Phildo maps out the Cubs “fire sale”
On Tuesday morning, Phil Rogers went through the Cubs roster and mapped out who they could trade and why. It was predictably terrible and demanded mocking. It’s Friday and I’m just now getting around to it. I needed to pace myself. Let’s not…
Ryan Dempster is funny…how?
It was bad enough when they did it the first time. The second was gratuitous, and caused me to ruin a Father’s Day Eve party with a uncontrollable stream of expletives focused at the poor, innocent television. Ryan Dempster’s Harry Caray…
It can’t get worse, right?
By my unofficial count the Cubs currently have just over 1,200 players on the 15-day disabled list. I might be off by a few, but whatever the actual number, it’s a lot. In a previous job, I used to estimate Grant Park victory rally crowds for the Bulls. …
My Grantland audition
I should probably admit that I was a little confused when I was asked to write some stuff for SB Nation Chicago. I erroneously thought I was being asked to contribute to the new Bill Simmons fiasco, Grantland. Hey, I can sell out as quickly as the next guy, so I…
When Carlos says something wrong let me know
After another fun time at the old ballpark gagging away a lead to the Cardinals, Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano decided to do something that apparently you just can’t do. He told the truth. He wasn’t ranting and raving like a lunatic, he was standing in…
David Huh is dumb
You know something must be obvious when both David Huh and Rick Morrissey feel the need to write about it. Today, they both wrote about how the Cubs are bad (gee, thanks for the news flash). Huh’s take was even more laughably dumb than Morrissey’s was,…
Like you didn’t know they’d suck
The most interesting thing about the Cubs season so far is how mad some of the fans are that this team is bad. Didn’t we all expect that? Even if this team were healthy (and it is decidedly unhealthy) it just wasn’t going to be that good. If they…
What this James Russell crap says about the Cubs
Thanks to off days the Cubs have been able to put the James Russell Experience on hold. The next time they need their fifth starter it’ll be salad tossing lefty Doug Davis. Thirty-five year old, cancer survivor Doug Davis. Thirty-five year old, cancer and…
Derrick Rose is the balls
Derrick Rose was named the youngest Most Valuable Player in the history of the NBA today. He undeniably had a great year and has become one of the best players in the NBA in only his third season. Some people will argue that he isn’t quite at an MVP level. …
Bulls finally get the anthem right
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
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
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,…
Drunk Cub fan
There really is no more hit or miss assignment in TV or radio than the man on the street, and we have this new classic from WBEZ where a bald guy with a beard (always looks like their head was installed upside down) interviews a drunk Cubs fan. She’s the perfect…
Genius loves to banter
Nobody, it would seem, is better equipped to spar with the media after games than The Genius in St. Louis. Tony LaRussa is a bona fide lawyer. The man studied how to argue. And so, you’d expect that he’d enjoy the give and take that you get in a…
Starlin’s no Corey Patterson
If you didn’t know Chris Deluca still had a job at a Chicago newspaper, you’re not alone. But sure enough, there he was on Sunday twatting away about how the Cubs were going to ruin Starlin Castro just like they ruined Corey Patterson. Apparently, Deluca…
Desipio Live! — Opening Day Pissburgh at Cubs
Winter’s over, though the weather hasn’t figured it out. Â But the Cubs are back, and so are we. Â We didn’t invent the GameCast (actually, maybe we did) but we certainly perfected it. This year you can participate from anywhere. Â You can comment…
103 things
Opening day for the Cubs is April 1 this year, which really seems appropriate. Regardless of when Opening Day is, it always makes you think. How many things does it make you think? Well, that’s a ridiculous question. But just off the top of my head (and…