This is apparently the time of year when most of your favorite Cubs blogs have abandoned talking about baseball for talking about football, and I can hardly blame them. But HJE is going to keep covering baseball, dammit. Look, after this week's sweep of the Pirates, we're only- Let's see- STILL ELEVEN AND A HALF GAMES ... Read More
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Are You Ready for Some Football?” Edition
Posted On 11 Sep 2009 By Sweet Uncle Lou. Under: Cubs, Lou's Friday Roundup.
This is apparently the time of year when most of your favorite Cubs blogs have abandoned talking about baseball for talking about football, and I can hardly blame them. But HJE is going to keep covering baseball, dammit. Look, after this week's sweep of the Pirates, we're only- Let's see- STILL ELEVEN AND A HALF GAMES ... Read More
18 Years? The “Where did the time go” Roundup
Posted On 22 May 2009 By Skip. Under: Around the MLB, Cubs, Friday Night Fukudome, HJE Events, Lou's Friday Roundup, Skip Johnson (Jim Essian), Transactions.
How will you be spending Jim Essian Day and your Jim Essian Weekend? It's May 22, 2009, the 18th anniversary of my Major League managerial debut. Everyone celebrates it differently. Here's a file photo of how Kerry Wood and the Cubs celebrated a recent Jim Essian Day.
It was nice of them to remember me in such an inspiring way. In ... Read More
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Is the Regular Season Already Over?” Edition
Posted On 26 Sep 2008 By Sweet Uncle Lou. Under: Lou's Friday Roundup.
First of all, thanks to TJ Brown for the picture. Secondly, holy crap. Is it really the end of September? It seems like just yesterday I was celebrating the birth of our country by firing explosives into the air and stuffing Lee Greenwood into a dumpster. Whaddya mean, "That WAS just yesterday"? Anyhow, it's time ... Read More
