He'll start Tuesday against the Pirates. Hooray for the long-awaited return.
October 2009
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Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: Not the Mets
It was reported last week that the number of suitors for Milton Bradley this Winter would be “shocking.” That was quite a relief, because up to that point, all we’d really heard about were the teams that were not interested in Bradley. And the worst part was the fact that all those teams were the [...]
Chicago Cubs Probably Staying in Mesa
There has been a great deal of talk about the Chicago Cubs heading to Florida for Spring Training starting in 2012, but in the end, it may be just talk. While a Collier County, Fla., group may well be serious in its effort to lure the Cubs away from Mesa, Ariz., the chances of the [...]
Kerry Wood Confirms Racist Mail Rumors
During the Dusty Baker era, several Chicago Cubs players – and Baker, himself – obliquely suggested they were the victim of racist vitriol in Chicago. And it was not as if fans necessarily didn’t believe them – it only takes one idiot to write a letter – it was simply that, there was never much [...]
Obsessive Bradley Trade Watch: Milton Bradley to the Tigers for Jeremy Bonderman?
As the post-season winds down, the Milton Bradley rumors will continue to intensify. The Chicago Cubs, no doubt, want to move him before the meaty part of the free agent period. Having him moved will allow the team to know where it stands, positionally and financially. To that end, another random Bradley rumor has popped [...]
Tony LaRussa Back to Cards, Mark McGwire to Juice Up the Bats
After reading the tea leaves, we predicted yesterday that Tony LaRussa would return to the St. Louis Cardinals on a one-year deal, and despite rumors swirling at the time that he was set to sign a multi-year extension, LaRussa instead re-upped for just one year, according to ESPN. We’ll have to see what happens after [...]
Tony LaRussa Will Probably Manage the Cardinals Next Year
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa’s contract is up in a week, and he still hasn’t decided whether or not he wants to come back to the team next year. But he probably will, and he will probably be awesome. Insofar as managers are awesome, anyway. Said La Russa, scheduled to arrive in St. Louis [...]
Bobby Scales to Iowa
I know what you’re thinking: why are the Cubs making organizational moves in the offseason? What does it mean to send Bobby Scales to AAA Iowa, when, like, nobody is playing? Well, the important thing is that the move opens up a spot on the 40-man roster – which now stands at 38. That means [...]
Josh Vitters is Getting Better Defensively
Considered the Chicago Cubs’ top positional prospect, and top overall prospect since the moment the team made him the third pick in the 2007 draft, the primary knock on Josh Vitters has been his defense. A third baseman by trade, few scouts give him much of a chance to stick at the position when he [...]
