Tag Archives: Carlos Ruiz

What Can You Get For $140 Million?: Catcher

If a team is going to outspend all but two other teams in Major League Baseball, shouldn’t they be expected to sign/trade for some of the top players at just about every position?  That’s my thinking.  I also think that the Cubs are spending the payroll dollars like the big boys, but their roster cannot [...]

Cubs Lose in Extras to Phillies

When you hear that Rich Harden took a perfect game into the sixth inning, you’ve got to believ e the story is going to turn out good for the Cubs.  Unfortunately, this story doesn’t have a happy ending. Rich Harden pitched 6.1 innings of perfect baseball before Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz conived a walk off the [...]