Can’t spell Most Valuable without Valbue(n)a
The Internet long ago identified me as the biggest Luis Valbuena jock sniffer on the planet, and to that, I can only say, “So?” Long, long ago, I founded the Hank White Fan Club and we, to this day, share glorious tales of Henry Blanco’s long (16…
Too quick to apologize
Yesterday was quite a day for the guy at Bleacher Nation, Brett Taylor. Â It started innocently enough: a recap of the exploits of the Cubs minor leaguers–written by a guy named Luke they are infinitely better than the ones at Al Yellon’s House of…
Podcast: Ep 19 – Day poddin’
If you see only 15 minutes of any of our awful podcasts, you must watch the first 15 minutes of this one, when I reveal the greatest shirsey in the history of shirseys! We’re in the missing man formation because we thought Warren was on vacation this week,…
Podcast Episode 16 – Pithy name goes here
Last week we had a very active viewer, he sent us questions, he picked out our “defending your tweet” entries, and so this week…? We put him on the podcast. Our special guest is Wisconsin-based, UW-bound, first base prodigy Kyle Reichert. We…
So are the Cubs broke, or cheap, or both
From today’s Sun Times it’s pretty apparent that Gordon Wittenmyer isn’t going to stop writing about how the Cubs: a) have no money b) have huge, crippling, staggering, suffocating debt c) can’t pay free agents d) refuse to pay free agents e)…
Reminder: David Haugh is the dumbest
So I was enjoying a rare sunny Sunday when I got direct messaged by someone in the Chicago media asking if I had read David Haugh’s column today. Consider Sunday ruined. We long ago established that Haugh is an idiot, and a terrible columnist. Â Days like today…
Podcast: Episode 16 – Where’s Warren?
The podcast is in the missing man formation with Warren off woo-ing his own wife, so it’s left to Moran #1 and Moran #2 to kill 80 minutes, and damnit if they don’t do just that. There’s actual Cubs baseball to talk, plus much discussion of MLB The…
Why Marmol should still be closing
Yesterday’s opener was a new experience for most Cubs fans. Â Starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija was terrific, striking out nine and allowing only two hits over eight innings. Â The defense, except for the first ball hit at human wombat Brent Lillibridge was also…
Cubs report continued: How many more years until they try?
On Monday we took a rambling tour of the Cubs pitching staff for 2013 and with the season starting for realsies on Monday, I’d better run through their awesome (cough, cough, gag, cough) offense today. Let’s face it, this offense was shitty last year, and…
Rejected by the Muskbox: Hereditary defense
It’s been a while, but Carrie Muskat sent me a Muskbox rejection today, and it’s a good one: @desipiodotcom A #Cubs fan asked if Scott Hairston could play 3B because his father & brother did. Care to answer? — Carrie Muskat (@CarrieMuskat) March 25,…
Cubs Report: How many more years until they try?
Another long baseball season, full of excitement and promise and good times is right around the corner. Â Not for the Cubs, but for some teams. Â For the Cubs, 2013 is year two of the “Hey we haven’t won in a long time, but at least now we’re trying…
Podcast: Episode 14 — Live from the Neifiball Draft
Who says we don’t spend money on this show? Last time we sent Kerm all the way to Arizona to cover spring training for us, this week we broadcast live from the Neifiball Draft. What’s next, we send Kerm to the bus station with hot towels to greet…
Phil Rogers wants to do away with outdated things
Several times per week (hell, twice a day, sometimes) baseball dumbass Phil Rogers writes mind-numbingly dumb things that he deserves to be ridiculed for. Â So just how dumb must something he writes be, to have him be completely self-aware about how dumb it is?…
If nothing else, WGN gives good promo
Still a shitload of snow on the ground up here, but Cubs games on TV this weekend will remind us…well, probably what a long assed season it’s going to be. Still, I’m going to miss these WGN promos when the Cubs bolt for a TV partner who isn’t…
The podcast finally has a sponsor
And a good one:
Podcast Ep 13 – Live from the Valley of the Sun…and trains
In this week’s epsiode, the gang spares no expense and sends Kerm to the desert to watch the Cubs fail to take a lead in any game he attends, and they inexplicably have him stand outside of his hotel room overlooking the parking lot. Andy apparently forgets to…
Podcast: You can’t unsee this
Because you asked for it (no, no you didn’t) we’ve added video to the podcast and now you can see us as we talk about baseball…or at least talk about talking about baseball. As you’ll see, I got all dressed up in a nice black Oregon t-shirt, we…
Podcast: A Good Day to Campana?
We actually podcasted on time this time, and posted it in a timely fashion, so many of our musings are still somewhat current. I don’t show up until 4:30 in, so feel free to just skip to that part, because that’s when the Podcast gold starts. So what do we…