A Desipio oral history of the Ryan Dempster trade

Aug 2, 2012 | Cubs, MLB, Oral Histories

Ryan Dempster, Cubs pitcher 2004-2012 I said all along that all I wanted to do was help the Cubs, and if I could help them by being traded to a contender for some supergreat prospects, then I was happy to do it.  Theo [Epstein, Cubs President of Baseball Operations]...

They don’t did a trade

Jul 25, 2012 | Cubs, MLB

Twitter is a pretty great place, and these are the salad days. In the past three days I’ve gotten into a Twitter argument with my old nemesis @jacquejones11 (here), I predicted to the second when Chip Caray (@kapaya1234 – here) would Twitter ban me, and...

My side of the story — by Ryan Dempster

Jul 25, 2012 | Cubs, MLB

Hello again, everybody, it’s your old friend Harry Caray here to talk to you about a really important subject…drinking Budweiser! Nah, just kidding, it’s your old pal Demps.  How’s it going?  Had you going there didn’t I?  I...

The reason Dempster refused to sign off on any trades this week

Jul 19, 2012 | MLB

This is the kind of shit that we’re really going to miss when funnyman righthander Ryan Dempster is walking seven guys in three and a third in a playoff game this fall. Dempster’s been a durable pitcher for the Cubs, though several of his seasons have...

Big Z might be the best reason to watch The Franchise

Jul 11, 2012 | MLB

Showtime starts year two of “The Franchise” tonight and this year the focus is on Ozzie Guillen, Carlos Zambrano and the rest of the shitstorm that is the 2012 Miami Marlins of Florida. Carlos is one of my all-time favorite players, and Showtime was wise...