Jan 7, 2011 | Cubs
Today, the Cubs struck a blow for freedom of the press (or something.)Â It was just three days ago that the pigment challenged beat writer of the Sun Times stuck his little pencil neck out and declared the Cubs the front runner to acquire the talented, but batshit...
Jan 6, 2011 | Cubs
Next Friday a throng of like minded dipshits will descend up on an overpriced hotel and convention center near downtown Chicago. Despite evidence to the contrary (and lots of it) they will delude themselves into thinking that this year things will be different. ...
Jan 5, 2011 | Cubs
Even though (SPOILER ALERT) Ron Santo is dead, it doesn’t mean that the day the Hall of Fame votes are counted isn’t still painful for living, great, former Cubs. Today, the baseball writers voted to induct two players into the crummy little snobatorium...
Dec 17, 2010 | Cubs
There’s really no such thing as a rational fan. By definition you’re a “fanatic” and in practice you have made a conscious decision to devote a wildly disproportionate amount of your own time to become emotionally invested in things other...
Dec 10, 2010 | Cubs
Today was Ron Santo’s funeral, and three men gave eulogies to Ron, and Pat Hughes, his longtime broadcast partner went last, and honestly, they just don’t get any better than this.
Dec 8, 2010 | Cubs
It was made clear to all of us that the Cubs did not have a lot of money to spend this offseason, and that they weren’t going to be trading prospects to get players. So the chance to get any kind of meaningful player to add to the roster was pretty slim. So if...