May 2009
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Bill Murray Is Going to Own the Cubs
Kind of. Maybe. Hopefully. Soon-to-be Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts is financing his purchase in a number of ways, one of which is soliciting investors to purchase preferred shares. Put your E-Trade account away – the shares will be going for something on the order of $20 to 25 million a pop. Although that may [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 0, Cardinals 3 – May 19, 2009
Well. That was a super performance. Just saving the offense for Wainwright and Carpenter, right?
Series Preview: Cubs v. Cardinals, May 19 – May 21, 2009
The Chicago Cubs head back to the craphole that is Busch Stadium for the second time, in this, their third series against the hated St. Louis Cardinals. That’s right, third. It’s May. Thanks MLB schedule makers for saving a few for later in the year. A refresher on the series preview here at Bleacher Nation: [...]
Obsessive New Ownerwatch: Ricketts Lining Up a Mortgage – ok, well, Financing
But it’s kind of like a mortgage. To refresh, the hope was to have the deal done by Opening Day, and then by this week for the regular MLB owners quarterly meeting, but due to the continuing financial crisis, it won’t happen. So anyway, a preliminary step is getting done: new owner Tom Ricketts is [...]
Brewers in First Place, But Hit With Tough Loss
I was tempted, only for a second, to make this a “laughing because it isn’t the Cubs” post, but in light of the plethora of injuries befalling the Cubs this year, I couldn’t bring myself to further tempt fate. The first place Milwaukee Brewers have lost second baseman Rickie Weeks for the rest of the [...]
Zambrano Gets Beat Up By Little Kids
Carlos Zambrano’s rehab start in high single A ball did not go flawlessly yesterday. Zambrano tossed 3 2/3 innings for Class A Daytona against Dunedin in a rehab start, giving up 5 hits and 4 runs, walking three and striking out one. Zambrano threw 67 pitches, 42 for strikes. Daily Herald. Zambrano walked the first [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Astros 6, Cubs 5, May 17, 2009
Win a close one, lose a close one. There’s some kind of yin-yang in there. I just don’t care for it.
Obsessive Harden Shoulderwatch: Still Feelin’ Fine
By Brett on May 18, 2009
When is a non-update an update? When it’s about Rich Harden’s torn and tenuous shoulder. This non-update is here to tell you that he’s still feeling pretty good about the shoulder. “I’m not pitching anywhere near what I’m capable of,” Harden said. “I expect more out of myself. I haven’t been pitching like I want [...]
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