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Trade Deadline Thoughts

July 31, 2009 – 8:59 pm

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 | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | 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, Jake Peavy, Jeff Suppan, Jerrod Washburn, Josh Roenicke, Kenny Williams, Mark Buerhle, Mat Gamel, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, Scott Rolen, Toronto Blue Jays, Victor Martinez, Zach Stewart | Comments (1)

Good News and Bad News for Soriano and The Cubs

July 28, 2009 – 7:53 am

The bad news is that Alfonso Soriano had a pretty bad night, going 1-for-6 with three strikeouts. The good news is that his one hit was a 13th inning game winning grand slam that gave the Cubs a 5-1 win. Carlos Zambrano got the start for the Cubs and pitched well, going 7.0 innings and [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Andy McPhail, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Carlos Zambrano, Chris Sampson, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Derrek Lee, Doug Melvin, George Sherrill, Houston Astros, J.P. Ricciardi, Jerrod Washburn, Joe Beimel, John Grabow, Lou Piniella, Mark Attanasio, Milton Bradley, Pittsburgh Pirates, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Garko, San Francisco Giants, Scott Barmes, St. Louis Carrdinals, Ted Lilly, Victor Martinez, Wandy Rodriguez, Wang Tsu-an, Washington Nationals | Comments (0)

Cubs Take Over First Place

July 27, 2009 – 7:48 am

After their 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, the Cubs found themselves all alone in first place in the NL Central. The sweep of the Reds coupled with the Cardinals loss at Philadelphia catapulted the Cubs into the division lead. Rich Harden earned the victory on Sunday by pitching 6.0 innings of one [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Aaron Miles, Alcides Escobar, Alfonso Soriano, Andres Blanco, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Brett Wallace, Carlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Chris Perez, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Ed Wade, Freddie Sanchez, Gary Matthews Jr., George Sherrill, Houston Astros, JA Happ, Jerrod Washburn, Jess Todd, Jim Hendry, JJ Hardy, Joey Votto, Kosuke Fukudome, Koyie Hill, Kyle Drabek, Los Angeles Angels, Lou Piniella, Mark Derosa, Matt Holliday, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Tom Gorzelanny, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells, Wandy Rodriguez, Zach Duke | Comments (0)

Cubs Win Finale in Philly

July 22, 2009 – 8:17 pm

The Cubs salvaged the final game of their series in Philadelphia by beating the Phillies 10-5. Carlos Zambrano earned the victory to improve his record to 7-4. Kevin Gregg picked up his 19th save of the year. Ryan Theriot went 3-5 and scored two runs, while Aramis Ramizez was 2-4 with a double, two runs [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Aaron Harang, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Chad Qualls, Chris Duncan, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, George Sherrill, Geovany Soto, Julio Lugo, Kevin Gregg, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Wells, Rod Barajas, Roy Halladay, Ryan Theriot, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Toronto Blue Jays | Comments (0)

Cubs Sweep Nationals

July 20, 2009 – 9:10 am

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 | Posted in Game Summary, Trade Rumors | 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, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mat Gamel, Micah Hoffpauir, Mike Fontenot, Millwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Rodrigo Lopez, Roy Halladay, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals | Comments (0)

Is Halladay In The Cards?

July 16, 2009 – 9:09 am

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 | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | 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, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Mark Derosa, Mark Prior, Milton Bradley, 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 | Comments (1)

Mid-Season Progress Report

July 15, 2009 – 10:33 am

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 | Posted in Opinion | 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, Jake Peavy, Jim Hendry, Kevin Gregg, Kosuke Fukudome, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Roy Owsalt, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, St. Louis Cardinals | Comments (0)

Catching Up At The All-Star Break

July 13, 2009 – 8:51 am

When I left on vacation last week, I planned on keeping up with my blog entries. Unfortunately, every time I had the time to do it, I didn’t have an Internet connection, and every time I could find an Internet connection, I didn’t have time to log on. Oh well… So what’s happened since the [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, B.J. Ryan, Houston Astros, Milton Bradley, Roy Halladay, Sam Fuld, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Tom Ricketts, Toronto Blue Jays, Von Joshua, Washington Nationals | Comments (0)

Lou’s The Least Popular Manager in Baseball

July 2, 2009 – 8:12 am

A big hearty congratulations goes out to Cubs skipper Lou Piniella today. In a survey done by Sports Illustrated (and reported here in the Chicago Tribune), Piniella was voted the manager MLB players would least like to play for. Piniella garnered an impressive 26% of the vote. His closest rival was White Sox manager Ozzie [...]

By Lou | Posted in Off Field Antics, Opinion, Roster Moves, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Aramis Ramirez, Bobby Cox, Colorado Rockies, Jack Wilson, Jeff Baker, Joe Torre, Kane County Cougars, Lou Piniella, Mike Scioscia, Ozzie Guillen, Peoria Chiefs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Randy Wells, Ryan Dempster, Sam Fuld, Seth McClung | Comments (0)

Jason Stark Weighs in On The Cubs

June 26, 2009 – 7:58 am

The Cubs lost again to the Tigers. I don’t want to talk about it. ********** Today, I want to talk about a colum that Jason Stark has on ESPN.com. In it, he has a few things to say about the Cubs. First he talks about the Cubs offensive woes. Here’s what he has to say: Who [...]

By Lou | Posted in Off Field Antics, Opinion | Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Cincinnati Reds, Cleaveland Indians, Crane Kenney, Derrick Lee, Geovany Soto, Jason Stark, Jim Hendry, Los Angeles Angels, Lou Piniella, Mark Derosa, Milton Bradley, Toronto Blue Jays, World Baseball Classic | Comments (0)

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