October 21, 2009 – 5:45 am
After my post yesterday about the possibility of Milton Bradley remaining with the Cubs in 2010, I decided to contact Bruce Miles to ask for his opinion. Bruce was very gracious in answering my question and also very confident that the Cubs will be trading the troubled right fielder:
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Harang, Alfonso Soriano, Andres Blanco, Bronson Arroyo, Bruce Miles, Cincinnati Reds, Dusty Baker, Milton Bradley, Rudy Jamarillo, Starlin Castro, Texas Rangers
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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, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Piniella, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Nationals, Zack Greinke
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September 11, 2009 – 7:55 am
In case you missed it, Cubs SS Andres Blanco made a spectacular play this past weekend on a ball hit by the Mets Jeff Francoeur. The fact that Blanco was able to field the ball at all was impressive, but his throw to first was just out of this world. My buddy Joe Posnanski (truthfully, [...]
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, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Piniella, Mike Fontenot, Ricketts Family, Sam Zell, Sandy Alderson, Washington Nationals
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August 14, 2009 – 7:51 am
With the Cubs loss yesterday to the Phillies to complete the three game sweep, I suddenly had a revelation of sorts. The loss made me angry, and my first reaction was to make excuses for the Cubs. Sure they lost, but Aramis Ramirez is hurt. Injuries have been the downfall of this team. Then I [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee, Jim Hendry, Joey Gathright, Kosuke Fukudome, Mark Prior, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Philadelphia Phillies, Reed Johnson, Ryan Freel, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
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August 13, 2009 – 7:21 am
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 [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Alex Rios, Aramis Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Colorado Rockies, J.P. Ricciardi, Jeff Samardzjia, John Smoltz, Milton Bradley, Pedro Martinez, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, Sam Fuld, St. Louis Cardinals, Vernon Wells
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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
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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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, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Sean Marshall, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Tom Gorzelanny, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells, Wandy Rodriguez, Zach Duke
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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
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Posted in Game Summary, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Harang, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Chad Qualls, Chris Duncan, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, George Sherrill, Geovany Soto, Julio Lugo, Kevin Gregg, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Wells, Rod Barajas, Roy Halladay, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Toronto Blue Jays
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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
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Posted in Opinion
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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, Milwaukee Brewers, Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Roy Owsalt, Ryan Dempster, Sean Marshall, St. Louis Cardinals
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For the second day in a row, the Cubs won a game with a hit in their last at-bat. Two days ago, the victory came against the White Sox when Alfonso Soriano drove home Reed Johnson for the winning run on a bloop single into right-center field in the bottom of the ninth. Yesterday, the Indians [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Off Field Antics, Opinion, Player Profile
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Cliff Lee, Crane Kenney, Derrick Lee, Jim Hendry, Kerry Wood, Leo Hindery, Marc Utay, Milton Bradley, Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Ricketts Family Sam Zell
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