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- Great Until It Wasn’t
- Did Sh?ta just fuck over the Cubs?
- Another week, another book?
- Cubs should embrace “all encompassing suck”
- Your new favorite book is on sale now
- Book Excerpt: The Immortals
- Podcast: Are the Brewers more of a rival than the Cardinals?
- Even the good Cubs are getting screwed
- Jed’s plan is clear, and it’s dumb
- Out of options
- The Cubs aren’t close
- RECRAP: Bears win a gut-punch game
- Podcast: Let’s fix the intentional walk
- Podcast: Off seasoning
- Never too late to be too late
Latest Pointless Exercise Podcast Episodes
465. Too much is not enough – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
The Cubs have done nice work since our last podcast, adding Edward Cabrera and Alex Bregman, but Oleg and Praz are here to discuss what else the Cubs should do. Praz has some first-hand accounts from Cubs Convention. Tyler Austin might not want to rent a place in town…
464. RECRAP – We’ll always have the 13 yard bomb
The Bears mounted another crazy comeback, highlighted by the most ridiculous Caleb pass of a season full of them, but they lost in OT to the Rams 20-17. Oleg joins Andy on the podcast to sift through the aftermath of the game and the season and look forward to a Bears…
463. Bregmania – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
The Cubs did stuff and picked an obvious, but rare for them, direction by trading an overrated prospect for an upside starting pitcher and then spent some of their “wheelbarrows of cash” on a real hitter. David Brown is here to discuss what the Cubs do…
So long, Tiny – Pointless Exercise Podcast
There’s plenty of Cubs intrigue to talk about with the team apparently involved in trade discussions with the Padres for a top of the rotation starter and/or a closer, so Praz and Oleg are on hand to discuss it all. But it’s a podcast done with heavy…
Shopping for old friends – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Cubs roster might smell like it’s pretty well done (or it might smell like something you have to bag up at the dog park), but they are still being linked to a number of moves, including a trade for a former hot shot prospect of their own and a very old…
David Brown – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast
Spring is just around the corner so it’s time to bring in David Brown to talk about the Cubs and Alex Bregman, owners disingenuity about free agency, going to Japan, fun with the automated ball and strike appeal system, the evil Dodgers, Rob Manfred’s…
Kelly Dwyer on the Bulls, solar salt, Cheers, ’80s hair bands, Nolan Arenado and more – Pointless Exercise Podcast
In a wide-ranging discussion, Kelly Dwyer and I discuss an inexpensive way to get ice off your driveway, why the Bulls aren’t bright enough to have a lottery pick next year, why Arturas doesn’t like to fill out trade paperwork, if Lonzo Ball will get a…
Rubbing elbows and hiring coaches – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Cubs Convention came and went and Praz got to rub elbows with famous Cubs. The guys talk about the weekend, try to make sense of Tom Ricketts financial theories and tell you why you shouldn’t be mad at the Dodgers, especially since the Cubs could do all of…
Cubs convention, Bears and The Beav and the best and worst Chicago media – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Cubs Convention is looming, Kyle Tucker has a new (short) contract, and is Alex Bregman on the way? The Bears are talking in person to Mike “The Beav” McCarthy and is Tom Brady tampering with Ben Johnson? Bob Uecker’s gone. And the Sun-Times has…
The Bears are interviewing everybody – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Bears have whittled their list of coaching candidates down to a cool 15, and Tom Loxas drops by to give his thoughts on who they should hire. Mike Vrabel has already done his interview and Ben Johnson is up this weekend, what the hell are the other 13 guys there…
Cubs, Bears and Sammy with John Greenberg – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Cubs are bringing Sammy Sosa back so it’s time for the podcast to bring back it’s favorite guest, Jon Greenberg to make fun of them for the tortured reunion, whether they have any intention of keeping Kyle Tucker and to get everybody’s convention…
Sammy’s back, Cody’s gone and Kyle’s here – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Ricketts bullied Sammy Sosa into apologizing for something, though he wouldn’t say what it was, and they’re all proud of themselves for some reason. Tom Loxas is on hand to discuss it, talk about the trade/giveaway of Cody Bellinger to the Yankees, and…
Jed done did a trade – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
You have to give little Jed Hoyer credit, the Cubs needed a big trade and he actually pulled one off. Oleg and Praz are on hand to discuss the Kyle Tucker trade, make fun of a weird sound from the press conference, discuss the Cubs giving away Cody Bellinger, signing…
Does Seiya really need to be in a Tucker trade? – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Cubs are trying to trade for Astros star Kyle Tucker and Tom Loxas joins the podcast as the guys try to figure out why Seiya would need to be in that deal. And, if the Cubs aren’t hell bent on keeping Tucker beyond 2025, does it even make the Cubs better if…
Remember This Crap – Worst Cubs Free Agent Signings – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The offseason is a good time to remember when the Cubs used to actually spend money on free agents…and to realize just how bad they’ve been at it. The Remember This Crap gang assembles to wax nostalgic on the worst free agent signings in team history….
The Bears are thinking big and the Cubs are cutting bait – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Bears fired their overmatched head coach and are already thinking about which dud to hire next, while the Cubs are just hoping somebody will take Cody Bellinger’s cash off their hands. Tom Loxas is here to discuss the coaching change, the candidates for the…
The Bears have finally reached an interregnum – Pointless Exercise Podcast
T/he Bears finally mercy fired The Flus and Kevin Warren wants you all to know that Ryan Poles is totally going to make the decision on the new head coach (sure he is). But first we need to listen to the Jeff Joniak call of the final 38 seconds of Matt Eberflus’…
Maybe Cody shouldn’t get too comfortable – Pointless Exercise Podcast
Could the Cubs trade Cody Ballinger even after he declined his option to become a free agent? Well, sure, they could. The question is what his trade value actually is. Luckily, Tom Loxas is on hand to discuss that, why the Cubs aren’t well positioned for Roki…
Bears rearrange the deck chairs – Guest: Jon Greenberg – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Bears are changing offensive coordinators again, and The Athletic’s Jon Greenberg is here to talk about it, the future of The Flus, who’s going to be the next head coach (Andy knows), and just how bad things are. They discuss the lunacy of the idea…
Spooky Halloween Edition – Pointless Exercise Podcast
This podcast includes tales of handing out beers on Halloween, the most indelible moments of the World Series including ESPN’s national baseball nitwit helping make celebrities out of the creepy right field Yankees fans. What the Cubs have to trade, why The…
Both Shohei and Judge have been harnessed – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The World Series started off with a bang, but now the Yankees are holding on for dear life. At least they have seen evidence that a team can erase a 3-0 deficit. David Brown is here to talk about the series, the weird apparatus that Shohei is wearing, why some writers…