Daily Facepalm: 4/4/13 49 Comments
Did the Cubs win yesterday?
Minor League In
Cubs signed Donnie Murphy to a minor-league deal. He's a better option than Edwin Maysonet or Alberto Gonzalez in my opinion. Hopefully ...
Fortnightly Facepalm: 6.3.12 Draft, Soler, Baez, Garza, Dempster 65 Comments
I guess there's something going on tomorrow?
The MLB draft is tomorrow. The Cubs worked out possible first round picks Carlos Correa (SS) and Max Fried (P) earlier this week, and ...
Daily, er, Monthly Facepalm – 5.31.12 112 Comments
Cubs slip from last place
The Cubs sweep of the Padres puts them one game behind in the race for the #1 pick. The Cubs are tied with the Twins for the second pick.
Buried in this Hobbitton ...
Daily Facepalm 3.27.12 48 Comments
Practice Game Recap
Paul Maholm had a good outing, striking out six over five innings and allowing no runs. Carlos Marmol also pitched a scoreless inning in his first outing since ...
Daily Facepalm 3.26.12 35 Comments
Anything interesting happen over the weekend?
Eh. Dempster was knocked around in a minor league game yesterday, but who knows if he was working on something. I missed yesterday's ...
Daily Facepalm 3.22.12 288 Comments
Practice Game Recap
Not applicable. But Paul Maholm didn't get rocked by the Giants' A ball team. So there's that.
It's Gordo's World and We're Just Living ...
Daily Facepalm 3.16.12 – Too Much Chalk Edition 36 Comments
Was there a Cubs game yesterday?
I was so in shock at Wisconsin's ability to score more than 60 points that I failed to pay attention to yesterday's games. It looks like it ...
Daily Facepalm 3.15.12 – Calling in Sick with March Madness 91 Comments
Practice Game recap
Travis Wood probably punched his ticket to Iowa yesterday, giving up six runs while only recording one out. Bullpen/tenth starter hopeful Casey Coleman also had ...
Daily Facepalm 3.5.12 – Random state laws edition 89 Comments
This week in state laws
Lots of discussion in the comments this morning about state liquor and marriage laws yesterday. Apparently WaLi tried to get drunk and marry his cousin yesterday, ...
Daily Facepalm 3.1.12 – Expanded playoffs edition 64 Comments
Expanded playoffs have arrived
I thought this had already been decided, but the extra wild card has been approved. I'm kind of surprised that MLB would do this so close to the ...
Daily Facepalm 2.29.12 150 Comments
Cubs go from maybe thinking about extending Garza to thinking about extending Garza. Or possibly cloning him. It's not clear.
Hoyer (via Orange Guy):
“We have a good relationship ...
Daily Facepalm 2.24.2012 41 Comments
Not to Fifty!
Ryan Braun won't have to suffer the loss of 50 games from his life after winning his appeal and seeing his suspension overturned by an arbitor. This sucks for the ...
Daily Facepalm 2.22.12 116 Comments
We just have the point-after-try to kick, or something
Several months ago, we were on the "five yard line" in the Theo compensation situation. Since then we've crossed ...
Daily Facepalm 2.20.2012 – They’re back. 143 Comments
Player Recently in the Best Shape of His Life: Carlos Marmol
Carlos Marmol dropped 515 pounds in the offseason. He dropped 15 of his own pounds and he dropped the 500-lb gorilla in ...
Daily Facepalm – 2.17.12 33 Comments
This week in Best Shape of His Life
Geovany Soto dropped 25 pounds this offseason. If you recall, he also lost a lot of weight before his breakout 07/08 seasons. If you combine this ...
Daily Facepalm 2.15.12 69 Comments
Jorge Soler a Cub, then Jorge Soler not a Cub
Reports that the Cubs had signed Jorge Soler yesterday proved to be premature. Could he be signed today? It could go either way. The Yankees ...
Daily Facepalm 2.14.2012 73 Comments
Cubs May or May Not Have Added a Cuban
We're still on Jorge Soler watch, which I suspect will result in a brand new member of the "Putting Cub in Cuban" club. All the ...
Daily Facepalm 2.13.12 175 Comments
Cuban outfielder update
The Cubs are apparently no longer in on Cespedes, according to Joe Frisaro. He and KG have heard from sources that the Cubs are making a "big, big push" ...
Daily Facepalm: 2.10.12 – Uber-facepalm edition 117 Comments
Self-directed facepalm
AC and berselius posted new Daily facepalm posts one minute apart from one another. So now they are merged. Those responsible have been sacked
Mish Mash
Let's ...
Daily Facepalm – 9.12.2012 132 Comments