168 Results for chicago cubs

REPORTING FROM THE JOCK-OSPHERE: BARON BREAKS DOWN REDEMPTION

Evan Bartsch

Jocks blog. We report. (You decide!) Baron Davis: Redeemed Team "Stayed up late to watch the gold medal game in Beijing last night," he writes. "Wh...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2008

Fantasy World: Baseballapalooza!

Rick Paulas

It's a scientific fact that 1994 was a great year for music. (And not just because it marked the end of the first phase of New Kids on the Block.) For...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009

Fantasy World: Picking the Worst

Rick Paulas

...the past four seasons knows what they were getting in him. No, this award is going to Cubs backstop Geovany Soto, a preseason top-10 catcher (and thus pricey for some), who has raised his...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 29, 2009

Fantasy World: The Dude Abides

Rick Paulas

Two weekends ago out here in the horizontal mess of Los Angeles was another incarnation of the Lebowski Fest, a two-day event that celebrates all of t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009

Fantasy World: Substitute Bats

Rick Paulas

A month and change into the baseball season, we can start to see a few patterns. Carl Crawford is really fast. Roy Halladay is a pretty good pitcher. ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 13, 2009

Fantasy World: Justify My Trade

Rick Paulas

My first trade of the year is in the books, and I'm already second-guessing it. It's only natural any blockbuster trade comes with nightly fits of i...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 23, 2009

Bobby Frasor: A Tale of Determination

Scott Powers

Frasor was set to be "the man" in Chapel Hill at one point. Then Ty Lawson came along. As UNC's biggest weekend in years draws close, Frasor is still ready to do whatever it takes.

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2009

A 2009 National League preview: Viral Video Style

Rick Paulas

Ever wonder which NL club would best represent "Monkey Smells Finger?" We are here for you with the previews. And the videos.

Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009

Fantasy World: The Battle Fallout

Rick Paulas

While you were distracted by Bud Selig's favorite child—the awesome, amazing, fantastic, etc. WBC—a whole lot has been happening in spring...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009

Fantasy World: Draft Lessons

Rick Paulas

Last week, I participated in two mock drafts with the ESPN Fantasy collective. While the experiment had its downsides (having to actually set an alarm...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Fantasy World: The Wieting List

Rick Paulas

Every season, usually around May, a few youngsters who start the season down on the farm get that one phone call they're never going to forget—t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009

For Love Or The Game: Ryan Theriot and Mike Fontenot

Stacey Pressman, Lyndsey Read and Bogdan Szabo

What is "For Love Or The Game?" Ryan Theriot is currently batting a ridic .458 for the Cubbies in the early season. We decided it'd be a good time to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

WHEN IT COMES TO THE BIGGEST CURSES IN SPORTS AND CULTURE, WE'LL STILL TAKE THE BILLY GOAT [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? Pl...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009

Fantasy World: The Over/Under

Rick Paulas

Show me a list, and I'll show you a dozen people who think it sucks. No matter if the list is Hottest Actress from Charmed, Scariest Star Trek Villa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2009

Fantasy World: Diaper Dandies

Rick Paulas

What do newborns and grandparents both have in common? They both wear diapers. It's an old joke, but as with any gut-buster, there's a profound mean...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2009