Hire Jim Essian

Like a fine wine, Skip. Happy 61st birthday to the patron saint of HJE.

Considering that everyone has been talking about Mike Quade's replacement since the hiring of Theo Epstein, it was really no surprise that today the Cubs announced that the bald incompetent won't be back next season. (HT: Pre) Quade did more than enough goofy, nigh-indefensible things this season to merit his dismissal, and his reign as Cubs manager was ... Read More

The 2011 season ground to a merciful halt yesterday. In a beautiful display of symmetry, it ended much the same way it started, with Ryan Dempster walking everyone in the park, serving up a grand slam, and losing to a shitty team. In case you missed the past six months of baseball, the Cubs didn't make the playoffs ... Read More

It's going to be a sporadic week for posting, as I unexpectedly have to head out of town on Wednesday. But what sort of Hire Jim Essian would this be if I didn't acknowledge August 29 as the 42nd anniversary of the day the Philadelphia Phillies took a chance on an Armenian lad named James Sarkis Essian? On ... Read More

The Comment of the Week comes from the Muskbox, which is a gold mine of comments from not only stupid questioners, but also the HJE faithful. This week's comment has a little of both! In regards to one of the Muskbox questions, Eric commented as follows: "I was at the Cubs game Aug. 9 in Pittsburgh. In the first inning, Darwin ... Read More

Well, it's been a busy day! There was the news of Jim Hendry being fired a month ago, and there was a walkoff win for the Chicago Cubs against their biggest opponent... THEIR OWN SELF-CONFIDENCE. It's a good bet that to win the Sporadic Comment of the Week competition, you should just agree with everything Kermit says, which is exactly what ... Read More

Mike Jorgensen was from a simpler baseball era. A time when hitting .243 bought you 17 seasons in Major League Baseball. A time when it was okay to hit only 95 home runs and drive in 426 RBIs in a career. A time when maybe people only watched his games against the Chicago Cubs, against whom he ... Read More

Yo, Washington! I hear you need a new manager. (HT: Martin) So, your old one was such a dope that he got your team back to .500 baseball with a nice little run, then had no idea what to do with himself, panicked, and made the worst bluff in managerial history. Jim Riggleman is the guy ... Read More

Opening Day is here, gang! The Cubs have, predictably, already lost. However, one of YOU won today, thanks to Carlos Silva! JerBear50 had this to say about Silva's snotty departure from the Cubs: This seems a lot like the recently dumped girlfriend who thinks she�s more of a catch than she really is, and then realizes she�s a used up ... Read More

Well, I'll be damned. It's the first week in a long time where HJE actually had content every day INCLUDING an entry to the T79! Things are turning around in these parts! The Comment of the Week is along that line, and it comes from our good friend blueslacker, who reminisces about the start of the T79. I ... Read More