It’s about time Luis got his due

Jun 12, 2014 | Cubs

With a 3-4 night in Pissburgh yesterday, our boy Luis Valbuena pushed his season slash line to .288/.394/.456/.850 and his OPS plus to 132.  He splits his time between second and third base, and oh, by the way, he’s currently the most productive player at...

The Daily Dose: Half-assed Don Zimmer tribute addition

Jun 5, 2014 | Cubs

And you thought you’d never see it again! With 1989 manager of the year, and all-around beloved figure Don Zimmer passing last night, how about we turn back the clock and do a Daily Dose just for old time’s sake? Here’s the great Vin Scully on the...

Lunatic advice for world-class dipshit Crane Kenney

Jun 3, 2014 | Cubs

Two of our favorite asshats collided this week, when Al Yellon decided to give advice to Crane Kenney now that the world knows of the secret shame the Cubs have been hiding for several months…that they gave Crane a five-year contract extension. It’s...

Tom Ricketts “Moving Forward” video: the original shooting script

May 22, 2014 | Andy, Cubs

The Cubs are serious about this Wrigley Field renovation stuff.  So serious they had their de facto chairman, Tom Ricketts stare glass eyed into a camera in all sorts of casual Friday apparel to state the case why the Cubs are tired of waiting for the rooftop owners...

Maybe the whole NL Central sucks

May 15, 2014 | Cubs

Don Zimmer, that baseball sage best known for having a metal plate in his head (and looking like a gerbil) used to say that 40 games into any season you have a pretty good idea of how good teams are.  Any team that is .500 or better probably has a chance to contend,...

Great moments in unnecessary batflipping

May 9, 2014 | Cubs

If nothing else, the 2014 Cubs will be remembered for egregious use of bat flips.  I say “egregious” because I like to use words that look like they’re Latin for Gregory, but in fact I’d argue that these batflips are not unnecessary at all....