Al and Tom, a farce in three acts

Al and Tom, a farce in three acts

You remember, because nobody could ever forget, that last year, Al Yellon had a sitdown with Cubs “owner” Tom Ricketts, where he asked Tom 100 questions, and 94 of them were “Who owns the Cubs?” After a thorough grilling like that it’s no...
Theo and Jed are taking out the trash

Theo and Jed are taking out the trash

Our good friend Dave Kaplan breathlessly tweeted yesterday “Breaking Cubs news: Cubs to completely rebuild.” That was breaking news in the same way that “Breaking Bears news: Caleb Hanie still sucks,” would be breaking news.  Did I miss...
Why do players use PEDs?

Why do players use PEDs?

One of the least surprising things is that baseball players are still using performance enhancing drugs.  What is surprising is that they are still getting caught.  The latest dummy to get caught is Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun.  He doesn’t look like a...
Cardinals fans handle Pujols departure with typical class

Cardinals fans handle Pujols departure with typical class

The media loves to go on and on about how Cardinals fans are the best in baseball.  The media says lots of stupid shit. This week, Cardinals fans had a chance to show just how the best fans in baseball would react to a great player doing the a favor and not clogging...
Cost cutting Cubs dump Colvin on Rockies

Cost cutting Cubs dump Colvin on Rockies

Now how could trading a player who makes the league minimum help the Cubs cut costs you ask?  Well, when the player is Tyler Colvin, the savings on the team dental plan alone has to be in the tens of millions. And so, the Cubs traded him and his lofty stat line last...
Should the Cubs be willing to trade anybody?

Should the Cubs be willing to trade anybody?

Every time I see outrage on the Interwebs among Cubs fans I reflexively run to the side opposite the outrage.  The reason?  Cubs fans are idiots. What caused the idiot horde to take their rage out for a spin yesterday?  Busty Olney reported the Cubs would listen to...