Jul 24, 2019 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast
Andy and Sam discuss the weird Addison Russell saga, what to expect from Ian Happ if he comes up, how terrible it would be if the Cubs manage to lose to the Central to just, plain, bad teams like the Brewers or Cardinals, and what trade options are out there. They...
Feb 14, 2018 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Oral Histories
There’s really no better way to get the inside story on something than to do in-depth interviews with the people involved and let them tell their story in the form of an oral history. A crucial part of that is to let the event breathe, and age, so you can give...
Aug 17, 2017 | 20th Anniversary, Cubs, Featured, MLB
It seems perfectly sensible now that Theo Epstein left the Red Sox to take on the task of rebuilding the Cubs, but at the time it was a complete shock. First, that Theo would want to come, and second, that the Ricketts didn’t screw it all up. Here’s the...
Jan 28, 2016 | Featured, Media Hacks
This week a website that purports to write smart, analytical pieces on baseball in general and the Cubs in particular published a steaming pile so foul that it was followed almost immediately with a chaser from the site’s editor that explained that while he...
Dec 23, 2015 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Oral Histories
We’re coming up on the anniversary of the worst trade in Cubs history. Â It’s a true testament to how good the 2015 Cubs were that they could win 97 games, and advance two rounds through the playoffs, despite being gutted just a few months before. After...