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May 2009
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Mike Fontenot is a Third Baseman
For the balance of Aramis Ramirez’s absence, it appears Mike Fontenot will be the Chicago Cubs’ primary third baseman. “I think what you’re seeing is the way we’ll go,” manager Lou Piniella said of Saturday’s lineup, with Fontenot at third and Bobby Scales at second. Scales had been given a chance to try third as [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Dodgers 0, Cubs 7 – May 30, 2009
That was the first game in a long time where it felt like the Cubs were going to win from the word go. Tweet
The Cublogoverse is BOOOOOOOOO!
There was an excellent dialogue flying back and forth in the Cublogoverse a couple weeks ago (yes, yes, I’m late to the party) on the subject of booing. It’s actually consistently a hot topic in the Cubs world year in, year out. It must have something to do with the combination of increased expectations and [...]
Obsessive New Ownerwatch: Actually, Maybe it Will Happen Soon?
Without getting into complicated finance stuff (that I don’t fully understand), the gist is that this past week, lending institutions got a whole lot less likely to be happy about doing long-term financing, especially at the very nice interest rates of a month ago. Folks in the know (read: not me) were afraid that this [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Dodgers 1, Cubs 2 – May 29, 2009
Turnabout is fair play, eh Dodgers? Beating Billingsley is a serious accomplishment. Series is tied 1-1, and a split would be juuuust fine with me. Tweet
Obsessive New Ownerwatch: MLB Peeved at Slow Pace
We’ve all accepted the fact that the Cubs sale is not going to be finalized any time soon. But it sounds like MLB is none too pleased about that fact. A highly placed MLB source said Wednesday that the slow pace has been due to the ongoing negotiations between Ricketts and Zell, as well as [...]
Obsessive Harden Shoulder, er Backwatch: Harden Could be Out Several Weeks
The good news is that Rich Harden’s shoulder seems to be holding up despite a pre-existing tear. The bad news is that the seemingly manufactured back injury is actually real. And actually kind of bad. Slipped into a game recap by the Tribune was this unfortunate nugget: Rich Harden’s DL time may be extended, and [...]
Carlos Zambrano Suspended for Six Games, Won’t Appeal
By Brett on May 29, 2009
Major League Baseball suspended Carlos Zambrano for six games for his outburst on Wednesday, culminating in a street beating of the dugout Gatorade machine. Zambrano does not plan to appeal the ruling and the suspension period begins with tonight’s game. The MLB statement said the suspension was for “inappropriate and violent actions” on and off [...]
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