June 2009
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Enhanced Box Score: Twins 7, Cubs 4 – June 12, 2009
Randy Wells had his first ugly start, which sucks, because the four runs score are a veritable explosion of offense. But after a game like that, there’s only one guy to mention.
The Cubs Now Have 13 Pitchers On the Roster
What the hell? Cubs infielder Bobby Scales has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa in anticipation of activating starting pitcher Rich Harden off the disabled list for his start on Saturday, ESPNChicago.com’s Bruce Levine reported on Friday. ESPN Chicago. This leaves the Chicago Cubs with 13 pitchers on the roster, and 12 positional players (11 and [...]
Series Preview: Twins v. Cubs, June 12 – 14, 2009
Interleague play is here, and the Chicago Cubs kick it off with the Minnesota Twins. Hopefully having an extra bat in lineup will help the offense… oh, it’s at Wrigley? F. So, the series preview: the idea is to hook you up with what you need to know about every series this year. That way [...]
The Cubs Are Done Being Drafty
Yesterday wrapped up the first year player draft for Major League Baseball, and the Cubs closed it out by selecting another 20 youngsters. Despite the flowery stories you hear about all the baseball stars who were drafted in the later rounds, the truth is that most of these guys will do one of two things: [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 1, Astros 2 – June 11, 2009
Ok, didn’t we play this game yesterday? It wasn’t funny the first time. And Geoff Blum? Seriously?
The Chicago Cubs Are Scouting Pedro Martinez
You read that right, folks. Somehow, some way, for some reason, the Chicago Cubs recently scouted formerly awesome pitcher, and currently broken guy, Pedro Martinez. A source close to Pedro Martinez indicated tonight that both the Chicago Cubs and Tampa Bay Rays have watched Martinez throw in the Dominican and both teams have begun to at [...]
Cubs Into High Schoolers on Second Day of Draft – Um, That Sounds Bad
Last year, the Chicago Cubs drafted heavily from the college ranks – a philosophical shift, seemingly brought on by Cubs scouting director Tim Wilken. Most Cubs fans, feeling burned by so many high school flame outs from drafts past, were encouraged by the shift. This year, the team has gone back to taking a great [...]
Aramis Ramirez Dislocationwatch: Taking Grounders
Little update on Aramis Ramirez’s rehab from a dislocated shoulder. Aramis Ramirez did take some grounders at third early Wednesday at Minute Maid Park. The workout was done under the watch of athletic trainer Mark O’Neal and conditioning coach Tim Buss. Lou Piniella is trying to be patient until Ramirez returns. On Wednesday, Derrek Lee [...]
