With Milton Bradley suspended for the remainder of the season, the question now becomes, what can the Cubs do with him? They obviously would like to trade the troubled outfielder, but who would be willing to take him and the $21 million he is still owed? And if they trade him, who can the Cubs [...]
Tag Archives: New York Yankees
Cubs Offense Takes The Night Off
August 6, 2009 – 10:24 am
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 Reds Again
August 5, 2009 – 8:23 am
The Cubs are pretty good at beating bad teams. They handed the Reds another loss last night by the score of 6-3. Tom Gorzelanny, who was acquired at the trade deadline from Pittsburgh, got the start and was impressive. He pitched 7.1 innings, giving up three hits and one earned run. He struck out six and [...]
Blown Save Leads to Cubs Loss
August 3, 2009 – 8:25 am
For the second day in a row, Kevin Gregg blew a save opportunity and the Cubs lost to the Marlins 3-2. Ryan Dempster got the start for the Cubs and looked good, pitching 6.0 innings of three hit baseball and holding the Marlins scoreless. The Cubs offense could only muster one run while Dempster was in [...]
Cubs Acquire Grabow, Gorzellany from Pirates
July 30, 2009 – 9:20 pm
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 [...]
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 [...]
