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The World Series is finally upon us. There are only 4-7 baseball games left in the 2011 season before you have to accept the reality that is the Chicago Bears. Tonight, Chris Carpenter will take the hill for the St. Louis Cardinals against C.J. Wilson. I'd like to take a moment to send my sincerest wishes for ... Read More

When I don't have a rooting interest in the World Series, I generally root for the National League to beat up on the "better" league. Consequently, I found myself rooting for the Giants this fall. Tim Lincecum is fun to watch. A portly Juan Uribe waddled away with some big moments. Buster Posey is living the ... Read More

It's looking pretty inevitable that the Yankees are going to be the American League representative in this year's World Series. That means it would be a Phillies-Yankees matchup. Could it be any more boring than that? We just saw Philly win the World Series, and I'm sick of Derek Jeter's face. An Angels-Dodgers matchup would have ... Read More

There's nothing quite like armchair G.M.s to get you fired up for the Winter Meetings. In this week's Muskbag, a bunch of Cubs fans and Carrie Muskat play G.M. and do what they can to ruin the Cubs. As an added bonus, a commenter LOSES HIS MIND. Looking at the stats, Lee's power numbers and run production are declining. ... Read More

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My initial reaction to Monday night's postponement of Game Five of the World Series in Philadelphia was not to blame Bud Selig. I understand that four people flew up from Tampa to see Game Five. I understand that Joe Buck had already gone through the trouble of having his chin hole drilled out and cleaned. I understand ... Read More

It's been nearly a month since the last FNF because, quite frankly, thinking about Kosuke sort of pisses me off now. But that doesn't mean the FNF must die. Anyhow, the World Series is tied at one game a piece and is already the most exciting World Series since 2002. What's that? You're not watching? ... Read More

BAD KERMIT: There's not much interesting going on this week. SWEET UNCLE LOU: That's bad. BAD KERMIT: Well, I guess the World Series might be an interesting matchup. SWEET UNCLE LOU: That's good! BAD KERMIT: But the Tampa Bay Rays are playing in it. SWEET UNCLE LOU: That's bad. BAD KERMIT: But the National League won Game One. SWEET UNCLE ... Read More

You finally get a Godfather quote and it's from Godfather III. How does THAT feel? Anyhow, I saw the Muskbag was back, and I couldn't let that aggression go unchecked. I noticed that Ryan Dempster is eligible to become a free agent this offseason. Are the Cubs going to re-sign him? Who else is eligible for free agency? -- Steve ... Read More

If the Cubs decide to follow my clever plan to sweep the Brewers at Wrigley Field this week, they will have wrapped up their second playoff berth in two years. That hasn't happened since, oh, 1907 and 1908, the only two years in which the Cubs have won the World Series. So, is it really a good time ... Read More