Starlin Castro has been on fire

In News And Rumors by dmick89141 Comments

Starlin Castro has been ridiculously hot the last couple weeks. I was certain it was the best he’s played at the big league level. He’s hit for some good power over the last 15 games. He has 8 doubles and a home run. He’s slugging over .600. His ISO is nearly .200. He’s also taken 6 walks (all unintentional) so …

Joe Posnanski’s SI story on Jose Bautista

In Unobstructed Views by Obstructed View Staff5 Comments

Joe Posnanski is, of course, a very good sportswriter, and his story for Sports Illustrated this coming issue is on Jose Bautista and whether you can believe that his feats can simply happen rather than be the result of some bionic enhancement.  I’d recommend reading if it you have about 20 minutes to kill.

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Who Goes Batshit Crazy Tonight?

In Game Threads by aisle424183 Comments

I got my money on this guy… Seriously, what the hell is Garza doing in that photo?  He looks like when Chandler can’t smile in “The One With the Engagement Picture.” Anyway… he’s pitching against Mark Buerhle tonight, who has been known to take an awkward photo himself… Let’s just try not to be too embarassing out there, guys.

Cubs and the Interleagues: the Gimmick Is Working

In News And Rumors by andcounting104 Comments

The Cubs just beat the White Sox. It wasn’t the most exciting athletic event of my lifetime. It won’t give me sufficient ammunition to make my White Sox fan friends cry in their Monster energy drinks. I was nervous at exactly zero points during the game. But the game was entertaining. Okay, so I had to break out the meaningless …

A Look Back: Michael Barrett

In Unobstructed Views by Obstructed View Staff7 Comments

This season sucks. I wanted to bring up something (kind of) relevent from year’s past. Different people will have different opinions, but I never fully grasped the impact Michael Barrett had on the Cubs during his tenure. Why Barrett? 1) White Sox-Cubs is tonight, and punching A.J. Pierzynski is something I think we all wish we could do and 2) …

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The Crosstown Claszzzzzzzzzzz…….

In News And Rumors by aisle424214 Comments

The Cubs play the Sox tonight! Do you know how excited I was about that?  I only knew because I saw Carlos Zambrano was available in my fantasy league and I saw his next start was against the White Sox tonight. Oh boy! Pointless manufactured drama!  The battle for a made-up corporately sponsored trophy that may or may not actually …