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Brooks Kieschnick's career can be summed up thusly: He's an outfielder! No, he's a pinch-hitter! No, he's a minor leaguer! No, he's a pitcher! No, he sucks at everything! "That fastball was so hittable, I'm surprised I didn't throw it." Kieschnick was taken by the Cubs in the FIRST ROUND of the 1993 draft as an outfielder. It ... Read More

MIAMI--Minutes after the Chicago Bears fell to the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLI, Rex Grossman signed with the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs, seeking to improve their outfield defense, signed the erratic Bears quarterback to throw simulated pop-ups to outfielders Alfonso Soriano, Matt Murton, and Jacque Jones. Grossman will gather the outfielders together next weekend for a game ... Read More

Was anything during the 2003 season more painful than watching Damian Miller swing and miss? Well, okay, there was that thing. But Miller's follow-through when he swung and missed was painful. I remember, because I got to see it so often. Just...unh...give me a quick...oh God...second. Miller had strung together a few decent seasons in a row with the ... Read More

Scott Bullett. It's not your fault. Your cool name forced you into the career path you chose. You couldn't have been "Dr. Bullett" or "Scott Bullett, Esquire." You could have either been a stripper or a professional athlete. I think you would have looked better in a banana hammock than a Cubs jersey. Wow. ... Read More

Happy Groundhog Day, cocksuckers.� The groundhog said there's gonna be an early spring, meaning Spring Training will be here early and you'll get Lou all over your face even sooner this year.� You like that?� You better. You think you're soooooo clever with this little site, huh? Well, you wouldn't be so clever if I jammed my fingers ... Read More

Unless you count Chad Fox (and really, why would you?) you might be wondering how the Bottom 126 hasn't included a closer to this point. You would be right to wonder, because the Cubs have had more than their share of closers who handed out runs like Pez dispensers--through their necks. Okay, bad example. But that didn't ... Read More

God damn you, Chad Meyers. You were so abysmal at baseball, there are no good pictures of you on the internet. I doubt you're this Chad Meyers: And you don't spell your name the same way as this terrifying Chad Myers: So, I'll just put up a picture of Michael Myers. But not a good picture of Michael Myers. This crappy, sad ... Read More