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 Miles, Aaron Rowand, Akinori Iwamura, Alfonso Soriano, Andres Blanco, 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 31, 2009 – 7:42 am
For the last two days, I’ve been looking at what the Cubs offseason will likely look like. In Part 1 I looked at the infield, Part 2 the outfield. Here’s where you can find those two posts: A Look At The Offseason (Part 1 – Infield) A Look At The Offseason (Part 2 – Outfield) Today, [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Ben Sheets, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Brad Lidge, Brandan Donnelly, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Dave Patton, Francisco Rodriguez, Huston Street, Jason Isringhausen, Jeff Samardjzia, Jeff Stevens, JJ Putz, Jonathin Broxton, Justin Berg, Kelvin Escobar, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Corpas, Milton Bradley, Mitch Atkins, New York Mets, Randy Wells, Randy Wolf, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Franklin, Sean Marshall, St. Louis Cardinals, Takashi Saito, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny, Troy Percival
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October 8, 2009 – 8:59 am
Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald is looking at the Cubs current roster to see what we might expect for next year. He looked at the position players previously. Today he looks at the pitchers. The Cubs pitching staff is in pretty good shape for next year. Starter Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly, Ryan Dempster, and [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Heilman, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, David Patton, Esmailan Caridad, Jeff Samardzjia, Jeff Steven, John Gaub, John Grabow, Justin Berg, Randy Wells, Rich Harden, Ryan Dempster, Ryne Sandberg, Sean Marshall, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny
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September 8, 2009 – 6:59 am
There’s nothing like beating a last place team to raise your spirits. The Cubs took care of business against the last place Pirates in Pittsburgh yesterday by a score of 4-2. Derrek Lee continued his hot hitting ways with two homeruns and three of the four Cubs RBI. Lee now has 31 homeruns on the [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary
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Also tagged Atlanta Braves, Carlos Marmol, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Derrek Lee, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, John Grabow, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Dempster, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Ted Lilly, Zach Duke
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August 18, 2009 – 7:44 am
It was bad enough that the Cubs lost and the Cardinals won. That was bad enough. But the way the Cubs lost was like being cut open and having salt poured into the wound. It was that painful. Ted Lilly returned from the DL to pitch 6.0 innings of four hit, no run baseball. It [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged ascott Boras, Carlos Marmol, Chase Headley, Colorado Rockies, David Eckstein, John Smoltz, Kevin Gregg, Kevin Kouzmanoff, Kyle Blanks, Lou Piniella, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Ted Lilly, Washington Nationals
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My hope was that the Cubs would cruise into Philly riding high on their four game sweep of the Nationals and promptly sweep the World Champion Phillies. Instead, they swaggered into Philly and promptly got thumped 10-1. It was an ugly game, from Ted Lilly giving up seven earned runs in four innings (maybe his knee [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Heilman, Alfonso Soriano, Billy Beane, Jeff Stevens, Joe Blanton, Peter Gammons, Philadelphia Phillies, Rich Harden, Ted Lilly, Washington Nationals
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The period betwen the All-Star break and July 31 is always full of rumors and speculation. One of the best places to follow all of the rumors is at MLB Trade Rumors. Tim Dierkes, the proprietor of MLBTR does a terrific job of following all of the scuttlebutt. While Tim covers the entire league, my [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Brett Wallace, Brian Dopriak, Catlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Chris Carpenter, Clayton Kershaw, Corey Patterson, Felix Pie, Hee Seop Choi, J.P. Ricciardi, Jason Knapp, Jim Hendry, Josh Vitters, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Mark Derosa, Mark Prior, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB Trade Rumors, Ned Coletti, New York Yankees, Pedro Martinez, Philadephia Phillies, Randy Wells, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, Sean Marshall, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Tim Dierkes, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells
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The Cubs lost two-out-of-three to the Astros this week. Cubs pitching gave up a total of five runs in the three games, but the offense couldn’t muster more than one run in the two games they lost. I’ll be the first to admit that the bullpen couldn’t hold the Astros in game two or three [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Carlos Zambrano, Houston Astros, Jose Ascanio, Kevin Slowey, Milton Bradley, Minnesota Twins, Pedro Martinez, Randy Wells, Rich Harden, Ryan Dempster, Sean Marshall, Ted Lilly
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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 [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Uncategorized
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Also tagged Adam Rosales, Alfonso Soriano, Bobby Scales, Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Zambrano, Cincinnati Reds, David Patton, Derrick Lee, Geovany Soto, Houston Astros, Jason Waddell, Jay Bruce, Mike Fontenot, Randy Wells, Reed Johnson, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot
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Randy Wells looked great again in the first game against Atlanta. He pitched 7.0 innings giving up just two hits and two earned runs. Unfortunately, the bullpen gave up five runs in the eighth and nineth innnings to allow the Braves to tie the game and then go on to win it in the 12th [...]
