Cubscast

Cubs Convention Countdown: Two Months and a Week Away

As mentioned in Friday’s episode, Cubs Convention is an offseason milestone that Sheps and I look forward to each year. It’s an oasis of sorts, set smack dab between the end of a failed season and hope-filled Spring Training. We’ve attended each year since starting Cubscast over 5 years ago, and this coming [...]

Mark McGwire as Hitting Coach Signals a Mood Swing in Baseball

Just a few hours ago the St. Louis Cardinals announced that not only was Tony LaRussa returning to manage their team in 2010, but joining him as hitting coach is former slugger and congressional hearing futurist Mark McGwire. Who knew that hitting coaches would be the talk of the NL Central so far this [...]

Are Cubs Fans Dumb?

While prepping to record today’s episode, I ran across this post about the Cubs’ payroll on MLBTradeRumors, the de facto baseball rumors site. If there was an emoticon for blogger/podcaster solidarity, I’d consider adding it here. Anyway, it wasn’t the post itself that grabbed my attention, even though you’ll notice that Tim’s projection [...]

$150 Million Payroll for the Cubs?

As our thoughts have turned to the offseason (let’s be honest, though, that happened months ago), first on the mind of fans is what the Cubs and Jim Hendry are going to do with this team over the winter. 95% of Cubs fans want Milton Bradley gone, and I see the logic of that, [...]

We’ll Be Back Soon

Just a quick note to apologize for our unplanned brief hiatus. We’ve had a few unexpected situations come up that have made it impossible for us to cast. But we’ll be back just as soon as possible to talk about your eventual 2010 World Champion Chicago Cubs! Oh, and what remains of [...]

On Negativity

Why, Milton? That’s all. I just want to know why. What team can handle you opening your mouth and inserting your foot over and over? The freaking Rays? The OBP-riffic Rangers? The answer is no team, because you’ve elevated yourself above the team concept. You need an individual past time. [...]

Show Note: Wednesday Episode

Just wanted to post a quick note — due to some scheduling issues we are going to record Wednesday’s episode later tonight for release on Thursday. It should be a good one what with the Cubs working their way back into the Wild Card, pretty much against all odds (and reason). Still trying [...]

Photo Caption Contest: Season-Ending Edition – September 14-20

As announced in Monday’s episode (download – mp3), the Cubscast Photo Caption Contest is back! To submit an entry, simply click on the photo below and enter your caption as a comment. Everyone is welcome to participate (even if you don’t like Brian Urlacher). First prize this week is a Cubscast Prize Pack which [...]

Support Cubscast in September and Play Some Cubs Bingo

As mentioned in Wednesday’s episode – download now, one of the most common questions Sheps and I are asked by Cubscast listeners is “How can I support the show?” We’ve wondered how to answer that question for some time. Feedback in the some of e-mails, voicemails, reviews, etc never ceases to amaze us [...]

Biz-zay Hands vs. Sky Diiiiiiives

As mentioned in Wednesday’s episode (download – mp3), Sheps and I discussed two perpetually familiar jingles that Cubs fans have heard hundreds of times this season. First there is Pepsi’s “Forever Young” MLB commercial, which we will from now on refer to as “Biz-zay.” And second (for WGN Superstation viewers only) there is [...]