The gang breaks down the relentless inconsistency of the Cubs on the field, and the maddeningly obvious, unsolvable problem they face off the field: an ownership group that refuses to spend the missing $60 million that would make this team more competitive while they try to build up from within. They go over all kinds of options for the Cubs in free agency and elsewhere going into the winter, and lament the rising prices that reflect just how little owners care about fans in the modern sports transaction.

As dreary as all that sounds, it's fun! Check it out.