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- 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
459. RECRAP – There’s no ‘d’ in Bears or Niners
Brought to you by a very reputable lawyer, my books and the Pat Benkowski Sports Spectacular, it’s another exciting episode of the RECRAP. The Bears lost a thriller to the 49ers when they ran out of time on the final drive (which honestly, happens in every game…
458. Outperforming peripherals – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
The Cubs are building their new bullpen out of hunks of the old Rangers’ one, probably because the Rangers’ was better than theirs last year. Oleg and Praz are here to talk about it, and to hear and old friend recount the last seconds of the Bears’…
457. RECRAP LIVE! – DJ and Caleb grate the cheese
I was so excited about the coolest ending to a Bears-Packers game ever, that I went live with the RECRAP. But I was smart enough to also record it for posterity. It’s brought to you by the two greatest advertisers we’ve ever had, and my books. The Bears…
Movie Deep Dive – Defending Your Life – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The movie deep dives are back and Mike Pusateri joins to the podcast as the guys break down Albert Brooks’ 1991 classic “Defending Your Life.” You’ll hear stories about how Meryl Streep ended up in the movie, the Rip Torn renaissance, the…
Trade Deadline Recap – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
The guys take a look at what the Cubs actually got at the trade deadline. They ponder whether Christopher Morel or Isaac Paredes will have the better career, ponder Nico Hoerner’s future, compare Nate Pearson to Calvin Schiraldi, and laud Jed for his incredible…
Trades can be so confusing – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast
The trade deadline is looming and somebody’s going to do something really stupid, so David Brown joined us to try to help make sense of it all. Why are teams so afraid of trading top prospects when the last time a number one overall was dealt it worked out great…
“Like taking a snowmobile to a strip club” – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
The gang is all here to talk about Sh?ta enjoying the All-Star Game, Jed’s first big trade of the season, great catchers on the waiver wire and strip clubs where Praz can the lead the guys to at the bachelor party he’s attending. Like all of our podcasts…
Would you take one in the melon for a house? – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast
The All-Star rosters are set and the game is next week, so David Brown joins Andy to discuss why discussions of snubs are pointless, changes to the Home Run Derby again, and a brilliant idea for a fan participation event for pitchers that could be held right before…
Are they more bad or boring? – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
What are the Cubs more of, boring or bad? That’s the big issue that Andy and Praz confront, while Oleg is out running around in his birthday suit. Should the Cubs buy, sell, neither or both? Who would want any of them? Would Jed even trade any of them if he…
No (trade) means no (trade), maybe – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
Andy has some things about the Cubs to get off his chest and so he sprints to the spacious Pointless Exercise podcast studio to discuss the possibility of the Cubs trading Seiya or Happ, why the trade deadline is still really important, why they should bring back an…
Maybe he’s throwing a churro ball? – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast
On this edition of the baseball podcast David Brown is on hand to discuss a sticky situation with Edwin Diaz and his interesting offer (not taken up) as to what the umpires should smell. They also talk about the game at Rickwood Field, more interesting Willie Mays…
Cubs can only go up from here — Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
The Cubs are wallowing in last place, but thanks to the woeful National League they’re not that far behind anybody (but the Dodgers and Phillies), so Oleg and Praz join the podcast to talk about what’s wrong with the Cubs and what, if anything, can be done…
Fifty shopping days until the trade deadline – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast
The trade deadline is approaching but with everybody (not the White Sox) still in the race, how active will it be? How does the Phillies losing a catcher screw the Cubs? David Brown drops by to show off the Wifi in his car and discuss all of this, plus whether the…
“A bunch of dull white dudes” – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
The gang is back together to discuss why the Cubs aren’t more fun (though spotting the Sox five run leads turned out to be pretty amusing), the end of our long national nightmare and the return of all-time Cubs great David Bote. They discuss the weird name of…
315. Hard Knocks and no knocks – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Cubs can’t hit and the Bears are finally going to be on Hard Knocks, and Tom Loxas has left his own podcast to become a regular here at Pointless Exercise and so we talk all about it. Do the Cubs need a catcher? I guess if you don’t want every pitch to…
Angel’s among us – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast
Angel Hernandez has been put out to pasture, Ben Brown was yanked with a no-hitter going, and the Cubs hitters aren’t really into the whole line-drive thing. David Brown joins Andy to discuss all of this, plus whether or not Andy cursed Ronald Acuna Jr to the…
Let the Hendricks reinvention commence – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
Oleg and Andy call to the bullpen and Mike D. steps over Kyle Hendricks to fill in for the birthday boy, Praz. The guys discuss whether the Cubs have demoted Kyle to the bullpen or is being put out to pasture, and they (or at least Andy) thinks with a little…
Let them pitch – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast
Why are some of the best young pitchers limited to short stints in the minors instead of contributing what they can to the big league team? David Brown and Andy discuss that hot topic, plus can you fix your bullpen in May, why is that Paul Skenes mustache a thing,…
When was the last time Dansby was good? – Pointless Exercise Cubs Podcast
The guys kick around all of the important issues this week like, how long has Dansby Swanson’s offensive slump been going on (a long time), who should be the Cubs fourth outfielder when Seiya Suzuki returns and why should it be Ian Happ, and what to do with…
Jon Greenberg on the Bears’ $4.6 billion farmer’s market with a stadium attached – Pointless Exercise Podcast
The Athletic’s Jon Greenberg comes on the pod to talk about the Bears ill-fated stadium press conference, his role in helping the Bears finally put their tortured quarterback history to the side, why Kevin Warren and George McCaskey would end up being the stars…
Nothing sparks a rally like cased meat – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast
Is the Twins new rally celebration an ecoLOGical diaster just waiting to happen? David Brown weighs on that meaty matter and other hot topics like Mike Trout’s meniscus, revenge games, Jose Abreu’s trip to Del Boca Vista, how are the Cubs surviving…