Early last week the Blue Jays were reported to have contacted a handful of teams, including the Cubs, about a possible trade for former Cy Young winner Roy Halladay. Halladay is under contract with the Blue Jays for one more year and new Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopulous would like to trade the pitcher since [...]
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Are The Cubs Falling Out of Contention?
There is no joy in Mudville this morning. The Cubs were beaten to a bloody pulp last night by the Phillies 12-5. Honestly, the game wasn’t as close as the score would indicate. You can read Carrie Muskat’s recap of the game from MLB.com. I’d just as soon not talk about it. ********** As upset [...]
More Bad News For The Cubs
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 [...]
Cubs Offense Takes The Night Off
The Cubs offense decided to take a break last night as they lost to the Cincinnati Reds 4-0. The offense made journeyman Reds pitcher Justin Lehr look like a potential Cy Young candidate. The 32-year old right hander got his first major league victory since 2006 by pitching a complete game, four hit shutout. Rich [...]
Cubs Beat Florida in 10 Innings
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 [...]
Is Halladay In The Cards?
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 [...]


