August 2010
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Everyone Wants to Manage the Cubs, but the Cubs Have to Pay Them More for Some Reason
Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry recently stated that he’s poised to begin the search for the next Cubs’ manager, which position will be open following Lou Piniella’s retirement at the end of this season. The list of candidates is long, and Hendry will take his time over the next few months to winnow it [...]
Lou Piniella Won’t Be With Chicago Cubs in San Francisco
Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella won’t be managing the Cubs out in San Francisco this week. Not because he’s tired of watching the crap, mind you; it’s because his mother is in the hospital, you jerk. Piniella was to leave after Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds to return home to Tampa to be with [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Reds 11, Cubs 4 – August 8, 2010
Four Chicago Cubs rookies combined to pitch a big turd. The defense certainly didn’t help, and the offense was as yawntastic as a 4-run effort gets.
Cubs Minor League Affiliate Forfeits
Here’s one for the you-don’t-see-this-too-often-outside-of-a-company-softball-league file. The Boise Hawks, the Chicago Cubs’ low-A team, forfeited yesterday, resulting in a league-mandated 9-0 loss. Umpire Matt Heersema thought the Northwest League game should have continued. Hawks manager Jody Davis disagreed, and refused to send his players back on the field. The result was a Boise forfeit and [...]
God’s Wrath Watch: Geovany Soto’s Shoulder Hurts
Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto is out until at least Monday with a shoulder strain. The Cubs are calling it a “mild ligament sprain,” and it bothers Soto when he hits. Koyie Hill will continue to get starts while Soto is out. If Soto is not able to return early next week, the Cubs might [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Reds 4, Cubs 3 – August 7, 2010
The Cubs were gift-wrapped a comeback, but apparently it was taped too tightly at the corners, because Derrek Lee and Marlon Byrd struck out consecutively with the bases loaded. Interestingly, if Blake DeWitt doesn’t drop a pop fly in the top of the inning, the game would already have been tied. Finally – can someone [...]
Jim Hendry is Not Looking to Rebuild the Chicago Cubs
With a team as terrible and overpriced as the Chicago Cubs presently appear to be, with an aging core, and with a promising set of youngsters, most teams would view the Cubs as an ideal rebuilding opportunity. Imagine the powerhouse the Cubs could be in two or three years if they sold off their expensive [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Reds 3, Cubs 0 – August 6, 2010
Not much good to say in this one. The Cubs fell victim to the luscious, luscious hair.
