The Cubs have made big strides over the past few years building up their minor league system. According to Keith Law at ESPN.com, the Cubs moved from 27th out of 30 teams for minor league strength in 2009 up to 7th in 2010. That seems fluky to me and I suspect that Law got it [...]
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Cubs Drop First Two to Tigers
June 25, 2009 – 8:37 am
The Cubs dropped their third game in a row and the second to the Tigers on Wednesday, losing 5-3. The Cubs left 13 runners on base and were 1-15 with runners in scoring position. Rich Harden only gave up two earned runs on four hits in 5.1 innings. He also walked four and struckout three. On [...]
Cubs Draft: Day 1
June 10, 2009 – 7:55 am
First, a quick game recap. The Cubs beat the Astros in Houston behind another strong pitching effort by Ted Lilly. Lilly pitched 6.2 innings giving up just three hits and no runs. Mike Fontenot went 4-5 with a HR . On the down side, Milton Bradley went 0-6 to drive his batting average down to [...]
