March 2009
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Aramis Ramirez to Play in WBC with A-Rod Out?
With the breaking news that Alex Rodriguez is undergoing hip surgery – the cyst kind, not the old person kind – I am openly pondering and speculating as to whether it means Aramis Ramirez will leave the Chicago Cubs and go to play in the World Baseball Classic. As we’ve noted here before, Ramirez opted [...]
Milton Bradley Played Yesterday, and Didn’t Break
Milton Bradley DH’d for the Chicago Cubs yesterday, a week after leaving his first Spring Training game with quad soreness. When it happened, I was like, “Oh my God, here we go…” But at least Bradley understands: He said he understands that 12 stints on the disabled list leads to questions about his brittleness. Bradley [...]
Spring Training Battlewatch: March 4, 2009
The Chicago Cubs played two meaningless exciting Spring Training games yesterday. Perhaps the most important thing to come out of them was the healthy performance of Milton Bradley. Of course, he was DH’ing… but whatever. On to the battles: Joey Gathright had a nice two-hit game against the Indians. Shock: they were both singles. Aaron [...]
2009 Chicago Cubs Spring Training Broadcast Schedule
Thanks to BCB for tracking down the broadcast schedule for the rest of the Cubs Spring Training. 3/4 vs. Cle: WGN Radio 3/4 vs. Sox: WGN-TV 3/5 vs. Sox: WGN-TV, WSCR 3/6 vs. LA: WGN Radio 3/7 vs. Mil: WTMJ 3/8 vs. Tex: KRLD 3/9 vs. KC: KCSP 3/13 vs. Sea: KIRO 3/14 vs. LAA: [...]
Chicago Cubs Ticket Auction Begins Today
In case you had a hankerin’ to get some Chicago Cubs box tickets, oh, and in case you’re all kinds of rich, you can participate in an auction beginning today at noon. In the auction are 71 CBOE seats located adjacent to the Cubs’ dugout on the third base line. They are SEASON TICKETS, in [...]
Cubs Are Scouting Bobby Crosby for Some Strange Reason
The Chicago Cubs have a couple in-house options for the last spot on their bench. It’s got to be a guy who can back up an infield spot or two. Preferably the guy could back up third, first, and short. But maybe that preferable guy isn’t on the Cubs yet. So they’ll keep looking. One [...]
Spring Training Battlewatch: March 3, 2009
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Oakland Athletics! Or something. It doesn’t matter. On to what does matter: the positional, rotational, and bullpen…onal battles. Not much on the positional front. Jake Fox raked, again. Probably doesn’t matter, as he’s going to have to play ridiculous defense (relatively speaking) at third to make the team. He played [...]
Why the 2009 Milwaukee Brewers Will Suck
By Brett on March 5, 2009
This is the second installment in Bleacher Nation’s weekly series, exploring precisely why the other teams in the National League Central are going to suck in 2009. Previously: Cincinnati Reds. Once again, Bleacher Nation takes on the challenge of pointing out everything bad about a National League Central team, in a quest to provide you [...]
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