A musky Winter Meeting Preview

Nov 30, 2010 | Cubs

The Baseball Winter Meetings are being held next week in the very place that I got married just four short years ago.  No, they’re not being held in the rumpus room at Del Boca Vista, but rather at the Swan and Dolphin Resort at Walt Disney World in Orlando....

Phil’s putting us on, right?

Nov 22, 2010 | Cubs

Some days you know Phil Rogers’ writing sucks because he was careless and used the wrong name for a guy, say for example the name of a dead Colombian drug kingpin instead of a Giants’ third baseman.  Sometimes you know it sucks because he’s just not...

Todd says it fits

Nov 19, 2010 | Cubs

At a hastily thrown together press conference in the left field women’s bathroom at Wrigley Field that Todd Ricketts has dubbed “The Throne Room” the assembled media horde (me, the StreetWise guy and of course, George Castle), Todd refuted the idea...

Todd 2014

Nov 16, 2010 | Cubs

I really thought I had made it.  Last night I got an e-mail inviting me to Wrigley Field for a chance to see a presentation given by one of the owners of the Chicago Cubs about the plans for changes and improvements to the old ballpark. I got to Wrigley Field this...

Everything’s for sale

Nov 15, 2010 | Cubs, Media Hacks

I’m not going to pretend to be angered by the Cubs’ decision to paint the Wrigley Field marquee purple for this weekend’s epic tilt between a couple of middle of the road Big Ten football teams. I will say that it looks dumb, and that Northwestern...

Crane sucks at this

Nov 11, 2010 | Cubs

Remember back when the Rickettses took control of the team and we all just couldn’t wait for them to shitcan their Vice President for Douchebaggery and Asshattery, Crane Kenney?  Yeah, well they never actually did that.  Instead, they put Crane in charge of...