We’ve already been through this once over at ABATT, but there is apparently interest in starting a fantasy league over here. Soooo, if you want to play, please post below. If we get enough people, we might even be able to have a few different types of leagues. It’s probably easiest to go through Yahoo [...]

Have you had trouble getting on here today?  Me too (and cubbiejulie).  We apologize for this, and have spent time with the good folks of Yahoo to get this resolved. 
In other news, the format of this joint will soon change, allowing more community participation (e.g., diaries, rating of comments, etc.).  Waiting on a new host right [...]

This is the kind of thing that makes me wonder how we have survived as a species lo these past thousands (millions? I don’t know anymore. Carl Everett has me so confused) of years.
Mr. Wonderful seemed too good to be true.
Zipping around Chicago in a white Hummer and offering to whisk his girlfriend’s parents off to the [...]

This story is everywhere, so I figured I finally had to post it here. To tell the truth, I get tired of these “steroid scandal” stories. Every couple of months it seems we hear about some big steroid bust that is going to break MLB wide open. Remember the Jason Grimsley to-do that was supposedly going to [...]

MLBtradeumors.com has its 2007 Cubs outlook posted, including a rundown of the payroll.
The Marlins found yet another reason to hate Joe Girardi this week, when it was revealed that he gave tips to rival pitcher John Lieber last year:

You know how people say that you should never burn your bridges, because one day it might come back to bite you in the ass? Like, when your friend, who’s kind of weird and not all-that popular, knows all kinds of secrets about you? And then one day your friend gets in trouble at school, and you were [...]

One of the few things that gives me hope for a much-improved season this year is the fact that we finally have a hitting coach who had heard of, nay, actually UNDERSTANDS and strives to make others understand, OBP.

This morning, Muskat bears good news from Mesa:

It would be awkward to have our potential #4 starter lynched by the fans before regular season even starts. Or burried in a mound of towels hurled at him by disgruntled on-lookers. Accordingly, in order to avoid any unpleasantness, the Cubs have changed course and decided that Buttercup will be pitching the fifth Cactus League [...]

 
 
What with the news of the recent demise of the ARod/Jeter lovefest, I thought it might be a good idea to check in on the state of the Wood/Prior BFF situtation. Sadly, things aren’t looking good:
Word has leaked out of the Cubs locker room that Mark Prior and Kerry Wood are no longer “bestest buddies [...]

 
 
I love that photo, because he looks like he’s waiting for someone to come unlock his cage. 
It looks like our favorite Nutty Buddy and Cubs pin-up boy is willing to do just about anything to stay in Cubbie Blue.
MESA, Ariz. — Michael Barrett said Sunday he’s willing to negotiate before, during or after the season if [...]