This week we welcome back Julie after a long absence and came to the conclusion that we still don't really know what to make of Jeff Samardzija after a full year. We also wonder how much longer the Cubs' season ticket waiting list can remain in the six digit range while the Cubs lose in the three digit range. And …
Getting to Know: Jason Berken
Name: Jason Berken Position: Starting Pitcher Bats/Throws: Right/Right Current Age: 28 Uniform Number: 57 Who is this fucking guy? He's a former sixth round pick of the Orioles (2006). He got a chance to start for them in 2009 and sucked. He was part of their bullpen in 2010 and wasn't too bad. Then he went back to sucking in 2011 again. He …
If The Sun-Times Were a Decent Newspaper, Gordo Would Likely Be a Pulitzer Candidate
I know we like to try to convince people that Alfonso Soriano is a better player than people give him credit. We don't like when boos cascade down on him for every single ball that lands in front of him in the outfield that the fat guy on the sofa thinks should have been an easy catch, or when the …
Wrigley Talk Friday: OMG! WTF is NSFW FTW – 9-7-12
The latest Wrigley Talk Friday is easily in my Top 5 of all time, and I'm having a hard time thinking of any that I enjoyed more off the top of my head. Get out the earmuffs for the kids because Adam sounded like he was working from a Tarantino script as he voiced his displeasure in the Cubs and …
A Sign of Progress?
Adam Greenberg will not get his desired one at-bat as a member of the Chicago Cubs. As Paul Sullivan reports in the Trib, if he bats anywhere in the majors, it will have to be with a team that is not the Cubs. Jed Hoyer made it pretty clear he was not interested: “Adam made the big leagues based on …
Because We Have To
The winner of the Obstructed View Unofficially Official 2013 Chicago Cubs Slogan* Contest has been chosen. There were so many great entries, in a way you are all winners, but in a more accurate way, there was only the one winner. By virtue of a plurality of the popular vote by our readers (and possibly members of their families), the …
Brenly Nearing Broadcasting Free Agency; Kerry Wood Coincidentally Available
Bruce Levine writes today that Bob Brenly's contract with WGN TV is up after this season and hypothesizes that he would be quite popular if he reaches the free agent market in the offseason. One viable options for Brenly could be a spot calling Arizona Diamondbacks games. Brenly, a fan favorite who managed the Diamondbacks to a 2001 World Series …
Sox Fans Are Weird
I'll never understand how Cubs fans and White Sox fans can technically be from the same city. Last night, the Sox had Chris Sale taking the mound as they went for the first sweep of the New York Yankees at home in 21 years. 26,319 people showed up to watch that. That's less than 65% of capacity. More than one …
The Dodgers May or May Not Be Pissed That Ryan Dempster May or May Not Have Heard Them Say Unflattering Things About Him on the Phone
The Chicago media seems pretty intent on deciding whather Ryan Dempster was listening in to trade conversations about him or not. Was Dempster really listening in like Jay Leno in a broom closet as Ned Colletti outlined the reasons why he wasn't interested in parting with more than a bag of balls for Dempster's services? Or was there really a …
WTF 7/27: We Talk About Ryan Dempster, Santo and Soriano… But Mostly Dempster
As you may or may not already know, Adam (AC), Julie DiCaro (CubbieJulie) and I (Aisle424) do a weekly podcast on Friday afternoons called Wrigley Talk Friday, or simply, WTF. It is not edited, it is rarely pre-scripted, and we're never sure which of us will actually be free to do the podcast at any given time (usually at least …