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If you have DirecTV, you might have already noticed: a pissing match between the CEOs of DirecTV and Tribune Broadcasting has escalated so that all Tribune Broadcasting stations, including WGN-TV and WGN America, have been pulled from DirecTV. For suckers like me, all it meant was a trip to Best Buy to purchase an HD antenna. For many others, it will just mean not being able to watch the Cubs when they open at home Thursday against Washington.

Our good friend Hitler is back, and he's not too happy to hear that Aramis Ramirez is hurt. ... Read More

Even though it seems like there hasn't been much excitement in Spring Training, Lou Piniella's Gmail Inbox tells another story. Lucky for you, HJE has full access to Lou's account (and, yes, I KNOW it's becoming an internet meme). Click for Larger Size ... Read More

Happy Groundhog Day, needlenoses. Thank you a thousand times over to Morpheus for the Photoshop. INT.--BED AND BREAKFAST ROOM--MORNING LOU PINIELLA lies asleep in bed when his clock radio goes off. Sonny and Cher's "I Got You Babe" blares through the radio as Lou is startled out of his slumber. Lou gets out of bed and starts getting ready ... Read More

Just when you thought ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball couldn't get any worse, it does. ESPN has announced that Jon Miller and Joe Morgan will be joined by FORMER GENERAL MANAGER OF THE NEW YORK METS, Steve Phillips (thanks to Zach for the link). It has long baffled me that ESPN plays up Phillips' former job. He got ... Read More

What can I say? I love internet memes. ... Read More

Just when you thought the Yankees' elimination from the 2008 postseason would be the end of Yankees talk for the year, some idiot writes this idiocy. It's time to face reality. Win. Lose. Tear their stadium down brick by dingy brick. There is no escaping the Yankees. I, for one, welcome our Yankee overlords ... Read More

Since HJE has insider access that even the cameras don't have, allow me to present this scene which unfolded prior to last night's game in Arizona. EXT.--CHASE FIELD IN ARIZONA--DAY LOU PINIELLA stands on the field at Chase Field, where his players prepare for that night's game against the Diamondbacks. Players are jogging around, throwing, and fielding ground balls. Lou's ... Read More

CARLOS MARMOL enters the office of manager LOU PINIELLA. Lou sits behind his desk writing out a lineup card. You wanted to see me, Coach? Come on in, Carlos. I have great news for you! Oh, God, what? Kerry is out of the All-Star Game with blisters. You know what that means? ... Read More

PICTURE REDACTED, BECAUSE OF THIS GUY ---> It happens all the time during that glorious time of year that is the Major League Baseball season. I get out of work around 6:00 or 6:15, I start my drive home, and I get stuck in traffic. 6:30 rolls around, and I'm still wending my way home, when I get the ... Read More