Scott Feldman with another great start, and the Cubs' bats went off.
February 2009
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Report: Carlos Zambrano is Pitching in the World Baseball Classic
Um, what? In all the hemming and hawing about whether or not Carlos Marmol would be pitching for the D.R. in the WBC (he’s not), we may have missed an even scarier story. Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs will stand in for Santana on the mound while sluggers Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera of [...]
Official: Carlos Marmol is Out of the World Baseball Classic
No more speculation necessary, Carlos Marmol is officially out of the WBC. Allow me to be the first to say woo. And might I add hoo. Tweet
The Cublogoverse is Unretired
Several months ago, the Cublogverse suffered a kick squarely to the crotch when Joe Aiello announced that he was shuttering the venerable Cubs blog, View from the Bleachers. All wasn’t completely lost, of course, because Joe was taking his services across town to The Cub Reporter. But the lure of VFTB must have been too [...]
OMG Brian Roberts and OMG Orlando Hudson… Are Not Going to be Cubs
So, not that either second baseman looked likely to become a Chicago Cub, it’s worth noting that Orlando Hudson and Brian Roberts don’t look likely to be Cubs any time soon. Roberts signed a four-year extension with the Orioles (though he has only very, very limited no-trade protection), and Hudson signed with the Dodgers. This [...]
Lou’s Latest Lineup Lacking Likeability and Other L’s Like Lugubrious
So, late last week Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella threw out his thoughts on the lineup for this season in response to the rampant interest in Alfonso Soriano’s spot. His response was, um, not awesome. On Thursday, Piniella said the lineup he’s leaning toward is Soriano, Aaron Miles, Derrek Lee, Milton Bradley, Aramis Ramirez, Kosuke [...]
The Countries of Baseball
Here’s a way to kill a few minutes. Try to figure out the precise contours of the various teams’ territory, particularly the two Chicago teams. I’m not trying to be a jerk, but why do the White Sox get as much as they do? h/t NotQualifiedtoComment Tweet
Will the Cubs Ever Sign a LOOGY?
MLBTradeRumors recently put together a solid list of the available lefty relievers on the market, who specialize in getting left-handed hitters out (that’s LOOGYs to us nerds). The list looks something like this: # Joe Beimel – Beimel is a Type B free agent, but the Dodgers did not offer him arbitration. His walk and [...]
Milton Bradley is Going to Pop, and It’s Going to Be Our Fault
By Brett on February 24, 2009
When the Chicago Cubs signed Milton Bradley several weeks ago, each story on the signing was as populated by statistics from Bradley’s explosive season last year in Arlington as it was populated by stories from his explosive past. The reporting was, of course, not unfair. These things actually happened, and it’s only natural to be [...]
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