Someone in the Muskbox is Inexplicably Mad that Castro has a 133 OPS+
Folks, we have reached a new low, even by Muskbox standards. Someone actually took the time to write in and complain about Starlin Castro. Starlin is currently sporting an excellent .328/.386/.469 line. As Dolan recently pointed out, he has reached base at least once in every single game he’s played. All seventeen of them. He [...]
Friday Night Fukudome: Bullpen vs. Theriot
It’s early in the season, but it’s never too early to fire up the HATEWAGON. The Cub bullpen is, basically, split down the middle. GOOD: SeanBearPig Marshall, James Russell, Esmailin Caridad, Carlos Marmol GODAWFUL: John Grabow, Jeff Samardzija, Justin Berg They blew a late lead against the Braves the other night, and we won’t even [...]
The Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time #50: Scott Downs “Syndrome”
If there’s one thing that’s absolutely infuriating about the Cubs, it’s their mystifying inability to hit left-handed pitching. No, scratch that. If there’s one thing that’s absolutely infuriating about the Cubs, it’s their 102-year championship drought. Number two is the other thing with the left-handers. A couple of offseasons ago, when Jim Hendry decided to [...]
A Double Shot of Muskbox
I didn’t get around to the Muskbox last week because of the emotional and mental toll from ripping Milton Bradley. I could- nay, should allow myself a break from the Muskbox madness. But that wouldn’t be fair to you. Instead, you get a double shot of Muskbox with a chaser of failure. And I die [...]
The Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time #55: Brian “Beast of” Barden
One of the difficulties of taking so long to finish writing the list of the Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time is that the list includes many active players. Some of them completely dominated the Cubs when I first wrote the list. For example, Zach Duke, of all people, was a top-ten Cub killer [...]
If You Don’t Believe in the Muskbox Hard Enough, It Will Die
You can’t make up the explanation for the return of the Muskbox. More than a few Cubs fans in Southern California said they missed the Inbox, and so did several e-mailers, so it’s back. Well, thanks a LOT, California. You already gave us USC, horrible earthquakes, The Hills, and a cyborg governor who took the [...]
You’re Out of It, Cubs. Don’t Be Stupid.
Okay, it’s reality-check time. Even if the Cardinals go one game under .500 for the rest of the way, they’ll finish 88-74. For the Cubs to reach 88 wins, they’ll have to go 28-17, a .622 winning percentage. Unlikely, since they’re playing .513 baseball this year and are in danger of getting swept by a [...]
“Sorry, Shane”? Where’s MY F@#$ing Apology?
Well, that was awful nice of Lou Piniella to apologize to Shane Victorino. Poor Shane was the victim of a drunken idiot in the bleachers who decided to douse him with a nearly full cup of beer. Incidentally, I apologize to Section 242 and flannj. So help me God, I thought Victorino dropped the ball [...]
Cubs Probably Acquire Grabow, Gorzelanny
In what has become an annual tradition around the trade deadline, the Cubs have apparently once again dipped into their AAA team in Pittsburgh, calling up John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny. (HT: TDubbs) Eh. They’re both bullpen lefties, an area in which the Cubs are lacking once Sean Marshall gets used. Apparently, Gorzelanny cost them [...]
Skip’s Comment of the Week: July 17, 2009
Okay, so Lou is out of town and didn’t get a chance to do the Roundup this week. I apologize. I have some good tips from all of you, and Lou will use them if not sometime this weekend, then for next week’s Roundup. I apologize if you were productive today. Tips, as always, can [...]
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