Jan 22, 2016 | Cubs, Featured, MLB
The baseball owners are going meet this weekend at Del Boca Vista to discuss how filthy rich they all are, and for the Wilpons to screen the new “Madoff” mini-series. Among the other things they’re going to discuss1 is bringing the designated hitter...
Jan 14, 2016 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Oral Histories
Nobody does oral histories quite like we do, and that’s especially true here. Â We’ve gotten so good at this, that we’re doing an oral history of the 2016 Cubs Convention before it even happens. CRANE KENNEY, President of the Shit That Doesn’t...
Dec 30, 2015 | Cubs, Featured, MLB
If there’s one thing that all these years of being a Cubs fan have taught us, it’s that when you think the team is going to suck you have to convince yourself that somehow they can actually contend, and when you think the team is going to be good, you have...
Dec 28, 2015 | Cubs, Featured, MLB
Now somewhat lost amid the hubub over Jason Heyward telling the Cardinals to genuflect and cram “Baseball Heaven” to their nether regions and Ben Zobrist telling the Mets to spend their ill-gotten Ponzi fortune on someone else, the Cubs also signed John...
Dec 23, 2015 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Oral Histories
We’re coming up on the anniversary of the worst trade in Cubs history. Â It’s a true testament to how good the 2015 Cubs were that they could win 97 games, and advance two rounds through the playoffs, despite being gutted just a few months before. After...
Dec 13, 2015 | Cubs, Featured
Someday, long in the future when historians are trying to decipher exactly when the St. Louis Cardinals reign of terror ended, they will have a few milestone moments to choose from. They’ll weigh the importance of moments like Kyle Schwarber parking a ball on...
