May 2010
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Jim Hendry Gives Lou Piniella a Vote of Confidence
With the Chicago Cubs underperforming, and a manager in the last year of his contract, speculation about an early dismissal for Lou Piniella was bound to start sooner or later. Piniella’s frustrating lineup decisions, and questionable use of his pitchers haven’t helped the matter. But yesterday, his general manager stepped up to defend Piniella. “I [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Marlins 3, Cubs 4 – May 12, 2010
What is this strange looking flag flying above Wrigley Field? Ok, so it’s not as if the Cubs were on a Braves-esque 8-game losing streak, but a win still feels foreign. The limited number of runs scored and late-inning run(s) given up were familiar, however.
Casey Coleman and Jay Jackson May Soon Get a Chance with the Cubs
The Chicago Cubs’ bullpen has been far from a success this year. Although it has not been the most observable problem of late – that would be them guys with the bats – the bullpen’s issues are likely to come up time and again this year. Thus, we’ll be hearing about possible reliever trades for [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Marlins 3, Cubs 2 – May 11, 2010
There are no more cute ways to say the same thing. The Cubs have lost four in a row, and seven of their last eight. In each of those seven losses, the Cubs have scored three or fewer runs.
Joe Torre to Manage the Cubs in 2011?
Chicago Cubs Manager Lou Piniella is unlikely to come back to manage the Cubs after this season, his last under contract. Though speculation about his successor has been limited to a stray comment about Bob Brenly here, and about the Cubs grooming AAA manager Ryne Sandberg there. Surely the team will have learned its lesson [...]
Ambivalent Injury News: John Grabow’s MRI Comes Back Clean
Not sure how to react when a guy who’s been terrible, and who blames his terribleness on a certain injury, has an MRI and it shows no damage. Good? Bad? Meh. An MRI showed no damage to John Grabow’s left knee and the Cubs reliever received a cortisone shot Saturday. Grabow, who last pitched Friday [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Marlins 4, Cubs 2 – May 10, 2010
What did I tell you about the Cubs being the cure to another team’s losing woes? Maybe we can just imagine that the game ended after five innings, in a beautiful 1-run win for the Cubs, and a no-hitter by Ted Lilly!
Lou Piniella Using Pop Rocks When Dynamite is Due
By Brett on May 12, 2010
The Chicago Cubs offense sucks. And yet, several players are hitting very well. Ryan Theriot, Kosuke Fukudome, Marlon Byrd, Geovany Soto, Alfonso Soriano and Starlin Castro are all hitting very well. That’s six of your eight regulars. So how is it possible that the offense is not scoring runs? You know the answer. Aramis Ramirez [...]
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