Skip Johnson (Jim Essian)
Thanks for all the Birthday Wishes
Hey, gang! Thanks for all of your birthday wishes yesterday. What? There were no birthday wishes on Hire Jim Essian yesterday? Don’t think I didn’t notice. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Bad Kermit asked me to file a post yesterday in honor of my birthday. He also asked me to buy two overpriced hockey tickets that were [...]
Help Skip Get Winter Classic Tickets
As you might know, Jim Essian needs tickets for the Winter Classic, the hottest ticket in town. Tickets.com is opening up a new block of tickets TODAY AT NOON. If you can find it in your cold, dead hearts to try to get at least a pair of tickets for Skip (you can [...]
Bleeding Jimmy Essian
Bleeding Jimmy “Skip” Essian here, checking in today on Bleeding Jimmy Essian Day. Any day that invokes my name is a great day, although it’s unfortunate that this day came because of a guy more suited to be dictator of a Third World Nation. No matter.
Let’s talk about bleeding and Jimmy Essian. There are things [...]
We Interrupt This Special Day…
…with an emergency request. I asked Jim Essian (yes, the real one) if he, a native Detroitian, was going to attend the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field between the Blackhawks and the Red Wings. He mentioned that he would love to go with his wife, but hasn’t been able to find tickets. [...]
Essian Passed Over Again
The idiot Cubs front office once again had a coaching opening, and once again didn’t even bother to INTERVIEW Jim Essian for the job. Instead, the Cubs promoted Ryne Sandberg from the Class A affiliate, the Peoria Chiefs, to the AA affiliate, the Tennessee Smokies. Some guy named Marty Pevey is now the [...]
Friday Roundup, Essian-Style: Careful, Lou!
You’d think Lou would be busy celebrating his National League Manager of the Year Award this week. Not true. I guess when you win three of them, they don’t mean much. Instead, Lou has spent his week demanding that Jim Hendry give him a better roster to work with. That’s why Lou isn’t here and [...]
Bye-Bye Bob?
The Milwaukee Brewers, who change managers three times more frequently than Jiffy Lube recommends you change your oil, are reportedly interviewing Cubs television commentator Bob Brenly, who managed the Diamondbacks to the 2001 World Series title before spending the last four seasons in the Cubs booth.
Brenly has made no secret of his desire to manage [...]
Cry me a tropical storm, Astros fans
It’s been awhile since I stopped by, and I apologize. It’s just that Jim Essian Signing Day came, and I went on a bender. As soon as the glow of Signing Day came, the ledge jumpers had me scared off. I’m too old for this crap.
Anyway, I just wanted to note all that whining and [...]
Happy Jim Essian Signing Day!
On this date in 1969, the Philadelphia Phillies made the wise decision to sign a catcher by the name of James Sarkis Essian Jr. They gave the young man a chance to put together a solid, 12-season Major League Baseball career and to have a moment of glory as interim manager for the 1991 [...]
Hire Me? Hire This Guy Instead!
Hi gang! Jim “Skip” Essian here, checking in with you just before the pennant race gets any more uninteresting. You see, the Cubs are pulling away from Milwaukee and St. Louis, threatening to make September moot. The Cubs close August with 13 games after going 11-4 in their first 15. Ten of the final 13 [...]
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