While there is certainly a coolness factor to having a player who can regularly hit leadoff homeruns, I still believe that Alfonso belongs further on down the lineup.  However, right now the Cubs are hot, Soriano's bat is like lightning, and Lou...

Like most baseball fans, half my time thinking about baseball is fantasizing about Things Yet To Come.  With the recent addition of Jim "Aw, God, Why?" Edmonds, the ideal Cubs lineups may look something like the following: 2B Mark DeRosa...

Apologies for the very belated recap.  Five years ago, the Chicago Cubs had a handful of young and exciting pitchers.  These guys had not only a tremendous amount of talent, but specifically they had the ability to completely own a team for 9...

I’ve already expressed my distaste for the Cubs forming a formal relationship with Jim Edmonds and it still happened anyway. So instead of throwing a fit about it, I’m going to sit back and watch this train wreck dissolve until it finally results in.

Because we are always hungry at GROTA to deliver you content, I thought I'd post a few statistics that may interest those among our readers whose preferred Friday evening includes watching Star Trek while taping up your glasses.  Sadly, that includes...

Something has happened to Ted Lilly.  I don't know what it is, but he's been a different pitcher since his ridiculously disheartening start to the season.  Since Lilly flipped the switch, he's gone 3-1 with an ERA of 2.83, and he's had 36...

Well, as it turns out, Jim Hendry doesn't make his personnel decisions based upon what he finds on blogs . (Even if the Tribune will now report on our derision !) I honestly can't say I'm surprised. Jim Edmonds is officially a Cub. Here's the...

I have, in my possession, an image of a nude fat chick, lying on her side, taken from the back, and someone has taken the time to either photoshop (or actually arrange - EEEW) a double meat Cold Cut Combo in her asscrack.  Here it is, a mere click...

After today's call with Des Moines radio host Jon Miller, I've come around about Jim Edmonds. I know what some of you are thinking. You're thinking, "he done smoked some crack ," and, you know what? I'd never do that. LSD is my...

As Colin already mentioned , it appears the Cubs are getting ready to sign former Padres outfielder (and Cardinals douche-hat) Jim Edmonds. The Sun-Times is now reporting that the signing of Edmonds seems inevitable upon Edmonds clearing waivers....

I submitted a question to the Paul Sullivan Q&A over at the Tribune. Here's my question. Anyone know the answer? Also, feel free to chime in on the 'showing up' of opponents. Dear Paul, When Daryl Ward gets on base, he points back into the...

This isn't 100% certain, but the rumbling from the beatwriters is that the Cubs are looking to sign centerfielder Jim Edmonds, recently released by the Padres. From Bruce Miles' new blog : The Cubs are asking themselves whether Edmonds has...

After having taken three straight from one of the best teams in the NL, the Cubs now have the benefit of playing another NL West team that is tremendously under-performing this season.  The Padres are a projected playoff contender, and they are...

I have to admit, I sort of didn't want to write this post (insert joke about your not wanting to read it. Mean, hurtful joke, that is). You see, I didn't write a series preview for the Cubs last set with the Diamondback and look what happened....

    Kurt: Welcome to Round 2 of the Debateacolypse!  This one should go perhaps three or four rounds and will consist of myself debating the great Uncouth Sloth about a topic that sprang to mind during the first great debate ... the...