August 2010
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Brandon Phillips: Certified Badass
Given that the Cincinnati Reds are in the National League Central – and particularly because they are leading the NL Central – you’ll not hear me doting on them too much this year. But when a player does something awesome, we’ve all got to recognize. And Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips did something awesome. [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 8, Giants 6 – August 11, 2010
Good outing from Ryan Dempster and the bullpen, save Carlos Marmol. And hey, Kosuke Fukudome had a good offensive game! Anyone want to trade?
Chicago Cubs Prospect Primer: Castillo, Clevenger, Chiniros, Oh My
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. Up today, [...]
God’s Wrath Watch: Carlos Silva Out of the Hospital After Successful Procedure
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Silva, who’s been out for a couple weeks with an abnormal heartbeat, is out of the hospital now. He had a successful cardiac ablation (in technical terms: they tinkered with his ticker to get it ticking right), which was the same procedure former Cub Mark DeRosa had two years ago. [...]
Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto Out, Micah Hoffpauir and Welington Castillo In
Just like that, two Chicago Cubs starters are out of the picture for a stretch. Catcher Geovany Soto, battling a right shoulder strain, has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, and first baseman Derrek Lee has been placed on the bereavement list while he attends to his ailing grandfather. Soto has not played since [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 3, Giants 4 – August 9, 2010
At least the Cubs were able to make the Giants play 11 innings. It’s the small victories these days, you know? As for the main storyline: yes, Carlos went five innings (throwing 95 pitches), and yes he gave up just two runs. Those are the good things. But the start wasn’t as good as it [...]
Marcos Mateo to Chicago, Mitch Atkins to Iowa
The Chicago Cubs have called up righty Marcos Mateo from AAA Iowa to join the rotating cavalcade of bullpen arms. Mateo, 26, had an outside shot of making the Cubs’ pen out of Spring Training, but instead settled for AA. He pitched well, and made his way up to AAA, where’s he’s been just so-so. [...]
Series Preview: Cubs v. Giants, August 9 – 12, 2010
The Chicago Cubs take their wagons West to San Francisco to open a small-time tech start-up. They might also play some baseball while they’re out that way, but you probably needn’t concern yourself with that too much. Time for the Series Preview. The idea is to hook you up with the bare minimum of what [...]
