March 2009
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Lou Piniella Says Fukudome is Batting Second, Which Totally Makes Sense
For all the hoopla surrounding whether or not Alfonso Soriano would be batting number one for the Chicago Cubs this year, precious little has been said about the rest of the order. Manager Lou Piniella has dropped hints here and there – Derrek Lee is likely to bat third again this year (apparently Piniella is [...]
Obsessive Peavywatch: Padres Sale Hitting a Roadblock? Peavy More Likely?
A quick refresher: the San Diego Padres are in the process of being sold by current owner John Moores to a consortium group, led by former Diamondbacks CEO Jeff Moorad. Moores was ostensibly forced to sell the team because of divorce proceedings (gotta split the baby), and similarly was hoping to cut payroll dramatically. In [...]
Jeff Samardzija is Going to Punch Sean Marshall in the Face. Er, Emotionally.
As things stand, Sean Marshall and Aaron Heilman have the inside track on the fifth starter spot for the Chicago Cubs. They have, by far, pitched the best in Spring Training. That’s not to take anything away from Jeff Samardzija, also shooting for the fifth starter spot. Marshall has simply been better. But Samardzija isn’t [...]
Was Milton Bradley Always Hurt When He Was “Hurt”?
The Chicago Cubs newest outfielder – that’s Milton Bradley, in case you couldn’t tell from the cheesy, standard set up – dropped a bit of a bombshell this week when discussing his time with the Rangers. Bradley managed more games there than he has in a while, but he was still out of the lineup [...]
Lou Piniella is Getting Kind of Angry, and You Wouldn’t Like Him When He’s Angry
The Chicago Cubs keep losing fake, meaningless, exhibition, practice, unreal, fun-run, Spring Training games. And Lou Piniella is pee-ahssed. He sees the problem, and wants somebody to FIX it. “I’m getting real close to [delivering a team message],” Piniella said. ”You can start creating good habits in spring training or you can start creating bad [...]
Spring Training Battlewatch: March 10, 2009
The Chicago Cubs are puting together a little winning streak. Cool. Great. Whatever. Battles: Aaron Miles played 2nd, Mike Fontenot played 3rd, and each had a nice game at the plate. Say what you will about who should win the starting 2B job, but this team is much, much better if those guys can play [...]
Carlos Marmol’s WBC Days Are Over!
Which is, of course, both a good and bad thing. Good, because he’s coming back to camp, and the Cubs can take it very easy on his arm. Bad, because the reason he’s coming back is his Dominican Republic team got unceremoniously bounced early in the World Baseball Classic. Why did they get bounced? Because [...]
Why the 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates Will Suck
By Brett on March 12, 2009
This is the third installment in Bleacher Nation’s 2009 preview of the National League Central – specifically, how every team not named the Cubs is going to suck. Previously: Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers. Welcome back to Bleacher Nation’s foray into the other teams of the National League Central, and their prospects for 2009 success. But, [...]
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