Aug 4, 2022 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Remember This Crap
The Cubs followed up a division title in 1989 by hosting the worst Home Run Derby of all time, and a rain delayed, mostly boring All-Star Game. Ryne Sandberg and Andre Dawson had good years, Mark Grace was pretty good and that was about it. They didn’t sign any...
Jul 26, 2022 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Remember This Crap
The Cubs had a new manager, a new (very old) closer, a new GM who used to be an old manager, six All-Stars and they could play home games after sunset for once! It’s time to Remember This Crap about the 1988 Cubs. Greg Maddux was great for a half, Mark Grace...
Jul 14, 2022 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Remember This Crap
There is no wheel spinning in this edition of Remember This Crap because the guys decide to bring in a guest with a love of ’80s baseball and, inexplicably, the podcast. NBA writer Kelly Dwyer joins the fray as they discuss the 1985 Cubs who were riding high in...
Jul 6, 2022 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Remember This Crap
It was a season so bad that the manager made up an excuse to go to Florida to take care of his mother to get out of it early. The last vestiges of the 2008 Cubs were either leaving after or during the season. Opening Day was a bad omen for the rest of the season and a...
Jun 21, 2022 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Remember This Crap
Sandwiched in between the 88 win near-miss 2001 Cubs and the 88 win heartbreaking 2003 Cubs were the gawdawful 2002 Cubs. They got a manager fired, which got Ron Santo’s number unofficially unretired before it could be retired. Moises Alou showed up and...
Jun 2, 2022 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Remember This Crap
The other 15 percent take center stage as the wheel of crap lands on 1983. Lee Elia stood up for his team said a lot of really profane but accurate things and ended up getting fired a few months later, Leon Durham was the only All-Star on the club, Chuck Rainey almost...
