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July 2010
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Lukewarm Stove: Rockies Considering Ryan Theriot
A recent swoon has taken the Colorado Rockies from definite contenders to possible sellers. If they decide to stay the course and compete, they might look to add a versatile player like Ryan Theriot. Theriot, 30, is an interesting name since he wouldn’t figure to be just a stopgap at second base. He’s a .287 [...]
In News That Isn’t News, Aramis Ramirez Likely to Stay With Cubs
Yesterday, the Chicago Cubs online sphere blew up reporting that third baseman Aramis Ramirez was likely to exercise his $14.6 million player option at the end of this year, to remain with the Cubs in 2011. I did not immediately report this factoid. Why? Because I’ve been assuming he’d exercise the option since he was [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 1, Astros 6 – July 27, 2010
I can’t emphasize enough how difficult it is to face a Major League lineup – yes, even one as terrible as the Astros – in consecutive starts. That makes what Ted Lilly did all the more impressive. Of course, by definition, it makes what Brett Myers did even more impressive (or what the Cubs’ offense [...]
God Shows His Wrath in the Minors, Too: Josh Vitters Breaks His Finger
Former first round pick, and one of the top Chicago Cubs’ positional prospects, Josh Vitters is likely out for the rest of the 2010 season after breaking the middle finger on his left hand. Playing for the Tennessee Smokies in the Double-A Southern League on Sunday, Vitters was hit by a pitch from Mississippi Braves [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Cubs Really, Really Want to Trade Kosuke Fukudome
After watching him sit on the bench for a few weeks – and flail helplessly at breaking balls outside when he does get in the game – the Chicago Cubs are finally ready to eat some of the $4 million owed to Kosuke Fukudome for the rest of 2010, and “quite a bit” of the [...]
God’s Wrath Watch: Not Geovany Soto!
Of all the personnel the Chicago Cubs could lose to injury, catcher Geovany Soto might be the hardest to stomach. He leads all catchers in several offensive categories, and he’s been the most consistently good batter the Cubs have had all year. But we’re going to get a steady diet of Koyie Hill for at [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 5, Astros 2 – July 26, 2010
If you didn’t know the Cubs were going to tease us in the final week before the trade deadline, you don’t know the Cubs. Tweet
Lukewarm Stove: Derrek Lee and Ted Lilly Are Tweety
The Twitterverse (*shudder* I’ll never use that term again, I promise) is atwitter (but I’ll use that one as much as I please) with tidbits about Derrek Lee and Ted Lilly, so we’ll just pound ‘em out, bullet style: Jayson Stark says a source close to Derrek Lee says he won’t be waiving his no-trade [...]
