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 Lose Heartbreaker to Cardinals
September 19, 2009 – 7:58 am
The Cubs game against the Cardinals started out good, but ended horribly for the northsiders. In the first inning, the Cubs scored two runs off of John Smoltz on consecutive doubles by Kosuke Fukudome, Derrek Lee, and Aramis Ramirez. Unfortunately, that was all of the offense the Cubs could muster all night. The Cardinals tied [...]
Is Halladay In The Cards?
July 16, 2009 – 9:09 am
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 [...]
