February 2009
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Hill to the Orioles this Week or Bust
Baltimore Sun writer Peter Schmuck – yup, real name – says he expects Rich Hill to be dealt to the Orioles in the next couple days, otherwise, it won’t happen. I’ve got to believe the Orioles nail down the deal for pitching reclamation project Rich Hill in the next day or two if they’re going [...]
Steve Stone Spills the Beans at Sons of Ivy
One of the good guys at Sons of Ivy had the fortune to run into Steve Stone this weekend, and even got a chance to pump him full of some questions. A cool, quick read here. Among the interesting tidbits: [Stone] does not believe the Peavy deal will get done. He also said if it [...]
Another(!) Team Wants Rich Hill, and Thoughts on “PTBNL”
This time it’s the Kansas City Royals (sensing a theme in the teams potentially looking at Hill?), though it’s mostly the local media stumping for Hill. Especially with the Cubs apparently willing to accept just about anything, including the legendary player-to-be-named-later based on Hill’s performance in 2009. He is left-handed, with a huge curveball, and [...]
The Cublogoverse is Awarding Things
So Cubscast – an excellent Chicago Cubs podcast – annually shoots out some e-awards for the best Cubs blogs and sites on the ‘net. They take nominations from the world at large, and then select the winners. We need to know what you consider to be the best Cubs websites — and we’re taking nominations [...]
Phil Rogers Thinks the NL Central Sucks
A little bit ago, Phil Rogers gave a bit of a run-down of the moves made (or not made) by the other NL Central teams so far this off-season. And upon doing so, Rogers is ready to declare the obvious: outside of the Cubs, the NL Central is pretty pathetibad (he didn’t declare that last [...]
