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Rumor has it (and thanks to Oleg for the tip) that the Cubs are about to sign former Devil Ray and former Kansas City Royal outfielder Joey Gathright. He's fast, and he can catch the ball, so the signing would make sense for, say, the Bears. But he can't hit. Like, at all. Unless you count ... Read More

In this week's Muskbag, we are once again reminded that Cubs fans are idiots who are clueless about the rules of baseball and are obsessed with bad players. If they LOSE 97 games next year, will some of these dimwits go away? I heard that Veal was picked by the Pirates in the Rule 5 Draft. What exactly does that ... Read More

This week's Muskbag somehow manages to revisit Rich Hill. No one revisits Rich Hill. Rich Hill isn't even going to have visitors at his house for Thanksgiving. But the Muskbag has all the Rich Hill coverage you could possibly want. I've been hearing that the Cubs are trying to shop Kosuke Fukudome. I'm not sure why they're trying ... Read More

Shockingly, it appears that the Cubs are somehow the frontrunner in the Jake Peavy sweepstakes. If Jim Hendry pulls this trade off, he will have traded for Rich Harden and Peavy, two of the best pitchers in the game, over the course of about four months. And he will have done it with a farm system that stinks ... Read More

There's nothing quite like armchair G.M.s to get you fired up for the Winter Meetings. In this week's Muskbag, a bunch of Cubs fans and Carrie Muskat play G.M. and do what they can to ruin the Cubs. As an added bonus, a commenter LOSES HIS MIND. Looking at the stats, Lee's power numbers and run production are declining. ... Read More

What's worse than a Muskbag about the Cubs? A Muskbag about the Cubs when the Cubs aren't playing, and there's nothing really to talk about. I was wondering what's going to happen to our center fielders, Reed Johnson and Jim Edmonds? Will we try to keep them or does Lou Piniella want to make another attempt at giving Felix Pie ... Read More

I have some good news and the greatest news ever. The bad news is that the Muskbag was surprisingly not that dumb this week. It was boring and inane, as usual, but not as obtuse as normal. Ready for the greatest news ever? The Muskbag now allows comments. COMMENTS! This is the greatest thing ... Read More

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. I now fully understand ... Read More

You finally get a Godfather quote and it's from Godfather III. How does THAT feel? Anyhow, I saw the Muskbag was back, and I couldn't let that aggression go unchecked. I noticed that Ryan Dempster is eligible to become a free agent this offseason. Are the Cubs going to re-sign him? Who else is eligible for free agency? -- Steve ... Read More

I know your thoughts have already turned toward tomorrow night's early evening's late afternoon's NLDS showdown between the Dodgers and the Cubs, but please permit me a brief rant about Bud Selig's idiocy. I believe it was Sunday when I was listening to Pat and Ron on the radio, and Pat mentioned that on Saturday an unusual play had ... Read More