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June 2009
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Series Preview: Cubs v. White Sox, June 26 – June 28, 2009
Here they go again. The White Sox. To the Cell. Still so many things one wishes to say at this moment. To choose only one would be a crime. So we’ll go with three: the White Sox still suck, the White Sox still suck, the White Sox still suck. So, the series preview: the idea [...]
‘Moneyball’ Flick Gets Dumped
Remember how excited you were when Steven Soderbergh announced he was making a film version of the decidedly un-film-like book ‘Moneyball,’ about Oakland A’s General Manager Billy Beane’s success competing in a small market? Well simmer down, nerd-o. Columbia Pictures has dropped the ball on “Moneyball,” the Steven Soderbergh-directed Brad Pitt starrer that was supposed [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 5, Tigers 6 – June 25, 2009
I think I’m going to start being more positive. It wasn’t a terrible performance by the offense, which is good. Swept by the Tigers, yes. But they are an excellent team, and all three games were close. Tweet
Geovany Soto Smoked Some Pot
At the World Baseball Class, Geovany Soto tested positive … wait for it … for marijuana. Duuuude. The good news is that he won’t be suspended by MLB, though he’s been booted from international competition for two years. Additional bad news includes an increasingly diminished supply of Ho-Hos and Funyuns on the North Side. “I [...]
Cubs Aren’t Looking for a Bat Until After Aramis Ramirez Comes Back
The Chicago Cubs offense has been scuffling terribly for months. Some would say it coincides with the removal of Aramis Ramirez’s bat from the lineup, but it is not as though the team is simply missing one hitter – nobody, other than Derrek Lee, is hitting at all with consistency. But apparently the Cubs still [...]
Sammy Sosa Had Guns, and Wanted You to Know About It
Hey, if I were pumping my body full of ultimately harmful steroids just so that I could be a beast physically in the short term, I’d want to show it off, too. It turns out Sosa had his jerseys tapered around his arms for a period of years. A study of photo archives suggests Sosa’s [...]
Reed Johnson to the DL, Ryan Freel to Chicago
Getting tough for the Cubs to catch a break, unless it’s the break of a femur or something. The Chicago Cubs placed Reed Johnson on the 15-day disabled list with continued back problems, retroactive to June 21. In a corresponding move, the team activated Ryan Freel from the disabled list. Unfortunately, it’s a downgrade. Neither [...]
In Case You Weren’t Paying Attention: the Cubs Suck with Runners in Scoring Position
By Brett on June 26, 2009
The Chicago Cubs’ offensive woes this year are well-documented. But it’s not just a general suckiness offensively that’s burdening the club, there’s a specific, exceptional problem: the Cubs are the worst hitting team in baseball with runners in scoring position. Naturally, it’s possible to score without runners in scoring position. But, um, a whole lot [...]
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