I’m Thankful for the Muskbag
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, [...]
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Odd Couples” Edition
What the hell is going on around here? Up is down. Down is up. We got that clown Dempster saying we weren’t ready for the goddamn playoffs. I’m saying we were.
T79 #61: Jeff Conine “The Barbarian”
Jeff Conine has been beating up on the Cubs since before you were born. At least if you’re in high school. Conine’s seventeen-year career was marked by consistency. You were pretty safe counting on Conine for about a .285/.350/.450 line throughout the course of his career. Unless, of course, he was [...]
How to Break a 97-Win Team
The only time I read Bleed Cubbie Blue is when someone on Desipio links it. For someone on Desipio to link it, the writing must be worse than normal. So when I saw a link to the hilariously stupid “Building A Cubs Champion: Introducing Your 2009 Chicago Cubs” I had to click it. [...]
Bedard Clogs the Bases
Is Erik Bedard the reason the Cubs still haven’t been able to trade for Brian Roberts? Possibly. Never fear, though, as it looks like Bedard to Seattle is close to happening. IF the Orioles were demanding Rich Hill plus a bunch of prospects in exchange for Bedard, it probably would have been [...]
HJE’s First Scoop?
I can’t tell you who, and I can’t tell you what, and I’m not really sure on why and how, but a source who asked to remain unnamed has suggested that the Brian Roberts hostage crisis has been delayed due to the inclusion of one Felix Pie and one Erik Bedard in the trade conversations [...]
For Now, A Brian Roberts Rumor!
I’m trying to get a post up this afternoon, but for now, let’s get all excited about a likely-inaccurate rumor regarding Brian Roberts being traded to the Cubs for Sean Gallagher, Sean Marshall, and Ronny Cedeno.
Thanks a Lot, Jim; Now I Really Want Roberts
Though it pains me to say it, to this point, Jim Hendry has done a fine job this offseason. After bewildering us with a trade for Omar Infante, he just as quickly used the crappy utility guy to chauffeur Will Ohman’s fat ass out of town. He has unloaded bad players like Jacque [...]
Nationals Interested in Being Worst Team in National League
Bill Ladson wrote a story yesterday about how Corey Patterson would fill a lot of holes for the Washington Nationals. People out there are seriously still under the impression that Patterson is a decent player? Really? Are they the same people who kept Michael Tucker in the league for all those years? [...]
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