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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Remember This Crap – 1990 Cubs – Pointless Exercise Cubs

The Cubs followed up a division title in 1989 by hosting the worst Home Run Derby of all time, and a rain delayed, mostly boring All-Star Game. Ryne Sandberg and Andre Dawson had good years, Mark Grace was pretty good and that was about it. They didn’t sign any…

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Trade Deadline Extravaganza – Pointless Exercise Baseball Podcast

As David Brown and I wrapped up our discussion of this year’s trade deadline and the winners and losers (mostly the Cubs), we found out that Vin Scully died. So the podcast actually starts with a few minutes of us remembering Vin, including his great open to…

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Remember This Crap – 1988 Cubs – Pointless Exercise Podcast

The Cubs had a new manager, a new (very old) closer, a new GM who used to be an old manager, six All-Stars and they could play home games after sunset for once! It’s time to Remember This Crap about the 1988 Cubs. Greg Maddux was great for a half, Mark Grace…

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