The winning Cubs radio analyst audition tape
Alert the affiliates because the winning WGN Radio Cubs color analyst audition “tape” has been submitted. Â 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?
So, for the last couple of weeks, many of you have wondered just what happened to my tremendously informative and entertaining Twitter account? Â Many of you follow me at twitter.com/desipiodotcom and your days are empty and meaningless without a dozen or so…
Bienvenido, Senor Renteria!
So the Cubs finally have a new manager. Â I for one was getting pretty antsy about the whole thing. Â Mostly because they have a game coming up…in four months. They have hired Rick Renteria. Â Renteria has served the last few years as the Padres bench coach,…
Insanity Workout finally gets the perfect pitchman
There are a lot of fitness video programs out there. Â 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. Â After taking the summer off to drink beer, I’m back on…
This TNT “Days of future past” promo is really cool
I’ll admit, even a big brain like me took a few seconds to figure out they were showing alternative futures. Â Can’t wait for Derrick to drop 70 on the Knicks and for the Bulls, and Warriors, and Clippers…and Heat to all win the title next year. This…
Toni Kukoc pre-game prep
On NBA TV’s always great Open Court, the guys were talking about their pregame meals. Â Most of them were awful. Â Steve Smith ate a McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish before every game, and Charles Barkley–of course–ate two. Â Kenny Smith said Mark…
The Cubs have never had an innovative manager?
Our buddy Al Yellon took a break from his annual vacation on Fire Island to voice his depression that Theo Epstein FAILED AGAIN and couldn’t talk Joe Girardi into dumping the New York Yankees for the Cubs. Â Al says he’s going to write just a few words,…
Gee, has it only been ten years?
So game six of the 2003 NLCS was ten years ago today? You don’t say. The good folks over at Comcast Sports Net have assembled a 9o minute special to air tomorrow night just to talk about how the Cubs were five outs away from the World Series that night. Gee,…
What Theo didn’t say about Dale’s firing
Those of you who sleep under a rock probably just realized that the Cubs fired Dale Sveum yesterday. Â You probably noticed because you rolled over and he wasn’t there. On Sunday night, Theo Epstein and Dale had a couple of beers and chatted for a couple of…
Debunking the “facts” used to debunk the myths
So today, Gordon Wittenmyer of what’s left of the Chicago Sun-Times decided to play Snopes and debunk five things he thinks are myths about the Cubs rebuilding plan. Â Because two years of rebuilding 100 years of suck is more than enough, so it’s time to…
What’s really going to get Dale fired
Last week was just one giant clusterfuck for the boy geniuses (geniui?) that run the Cubs. Â Theo Epstein claims his remarks that no decision had been made on bringing Dale Sveum back for the 2014 season that he’s contractually obligated to manage, were just a…
The 2013 Cubs in 1000 words
Wrigley’s 100th Anniversary logo stinks on ice
Earlier this year the Cubs announced a contest in which fans could save them the expense of hiring an actual graphic designer and create a logo for the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field. Â Many of us toiled for months perfecting our designs, and the Cubs have…
An open letter from Dale Sveum
Dear Cubs fans, I’m Dale Sveum, and I’m the manager of the Cubs. Â We play baseball for a living, and we’re not winning a lot of games or nothing right now, but this is pretty much the best bunch of guys a manager could ever ask for and we’re…
I think Al’s just taunting me now
Last week, self appointed President of Cubs Fandom Al Yellon decided to explain once and for all why he has been, and remains, a Chicago Cubs fan.  I wanted to just ignore it, I really did.  But then some of you decided I just had to read it, and once it started,…
The dawn of Trestmania
Are you ready? Â It’s coming. Â The long wait is almost over. Â It’s just a few hours away. Â Our beloved Bears finally take the field for real on Sunday and they face the similarly dressed Cincinnati Bengals. Â The game starts at noon, and…
Doubling down on dumb
I’m sure I’ll be accused of basically sitting out another Cubs season only to post when someone (usually Al Yellon) writes something so dumb that I can’t let it go without comment. That’s pretty much completely true. So on Monday, when Al wrote…
At least Dusty’s still an ass
Some things should never change. Â Dusty being a passive aggressive asshole is something that should never, ever change. Â Check out that video of Johnnie B. Baker Jr. laughing uncomfortably as his irritating second baseman, Brandon Phillips berates a writer for…