May 2010
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God’s Wrath Watch: Tom Gorzelanny’s Finger is a Bit Jacked
The Lord has resisted the urge to smite the Chicago Cubs this year – the Cubs have pretty much been doing the work for Him. Until last night that is, when Cubs starter Tom Gorzelanny was cruising against one of the best lineups in the National League. That’s when he took a line drive off [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Phillies 1, Cubs 4 – May 19, 2010
Tom Gorzelanny pitched a gem before getting hit by a line drive in the hand. Carlos Zambrano pitched, um, a couple of pitches in the 8th. Quite a way to stretch him out, I guess.
Bullpen Desperation Roulette: Cubs Sign Bobby Howry
You may remember him from such screams as “COME ON!” and “THROW F*&CKING STRIKES!” It appears that recently-released reliever Bobby Howry will be a Chicago Cub again very soon. Comcast SportsNet has learned that the Cubs have signed veteran relief pitcher Bob Howry. He will report to the team in Texas this weekend. Howry was [...]
Jeff Stevens to Chicago, Esmailin Caridad to DL
The Chicago Cubs just placed reliever Esmailin Caridad on the 15-day disabled list with elbow problems (ruh roh), and recalled AAA reliever Jeff Stevens. Interesting that Stevens, 26, got the call over other AAA bullpen options including John Gaub, Jeff Gray, Blake Parker, Jay Jackson, and some guy named Samardzija. Stevens has a 2.60 ERA [...]
Mini Series Preview: Cubs v. Phillies, May 19 – May 20, 2010
You’ll get my sincerest apologies that life interfered with a normal series preview as the Cubs head out to Philadelphia. Thus, you get a mini series preview for a mini (two game) series. Streaks: Cubs – meh, Phillies – good. Games: Wednesday at 6:05 on CSN, Thursday at 12:05 on WGN. Starters: Gorzelanny and Dempster, [...]
Cubs Still Trying to Trade for Reliever
The Chicago Cubs are without a single reliable right-handed relieving option – a fact that is true whether Carlos Zambrano is in the bullpen or in the rotation. General Manager Jim Hendry is still on the lookout for a reliever to add, but at present, nothing is coming up. The return of Carlos Zambrano to [...]
Sean Marshall is the Man in the 8th Inning for Now
It took the Cubs a year or two to get over their obsession with handedness in their lineup – just get the best hitters out there, whether they’re righty or lefty. It’s taken almost as long for the Cubs get over their obsession with handedness in the bullpen. The Cubs will be relying on left-handers [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Rockies 2, Cubs 6 – May 18, 2010
That’s a sweep – and it’s nice to be on this side of it. Tyler Colvin continues to prove that the Cubs have far too many good outfielders, and Carlos Silva continues to prove that we all know nothing about nothing. Oh, and then Carlos Zambrano pitched in late relief. Which was, um, kind of [...]
