Sweet Uncle Lou Rounds Up
In a move which will almost certainly pave the way for the Ryne Sandberg Era, Lou Piniella announced today that he will retire after this season. Selfishly, I am less devastated about losing one of the most-successful managers in Cub history than I am about the death of Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup. DAMN YOU, [...]
The Muskbox Somehow Makes Tax Day Worse
It’s Tax Day, and I’m having a shitty one. What better time to turn my glower to this week’s Muskbox? None. None better time. Get your Tyler Colvin boners out, because they’re about to get a rubdown.
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Forgive and Forget” Edition
Look, maybe Mark McGwire did some stuff right, and maybe he did some stuff wrong. Who’s to say? Not me, not the Hall of Fame voters, and not anyone who has a memory of longer than about a week. Don’t forget to come out to Shitty O’Kea’s at 8:00 tonight, and don’t forget, as always, [...]
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Internet Memewagon!” Edition
You know me. I can’t resist a good (or terrible) meme. Thanks, as always, for all the great links. The Roundup took forever because of all of them (which is a good thing). Keep ‘em coming. Lots to get to, so enjoy wasting the rest of your Friday with this week’s Roundup.
Grace Booed at Wrigley Field
Why is Kermit lying again? Click HERE to find out. In game two of the Diamondbacks’ three-game series at Wrigley Field, Cubs fans booed former Cub and current Diamondbacks’ announcer Mark Grace for failing to get out of the fourth inning. A confused Gordon Wittenmyer desperately tried to accuse Cubs fans of being racist, finally [...]
The Muskbox Starts a Q & A with an “A”
Maybe the switch from the Muskbag to the Muskbox fried Carrie’s brain, because she has apparently forgotten that “question, THEN answer” format upon which she so heavily relied in the past. First of all, she put a video in this week’s Muskbox, instead of a picture. So, instead, I had to find a picture of [...]
Saving Grace
I’m going to guess that this is going to incense some of you. Others are going to read it, pull a Bob Sugar, and say, “Finally, someone said it!” Some of you will question my baseball acumen. Others will say, “Hey, maybe Kermit wears a diaper for a reason other than his stupidity.” But I [...]
The Curious Case of Derrek Lee
There are over three weeks until Opening Day, but the Cubs roster is mostly set. Such is life for a team enjoying period of stability that is rare for our lifetimes. There are some positions that are still up in the air–the second base spot that originally looked like an Aaron Miles/Mike Fontenot platoon is [...]
The Internet is Over, Folks. Presenting: The Worst Site Ever
Normally, I like to thank those who point me toward interesting, ridiculous, funny, or informative sites that I use when I write for HJE. Generally, I appreciate the tips, links, and wisecracks. Not this time. God damn you, person who directed me to “AJ Rox My White Sox.” God damn you straight to hell. If [...]
A Bunch of Bad Players Have Invaded the Muskbag
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.
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