about…well, let’s just say Dusty’s nothing if not consistent. Everything is always...
Aug 14, 2018 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, NFL
You’ll be shocked to hear that Twitter doesn’t always foster the most nuanced discussions. Our old friend and sexy librarian Carrie Muskat doesn’t seem to do her mailbag anymore, and god knows when the last time hirejimessian.com did the Muskbox. ...
Jun 15, 2018 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Oral Histories
The 2016 Cubs created a new generation of Cubs legends with guys you will never forget for all the best reasons. But lost in the glow of a world’s championship are the Cubs who paved the way. The greats who toiled in the obscurity of losing. Those who should...
Mar 28, 2018 | Cubs, Featured, MLB
Two years ago the Cubs were indisputably the best team in baseball. They won 103 games and they somehow toted 108 years of baggage all the way to the finish line and, maybe you’ve heard this, won the World Series. They did it with an impossibly young team, and...
Mar 22, 2018 | Cubs, Featured, MLB
t’s a tradition unlike any other. No, it’s not Jim Nantz creepily giving his tie to a player after the national championship game. It’s time to check out the Bovada over/unders for wins and figure out which side to get on. Arizona D’bags 85.5...