December 5, 2009 – 9:34 am
The Winter Meetings start next week in Indianapolis and job one for Jim Hendry and his minions is to trade Milton Bradley. According to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com, there are three teams interested in Bradley. Unfortunately, Muskat never says who the three teams might be.
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Rowand, Atlanta Braves, Curtis Granderson, Dave Dombrowski, Derek Lowe, Dtroit Tigers, Jake Fox, Jeff Baker, Jeff Gray, Jim Hendry, Luis Castillo, Marlon Byrd, Mike Cameron, Milton Bradley, New York Mets, Rudy Jaramillo, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers
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December 4, 2009 – 9:48 am
It’s not the blockbuster I was hoping for, and Milton Bradley isn’t involved, but maybe it’s the start of something. Yesterday, the Cubs traded Jake Fox and Aaron Miles to the Oakland A’s (does anyone call them Athletics anymore?) for RHP Jeff Gray, minor league RHP Ronny Morla and minor league 1B-OF Matt Spencer. The [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Roster Moves, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Jake Fox, Jason Bay, Jeff Gray, Jim Hendry, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Spencer, Milton Bradley, Oakland A's, Ronny Morla, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tom Ricketts, Vicente Padilla
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November 12, 2009 – 9:25 am
The Detroit Tigers need to shed payroll going into the 2010 season which Joel Sherman of the New York Post says could make Tigers’ center fielder Curtis Granderson available for trade. Granderson, who had two very good years in 2007 and 2008, had a down year offensively in 2009. He hit .249/.327/.453 in 631 ABs.
Even [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Heilman, Carlos Marmol, Curtis Granderson, Darwin Barney, Derek Jeter, Detroit Tigers, Dontrlle Willis, Iowa Cubs, Jake Fox, JR Mathes, Luis Castillo, Magglio Ordonez, Micah Hoffpauir, Mike Fontenot, New York Mets, Ozzie Smith, Pat Burrell, Sean Marshall, Starlin Castro, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers
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November 2, 2009 – 6:38 am
Over the past three posts, I’ve taken a look at what the offseason would/could/should look like. In part 1, I looked at the infield, part 2 was devoted to the outfield, and I looked at the pitchers in part 3. If you haven’t had a chance to read those posts yet, I’d suggest taking a [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Rowand, Akinori Iwamura, Alfonso Soriano, Andres Blanco, Angel Guzman, Aramis Ramirez, Ben Sheets, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Chone Figgins, Derrek Lee, Esmailin Caridad, Jake Fox, Jeff Baker, Jeff Samardjzia, John Grabow, Justin Berg, Kosuke Fukudome, Koyie Hill, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Piniella, Micah Hoffpauir, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Orlando Hudson, Pat Burrell, Randy Wells, Randy Winn, Ronnie Belliard, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot, Sam Fuld, Sean Marshall, Tampa Bay Rays, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny, Vernon Wells
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October 28, 2009 – 7:31 am
The Cubs enter the off season with a mixed bag of needs. Tops on the list is a middle-of-the-order run producer. If things work out, they’d also like to get a speedy, OBP-type of lead-off hitter. They may even look at adding a bullpen arm.
In the field, the Cubs would prefer to add a center [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Akinori Iwamura, Andres Blanco, Andy MacPhail, Aramis Ramirez, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Bobby Abreau, Brian Roberts, Carlos Marmol, Chone Figgins, Derrek Lee, Detroit Tigers, Freddie Sanchez, Geovany Soto, Henry Blanco, Jake Fox, Jeff Baker, Jim Hendry, John Grabow, Kelly Johnson, Kevin Millar, Kosuke Fukudome, Koyie Hill, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Derosa, Micah Hoffpair, Miguel Tajada, Mike Fontenot, Orlando Cabrera, Orlando Hudson, Placido Polanco, Ronnie Belliard, Ryan Theriot, San Francisco Giants, Starlin Castro, Tampa Bay Rays, Tony Clark
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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 [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Uncategorized
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Detroit Tigers, Jim Hendry, John Grabow, Milton Bradley, Minnesota Twins, Reed Johnson, Ricketts Family, Ted Williams, Tom Ricketts
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September 23, 2009 – 7:26 am
The initial reaction to the suspension of Milton Bradley was overwhelmingly supportive of Jim Hendry. Writers and pundits expressed opinions that almost universally derided Bradley’s behavior and supported Hendry’s suspension of Bradley for said behavior. The one lone voice criticizing Hendry (and Lou Piniella) was Dave Kaplan in his blog on ChicagoNow.com which I referenced [...]
August 19, 2009 – 7:53 am
The Cards lost to the Dodgers last night, but the Cubs couldn’t take advantage of the situation as they also lost 6-3 to the Padres. Derrek Lee had two hits, including a home run and a double, but it wasn’t enough to save the game for the Cubs.
You would think that a team in the [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Atlanta Braves, Bill Hall, Bud Selig, Cincinnati Reds, Dave Duncan, Derrek Lee, Joey Gathright, John Smoltz, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Derosa, Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Freel, San Diego Padres, Scott Rolen, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony LaRussa, Walt Jocketty
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August 14, 2009 – 7:51 am
With the Cubs loss yesterday to the Phillies to complete the three game sweep, I suddenly had a revelation of sorts. The loss made me angry, and my first reaction was to make excuses for the Cubs. Sure they lost, but Aramis Ramirez is hurt. Injuries have been the downfall of this team. Then I [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee, Jim Hendry, Joey Gathright, Kosuke Fukudome, Mark Prior, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Philadelphia Phillies, Reed Johnson, Ryan Freel, Ryan Theriot, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
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After their 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, the Cubs found themselves all alone in first place in the NL Central. The sweep of the Reds coupled with the Cardinals loss at Philadelphia catapulted the Cubs into the division lead.
Rich Harden earned the victory on Sunday by pitching 6.0 innings of one hit [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alcides Escobar, Alfonso Soriano, Andres Blanco, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Brett Wallace, Carlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Chris Perez, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Ed Wade, Freddie Sanchez, Gary Matthews Jr., George Sherrill, Houston Astros, JA Happ, Jerrod Washburn, Jess Todd, Jim Hendry, JJ Hardy, Joey Votto, Kosuke Fukudome, Koyie Hill, Kyle Drabek, Los Angeles Angels, Lou Piniella, Mark Derosa, Matt Holliday, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Tom Gorzelanny, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells, Wandy Rodriguez, Zach Duke
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