Mar 4, 2025 | Bears, Cubs, Featured, MLB, NFL, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
Oleg is back from a whirlwind trip to Cubs spring training, Innings Festival and his first look at Toilet Flapper Field and he has stories to tell. Praz tries to guess who Gary Clark Jr’s favorite Cub is, and Andy is relieved that Petecrow’s leg is in one...
Feb 27, 2025 | Bears, Cubs, Featured, MLB, NFL, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
Spring Training is in full swing and enough of it has passed that Sammy Sosa showed up, so Tom Loxas is here to talk about it. Sammy’s there passing along his wisdom to the young players (“Don’t take $80,000 to a hotel lobby in a towel”) and a...
Feb 25, 2025 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
Thankfully ABS stands for Automated Balls and Strikes and not what Andy thought it did. David Brown joins the podcast to talk about the early days of testing the system and if there’s a chance it could come to a big league ballpark near you this year. They also...
Feb 20, 2025 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
The Cubs are banking on some marked improvements from some of their young players (and Michael Busch) but how realistic is that? Justin Turner’s contract terms show the Cubs will spare no length to save a buck. A deep dive into the psychology that makes the...
Feb 18, 2025 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Pointless Exercise
The Cubs have a new right handed hitter and the guys try to not confuse Justin Turner with NFL massage enthusiast Justin Tucker, and they remember the time Justin Turner tried to kill everybody during the Dodgers 2020 World Series celebration. Oleg, Praz and Andy...
Feb 16, 2025 | Cubs, Featured, MLB, Podcast, Pointless Exercise, Remember This Crap
The longest running half-assed historical podcast on the Cubs (probably) is back, and this time Andy and Huey are taking a look at the long, distinguished history of Cubs’ right fielders. And we don’t just mean Nate Schierholtz. Who were the best ever? Who...