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A Busy Off Season…Except For The Cubs

December 16, 2009 – 6:37 am

It’s been a busy couple of days. Free agent pitcher John Lackey signed with Boston, center fielder Mike Cameron will be joining him in Boston, Roy Halladay was traded to Philadelphia, Cliff Lee is moving to Seattle and several prospects will be finding new homes. Yes indeed, it’s been a couple of busy days…for everyone except [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Coco Crisp, Curtis Granderson, Derek Lowe, Jim Hendry, John Lackey, Juan Pierre, Kevin Gregg, Los Angeles Dodgers, Marlon Byrd, Matt Holliday, Mike Cameron, Mike Lowell, Milton Bradley, Philadelphia Phillies, Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Rick Ankiel, Roy Halladay, Sam Fuld, Seattle Mariner, St. Louis Cardinals, Tom Rickets | Comments (0)

More Bad News For The Cubs

August 11, 2009 – 7:47 am

Things did not go well for the Cubs during their recent trip to Colorado. They lost three-out-of-four games, including last night’s 11-5 shellacking, but that was just the icing on the “bad news” cake. First, Carlos Zambrano was added to the DL with back spasm. Next, Aramis Ramirez “tweaked” the shoulder that landed him on [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Roster Moves, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Alex Rios, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Colrado Rockies, Geovany Soto, J.P. Ricciardi, JA Happ, Jake Peavy, Jeff Samardzjia, Jermaine Dye, Jim Thome, Jose Contreras, Kenny Williams, Lou Piniella, New York Mets, Pedro Martinez, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzellany | Comments (0)

Trade Deadline Thoughts

July 31, 2009 – 8:59 pm

Several trades took place today before we hit the trade deadline at 4:00 ET. I’m not going to cover all of the trades here, but you can check out MLB Trade Rumors for all of the trade news. For now, I just want to talk about a few of the trades that stick out to [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Alcides Escobar, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Claudio Vargas, Detroit Tigers, Doug Melvin, Edwin Encarnacion, J.P. Ricciardi, Jake Peavy, Jeff Suppan, Jerrod Washburn, Josh Roenicke, Kenny Williams, Mark Buerhle, Mat Gamel, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, Scott Rolen, Toronto Blue Jays, Victor Martinez, Zach Stewart | Comments (1)

Cubs Acquire Grabow, Gorzellany from Pirates

July 30, 2009 – 9:20 pm

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 [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Baltimore Orioles, Ben Francisco, Boston Red Sox, Brian Bannister, Cleveland Indians, 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 | Comments (0)

Good News and Bad News for Soriano and The Cubs

July 28, 2009 – 7:53 am

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 [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Andy McPhail, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Carlos Zambrano, Chris Sampson, Cleveland Indians, 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 | Comments (0)

Cubs Take Over First Place

July 27, 2009 – 7:48 am

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 [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Aaron Miles, Alcides Escobar, Alfonso Soriano, Andres Blanco, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Brett Wallace, Carlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Chris Perez, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, 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 | Comments (0)

Cubs Win Finale in Philly

July 22, 2009 – 8:17 pm

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 [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Aaron Harang, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Chad Qualls, Chris Duncan, Cleveland Indians, 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 | Comments (0)

Cubs Win Again in Walk-Off Fashion

June 20, 2009 – 8:45 am

For the second day in a row, the Cubs won a game with a hit in their last at-bat. Two days ago, the victory came against the White Sox when Alfonso Soriano drove home Reed Johnson for the winning run on a bloop single into right-center field in the bottom of the ninth. Yesterday, the Indians [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Off Field Antics, Opinion, Player Profile | Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Crane Kenney, Derrick Lee, Jim Hendry, Kerry Wood, Leo Hindery, Marc Utay, Milton Bradley, Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Ricketts Family Sam Zell, Ryan Theriot | Comments (0)

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