Hey Bregman, you ever gonna do something? – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast

Oleg and Praz are on hand to talk about Andy’s ultra-scientific similarity score comps of the Cubs and they see the results from a much better team. They also discuss the ludicrous idea that Petecrow is lagging in the All-Star voting because he’s…

Podcast: To the bitter end – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast

You’d think that with the Cubs playing this poorly for this long that the sweet relief of elimination would be on the way, but the third Wild Card means nobody is ever out of it, no matter how bad they are. Oleg and Praz are on the case to discuss what’s…

“They don’t know what to do.” – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast

The Cubs have sunk to yet another low, now losers of 10 in a row, and Oleg and Praz are here to discuss what there is to be done. They wonder why the Cubs called up Kevin Alcantara if they don’t bother to ever play him, worry about Ian Happ’s inability to…

Little league homers – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast

David Brown joins the pod for a hard hitting expose into why calling them “little league homers” are offensive to little leaguers, why the Cubs being this streaky isn’t a shock, nor is their rash of pitching injuries. They also discuss Shohei’s…

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What if Darwin’s actually good?

What if Darwin’s actually good?

As the Cubs long, lumbering, two step progression towards 81 wins (four more than I expected, and just enough to make MLB Betting interesting) continues lots of things are surprising about this team. The starting pitching was supposed to be a strength, but other than…

Cubs Report: Starlin’s pretty awesome

Cubs Report: Starlin’s pretty awesome

Back before the season started, some sage looked at the Cubs first 12 games (home series with Pissburgh and Arizona, road trips to Milwaukee and Houston) and declared that they’d better go  at least 7-5 or else.  I’m not sure what I meant by or else, but…

Oh how humiliating

Oh how humiliating

After a promising start to a weekend series up in Wisconsin, the Cubs outdid themselves on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, Matt Garza gave up eight more hits (only 20 allowed in two starts so far–awesome) and the Cubs didn’t bother to score.  But then,…

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