Darwin Barney never had a chance, and the Cubs lost a great opportunity to tie the game.
February 2009
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Josh Vitters is Still an Awesome Chicago Cubs Prospect
Keith Law said in a lengthy discussion that Chicago Cubs youngster Josh Vitters is the 14th best prospect in baseball, effectively making him quite awesome. Well, Baseball America doesn’t think of him quite so highly, but they still think he’s awesome. They’ve got him ranked the 51st prospect in baseball, and have this pithy remark: [...]
Spring Training Positional Battlewatch: February 25, 2009
Quick hits (or some equally cheesy way of saying I’m not going to type out a full recap): Micah Hoffpauir makes a powerful (get it? GET IT?!?!?) case for the last spot on the Cubs bench with a grand slam. Jeff Samardzija doesn’t look any more likely to claim the fifth starter spot after allowing [...]
Crisis Averted: Zambrano Will NOT Pitch in WBC
Finally we get word from Zambrano, himself, that he will not be pitching for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic, despite Venezuela’s stated belief that he is. I’d love to find out the details from behind the scenes as to how it was so unclear whether or not Zambrano would actually be participating, how the [...]
Skip Schumaker is a Second Baseman, Maybe
One of the more interesting stories coming out of the St. Louis Cardinals’ camp this year is the prospective move of outfielder Skip Schumaker to second base, despite his not having played *any* infield at the major league level. In fact, Schumaker hasn’t seen the infield in over four years, when he dabbled there in [...]
The First Spring Training Game is Here
Only 38 more to go until Opening Day. Jeff Samardzija gets the first start for the Chicago Cubs as they open up the Cactus League against the Los Angeles Dodgers at HoHoKam Park today. There are a few battles to watch this spring – fifth starter, second base, seventh bullpen spot – so that should [...]
Sweaty Joe Calls it a Career
Former Chicago Cubs closer / really sweaty guy Joe Borowski is hanging up the spikes. Cubs fans will remember Borowski for a handful of things: a ridiculous back-up slider, the obvious desire to make games as close as possible before finishing them, and the huge chunk of change the Cubs dropped on him after a [...]
Update: Carlos Zambrano IS on Venezuela’s Final WBC Roster
Last night we reported that even if no one else thinks Carlos Zambrano is pitching in the World Baseball Classic, the country of Venezuela seems to think he is. Well they’ve taken that belief to a whole new level today when they released their final WBC roster. Mr. Zambrano is on it. Now, to be [...]
In Case You Were Worried that Carlos Zambrano Was Already Broken
As Chicago Cubs fans, we live in a perpetual state of fear – ironic, given that to fear loss is to have experienced success, and, um… But anyway, the fear thing. We’ve all got it, and nowhere is its ominous presence felt more powerfully than in the throwing arms of the Cubs starting pitchers. So [...]
