Tag Archives: Justin Berg

Is The Bullpen The Cubs Achilles Heel?

I keep telling myself that it is still very early in the year, but there’s no denying that the Cubs bullpen is not very good.  And for it to get better, a lot of guys will have to step up and have career years.  That’s easier said than done. While the starting rotation has been [...]

A Look At the Offseason (Part 4 – Pulling it All Together)

Over the past three posts, I’ve taken a look at what the offseason would/could/should look like.  In part 1, I looked at the infield, part 2 was devoted to the outfield, and I looked at the pitchers in part 3.  If you haven’t had a chance to read those posts yet, I’d suggest taking a [...]

A Look At The Offseason (Part 3 – Pitching)

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, [...]

Bruce Miles Looks At the Cubs Pitchers

Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald is looking at the Cubs current roster to see what we might expect for next year.  He looked at the position players previously.  Today he looks at the pitchers. The Cubs pitching staff is in pretty good shape for next year.  Starter Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly, Ryan Dempster, and [...]