Rob Backus
@robbackus.bsky.social
Chicago native. I draw boxes and fill them with things. #Cubs #Bears #LFC
Can you get word to them they have Rickey Henderson's name misspelled in the Top Page Views category?
November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Can you get word to them they have Rickey Henderson's name misspelled in the Top Page Views category?
Oh, man. A small smile says so much.
October 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Oh, man. A small smile says so much.
Buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-basketball, gimme, gimme, gimme the ball because I'm gonna ... DUNK IT!
October 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Buh-buh-buh-buh-buh-basketball, gimme, gimme, gimme the ball because I'm gonna ... DUNK IT!
He's going to be 32 all next season, and he's a Boras client. Pass.
October 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
He's going to be 32 all next season, and he's a Boras client. Pass.
How is Dansby not a finalist?
October 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
How is Dansby not a finalist?
They did it! The Cubs scored more than 3 runs in a postseason game!
October 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They did it! The Cubs scored more than 3 runs in a postseason game!
It's almost like pitching a guy who looked absolutely gassed his last handful of regular season starts on short rest was a bad idea.
October 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's almost like pitching a guy who looked absolutely gassed his last handful of regular season starts on short rest was a bad idea.
If Ben Brown is pitching, something has already gone wrong in the game. Or it's the 16th inning.
October 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If Ben Brown is pitching, something has already gone wrong in the game. Or it's the 16th inning.
I guess Brown's copious ability to give up home runs doesn't concern Craig.
October 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I guess Brown's copious ability to give up home runs doesn't concern Craig.
What's your problem with rostering someone with an ERA over 5?
October 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
What's your problem with rostering someone with an ERA over 5?
Any time you can put a guy with a 5+ ERA on your playoff roster, you have to do it.
October 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Any time you can put a guy with a 5+ ERA on your playoff roster, you have to do it.
I don't know what it is, but ever since you sold the site, it crashes my desktop browser. I can only visit on my phone.
October 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I don't know what it is, but ever since you sold the site, it crashes my desktop browser. I can only visit on my phone.
Let me add, I very much hope I'm wrong.
October 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Let me add, I very much hope I'm wrong.
Congrats. You've set yourself up to be right no matter what. If Happ hits today, you win. If he doesn't, you can still claim small sample size.
October 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Congrats. You've set yourself up to be right no matter what. If Happ hits today, you win. If he doesn't, you can still claim small sample size.
So does batting a guy third with no record of success off a pitcher.
October 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
So does batting a guy third with no record of success off a pitcher.
Happ is 1-for-his-career against Cease, but sure, bat him 3rd. Good lord.
October 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Happ is 1-for-his-career against Cease, but sure, bat him 3rd. Good lord.
At least the Cubs won ...
September 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
At least the Cubs won ...
So Pomeranz-Kitteridge-Keller?
September 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
So Pomeranz-Kitteridge-Keller?
Same predicament with the same two teams. Luckily, I work remotely.
September 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Same predicament with the same two teams. Luckily, I work remotely.
