July 2010
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Lukewarm Stove: So Maybe Derrek Lee Wouldn’t Waive His No-Trade Clause
Late last week, Fox Sports reported that Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee – a free agent at the end of this year, and speculated trade candidate – would waive his n0-trade clause if he were traded to the Los Angeles Angels. This weekend, he said the report, which cited “friends” of Lee’s, was bunk. [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Phillies 4, Cubs 1 – July 17, 2010
Ah, there are the 2010 Cubs we’ve come to know and loathe. Great starting pitching, absolutely no offense, and the bullpen blows it. I’d almost missed them.
Obsessive Ted Lilly Trade Watch: Mets Are the Expected Target, But Are They Really?
We’ve reached that point folks. Rumors surrounding a potential deal for Chicago Cubs started Ted Lilly are such that I, like you, am obsessed. Thus, it’s the first Obsessive Trade Watch of the 2010 season. This installment finds the New York Mets to be everyone’s expected landing spot for Lilly – if he’s traded at [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Phillies 3, Cubs 4 – July 16, 2010
Hilarious fact (if you’re not Ted Lilly or a Cubs fan): the three runs of support that Ted Lilly received while he was in the game today was the most run support he’s received… ALL SEASON.
Lukewarm Stove: White Sox Join Mets in Interest in Ted Lilly
Add the Chicago White Sox to the list of teams potentially interested in Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ted Lilly, should the Cubs decide to sell. Sources say the Sox have kicked around the idea of pursuing Lilly. That would give them three lefties in their rotation with Buehrle and Danks, but there are some in [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Phillies 6, Cubs 12 – July 15, 2010
So begins a stretch with just enough offense and just enough pitching for the Chicago Cubs to put together just enough wins to keep them from selling at the trade deadline, only to fall flat in early to mid-August (but then winning just enough in late August to let the waiver trade deadline also pass [...]
Zambranogate: Carlos Has No More Anger, is Throwing in Arizona
Chicago Cubs pitcher/teen heart-throb Carlos Zambrano has (successfully?) completed anger management therapy. I guess he’s not angry anymore – the anger sharks are no longer swimming. Far more importantly, he’s back on the mound. He’s getting his arm back in pitching shape at the team’s spring training complex in Mesa, Arizona. Zambrano threw 25 pitches [...]
Series Preview: Phillies v. Cubs, July 15 – July 18, 2010
It’s series preview time again as the second half begins, and the Chicago Cubs are set to DOMINATE! Ha. Snap. But seriously, the Cubs welcome the Philadelphia Phillies to Wrigley for a four-game set. You should probably set your phasers to “lose,” as any glimmer of hope at this point in the season will be [...]
