If there's one sports radio refrain that annoys me, it's, "Tom Ricketts is being SO SMART AND CAREFUL about his evaluation of Jim Hendry." Bullshit. The Cubs are now halfway through their first season under Ricketts' ownership. They're 39-50, with the third-highest payroll in all of Major League Baseball. The only two more expensive teams are ... Read More
NOW Can Tommy Boy Finally Evaluate Jim Hendry?
Posted On 12 Jul 2010 By Bad Kermit. Under: Cubs.
If there's one sports radio refrain that annoys me, it's, "Tom Ricketts is being SO SMART AND CAREFUL about his evaluation of Jim Hendry." Bullshit. The Cubs are now halfway through their first season under Ricketts' ownership. They're 39-50, with the third-highest payroll in all of Major League Baseball. The only two more expensive teams are ... Read More
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: A “Very Special Hundley” Edition
Posted On 29 May 2009 By Sweet Uncle Lou. Under: Around the MLB, Cubs, Lou's Friday Roundup.
Fair warning. If you like Todd Hundley or any of the Hundley clan, you probably shouldn't read the following story. Everyone still with me? Okay, good. I had to share this nugget sent in by a reader which- Well, I'll just let the story speak for itself.
Yesterday i went to the cubs game with a ... Read More
Böse Onkel Aldolf ist Freitag Roundup: Der “Link Gelöscht” Edition
Posted On 19 Dec 2008 By Aldolf. Under: Cubs, Lou's Friday Roundup.
Hello, everyone. This is guest blogger Aldolf, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of one of the most critically-acclaimed Cubs blogs on the internet. If you're wondering why I'm doing the Roundup this week, click here. It's Friday once again, my flock. And you know what that means? It means I'm going to spend the night unhappy and ... Read More
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Odd Couples” Edition
Posted On 21 Nov 2008 By Sweet Uncle Lou. Under: Lou's Friday Roundup.
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.
We've got the Orioles saying that they want to be a competitive baseball team, yet they're looking at Cesar Izturis.
We've got the Muskrat saying that we're ... Read More
Magic Number Countdown: 11
Posted On 29 Sep 2008 By Bad Kermit. Under: Cubs, Postseason.
11 more wins. That's all the Cubs need to collect to make the unthinkable thinkable and to set off what will be the most ridiculous party in the history of the city of Chicago. You know HJE has a plan to count this down in style. Below are my top eleven moments of the 2008 season (in ... Read More
