April 2010
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Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 2, Braves 3 – April 7, 2010
Great starting pitching performance? Check. Questionable defense? Check. Disappointing offense? Check. Bullpen blows it? Check. Sound familiar? That’s the 2009 Cubs, folks. And you watched them last night, right here in 2010. It was kind of like time traveling, which would be cool.
Chicago Cubs 2010 Minor League Rosters Are Set
Without delay, here are the 2010 minor league rosters for the Chicago Cubs. Up first, the Iowa Cubs: Among the returners is the Iowa Cubs’ 2009 MVP, catcher Chris Robinson. Robinson was also Iowa’s lone representative at the 2009 Triple-A All Star game. Outfielder Sam Fuld, who led Iowa with 11 outfield assists in 2009 [...]
Greg Maddux is Mentoring Like Whoa
During the offseason, the Chicago Cubs added one of the best pitchers in the history of the game to their staff – their front office staff. Greg Maddux has been something of a roving tutor for the Cubs so far in his stint, and the various Cubs pitchers will continue to look to him for [...]
Zambrano and Piniella Remain Positive After Nightmare-Inducing Opening Day
While yesterday was a holiday to most Chicago Cubs fans, it kind of felt like Memorial Day – sombre and reflective – without the day off. Starter Carlos Zambrano had a disastrous outing, which has officially become his Opening Day M.O. But both he and Piniella are ready to learn from it and move on, [...]
Aramis Ramirez: Voice of Reason
It’s easy to (1) put too much stock in Opening Day results, as you’ve waited for months and months to see “real” baseball, and (2) put too much stock in a blowout, in either direction. Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez wants you to chill out. ”I don’t think it’s disappointing at all,” Ramirez said [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 5, Braves 16 – April 5, 2010
Fact: 37% of household accidents are caused by the Chicago Cubs. I didn’t make it to the second time through the Braves lineup before I’d dropped my remote control into the wall. Gotta watch those household accidents. There are enough negatives from this game to fill a dozen Enhanced Box Scores, but allow me to [...]
Series Preview: Cubs v. Braves, April 5 – April 8, 2010
Finally, the 2010 season is upon us, and with it brings the first Bleacher Nation Series Preview. In case you’d forgotten, we don’t do individual game previews here for at least two reasons: (1) a successful baseball season is more often measured as a product of the team’s performance from series to series rather than [...]
Nationals Have Talked to Cubs About Kosuke Fukudome
When the Washington Nationals dismissed outfielder Elijah Dukes, they opened up a gaping hole in their lineup. At present, they plan to fill right field with some combination of Willie Harris and Willy Tavares, which is oh-so-very Nationals-like. But they aren’t necessarily satisfied with the status quo, and have been discussing trade options, which includes [...]
