Friday I said that Daryl Ward has been practically useless off the bench. Actually, as of Friday afternoon he was literally useless, as he had not had one hit in a pinch hit appearance.
Saturday, off the bench, he had an RBI single which scored Mark DeRosa (who’s been one of my better fantasy league pickups, [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Cubs’
May 12, 2008
Cubbies Sweep and Prior Weeps
April 24, 2008
For the 10,000th Time!!
There have been a lot of things to discuss recently, but nary any time to discuss them. I desperately wanted to point out the unfair treatment given to Obama’s “bitter” remark. I don’t think he meant to apply it universally to the lower socio-economic class, but growing up in and among the American proletariat I [...]
March 25, 2008
The Starting Rotation and Tampering with Briggs
Well, in case you noticed (and you probably didn’t) I completely blew it. My prediction was dead wrong. Entirely incorrect. Not even remotely accurate. That’s right; my preseason pick for the final two starting spots was bad.
I said Lieber and Marshall would get the spots, Dempster would end up in the bullpen, and Marquis would [...]
February 26, 2008
Many Words about the Cubs and Bears, and Some Love for Grossman
I’ve been talking a lot about politics lately, and I’m sure I’ll have some more stuff to say after tonight’s debate. But I haven’t spent much time at all on sports, and it’s been a busy week for sports in Chicago. No, I’m not talking about the Ben Wallace trade. An NBA man I am [...]
February 11, 2008
Today in Washington, Wednesday in Mesa
On Fox News Sunday, Bush gave his critique of Obama, saying “I certainly don’t know what he believes in. The only foreign policy thing I remember he said was that he’s going to attack Pakistan and embrace Ahmenidajad.” Evidently he feels like America doesn’t know what he stands for. Fortunately for us, Barack Obama has [...]
January 10, 2008
HOF & NH FYI
*note* If you have gotten this far, but don’t care to wade through my ramblings, please at least read the last two paragraphs. I think this is kinda important to remember next time you hear reporters spewing obvious misinformation about polling points.
Tuesday was a sad day for elections. First, Andre Dawson, once [...]
