New shit has come to light

Jan 31, 2014 | Cubs

Granted, I was 11 years old in 1984, but I thought I remembered most of the important stuff that happened that year.  I did not remember this: This video has it all.  It’s got Harry in his prime and he’s caught in mid-sentence bragging about his White...

Does anybody like anything the Cubs are doing?

Jan 14, 2014 | Cubs

In an effort to needlessly remind us how incompetent they are at pretty much everything, the Cubs, to their own astonishment, unveiled a new mascot yesterday and everybody hated…him?  It?  Whatever.  Clark the Cub is meant to hug the shit out of little Cubs...

The winning Cubs radio analyst audition tape

Dec 8, 2013 | Cubs, Media Hacks

Alert the affiliates because the winning WGN Radio Cubs color analyst audition “tape” has been submitted.  Sure, the Cubs leaked that it was down to the underwhelming duo of Todd Hollandsworth and Ron Coomer for the job, but the fact that they got my...

So where’s my Twitter account?

Dec 2, 2013 | Cubs, MLB

So, for the last couple of weeks, many of you have wondered just what happened to my tremendously informative and entertaining Twitter account?  Many of you follow me at twitter.com/desipiodotcom and your days are empty and meaningless without a dozen or so...

Bienvenido, Senor Renteria!

Nov 7, 2013 | Cubs, MLB

So the Cubs finally have a new manager.  I for one was getting pretty antsy about the whole thing.  Mostly because they have a game coming up…in four months. They have hired Rick Renteria.  Renteria has served the last few years as the Padres bench coach,...

Insanity Workout finally gets the perfect pitchman

Nov 7, 2013 | Media Hacks, MLB

There are a lot of fitness video programs out there.  Some work, some don’t, but the ones that sell, sell because they get results and because they have a great pitchman. Take P90X for instance.  After taking the summer off to drink beer, I’m back on...