At some point in my formative years, I heard the phrase “hope springs eternal” used in relation to baseball Spring Training and until recently, I never questioned the connection. Since then, whenever I have heard the phrase uttered, I assumed the utterer was talking about Spring Training.
Of course, now I’m old and smart, and I [...]
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Hope Springs Eternal
February 26, 2010 – 5:35 am
A Look At The Center Field Market (Part 2 of 2)
December 22, 2009 – 6:39 am
Yesterday, in part 1 of this series, I listed the free agent center field candidates that the Cubs may consider this off season. The free agents are easy to identify because we know specifically who they are. Trade candidates are a different story. We don’t know for sure who is available or what it will [...]
Thinking Out Of The Box (Part 2)
October 12, 2009 – 6:48 am
This is the second installment of my “Thinking Out of the Box” series. You can find the first installment here.
Previously, we looked at the reasons that small market/low-revenue teams might want to consider doing things differently than their competitors. Today, I want to focus on what types of things they might consider.
Thinking Out Of The Box (Part 1)
October 11, 2009 – 8:40 am
I know a little bit about cattle ranching (a very little bit). I know a little more about cattle ranchers.
Cattle ranchers are among the most self-conscious individuals on the planet. You wouldn’t think so. After all, our perception of ranchers is that they are rugged individualists, beating their own path through life. The truth is, [...]
I Love Baseball
October 7, 2009 – 7:58 am
I love baseball! And I was reminded yesterday just how much I love the game. The Twins and Tigers were playing a one game, do-or-die, playoff to determine who would move on in the postseason. The teams had identitical records during the regular season, thus the need for the one game playoff.
I don’t have any particular interest [...]
Cubs Set Record in First Inning
September 9, 2009 – 7:27 am
The Cubs opened last night’s game in Pittsburgh with eight straight hits to tie a major league record. The start was a good omen as the baby bears went on to defeat the nasty old Pirates 9-4. Ryan Dempster got the victory, going 6.1 shaky, but effective innings. Aramis Ramirez, Geovany Soto, and Kosuke Fukudome [...]
Happy Ryne Sandberg Day
June 23, 2009 – 12:41 pm
Twenty-five years ago today, the Cubs played the Cardinals at Wrigley Field in one of the best, most exciting games in history. Because of his performance, the game has come to be known as the Sandberg Game.
Ryne Sandberg went 5-6 on the day including two homeruns and a total of seven RBI. To make the [...]
Cubs Draft — Day 3
June 13, 2009 – 7:22 pm
We finally reached the end of the MLB Rule 4, first-year player draft. Here’s who the Cubs picked on Day 3:
Rnd/Overall Player School Position
31/950 Andrew Clark University of Louisville 1B
Note: Former Indiana High School Player of the Year
32/980 Trey McNutt Shelton State CC RHP
33/1010 John Lambert North Carolina State LHP
34/1040 Rett Varner University of Texas-Arlington [...]
Cubs Take Two-Out-Of-Three in Cincinnati
June 7, 2009 – 8:27 pm
The Cubs continued to get good pitching and very little offense in their 2-1 victory against the Reds in the first game of the series. Carlos Zambrano pitched 6.2 innings, giving up just two hits and no earned runs. He also hit what would prove to be the game winning home run in the fifth [...]
