September 12, 2009 – 8:39 am
First, let me say that I was right. Ah, that feels good. I originally reported that Alfonso Soriano would have surgery on his ailing knee and would be out the rest of the year. Then, Gordon Wittenmyer chimed in and said that Soriano would be back before the end of the month and would wait [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Joey Gathright, Kansas City Royals, Kosuke Fukudome, Lou Piniella, Ryan Theriot, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, Zack Greinke
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September 1, 2009 – 6:35 am
As I was watching the Cubs lose to the Astros last night, it dawned on me that I forgot to mention in yesterday’s post that not only do the teams ahead of the Cubs in the Wildcard race have to lose, but the Cubs also have to win. My bad. Sorry for any confusion. Carry on… [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Heilman, Atlanta Braves, Barry Zito, Brandon Hynick, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Jim Thome, Jon Garland, Jonathan Sanchez, Jose Contreras, Justin Fuller, Matt Cain, Randy Johnson, Rich Harden, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum, Tony Abreau
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August 24, 2009 – 5:24 am
The Cubs did everything they could to throw away yesterday’s game in Los Angeles, but the umpires wouldn’t allow it. A bad throw by Ryan Theriot pulled Mike Fontenot off of second base on a force out, but the umpire called the runner out anyway. Don’t these types of calls usually go against the Cubs? [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Crane Kenney, Jim Hendry, Lou Piniella, Mike Fontenot, Ricketts Family, Ryan Theriot, Sam Zell, Sandy Alderson, Washington Nationals
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August 20, 2009 – 7:42 am
The Cubs took the finale of a three game set to avoid being swept in San Diego. Rich Harden continued his terrific pitching on the road. He went 7.0 innings, giving up just one hit and no runs. He struck out eight and walked three for the win. Aramis Ramirez and Milton Bradley both homered [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aramis Ramirez, Atlanta Braves, Bill Hall, Bud Selig, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Jack Wert, Jeff Weaver, Lou Piniella, Mark Derosa, Mark Prior, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Murray Hendel, Rich Harden, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tom Gorzelanny
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August 19, 2009 – 7:53 am
The Cards lost to the Dodgers last night, but the Cubs couldn’t take advantage of the situation as they also lost 6-3 to the Padres. Derrek Lee had two hits, including a home run and a double, but it wasn’t enough to save the game for the Cubs. You would think that a team in [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Atlanta Braves, Bill Hall, Bud Selig, Cincinnati Reds, Dave Duncan, Derrek Lee, Joey Gathright, John Smoltz, Mark Derosa, Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Freel, San Diego Padres, Scott Rolen, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony LaRussa, Walt Jocketty
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August 17, 2009 – 4:15 pm
As you could probably tell from my post from Friday, I was a wee bit frustrated with the Cubs and their poor play. After taking a couple of days off and with two victories against the Pirates (and an unfortunate rain out on Sunday), I’m feeling better. I’m still not ready to write off this season [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Francisco Cordero, Hiroki Kuroda, Houston Astros, Jim Hendry, John Smoltz, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Scott Rolen, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Texas Rangers, Walt Jocketty, Washington Nationals
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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
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Baltimore Orioles, Ben Francisco, Boston Red Sox, Brian Bannister, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Delwyn Young, Freddy Sanchez, George Sherrill, Houston Astros, Jay Jackson, Jim Hendry, John Grabow, Jose Ascanio, Josh Harrison, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Hart, Mark Teahan, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Halladay, Russ Ortiz, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Tom Gorzelanny
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The Cubs started the second half of the season by sweeping the Nationals in a four game series in Washington. Granted, the Nationals aren’t very good, but a four game sweep is still a very nice feat. In Sunday’s game, the Cubs offense exploded for eleven runs to beat the Nationals 11-3. Micah Hoffpauir, Jake [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alcides Escobar, Alfonso Soriano, Andy McPhail, Baltimore Oriloes, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Jake Fox, JJ Hardy, Kevin Gregg, Kosuke Fukudome, Los Angeles Angels, Mat Gamel, Micah Hoffpauir, Mike Fontenot, Millwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Rodrigo Lopez, Roy Halladay, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
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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 [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Angel Guzman, Brett Wallace, Brian Dopriak, Catlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Chris Carpenter, Clayton Kershaw, Corey Patterson, Felix Pie, Hee Seop Choi, J.P. Ricciardi, Jason Knapp, Jim Hendry, Josh Vitters, Los Angeles Angels, Manny Ramirez, Mark Derosa, Mark Prior, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, MLB Trade Rumors, Ned Coletti, New York Yankees, Pedro Martinez, Philadephia Phillies, Randy Wells, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, Sean Marshall, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Tim Dierkes, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells
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The strong pitching of the past two days continued – at least for the Cubs – as they shutout the Dodgers 7-0. Ryan Dempster was the pitching hero on Saturday, throwing seven innings of four hit ball. He gave up one walk and struck out five on the way to the victory. Three of the [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Alfonso Soriano, Derrick Lee, Eric Milton, Geovany Soto, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Reed Johnson, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Freel, Sean Marshall
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