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Opinion: Accessing and adjusting going into 2009
Tue, Nov 25 | Bleed Cubbie Blue
Get a true HOF level ace at the top of the rotation Then as the economy continues to erode and attendance and concessions especially with teams not performing clubs will be pulling the plug faster....This is where an ace or RF'er or CF'er will emerge at the talent level the Cubs are seeking.
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From the Windup: Jake Peavy Sweepstakes Leaves Heads Spinning Everywhere
Filed under: Astros, Angels, Braves, Cardinals, Cubs, Dodgers, Orioles, Padres, Yankees, AL East, AL West, NL Central, NL East, NL West, MLB Fans, MLB Rumors From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.
4 hours ago | FanHouse
Collecting the published 'tea leaves' and their implications
Van Dyke's article this morning where he discusses the Cubs and budget but also admits that the Cubs probably will be in the top 5 payroll teams this year offered an interesting that and other tidbits to the current front office thinking.
8 hours ago | Bleed Cubbie Blue
2009 Cubs Schedule Update
Notes: The Cubs will have a nighttime season opener, 6:05 Central time, at Houston on April 6. I have adjusted the countdown clock on the right sidebar and the game time on the left sidebar. There are 26 night games listed; the Cubs are permitted 30, by city ordinance. The ESPN Sunday night sche...
Fri, Nov 28 | Bleed Cubbie Blue
The Cub Can Of Worms: Mel Rojas
You can justifiably criticize Ed Lynch for most of his tenure as Cubs GM -- but in dumping Rojas, Brian McRae (who had also worn out his welcome in Chicago after two decent years in 1995 and 1996) and Turk Wendell to the Mets, Lynch made his best deal as GM, and acquired two players who played ke...
Fri, Nov 28 | Bleed Cubbie Blue
2008 Cubs Recap: Derrek Lee
Verrrry sexay, and his 1959 was almost exactly the same. Mr. Cub won the MVP both those years, of course. Neither one was any better than 2005, so I can say with complete certainity that our guy, Mr. Lee, had one of the three greatest "clean" seasons in "modern Cubs history" (after Hack Wils...
Wed, Nov 26 | GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
St. Louis Cardinals Race for 10,000 Wins
San Francisco Giants … 10,195-8,737 … .539 … 1883 Chicago Cubs … 10,000-9,467 … .514 … 1876 LA Dodgers … 9,886-8,895 … .524 … 1884 Cardinals … 9,857-9,205 … .517 … 1882 Atlanta Braves … 9,708-9,728 … .499 … 1876 Cincinnati Reds … 9,681-9,391 … .511 … 1882 Pittsburgh Pirates … 9,633-9,399 … .506 … 1882
Tue, Nov 25 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Opinion: 2008 Season Recap: Geovany Soto
Of all catchers in baseball, Soto was ... 2nd in doubles with 35 (behind only Brian McCann who had 42)Tied for 1st in homeruns with 23 (Brian McCann also hit 23)3rd behind Brian McCann and Bengie Molina with 86 RBI (Molina had 95, McCann 87)3rd in walks with 62 (Russell Martin had 90, Joe Mauer ha...
Mon, Nov 24 | GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
Opinion: 101 Is Not Just a Highway In California Anymore
The Arizona Diamondbacks swept the Cubs in three games as Piniella pulled Carlos Zambrano after six innings so he could save him for Game 4. Unfortunately, I guess the senile Lou Piniella didn't realize it was a best of five series and you have to win a game to get there. So the Cubs went home and...
Sun, Nov 23 | Bleacher Report
Opinion: Season Recap: Kerry Wood
Anyhow, I digress. Wood won the closer's job out of Spring Training and 65% of Cubdom assumed he would do a great job as closer. That's been the eternal dividends of those wonderful May 1998 starts. Kerry Wood has been the hope of this franchise for 11 years. The Franchise turned to him for game 3 o...
Wed, Nov 19 | GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
Book Review: "The Best Team Ever"
It begins before the season even starts, with Durbin meeting Cubs owner Charles W. Murphy in his ornate downtown Chicago office to sign a contract (for more money than Durbin, who was from a small town in Missouri, could have imagined). It takes you through the "Practice Season", which was h...
Wed, Nov 19 | Bleed Cubbie Blue
Chicago Sports Slant: Stern endorses Cuban and so do I
Friday, October 10, 2008 Stern endorses Cuban and so do I NBA Commissioner David Stern openly backed current Dallas Mavericks owner and potential Cubs buyer Mark Cuban as a legitimate candidate for the Major League franchise, but it's easy to see what he's really doing here. "[Baseball owners] should welcome him," said Stern in a recent media report. This is Stern's not-so-sly way of recommending a guy he's fined over $1.3 million over the course of the years for bitching at referees so he can unload him on a different league. Sure, to Stern he'd be a great owner in any league that will make him less visible in the NBA. I'm on to you, David Stern, but that's neither here nor there because I'd actually like to see Cuban calling the shots for the Cubs. H...
Fri, Oct 10 | Chicago Sports Slant
Your 2008 NL Central winning Chicago Cubs
When Carlos Zambrano led the Cubs in no-hit fashion to their third straight win last night as the Phillies completed a four-game sweep of the Brewers, the National League Central Division race ended. A decision also needs to be made in right field, where Kosuke Fukudome has all but lost his starting role, which I certainly don't agree with. I know his bat hasn't been at all productive since the first half, but his glove has absolutely saved the Cubs a number of times. Had he not been in right against the Cardinals the other night to rob the Redbirds of a couple runs, we would have been talking about another blown lead rather than a close win.
Mon, Sep 15 | Chicago Sports Slant
The Vanity of The Faux Cub Fan
Kevin wrote, "If they do manage to win the World Series, you'll talk about it for a few days. You'll then realize the suffering you get high on is gone." Yeah. For some, this is true. For the college kids who get too drunk to text their parents what time they'll be back at the Metra Station. For the family from Macomb who drove three hours just for a glimpse of Wrigley Field. For Mark Cuban. For the countless trixies who relentlessly unbutton the tops of their pink cub jerseys just in case WGN's cameras find them stumbling through the stands. For that guy in the stands who insists on blaming Steve Bartman. As for the postseason. Let's get past St. Louis first.
Thu, Sep 11 | Chicago Sports Slant
Chicago Sports Slant: Settle Down, Cubs Fans
Thursday, September 4, 2008 Settle Down, Cubs Fans Cubs fans are genetically predispositioned to expect the worst. Not winning for a century will tend to do that to a fan base. But when looking at the current five-game losing streak and the arm problems of pitchers Carlos Zambrano and Rich H...
Fri, Sep 5 | Chicago Sports Slant
Chicago Sports Slant: Thank you, Cardinals
Thursday, August 28, 2008 Thank you, Cardinals As I sat last night intently watching MLB.com Gameday for the Cardinals-Brewers game, I realized the pennant race is officially on. This is the only time of year I'll pull for the Redbirds, and they certainly came through for the Cubs by salvag...
Thu, Aug 28 | Chicago Sports Slant
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Book Review - The Best Team Ever: A Novel of America, Chicago, and the 1907 Cubs
The writing team of this novel are Alan Alop, whose day-time job is that of a Chicago lawyer and Deputy Director of the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, and Doc Noel, whose career is in health promotion but his passion is in baseball. Both men are obvious fans of the Ch...
23 hours ago | GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
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