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What To Do With Milton Bradley?

September 26, 2009 – 3:09 pm

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 [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brian Roberts, Carlos Zambrano, Jake Fox, Jim Hendry, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Towers, Luke Scott, Michael Young, Milton Bradley, New York Yankees, Ron Washington, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, San Diego Padres, Sean Marshall, Ted Lilly, Texas Rangers, Tom Hicks, Vernon Wells | Comments (1)

Revisiting the Milton Bradley Issue

August 28, 2009 – 8:29 am

What have you people been doing? I leave for a few days only to come back to find out the Cubs lost two-out-of-three to the mighty Washington Nationals. What gives? There’ll be no game recap of any of these games. You can read Carrie Muskat or any of the other beat reporters for that. The [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Gary Matthews Jr., Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Mike Scioscia, Milton Bradley, Ron Washington, Roy Hallady, Texas Rangers, Vernon Wells, Washington Nationals | Comments (3)

I’m A Cubs Apologist

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 | Posted in Opinion | 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, Ryan Theriot, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals | Comments (1)

Cubs Look Bad in Loss to Rockies

August 10, 2009 – 6:43 am

Sunday was not kind to the Cubs as they dropped the game to the Rockies 11-5 and dropped two games behind St. Louis in the NL Central. The game started out ugly and just seemed to get uglier as the afternoon wore on. Randy Wells allowed three runs in the first inning to put the [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Alex Rios, Alfonso Soriano, Arizona Phil, Chicago White Sox, Chris Guccione, Clint Barmes, Colorado Rockies, Derrek Lee, Ian Stewart, J.P. Ricciardi, Jeff Stevens, John Smoltz, Jorge De La Rosa, Koyie Hill, Lou Piniella, Milton Bradley, Randy Wells, Roy Halladay, St. Louis Cardinals, Tom Gorzellany, Vernon Wells | Comments (0)

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 [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Roster Moves | Also tagged Alex Rios, Alfonso Soriano, B.J. Ryan, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Zambrano, Cincinnati Reds, J.P. Ricciardi, Jayson Stark, Jon Heyman, Justin Lehr, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Bush, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Scott Rolen, Ubaldo Jimenez, Vernon Wells | Comments (0)

Cubs Beat Florida in 10 Innings

August 2, 2009 – 10:38 am

It took an extra frame, but the Cubs beat the Marlins on Saturday by a score of 9-8. The big hit for the Cubs came in the top of the 10th when Derrek Lee launched a solo homerun deep into the left field stands off Marlins pitcher Leo Nunez. Lee was 4-for-6 for the night [...]

By Lou | Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors | Also tagged Aaron Harang, Aramis Ramirez, Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Derrek Lee, Edwin Encarnacion, Florida Marlins, Francisco Cordero, J.P. Ricciardi, Jake Peavy, Jeff Samardzjia, Josh Roenieke, Kenny Williams, Kevin Gregg, Leo Nunez, Lou Piniella, Mark Prior, Ricky Nolasco, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, San Diego Padres, Scott Rolen, Walt Jocketty, Zach Stewart | Comments (0)

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, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, Scott Rolen, Victor Martinez, Zach Stewart | Comments (1)

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, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Tom Gorzelanny, 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, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Wells, Rod Barajas, Roy Halladay, Ryan Theriot, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly | 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, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Rodrigo Lopez, Roy Halladay, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Washington Nationals | Comments (0)

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