Congratulations, Jim. You’re Dumber Than Kenny

Oh, Jim Hendry. For a guy with what appears to be the correct number of chromosomes, you sure don’t understand baseball very well. Here we are on September 1st and, just as I suspected, you are still pretending that your mediocre team can make the postseason. In case you were wondering, Jim, Baseball Prospectus has [...]

Cubs, Transactions

Power Rankings

Phil Rogers is out of his goddamn mind. In his first Power Rankings of the season, he ranks Shea Stadium’s big apple as #7. Even MetsMan1980 knows that the apple is at best a fifteen seed. Rogers also ranks “Greed” in his MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL POWER RANKINGS. So, we’re left with 32 slots for 30 [...]

Around the MLB, Cubs, Lou's Friday Roundup, Spring Training

Magic Number Countdown: 11

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 [...]

Cubs, Postseason