October 31, 2009 – 7:42 am
For the last two days, I’ve been looking at what the Cubs offseason will likely look like. In Part 1 I looked at the infield, Part 2 the outfield. Here’s where you can find those two posts: A Look At The Offseason (Part 1 – Infield) A Look At The Offseason (Part 2 – Outfield) Today, [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Angel Guzman, Ben Sheets, Billy Wagner, Boston Red Sox, Brad Lidge, Brandan Donnelly, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Dave Patton, Francisco Rodriguez, Huston Street, Jason Isringhausen, Jeff Samardjzia, JJ Putz, Jonathin Broxton, Justin Berg, Kelvin Escobar, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Corpas, Milton Bradley, Mitch Atkins, New York Mets, Randy Wells, Randy Wolf, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Franklin, Sean Marshall, St. Louis Cardinals, Takashi Saito, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny, Troy Percival
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August 10, 2009 – 6:43 am
Sunday was not kind to the Cubs as they dropped the game to the Rockies 11-5 and dropped two games behind St. Louis in the NL Central. The game started out ugly and just seemed to get uglier as the afternoon wore on. Randy Wells allowed three runs in the first inning to put the [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alex Rios, Alfonso Soriano, Arizona Phil, Chicago White Sox, Chris Guccione, Clint Barmes, Colorado Rockies, Derrek Lee, Ian Stewart, J.P. Ricciardi, John Smoltz, Jorge De La Rosa, Koyie Hill, Lou Piniella, Milton Bradley, Randy Wells, Roy Halladay, St. Louis Cardinals, Tom Gorzellany, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells
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My hope was that the Cubs would cruise into Philly riding high on their four game sweep of the Nationals and promptly sweep the World Champion Phillies. Instead, they swaggered into Philly and promptly got thumped 10-1. It was an ugly game, from Ted Lilly giving up seven earned runs in four innings (maybe his knee [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Heilman, Alfonso Soriano, Angel Guzman, Billy Beane, Joe Blanton, Peter Gammons, Philadelphia Phillies, Rich Harden, Ted Lilly, Washington Nationals
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Before I get into my thoughts on Mark DeRosa, let me report that the Cubs lost to the Dodgers last night 2-1. For me, the best thing about the game was watching it on the MLB Network with Bob Costas doing the announcing. He is a terrific baseball voice; one of the best. It took [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Bob Costas, Chris Archer, Derrick Lee, Geovany Soto, John Gaub, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Derosa, Mike Fontenot, Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Theriot, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony Kubek
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