I apologize for the tardiness of the Muskbox. I was under the weather yesterday and reading this week's Muskbox could have only made matters worse. Why? Well, because it spends a significant amount of time fretting about the hurt feelings of Ryan Theriot. And that's- That's- Excuse me.
/runs to bathroom
With Ryan Theriot having gone ... Read More
The Muskbox Makes Bedfellows of Pitchers and Hitting Coaches
Posted On 24 Feb 2010 By Bad Kermit. Under: Broadcasters & Journalists, Cubs, Muskbox.
I apologize for the tardiness of the Muskbox. I was under the weather yesterday and reading this week's Muskbox could have only made matters worse. Why? Well, because it spends a significant amount of time fretting about the hurt feelings of Ryan Theriot. And that's- That's- Excuse me.
/runs to bathroom
With Ryan Theriot having gone ... Read More
Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Fat Friday” Edition
Posted On 19 Feb 2010 By Sweet Uncle Lou. Under: Cubs, Lou's Friday Roundup.
Happy belated Mardi Gras, dough boys! I'm sure you enjoyed the one time of year you might actually see breasts other than your own. As always, SHOW YOUR TIPS! Thanks to those who already have.
On three. Ready? One. Two. Three. DOOOOOOOM!!!!
No, seriously. DOOM.
If you're interested in following Spring Training more closely, ... Read More
Pitchers, Catchers, Carlos Silva Report to Camp
Posted On 17 Feb 2010 By Bad Kermit. Under: Cubs, Spring Training.
Oh, happy day! Today is the first official day of the rest of your 2010 Cubs season. Why are we celebrating that? I don't know. Will this season be as difficult to watch as last season? Probably. Are our hopes at least down, meaning tickets will be easier to find? Hopefully. If ... Read More
Sixty-Seven Percent of This Week’s Muskbox is About Blogging; I SHIT YOU NOT
Posted On 16 Feb 2010 By Bad Kermit. Under: Broadcasters & Journalists, Cubs, Muskbox.
This week's Muskbox has done something so amazingly meta, that it's hard to believe it's not on purpose. It's a Muskbox about a blog. Now, are you ready for this? Here's where it gets even funkier. You're about to read another blog mock the Muskbox about being about a blog. Take a few deep breaths ... Read More
Assistant to the General Manager
Posted On 12 Jan 2010 By Bad Kermit. Under: Cubs, Ex-Cubs, Transactions.
If you were too busy listening to that mutant Mark McGwire cry about how nobody understands what it's like to make millions of dollars by drowning oneself in a sea of steroids, you missed some big Cubs news. In what will likely be the best move the Cubs have made since Jim Hendry used the pen from his doctor's ... Read More
Lilly Gets His “Murderin’ Arm” Fixed
Posted On 05 Nov 2009 By Bad Kermit. Under: Cubs.
Oh, Cubs. You're so collectively dumb. The pervasive organizational stupidity of this franchise is more consistent than Mariano Rivera. As you've probably already heard, Ted Lilly had arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder, and will miss the beginning of the season. In Cubs speak, that means he'll be back just before Jeff Samardzija makes his fifteenth start. ... Read More
Hire Tony LaRussa!
Posted On 08 Sep 2009 By Bad Kermit. Under: Around the MLB, Blogs You Shouldn't Read, Broadcasters & Journalists, Cubs.
No, not really. It's just our old pal David Kaplan at it again! Russ Kelly pointed out Kaplan's latest Cubs fix entitled, "The Cubs Need to Sign the #1 Free Agent This Winter." Hey, give Kaplan some credit for the headline. There isn't a single exclamation point in the entire thing. Sorry about the infrequency ... Read More
You’re Out of It, Cubs. Don’t Be Stupid.
Posted On 19 Aug 2009 By Bad Kermit. Under: Cubs, NL Central, Transactions.
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 terrible 51-70 ... Read More
Cubs Celebrate 250th “First Start Back From Injury”
Posted On 17 Aug 2009 By Bad Kermit. Under: Cubs.
Oh, hey. Ted Lilly is back. I almost forgot about him. The left-hander's return means that one of his teammates is DL-bound. Everyone hopes it will be Aaron Miles, but I predict that Aramis Ramirez's face will melt off. Lilly will start the first game of a West Coast road trip consisting of three games ... Read More
The Muskbox Runs, Fails to Hide, Answers One of Your Questions
Posted On 13 Jul 2009 By Bad Kermit. Under: Broadcasters & Journalists, Cubs, Muskbox.
Carrie, you clever little vixen. You took a long break from the Muskbox, only to have it spring up on a Thursday. I bet you thought I'd be too busy posting the Roundup, Skip's Comment of the Week, and the Friday Night Fukudome to fisk it. The Muskbox will never escape my watchful gaze.
Don't you think Wells ... Read More
