Podcast: To the bitter end – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast

You’d think that with the Cubs playing this poorly for this long that the sweet relief of elimination would be on the way, but the third Wild Card means nobody is ever out of it, no matter how bad they are. Oleg and Praz are on the case to discuss what’s…

“They don’t know what to do.” – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast

The Cubs have sunk to yet another low, now losers of 10 in a row, and Oleg and Praz are here to discuss what there is to be done. They wonder why the Cubs called up Kevin Alcantara if they don’t bother to ever play him, worry about Ian Happ’s inability to…

Little league homers – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast

David Brown joins the pod for a hard hitting expose into why calling them “little league homers” are offensive to little leaguers, why the Cubs being this streaky isn’t a shock, nor is their rash of pitching injuries. They also discuss Shohei’s…

480. Anybody want to trade the Cubs a pitcher or four?

The Cubs offense has gone MIA for a few days, but the bigger issue going forward is making sure they don’t run out of pitchers. Praz and Oleg are here to discuss trade targets, what the Cubs have to offer other teams, and what would happen if (god forbid) Ian…

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‘You are looking live’ – Pointless Exercise Bears Podcast

All hands are on deck for this week’s Bears podcast and the guys discuss the win over the Falcons, Justin Fields and DJ Moore’s perfect half, the Panthers handing them the number one overall pick and how a return to CBS is just the thing the Bears will…

ESPN The Magazine: More shirtless dudes

Sometimes, you just have to love the way timing works. On Tuesday, I finally got around to writing my e-mail to ESPN about getting them to stop sending me their wretched magazine. In the e-mail, I noted how, among lots of annoyances, one thing that really confused me…

An open letter to ESPN The Magazine

This is the actual e-mail that I sent to ESPN The Magazine in regards to my subscription to their publication. Fr: andy@desipio.com To: ms_support@espn.go.com Re: My ESPN The Magazine Subscription Dear ESPN The Magazine Overlord, I am currently a subscriber to your…

Hope you enjoyed the broadcast, if not the outcome

As I’ve said many times before, nothing says a writer is out of ideas faster than him writing a column that’s just one big list. As promised in yesterday’s sterling Cubs’ Report, today we’re going to take a tour of the big leagues and…

Joe Morgan, the gift that keeps on giving

Ever since that brutal two-grand slams in one inning Sunday night humiliation against the Mets–you remember it, stop pretending–I’ve been fascinated by shots of Joe Morgan in the booth during ESPN telecasts. Here’s baseball’s highest paid…

Cubs Live! White Sox at Cubs, 1:20 pm, 6/20

Pitching matchup: White Sox: John Danks 4-4, 2.90 ERA Cubs: The Bull Moose 7-5, 4.76 ERA Lineups White Sox Orlando “What’s the extension for the Official Scorer” Cabrera, ss AJ Eyechart, c Carlos Quentin, lf Jermaine Dye, rf Swishy, 1b Joe Crede, 3b…

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Cubs Live? — Snakes at Cubs, 1:20 pm, 5/9

Pitching matchup: Snakes: Dan Haren 4-1, 3.12 ERA Cubs: The Bull Moose 2-4, 5.97 ERA Lineups Hand Lotion Hair, lf JD’s Little Brother, ss Chris Young, cf Conor Jackson, 1b Upton the Younger, rf Mark Reynolds, 3b Chris Snyder, c Corky Thatcher, 2b Dan Haren, p…

Cubs Live! — Cubs at Reds, 11:30 am, 5/7

Pitching matchup: Cubs: Jon Lieber 2-1, 1.86 ERA Reds: Edinson Volquez 4-1, 1.27 ERA Lineups: Vag Face, lf Dance Fever, ss MVLee, 1b E-ramis, 3b Fukkake, rf Geo Soto, c RonCe, 2b Felix Pennsylvania, cf Jonny Liebs, p Reds Korey, cf Jerry the Lesser, ss (shortstop!?!)…