As you can tell from my lack of posts recently, I am finding the Cubs circa 2010 to be nearly impossible to watch and comment on. The team is just completely uninteresting. They seem to lack fire and passion. However, there is one guy on the team who exhibits both fire and passion, but not [...]
Category Archives: Roster Moves
Cubs Re-Sign Bob Howry
May 21, 2010 – 4:11 pm
The Cubs have announced that they have re-signed 36-year old Bob Howry. He will join the team tonight in Texas before the Cubs renew their long-standing and bitter rivalry with the Rangers. The Rangers lead the all-time rivalry 4-2.
My only comment concerning Howry is, why? Granted, the Cubs need another arm for the bullpen. The [...]
Fire Piniella, Hire Howry?…Not Yet
May 20, 2010 – 8:00 am
In a recent article for FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal opines that the Cubs should consider firing manager Lou Piniella? Why? I’m not even sure that Rosenthal knows.
In the article, Rosenthal admits that Piniella is blameless for the Cubs woes. He admits that it’s not Piniella’s fault that neither Derrek Lee nor Aramis Ramirez are hitting. He [...]
Cubs Sweep Rockies, Move Z Back To Rotation
May 19, 2010 – 11:46 am
It’s been an event filled few days for the Cubs. After losing two-out-of-three to the Pirates, the Cubs came roaring back to sweep the Rockies in a two game series at Wrigley Field. The Cubs got good pitching performances from Randy Wells and Carlos Silva in the two victories. Shawn Marshall also looked good in [...]
The Cubs First Baseman Of The Future
May 5, 2010 – 8:22 am
A few days ago, I wrote about first basemen the Cubs could potentially target once Derrek Lee’s contract expires at the end of this season. In a nutshell, I looked at potential free agents Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman, and Adam Dunn. My conclusion? If Pujols is available, you spend what you have to spend to [...]
Blogosphere Very Angry At The Cubs
April 24, 2010 – 5:56 am
The blogosphere is not a very friendly place right now for the Chicago Cubs. Ever since the Cubs announced that they would be moving Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen, the majority of Cubs bloggers and commenters have been lambasting the decision.
In essense, the argument being put forward by most people unhappy with the Zambrano-to-the-pen move [...]
Cubs Move Zambrano To The Bullpen
April 21, 2010 – 5:08 pm
If today was April 1, I could see you thinking that the above headline is an April’s Fool joke (the fact that the season had not begiun yet on April 1 would be another big giveaway). However, it’s no joke. The Cubs brain trust (such as it is) has decided to move their supposed ace [...]
Cubs Trade Andres Blanco
March 27, 2010 – 1:33 pm
Carrie Muskat of MLB.com is reporting that the Cubs have traded infielder Andres Blanco to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Blanco was on the bubble heading into Spring Training. It was unclear if he would make the major league roster, and he was also out of minor league options. [...]
Cubs 2010 Spring Training: What Do We Know?
March 22, 2010 – 5:30 am
The Cubs are zeroing in on the end of Spring Training 2010, but there remain some unanswered questions. Today, I want to take a look and what we know and what we’re still trying to figure out.
Starting Position Players
The big news at the beginning of Spring Training was whether or not the Cubs would give [...]
A Cuban, Advanced Statistics, And Childish Millionaires
March 5, 2010 – 5:23 am
The Cubs have “reached an agreement” with Cuban pitcher Juan Yasser Serrano, although the deal is not expected to be finalized for about a month. That, according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com.
Serrano defected from Cuba in April 2009 after being arrested in Cuba in January 2009 for attempted illegal departure. At least we know he’s persistent. The [...]
