Jun 19, 2019 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast
It’s just Andy and the new guy, Sam Fels, but really who else do you need? They revisit the now infamous Eloy Jimenez trade, try to figure out how the Ricketts; went from World Series heroes to ballpark witness protection in two seasons, ponder how often Theo...
Jun 15, 2019 | Featured, Media Hacks
In a shocking turn of events, the state of Illinois passed a budget this year, on time (well, a couple days late) and it’s balanced (with some fancy math, sure.) How did they accomplish such a feat and find money to fix our crumbling roads and sagging bridges,...
Jun 14, 2019 | Bears, Featured, NFL
My rundown of the thankless exercise the Chicago Bears paid Don Pierson and Dan Pompei to do, the ranking of 100 greatest Bears continues. If you missed 100-76, it’s here. 1 75. Akiem Hicks, DT, 2016 – present Akiem is pretty awesome, and the Bears got him...
Jun 12, 2019 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast
Your favorite podcast gets even better (yes, we mean this one) with the new addition of Sam Fels, and the guys waste no time getting into the most pressing issues of the day, including their disdain for whatever the bastardized version of baseball is that gets played...
Jun 12, 2019 | Bears, Featured, NFL
If you haven’t heard, this is the 100th anniversary of the Chicago Bears, or Decatur Staleys, or whatever they’ve ever been. They were “born” in 1919 when Vag McCaskey was a plucky little nine year old named Ginny Halas.3 To celebrate the...
Jun 10, 2019 | Cubs, Featured, Mailbag, MLB
Sometimes, you get a Tweet that demands more than a 280 character response. When the subject is worst closers in Cubs history, how can you avoid it? So, we open up the old Tweetbag for this from @FreedmanMatthew: I see that Gregg is actually pretty similar to Antonio...
