The time we did an oral history of a Cubs Convention that hadn’t happened

Jan 4, 2018 | 20th Anniversary, Cubs, Featured, MLB

It’s still our 20th anniversary.  Today we look back just a couple of years to the time we did an oral history of a Cubs Convention that hadn’t happened yet. Originally posted, January 14, 2016 Nobody does oral histories quite like we do, and that’s...

An Oral History of the 2016 Cubs Convention

Jan 14, 2016 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Oral Histories

Nobody does oral histories quite like we do, and that’s especially true here.  We’ve gotten so good at this, that we’re doing an oral history of the 2016 Cubs Convention before it even happens. CRANE KENNEY, President of the Shit That Doesn’t...

Podcast 9 — Kegel Convention?

Jan 28, 2013 | Cubs, Podcast

This podcast has actual breaking news in it. Well, it would have if we didn’t wait five days to publish it. We lament the addition of yet another Hairston. And, we talk about Candy Maldonado. Well, why wouldn’t we? Oh, and Pre, I talk about your extra long...

Conventional wisdom

Jan 21, 2013 | Cubs

In case you didn’t notice (and judging by the attendance, you didn’t), the Cubs Convention was this last weekend.  Loveable LoserFest had a new home, this time the Sheraton hosted the events, and the first thing Cubs fans did was complain that the...

Off his Gord

Jan 16, 2011 | Cubs

Friday night we celebrated the first night of the poorest attended Cubs Convention in 20 years with our annual Desipio – Hire Jim Essian drunkfest at Shitty O’Keas at the Hilton and Towers. The usual gang of miscreants showed up and, as in years past, some...