Six Question Interview — Luis Valbuena
Our six question interview series has really all been leading up to this. Â The man, the myth, the legend, Luis Valbuena. Why did you leave me? I got traded, man. Â It happens. Â I’m a baseball player. Â It’s the second time in my career already that…
Kris Bryant just made Jim Bowden even dumber
The Cubs made three significant moves today. They reassigned Kris Bryant to minor league camp to the surprise of no one and to the chagrin of those who enjoy trying to act morally wronged. Â hey sent Addison Russell to minor league camp despite manager Joe Maddon dry…
Bleacher season ticket holders are the worst
We take a break from our regularly scheduled tedium of arguing over whether Kris Bryant should start the season in Iowa or Chicago, to bring you something even more unctuous. How about Wrigley Bleacher Season Ticket Holders complaining about not only that the…
Six question interview: Scott Boras
We only get the biggest stars for our Six Question Interview series8 and today we get the biggest sports agent there is. No, not Dicky Fox. Scott Boras. Your reputation is that you only represent the very best. Â If that’s true, why don’t you represent me?…
Cubs’ first division problems
A sign of how far the Cubs have come in such a short period of time is what their “problems” are. Â You’ve heard of ‘white people’ problems and ‘first world’ problems? Well, the Cubs have at least a couple of ‘first…
Six question interview — Clark the Cub
Our never-ending series of Six Question Interviews continues today with Clark the Cub, the Cubs’ now one-year old mascot. Â Best known for being pantless, Clark fills the all-important void of in-game, in-stands irritant that didn’t really ever actually…
An open letter to Todd Hollandsworth
On Sunday, CSN Chicago’s Cubs pre and post game “analyst” Todd Hollandworth decided to give his Twitter followers his hot take on what the Cubs “need” to do with Kris Bryant when the team heads north to start the regular season. If the…
Do people really worry about spring training records?
Yesterday, one of the greatest things in Cubs history happened. Â It’s a sad testament to the history of this “proud” franchise that I’m only slightly exaggerating when I say that. Three players, none of whom have spent more than 90 days in the…
Six questions with an anonymous fan who wants to bring food to the ballgame
Our six-question series has been such a hit that not only does it now have its own category on Desipio, but we’re going to occasionally branch out and do some hard-hitting news with it. Â Today, we talk to a Cubs fan who insists he/she needs to remain anonymous,…
Six questions with Dexter Fowler
The never-ending series of spring training interviews continues today with Six Questions with Dexter Fowler. Â You were thrilled and sickened by similar interviews with Jon Lester, Starlin Castro and Tom Ricketts, now let’s talk with one of the newest Cubs, a…
Six questions with Tom Ricketts
By now, you know the drill, just like I did with Jon Lester and Starlin Castro, I one-up Jesse Rogers’ pathetic five question interview with a much more in-depth six question interview. Â Today’s guest19 is Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts. Nice of you to agree…
Six questions with Starlin Castro
The next installment of our Six Question interview series is with Cubs All-Star Shortstop Starlin Castro20. At some point after the All Star Break, you’re going to get your 1,000th hit. Â You don’t even turn 25 until March 24. Â How many hits do you think…
Six questions with Jon Lester
ESPNChicago.com’s Jesse Rogers has been doing “Five Question” interviews sporadically at Cubs camp this spring. Â So I figured, “I’m better than Jesse. Â I’ll do SIX question interviews.” Today, the series starts with new Cubs…
Cubs trade value rankings – Part II
Yesterday we plowed through the bottom 30 of this completely unscientific ranking of the Cubs current trade assets. Â The idea is simple. Â It’s a ranking of every player on the current 40 man roster, plus 10 other guys who will be on it someday. Â Age, past…
Cubs trade value rankings – Part I
Apparently some other Internet sportswriter does trade value columns every year on NBA players, but since I don’t read hipster, boutique sports sites, I have no idea about that. Â Since we’ve reached the part of the Cubs rebuilding when they are starting…
Oiled up and ready: Darren Rovell chats with Tom Ricketts
ESPN financial wizard and obsequious Twitter blowhard Darren Rovell showed up at Cubs camp last week for a sit down of the only two guys unironically still pasting their hair into place with copious amounts of pomade. Rovell played all the hits in three minutes of…
Baseball players are too dumb to play this slow
David Ortiz calls the pace of play rules that baseball is implementing this year “bullshit.” Â Relief pitchers are worried that they’ll be hurried too much when they come into games because they’ll “only” have two minutes to get…
Cubs 2015 promo schedule
It’s that time of year again, time when baseball teams show you what “free” crap you’ll get when you attend various games. Â Nothing will top the Cubs giving out a bobblehead of a legend of another team like they did last year when they honored…