February 2009
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Sean Marshall is Going to be the Fifth Starter Probably
Barring a (sigh) Jake Peavy trade, the Chicago Cubs will go with Sean Marshall, Jeff Samardzija, Aaron Heilman, or Chad Gaudin as the fifth starter. For now, manager Lou Piniella says Marshall is the guy. “Marshall, to me, has gotten better,” Chicago manager Lou Piniella said Saturday about the left-hander. “I liked him my first [...]
Chicago Cubs’ Top 30 Prospects According to Baseball America
Enjoy the list of the Chicago Cubs’ top prospects for 2009, according to Baseball America’s 2009 Prospect Handbook. And then go buy the Handbook you cheap-skate. Cubs Top 30 Prospects for 2009 1. Josh Vitters – 3B 2. Jeff Samardzija – RHP 3. Andrew Cashner – RHP 4. Dae-Eun Rhee – RHP 5. Welington Castillo [...]
Ok, So Maybe Soriano Won’t Hit Leadoff
Yes, I know this is a subject that many are sick of hearing about… but this is actual news on the subject. Cubs manager Lou Piniella has stuck by Alfonso Soriano as his leadoff man the last two seasons but on Monday said he may drop the left fielder down in the order. Muskat Ramblings. [...]
Check Out the 2009 Chicago Cubs Broadcast Schedule
Bleed Cubbie Blue has the full schedule listed, and it’s worth a look. In summary, it’s looking like 63 games on WGN, 4 on ESPN (more will get added through the season), 8 on Fox, 79 on CSN and CSN+, and 8 on WCIU. It’s all subject to change, of course, and there will be [...]
Ben Sheets to the Chicago Cubs? Um…
The local NBC outfit is trying its hand at Cubs news and rumors, and what they came up with is… um, poor. The Cubs are in search of pitching. This is underscored by the never ending, yet futile, quest for Jake Peavy, as well as Lou Piniella’s declaration that the team needs a lefty. Now, [...]
Obsessive Harden Shoulderwatch: Throwing Off the Mound
Rich Harden’s shoulder is about to take on the mythic body part status previously reserved for Janet Jackson’s nipple. And with that, let’s obsess. Rich Harden threw about 20 pitches off the mound on Sunday at Fitch Park and all reports were good. Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild and athletic trainer Mark O’Neal watched Harden’s [...]
Rich Harden is Kerry Wood is Mark Prior
To the extent the comparisons haven’t already been made, they were inevitable. Absurdly talented, hard-throwing, strike-out heavy, right-handed starting pitcher for the Cubs… who has arm trouble. Kerry Wood. Mark Prior. Rich Harden. This will be a theme for 2009. Get used to it. All eyes are on Rich Harden this spring. So far, he [...]
The Last of the Optionless Cubs or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Crowded Bullpen
By Brett on February 17, 2009
Earlier in the off-season, the Cubs moved Felix Pie, Ronny Cedeno, and Michael Wuertz out of town – major league caliber players, for whom there was likely not a spot on the 2009 Chicago Cubs. And because they were out of minor league options (typically, a player has three “option years” in which the major [...]
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