Podcast: Better put Nico in bubblewrap

Andy and Praz look at what would happen if Nico needed a day off from shortstop and the options are bleak, so he pretty much needs to soldier through until Dansby is back. They also try to figure out what pitchers are really coming back and who gets bounced when…

489. Look out Dodgers – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast

Jed went out and bolstered the Cubs for the playoff race and the Cubs have knocked the Dodgers around in the first two games of their series. Are the Cbus a real World Series contender? Oleg and Praz join the Cubs Podcast to discuss all the moves, why the Cubs traded…

488. RECRAP – Trade Deadline Recap – Pointless Exercise Podcast

The Cubs were very active at the trade deadline, so how about a little instant reaction to all the new Cubs and the ones who got away. We’re only going to miss one of them. Will Clay Holmes and Kevin Gausman lead the way to the World Series? (Heh). And, how one…

Trade Deadline Preview – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast

The guys discuss the players the Cubs should go after and then hold their noses and try to figure out who Jed Hoyer actually will try to acquire. Will Tarik Skubal get better offers than Joe Ryan? Would Robbie Ray be an upgrade for the Cubs? Will Luke Weaver be the…

Podcast: Playoff preview edition

Andy and Kerm break down all three playoff series as only they can. If you’re looking for quality analysis…well, keep on looking. These two dopes manage to work Cal Ripken Sr’s corpse, Paul Newman and Ruben Quevedo into the analysis. If you want to…

Podcast: Making Lou’s decisions for him

The podcast returns…and gets off to a rough start…but then is as great (lousy?) as ever as our heroes pick the playoff roster for Lou, set up his rotation for him and even figure out which team the Cubs should want to play in the first round.  (Hint: It…

Podcast: A long week, and a long podcast

A lot happened in the week since the last podcast.  I mean if you consider there was a hurricane that moved a series in Houston to Milwaukee, a no-hitter, a one-hitter, a new Brewers manager, CC Sabathia’s first loss, Ben Sheets’ arm falling off, and the…

Podcast: We’re back, and the Cubs win…coincidence?

After two weeks off, Andy and Kermit and the Podcast are back, and the Cubs won?  Coincidence? With two weeks of crap to catch up on, the guys talk about somebody’s really bad hat, how Chad Gaudin really got hurt, why Carlos Zambrano didn’t want an MRI…

Cubs Live! – Cubs at Pissburgh, 11:30, 8/27

Pitching matchup Cubs: Not So Grand Marquis 8-7, 4.76 ERA Pissburgh: Zach Duke 4-12, 5.29 ERA Lineups: Cubs The Albatross, lf Dance Fever, ss DP Lee, 1b E-ramis, 3b Vag Face, cf PonDeRosa, rf RonCe, 2b Hank White, c Marquis du Suc, p Pissburgh Nyger Morgan, rf (So…

Cubs Live! — Nationals at Cubs, 1:20 pm, 8/22

Pitching matchup: Nationals: John Lannan 6-12, 3.81 ERA Cubs: Not so Grand Marquis 8-7, 4.67 ERA Lineups Emilio (seriously?) Bonfiacio, 2b Cristian Guzman, ss Ryan Zimmerman, 3b Lastings Milledge, cf Ronnie Belliard, 1b Ryan Langerhans, rf Willie Harris, lf Wil…

Podcast: Hey, we got a guest!

On this very special Podcast, Andy and Kerm are tired of talking to each other, so they bring in a guest. Chuck from Ivy Chat (www.chucktochuck.com) stops by to talk about the Cubs’ sale, Alfonso Soriano and all kinds of other nonsense. Listen to it here, or…

Cubs Live! — Cubs at Braves (DH), 8/13

Pitching matchup Game One, 12 p.m. Cubs: Not so Grand Marquis, 7-7, 4.73 ERA Braves: Charlie Morton, 3-5, 5.70 ERA Game Two, 6:15 p.m. Cubs: Rich Harden, 1-1, 2.10 ERA Braves: Jorge Campillo, 7-4, 2.83 ERA

Podcast: Double secret probation

It’s been a month. Who knew? On the fourth installment of the Podcast, Andy and Kerm recap the big Desipio rooftop shenanigans from Sunday night, ponder just how screwed the rest of the National League is with the VORP Donkey in Arizona and 50,000 Joe Beimel…

Cubs Report: Losing is not an option

One hundred and twenty games into the season, the Chicago Cubs are in first place in the National League Central, have a three and a half game lead in that division, would be up seven games in the Wild Card race if they needed that pathetic crutch, and in fact, have…

Cubs Live! – Cardinals at Cubs, 1:20 pm, 8/8

Pitching matchup: Tards: Braden Looper, 10-9, 4.29 ERA Cubs: Theodore Roosevelt Lilly, 11-6, 4.35 ERA Hey, neato site, huh? We’re going retro today!  (Mostly because the new site isn’t working right.  But roll with it.)

Cubs Live! — Astros at Cubs, 1:20 pm, 8/6

I thought he was dead? Oh, this is a little embarrassing. Better call the florist. Pitching matchup Astros: Brandon Bacne (Get it bacne, like acne only on your back, oh never mind) 6-10, 4.72 ERA Cubs: Marquis du Suc 6-7, 4.68 ERA

Podcast: Guess who got promoted

Three weeks into the Podcast experiment and we haven’t given up. In this week’s exciting episode Andy and Kerm discuss crucial topics like the demise of Scott Eyre, which Cubs would be useful in a fight and a loyal Desipiot got a big promotion at his job,…