January 2010
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Chicago Cubs Talking Pitcher Trade with Toronto Blue Jays
The Chicago Cubs continue to look for another reliever and/or a swing pitcher – someone who could fill in at the back end of the rotation if necessary, but who will primarily work out of the pen. And no, for some reason, previously successful swing pitchers Sean Marshall, Tom Gorzelanny and Jeff Samardzija don’t qualify [...]
The Cubs Are Caravaning in 2010
If your kids are looking for a chance to see some of their favorite Chicago Cubs players and coaches in person … you might have to tell them to be a little more realistic. Their favorites are unlikely to participate in this year’s Cubs Caravan – but it should still be cool: The Caravan will [...]
The Cubs Have One of the Minor League Baseball Pitchers of the Year
If you’re looking for feathers in the collective Chicago Cubs’ caps, this year was not particularly featherly. But one of the team’s prospects stepped up and took home an individual award. Reliever David Cales was the reliever of the year for his efforts at High A Daytona. [Cales] went 3-0 with a 0.78 ERA and [...]
The 2009 Chicago Cubs: Recalling Those “Worst Case Scenarios”
By Brett on January 1, 2010
Oh those Chicago Cubs. They are, as always, predictably unpredictable – with the exception that they are predictably disappointing. Now, with the advent of 2010, we can finally reflect dispassionately on the 2009 Chicago Cubs. The 2009 iteration of the Cubs was no exception in the disappointment department. We didn’t quite know how things would [...]
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