Hire Jim Essian

Good afternoon, Cubs fans! We take a brief break from HJE's active campaign for me to be the Chicago Cubs' next manager to look back on one of the highlights of the Jim Essian era. It's the 19th anniversary of my win over Lou Piniella and his Cincinnati Reds that I chronicled well enough for you three years ago. Today's even ... Read More

Fan club members, Shoutboxers, Cubs fans and others: It's time to mobilize. We're halfway to our dream of installing me back in the Cubs dugout. Lou Piniella has announced his retirement effective at the end of the season. I wish him well in Tampa. But I wish myself better in Chicago. Obviously, a lot of people are mentioning Iowa Cubs manager Ryne ... Read More

Hello Cub fans and friends! It's been awhile since I took the time to post anything but my comment of the week. Let's be honest. Following the Cubs the past couple seasons has been as fun as following the Chicago Blackhawks during the 2004-05 season. But I appear today to pay homage to said Blackhawks, who can claim the Stanley Cup ... Read More

Hello again, gangsters! It's been a while since the Comment of the Week. But I'm not going to apologize, because it'll almost definitely happen again. This Comment of the Week comes from this week's Muskbox. I believe we have a first-time winner. Mike Fontenot in A Few Good Fontenots writes: Because deep down, in places you don�t talk ... Read More

I'm back, gang, and I'm bigger than Jesus. No, just kidding. I'm definitely bigger than Kirk Gibson, though, I can assure you of that. It's Comment of the Week time. It may come as no shock that the Muskbox generates a lot of good comments. It did again this week, courtesy of blueslacker: I wish BJ ... Read More

Another week, another bunch of comments. Many, many of them were excellent. So you should all give yourselves a hearty dugout clap. But there can be only one Comment of the Week! I believe we have a first-time winner this week. JayT posted this beauty in "The Best $162 I've Ever Spent" thread. So if the Cubs end ... Read More

Another week, another twelve comments, and a new champion rises to the top of the heap! This week's Comment of the Week came, as so many do, from the Muskbox. Waco Kid had this to say about Tyler Colvin: I�m just glad that Colvin decided to add the 25 lbs of �good� muscle instead of opting for the �bad� muscle. There is ... Read More

Happy Friday, lady and gentlemen! It's that time of week, again. Time when Skip dusts off the internet, combs through the comment section, chuckles heartily at comments like PH Steamer's, "I�ve been reading this site for only 3 years? It feels like an eternity," and chooses a Comment of the Week. It was nice to see all of you ... Read More

Howdy, folks! It's only been a month since the Skipper made his picks for Comment of the Week. Is that MY fault, or is it YOU who have failed as commenters? You. It is you. This Comment of the Week comes from blueslacker in this week's Muskbox. Woah, hang on. I don�t recall anybody saying they were going ... Read More

Howdy, gang! We had an awful lot of comments from which to choose this week, but one stood out above the rest, and it's from our old pal A-Ram Baller in the "Paul Sullivan burned my Bible" post. A-Ram does what we should all do every once in a while. Poke a little fun at ourselves. I am just glad ... Read More