January 2, 2010 – 12:44 pm
The Cubs signed Marlon Byrd to a 3-year/$15 million deal on New Year’s Eve 2009, but what do we really know about the man they call Marlon Byrd? We sent our crack investigative staff out into the field (me with a computer and Internet connection) to see what we could find.
December 22, 2009 – 6:39 am
Yesterday, in part 1 of this series, I listed the free agent center field candidates that the Cubs may consider this off season. The free agents are easy to identify because we know specifically who they are. Trade candidates are a different story. We don’t know for sure who is available or what it will [...]
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Also tagged Aaron Rowand, Arizona Diamondbacks, Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, Brett Gardner, Carlos Gonzalez, Chris Young, Cincinnati Reds, Cody Ross, Colorado Rockies, Curtis Granderson, Denard Span, Dexter Fowler, Eric Young Jr., Florida Marlins, Gary Matthews Jr., Grady Sizemore, Jacoby Ellsbury, Los Angeles Angels, Matt LaPorte, Melky Cabrera, Mike Cameron, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Nyjer Morgan, Oakland A's, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rajai Davis, San Francisco Giants, Shin-Soo-Choo, Vernon Wells, Washington Nationals, Willy Taveras
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November 16, 2009 – 7:42 am
A while back, I wrote a post about the need for Major League Baseball to implement a salary cap. I’ve heard the arguements about small market, low payroll teams like Minnesota or Florida making the playoffs. I’ve heard that the players union will never approve a salary cap. I’ve also heard that teams like the [...]
September 24, 2009 – 7:34 am
The Cubs lost last night to the Brewers 3-2, but stayed 7.5 games behind Colorado, who lost to San Diego 6-3. The Cubs start an important (it makes me feel better to believe that the games are important) four game series tonight in San Francisco. The Cubs are currently 3.5 games behind the Giants in [...]
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Andre Ethier, Billy Beane, Bud Black, Colorado Rockies, Eric Wedge, Jeff Kent, Jim Tracy, Jon Daniels, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Piniella, Michael Young, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A's, Ron Washington, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
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The Cubs scored a dozen runs against the Astros for the second day in a row, but it was the news that was announced after the game that is getting the headlines. MLB.com is reporting that the Cubs acquired lefty relief pitcher John Grabow and LHP Tom Gorzellany from the Pirates in exchange for RHP [...]
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Baltimore Orioles, Ben Francisco, Boston Red Sox, Brian Bannister, Cliff Lee, Delwyn Young, Freddy Sanchez, George Sherrill, Houston Astros, Jay Jackson, Jim Hendry, John Grabow, Jose Ascanio, Josh Harrison, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Hart, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Teahan, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, Russ Ortiz, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Tom Gorzelanny
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The bad news is that Alfonso Soriano had a pretty bad night, going 1-for-6 with three strikeouts. The good news is that his one hit was a 13th inning game winning grand slam that gave the Cubs a 5-1 win.
Carlos Zambrano got the start for the Cubs and pitched well, going 7.0 innings and giving [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Andy McPhail, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Carlos Zambrano, Chris Sampson, Cliff Lee, Derrek Lee, Doug Melvin, George Sherrill, Houston Astros, J.P. Ricciardi, Jerrod Washburn, Joe Beimel, John Grabow, Lou Piniella, Mark Attanasio, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Garko, San Francisco Giants, Scott Barmes, St. Louis Carrdinals, Ted Lilly, Victor Martinez, Wandy Rodriguez, Wang Tsu-an, 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 [...]
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Alcides Escobar, Alfonso Soriano, Andres Blanco, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Brett Wallace, Carlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Chris Perez, Cincinnati Reds, 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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The Cubs salvaged the final game of their series in Philadelphia by beating the Phillies 10-5. Carlos Zambrano earned the victory to improve his record to 7-4. Kevin Gregg picked up his 19th save of the year.
Ryan Theriot went 3-5 and scored two runs, while Aramis Ramizez was 2-4 with a double, two runs scored [...]
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Posted in Game Summary, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Harang, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Chad Qualls, Chris Duncan, Cliff Lee, George Sherrill, Geovany Soto, Julio Lugo, Kevin Gregg, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Wells, Rod Barajas, Roy Halladay, Ryan Theriot, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Toronto Blue Jays
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The worst case scenario became reality when the Cardinals traded Chris Perez and a player to be named later to obtain former Cub Mark DeRosa. As you’ll recall from my previous posts, I was afraid that DeRosa might ended up with the Cardinals and that is exactly what happened.
The extremely versitile DeRosa is hitting .270/.342/.457 [...]
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 a more [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Armando Gallarraga, Brett Jackson, D.J. LeMahieu, Derrick Lee, Detroit Tigers, Jim Hendry, Mark Derosa, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Randy Bush, Rich Harden, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly
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