August 2010
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The Milwaukee Brewers Are Collectively a Douche
Not but three years ago, if you asked an average Chicago Cubs fan what teams he hated, you’d invariably hear “Cardinals” and “White Sox” uttered unnaturally through clenched teeth while rage welled up in the speaker’s eyes. Sure, you might hear a smattering of other teams – Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Astros, Reds, among others [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Brewers 4, Cubs 3 – August 3, 2010
Thomas Diamond had an intriguing first start, striking out 10 guys in just 6 innings (though, the Brewers are a pretty strikeout-friendly team). Fortunately the Cubs didn’t take the attention off of him by, you know, winning.
Mitch Atkins to Chicago, Brian Schlitter to Iowa
The Brian Schlitter disaster tour is over (well, at least on hiatus), as the Chicago Cubs sent the young reliever – together with his 12.38 ERA – back to AAA Iowa. In a corresponding move, the Cubs recalled righty Mitch Atkins to shore up the bullpen (*chuckles at the thought that any internal move the [...]
Chicago Cubs Prospect Primer: Thomas Diamond
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post, written by a friend of the program, Scarey from Sons of Ivy. When it comes to Cubs prospects, few know the organization better than Scarey, and he’s offered to throw us some of his insights, teed up here for you with minimal editing from yours truly. Enjoy. Thomas [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Brewers 18, Cubs 1 – August 2, 2010
The Cubs took the challenge that “there’s no way they can lose a game worse than that Colorado game” quite literally. Bravo. Inauspicious debut for new pitcher Casey Coleman, and Brian Schlitter continues his unfortunate beatdown tour.
Casey Coleman to Chicago, Carlos Silva to the DL
After experiencing a racing heart and chest discomfort, Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Silva spent what was probably a pretty scary night in the hospital. The good news is that everything checked out, but the bad news is that no one is yet quite sure what’s wrong with him – so the Cubs have put him [...]
Series Preview: Brewers v. Cubs, August 2 – August 4, 2010
It’s Series Preview time again, as the Chicago Cubs welcome the Milwaukee Brewers to Wrigley Field – still the one team, outside of Arizona, against whom the Cubs have played well this year. The Brewers didn’t conduct a sell-off, so they’ll be at full-strength. A refresher on the series preview here at Bleacher Nation: The [...]
Thomas Diamond, Not Jeff Samardzija, Will Be the New Ted Lilly
Now that Ted Lilly is off to greener pastures in Los Angeles, the Chicago Cubs will need a new starter in their rotation. The obvious long-term choice is Carlos Zambrano, but he’s neither stretched out nor pitching effectively, so, despite his protests, he’ll remain in the bullpen for at least a little while longer. In [...]
