He just wants to help the ballclub any way he can

"We just need to bring a little more energy and intensity to the table ... Through a season, teams go through ups and downs. It's a little dead period for us now. I know the media has been asking questions about Detroit coming in because they're simply leading the Central, but every game is important, every series is important. We're not really looking at the standings right now. We've just got to take some energy into each and every game."
-- Podzzzie

Cupcake vs. Cupcake

When the idea for ESPN Classic was cooked up, this couldn't have been what they had in mind.

Navy lost to Notre Dame and Northern Illinois hasn't beaten a team with a winning record all year. Could they both lose?

business should be run more like a business

Study: Business travelers lose more than 12,000 laptops per week in U.S. airports

Fung: one of the 322?

You cool wid dis?

The Bears and Rex Grossman have agreed to another year for $3 million. And you are…

* Fine with it. Nothing better is out there (1242 responses) 50.8%
* Ecstatic. He will lead the Bears to glory (322 responses) 13.2%
* Irritated. They could have shopped around (586 responses) 24.0%
* Breathing fire. This guy is responsible for all that is bad with Chicago sports * (296 responses) 12.1%

* Datz a lot to lay on one person.

Bracketology 101. Day One. First Lesson. 9:00-9:01am

Cross dese guys off your list.

a present for Smiff

Bush Division Update

The Bush Division records over the last 30 games:
St. Louis: 15-15
Chicago: 11-19
Houston: 11-19
Milwaukee: 11-19
Pittsburgh: 11-19
Cincy: 11-19

Battle of the Managerial Idiot-Titans (cont'd)

Appearances at DH this year:

Jason Smifff, Ariz. 4
Rob Mackowiack, CWS 7

looks like da Smelts rode dis one too hard

Shoulda gotten rid of him while the offers were pouring in...

What's wrong with Carlos Zambrano? The theories are piling up after another bad first inning by the Cubs' Opening Day starter led to another loss, this time 6-4 to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field.

just a gift i guess...

Round 39 Thursday
8 Horror II: The Awfuling (via 10) 280 Edward Mujica SR Cle

- E. Mujica relieved J. Sowers
- J. Molina flied out to left
- C. Figgins singled to center
- R. Willits flied out to center
- C. Figgins stole second
- O. Cabrera singled to shortstop, C. Figgins to third
- V. Guerrero doubled to deep right center, C. Figgins and O. Cabrera scored
- R. Quinlan flied out to right

words elude me

Erstad gets Pods' spot at leadoff

how sweep it is

Today's losing lineup:

Chi Cubs
R. Theriot ss
C. Floyd lf
D. Lee 1b
A. Ramirez 3b
M. Barrett c
J. Jones rf
M. DeRosa 2b
F. Pie cf
T. Lilly p