May 2009
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Enhanced Box Score: Padres 4, Cubs 6, May 13, 2009
Rain-shortened win for the Cubs. Homers a-plenty. Good for Soriano. Good for Soto. But even the best for…
The Cublogoverse Has Another Cub
And you better catch it quick before the author gets demoted. Just kidding. I mean, did you see his homer last night? Bobby Scales is a new blogger on MLB, with perhaps the greatest player-named blog ever: 30 is the new 20. Here’s hoping Bobby keeps up with the entries (last one was a few [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Padres 2, Cubs 6, May 12, 2009
Jake Peavy comes to Wrigley to pitch against the Cubs, and woot woot the Cubs win. And Milton Bradley hit a 900 foot homer. But there can be only one enhancement.
Series Preview: Padres v. Cubs, May 12 – May 14, 2009
The Chicago Cubs take on the finally hapless San Diego Padres. Perhaps Jake Peavy’s wistful stares in the direction of the Cubs’ dugout will give the Cubs a leg up. A refresher on the series preview here at Bleacher Nation: The idea is to hook you up with the bare minimum of what you need [...]
Sean Marshall to the Bullpen is Rearing its Head Again
About a month ago, there were whispers that Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella would like to see Sean Marshall in the bullpen because he is a reliable lefty. But at the time, Marshall was a significantly better starting pitcher than the next in line, and it didn’t make sense to make the switch. With the [...]
Derrek Lee Might Be Back Tonight
The Cubs may be one step closer to full strength tonight in the series opener against the San Diego Padres. Derrek Lee, who’s been out almost a week could be back. I mean, he’s not necessarily a better hitter than Micah Hoffpauir at this point, but he’s nominally the starter. Lee, who has missed the [...]
Ken Macha Thinks Ryan Dempster is a Head-Hunter
Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha is only a douche by association: he is the new manager of the Brewers, and the Brewers are a collective douche, thus, he is a douche. But that’s just a syllogism – it doesn’t mean that he, personally, is a douche. Until now. Ken Macha has started asking for an [...]
The Cubs Have an 88-Year Old Blind Cardinals Fan Scouting the Padres – No, Seriously
By Brett on May 13, 2009
The last two decades of professional baseball have been marked by many things – steroids, dramatic salary increases, lavish ballparks. But one of the defining elements of the era has been the schism between those who still ascribe to the “scouting” method of talent evaluation, and the new breed of statistic/sabermetric hounds. The former focus [...]
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