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The further removed we get from the Milton Bradley suspension, the angrier I get at both sides. Milton Bradley is a raging asshole who brought all of his made-up woe upon himself. But Jim Hendry's reaction to Bradley's latest antics is infuriating as well. But if Tom Ricketts knows what he's doing, the Bradley suspension should be ... Read More

How long has the Muskbag been back in Muskbox form? A couple of months? Why is this still at the top of every single one? The mailbag is back, but it's now the Inbox... Are there people out there so hopelessly confused that they can't find this column? Some Dipshit's Thoughts: I think I'll head to my favorite site, Cubs.com, to see ... Read More

I haven't watched much of the World Baseball Classic, but I did watch most of the game last night between the United States and Japan. Why exactly was Davey Johnson responsible for bringing pride back to United States baseball? Team USA played like crap for most of the game, but Johnson certainly didn't put them in a position ... Read More

Is Steve Rosenbloom the stupidest baseball writer in Chicago? Seriously. Does he even watch baseball games? Because it seems to me that someone who occasionally writes about the Cubs would be somewhat familiar with the former superstar of their division-rival Cincinnati Reds, Adam Dunn. But if he knows anything about Dunn, certainly he wouldn't dare try ... Read More

We're entering the worst couple of weeks of baseball fandom. We've waited just about as long as possible between any sort of baseball action. Unless you care where Adam Dunn ends up playing, there hasn't been much interesting cooking on the Hot Stove. So, I was going to make fun of the MLB Network today. I ... Read More

As Jim Hendry heads to the Winter Meetings next week, it seems his primary target will be a non-right-handed-hitting outfielder. Let's honor the Fukudome by selecting which outfielder we think will replace him. VS. VS. Bobby Abreu Adam Dunn Raul Ibanez ... Read More

EDIT: It's come to my attention from my good friend PAUL SULLIVAN (through Dolan) that Carrie Muskat's father recently passed away. I know I have my fun at Carrie's expense on a weekly basis, but mine and I hope your thoughts and prayers are with the Muskat family in their time of grief. Oh, hey, I forgot to say ... Read More

Thank God these Muskbags are a weekly affair. If they weren't, we would have had to listen to three ivy questions in one Muskbag instead of listening to one ivy question each of the last three weeks. PROGRESS! Time for the Muskbaggery: My husband and I had an argument about the outfield positions. I think he's just a ... Read More