The Cubs took two out of three from the Dodgers this week, bringing their record to 22-25. They now trail the Reds by 5.0 games for first place in the NL Central and are 4.0 games behind the second place Cardinals.
Derrek Lee continued his hot hitting going 7-9 in the series with the Dodgers. In the first game of the [...]
Tag Archives: Ted Lilly
Cubs Take Two-Out-Of-Three From Dodgers
May 28, 2010 – 5:22 am
What Can You Get For $140 Million?: Bringing It All Together
January 25, 2010 – 5:14 am
For the past two weeks, we’ve been looking at the Cubs roster to see how well Jim Hendry and the front office have done in spending nearly $140 million. To check out any of the previous posts, visit these links:
What Can You Get For $140 Million? (Introduction and Methodology)
What Can You Get For $140 Million?: [...]
What Can You Get For $140 Million?: Starting Pitchers
January 22, 2010 – 5:40 am
With the third highest payroll in baseball in 2009, the Cubs put together a roster that is arguably the worst of the top six spending teams in the Major Leagues. My complaint isn’t with the money they spent. A large market club like the Cubs with the high annual revenues they have should be one of the [...]
Dealing With The Winter Doldrums
January 5, 2010 – 6:33 am
I really hate this time of year. It’s cold, the days are often grey, and worst of all, there’s no baseball. I watched the 10-part Ken Burns Baseball documentary the other night. It made me miss baseball even more. My wife turned on Field of Dreams last night and I refused to watch it.
Cubs Winter Meeting: Day 4 Recap
December 11, 2009 – 8:27 am
Day 4 at the Winter Meetings is usually a short one. After the Rule 5 draft in the morning, most people pack their bags and head home.
Billy Beane, GM of the A’s, left a little early and said that he couldn’t wait to get home because it was much easier to make deals away from the [...]
Cubs Involved In Several Trade Rumors
November 22, 2009 – 11:42 am
The Cubs have been involved to one extent or another in several trade rumors so far this off season. The most persistent rumors revolve around trading Milton Bradley.
Last week, Chicago Tribune columnist Phil Rogers wrote on ChicagoBreakingSports.com that the Cubs were involved in discussions over a three way trade that would send Bradley to Texas, [...]
For Cubs, GM Meetings All About Trading Bradley
November 11, 2009 – 10:45 am
The annual GM meetings got underway earlier this week in Chicago and all of the Cubs talk has centered around disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley. The Cubs need a middle-of-the-order run producing bat, a center fielder, a lead-off hitter, a second baseman, and potentially a closer, but they can’t really turn their attention to those needs until [...]
Will Cubs Re-sign Rich Harden
November 6, 2009 – 8:04 am
A few days ago, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the Cubs were not going to offer Rich Harden arbitration or try to sign him for next season. But with the news about Ted Lilly undergoing shoulder surgery and potentially not being ready for the start of the 2010 season, the odds of Harden’s [...]
Ted Lilly Undergoes Shoulder Surgery
November 5, 2009 – 8:08 am
This was a bit unexpected. Ted Lilly had arthroscopic surgery and debridement yesterday on his left shoulder. The surgery was performed by Dr. Lewis Yokum in Chicago (others are saying Los Angeles, but I thought it was in Chicago). In a statement made following the surgery, Yokum indicated that the surgery consisted of a “washout [...]
A Look At the Offseason (Part 4 – Pulling it All Together)
November 2, 2009 – 6:38 am
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 [...]
