Nikola Tesla & Light Bulbs

At last, this site appears to be hick-free. I’m no longer getting hate comments from the imbeciles at ACB and 1060West. And in honor of the occasion, I’m writing on an intellectual subject.
I’m fascinated with the news today out of Washington that our government is illegalizing the Thomas Edison, incandescent electric light bulb. [...]

Wow – A Lot Of Action Lately

For an offseason that started off dreadfully boring, things have sure heated up.
I’m surprised to see St. Louis move Jim Edmonds to San Diego for… a potential third baseman of the future? Okay. This is yet another non-Cubs move that will help the Cubs, at least in the short term. [...]

Welcome To Chi-Town Kosuke – Trouble In Houston – The Mitchell Report

Once again, I want to mention how pleased I am with this signing. I’ve wanted solid left handed bats, (not to mention OBP), on this team for ages. It seems we only carry one at the most. I hope Pie’s bat comes around next year so we’ll have two. With Brian [...]

Fukudome, Pineda, RBI’s & Runs Scored

This post will go baseball, music, baseball, music.
I’m very pleased with the signing of Fukudome. We get a good right fielder, a left handed bat, and some plate discipline. All three were needed on this club. Plus, I’m happy to have a Japanese player on the Cubs. It’s about time. [...]

Random Offseason Thoughts…

First of all, congratulations to both the Detroit Tigers and the Florida Marlins.  Detroit has acquired one of the greatest hitters in baseball, period…  Miguel Cabrera.  I will never forget the 2003 World Series, Game Four, First Inning.  Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens decided to throw at the then rookie Cabrera’s head to intimidate him.  Clemens [...]

Bill James, Clutch Hitting, & Dumb Hick Sheep – ‘Hickton, We’ve Got A Problem’

For those unaware, Bill James, the sabermetric Messiah, has recently written an article which suggests there’s something to clutch hitting after all. This comes 30 years after his declaration that clutch hitting didn’t exist. This is big news in stat land because most stat heads pretty much accept anything Bill James says as [...]