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The deal could give the Cubs a whole lot of play when negotiating with their top pick, Kris Bryant.
April 2010
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Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 2, Mets 5 – April 22, 2010
This Chicago Cubs offense. It is becoming hilarious in its predictability. Unfortunately for us, it is predictably bad. Tweet
Starlin Castro, Andrew Cashner: Coming Soon?
The Chicago Cubs’ top positional prospect and top pitching prospect, Starlin Castro and Andrew Cashner, respectively, are doing very little this year to merit a change in those mantles. Each is tearing up AA, and Bruce Levine has suggested we might see them in Chicago sooner rather than later. Shortstop Starlin Castro has been ripping up [...]
Still Facepalming It: The Cubs React to the Zambrano Bullpen Move
From one Chicago Cubs teammate, speaking of the Zambrano to the bullpen move sounds like a mix of surprise and forced optimism to me… “That’s unbelievable,” starter Randy Wells said. “I can’t imagine, but if it helps the team, that’s what it’s about right now. We need somebody there. It could have been any of us. [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 9, Mets 3 – April 21, 2010
This feels so very foreign. The offense came alive, and the pitching looked good – particularly (knock on wood) Carlos Silva, who continues to look like a, you know, Major League starter. And then there was this guy… Tweet
Screeching Tire Sound: Carlos Zambrano to the Bullpen
Oh. My. God. The Cubs have shaken up their rotation, sending workhorse Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen in order to make room for injured starter Ted Lilly. Zambrano will start his relief stint Friday, and Lilly is expected to start Saturday’s game in Milwaukee. Chicago manager Lou Piniella had to make a move because of [...]
Report: Cubs Looking at Braden Looper
The Chicago Cubs have finally started looking externally for solutions to their bullpen woes. According to Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs hosted free agent Braden Looper late yesterday in Chicago (though the team is on the road in New York, so it’s unclear for whom he threw). Looper, 35, could not find work in the offseason after [...]
Bob Brenly Doesn’t Much Care for Alfonso Soriano
Chicago Cubs broadcaster and generally beloved figure Bob Brenly has become increasingly outspoken about the team he covers in the last year or so. Previously critical of Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano, Brenly really let it fly yesterday when discussing Soriano’s at-bat on Monday, wherein he stared down a ball instead of hustling out of the [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 0, Mets 4 – April 20, 2010
The Chicago Cubs’ losing streak reaches 4, and it comes against two teams who were a combined 5-17 before facing the Cubs. That is just swell. Tweet
