December 24, 2009 – 8:15 am
Dear Santa: Please disregard my previous letter. The problem I told you about has been taken care of, so I’d like to revise my wish list for this Christmas. As I admitted in my previous letter, I have not been a good boy this year. I traded Mark DeRosa (one of our most popular [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Off Field Antics
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Also tagged Brian Roberts, Carlos Silva, Huston Street, Jim Hendry, Kelvim Escobar, Kerry Wood, Kevin Gregg, Kiko Calero, Mark Derosa, Marlon Byrd, Matt Capps, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Santa Claus
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September 28, 2009 – 8:01 am
The Cubs lost the series finale against the Giants yesterday 5-1 (Why does the 1 look like it’s in a different font?). At the same time, Colorado beat St. Louis 4-3 to increase their Wildcard lead over the Cubs to 6.5 games with just seven games remaining in the season. I wouldn’t suggest investing in [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Andy MacPhail, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Geovany Soto, Houston Astros, Jim Hendry, Kosuke Fukudome, Lou Piniella, Mark Buerhle, Michael Barrett, Mike Fontenot, Ozzie Guillen, Ryan Dempster, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Tim Bogar
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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
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Posted in Opinion, Roster Moves, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alex Rios, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Cliff Lee, Colrado Rockies, Geovany Soto, J.P. Ricciardi, JA Happ, 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
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August 2, 2009 – 10:38 am
It took an extra frame, but the Cubs beat the Marlins on Saturday by a score of 9-8. The big hit for the Cubs came in the top of the 10th when Derrek Lee launched a solo homerun deep into the left field stands off Marlins pitcher Leo Nunez. Lee was 4-for-6 for the night [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Harang, Aramis Ramirez, Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Derrek Lee, Edwin Encarnacion, Florida Marlins, Francisco Cordero, J.P. Ricciardi, Jeff Samardzjia, Josh Roenieke, Kenny Williams, Kevin Gregg, Leo Nunez, Lou Piniella, Mark Prior, Ricky Nolasco, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, San Diego Padres, Scott Rolen, Toronto Blue Jays, Walt Jocketty, Zach Stewart
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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
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alcides Escobar, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Claudio Vargas, Cliff Lee, Detroit Tigers, Doug Melvin, Edwin Encarnacion, J.P. Ricciardi, 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
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As we all endure the final day of the All-Star break – a day I personally hate – let’s take a look at the Cubs season so far in 2009. First, let me preface what I am going to say by stating that although I am a glass-is-half-full kind of guy, I am not a [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, B.J. Ryan, Baseball Musings, Carlos Marmol, David Patton, David Pinto, Derrick Lee, Eric Bedard, Geovany Soto, Jim Hendry, Kevin Gregg, Kosuke Fukudome, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Roy Owsalt, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, St. Louis Cardinals
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The Cubs get ready to host the crosstown rival White Sox today at Wrigley Field. John Danks (4-5) will take on Carlos Zambrano (4-2) tonight under the lights. A lot of people make a big deal out of this series. One side hates the other and it’s common to see “Cubs Suck” or “Sox Suck” t-shirts [...]
Carlos Zambrano returned last night from the DL to take on the Padres, but it didn’t really matter. Z’s good (but sometimes shaky) pitching performance went to waste and the Cubs failed to score, losing 4-0. Jake Peavy picked up the victory for San Diego. Every starter for the Cubs, with the exception of Derrick [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Carlos Zambrano, Derrick Lee, Geovany Soto, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Ryan Freel, San Diego Padres
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The Cubs lost their third game in a row to the Cardinals last night, but at least they remained consistent. They pitched well and then wasted the effort by not scoring any runs (actually they scored one) for the third night in a row. Sean Marshall pitched five innings, giving up just four hits and [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Albert Pujols, Bobby Scales, Brian Barden, Carlos Zambrano, Derrick Lee, Dusty Baker, Lou Piniella, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Sean Marshall
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Over the past two nights in St. Louis, the Cubs have cranked out just nine hits for a total of one run and have lost the first two games of their series against the Cardinals. They also wasted two good pitching performances by Ted Lilly – who gave up just five hits and three earned [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Bud Black, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Jake Fox, Jim Hendry, Mark Derosa, Mike Fontenot, Milwaukee Brewers, Ozzie Guillen, Ricky Weeks, Ryan Dempster, San Diegho Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly
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