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Thunder Matts Saloon: A Primer
Holy shit, can we make up our minds? Please?Like an extravagant, fiery phoenix, Thunder Matt's Saloon is open.Yes. We're back. Again. Jesus, how did this happen?"What, you think I know?"For those of...
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Friday Bar Rag Cocktail
While you sit and wonder if we really did see Carlos Marmol blow a save for the last time, here is a hodgepodge of crap for you to check out from the past week.bbq for men - For $950. And it's going to...
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Cubs Take A Series From A First Place Team? LOLWUT???
Unicorn George Brett shall haunt your dreams...or your nightmares.I wish I had something witty or insightful to start this post off with. But I don't. Much like this year's Cubs team, I'm only going to...
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An Apology to Bryan LaHair
It's hard for me to say this but...I'm sorry.I thought for sure you would fail miserably, and after a month you'd be relegated back to AAA and out of our lives forever. However that has hardly been...
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Bartender Banter: Pub Crawl Edition
No Friday Bar Rag this week. Instead I'm too busy resting my liver for tomorrow's big event. I will be heading to Chicago for the 4th Annual Wasting Away in Wrigleyville Pub Crawl. 9 innings, 9...
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Laugh At The Cubs And The Cubs Laugh With You
LaHair is no longer allowed to 'raise the roof'Without going into the specifics of why I loved a movie that many people didn't see, I'll just say I was a fan of 2011's Real Steel and leave it at that....
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Bullpen Stumbles, Pierre Fumbles
Whoops!Just when I start to feel a little positive about the 2012 Chicago Cubs, the bullpen decides to remind me just why the Cubs are in last place. Now granted, as Dale Sveum pointed out, these guys...
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Renaming Wrigley
Thanks to an idiot with diarrhea-mouth over at the Wall Street Journal, we've had yet another round of "Well, maybe we should tear down Wrigley"/"No, but maybe you're a fucking idiot" that in no way...
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Cubs of Yore: Jose Macias
As a legitimate blogger who posts nearly weekly, I've made it a habit during my adult life to pick up a crisp, new Official Chicago Cubs Media Guide at the beginning of every year. No, I don't know why...
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War Hero: Kerry Wood
Expect to see this picture 4,000 times this weekend.One of my favorite baseball players of all time retired today. Kerry Wood is done suiting up in his familiar blue pinstripes and will announce his...
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Regression Song: Chicago Cubs
This is Garza's impression of what the Astros did to him last night.Well...shit.Things don't seem to be going well for the Cubs lately. The Sox came in and swept the first interleague series of the...
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I Tried To Erase An Imaginary Curse by Walking With Goats And All I Got Was...
There's a reason Cub fans are the laughingstock of baseball. It's stunts like this that send other teams' fans into hysterics. Look, it's great that they're raising money for cancer. It's nice that...
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Cubs of Yore: Milton Bradley
Name: Milton Obelle BradleyNicknames: Admiral Fuckstick, Ol' Shit-Ass, Dickbag, Dr. Blumpkin, MiltyMedia Guide Year: 2009Position: RFAcquired: Signed to a 3 year/$30M contract that greatly helped Jim...
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Dear Mr. LaHair, Apology Rescinded!
You son of a bitch! I put my guard down, admitted fault and tried to make amends and this is how you respond?Stats before my apology: .384 AVG, 8 HR, 18 RBI, .476 OBP in 28 gamesStats since my apology:...
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Cubs of Yore: David Patton
Ron Weasley: Nervous pitcherName: David Christopher PattonNicknames: Powder, O-Face, Jake's Stunt DoubleMedia Guide Year: 2009Acquired: From the Reds for cash considerations the same day they picked...
View Article2012 WAIW Pub Crawl: The Aftermath
It seems like ages ago when I posted about attending the 4th Annual Wasting Away in Wrigleyville Pub Crawl. I had promised that I would video document the event and then publish my footage of each bar...
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Hey Post-Dispatch, Asterisk This!
Come now. If you're going to put asterisks next to MLB achievements at least be consistent!Seriously. I understand if you're upset because of the bad call. But show some respect to Santana. It's an...
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TMS Beer Project: Grain Belt Premium
Apparently everyone at the Saloon forgot we were running a fucking blog again. In an attempt to keep some content fresh, allow me to revive an old feature. Also did the Cubs win? Eh, it doesn't...
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Sucking With Purpose
Well, the Cubs lost another series last night, dropping 2 out of 3 to Boston. This team has been every bit as bad as I expected them to be, but losing hasn't bothered me as much as it has in the past....
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White Sox Fans: Take A Knee
This picture has nothing to do with anything. I just thought it was dumb.I like to think I have a pretty good idea of what still counts as "stupid" in this country. It seems like year after year, the...
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