September 2010
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Series Preview: Mets v. Cubs, September 3 – September 5, 2010
The Chicago Cubs welcome one of their few peers in the league, the New York Mets. What makes them a peer? Large city team with a storied history and lots of loyal fans? Nah. Large payroll with little success. Time for the Series Preview. The idea is to hook you up with the bare minimum [...]
Ryne Sandberg: Manager of the Year
Ryne Sandberg, manager of the AAA Iowa Cubs, was named the Pacific Coast League’s manager of the year yesterday. You can’t help but wonder if the hardware will help his cause in the Cubs’ managerial search. In Sandberg’s first season as Cubs manager, the team was a season-high 21 games over .500 entering Thursday’s contest [...]
God’s Wrath Watch: Tom Gorzelanny’s Hand is Broken – Barely
Chicago Cubs pitcher Tom Gorzelanny left his Wednesday start after being hit on the left hand by a Jose Tabata comebacker. Although initial tests regarding the extent of the injury were inconclusive, a CT scan late yesterday confirmed that there is a small fracture. A CT scan Thursday of Cubs pitcher Tom Gorzelanny’s left hand [...]
Chicago Cubs Prospect Primer: Trey McNutt
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, [...]
Carlos Silva Has Successfully Unsuccessful Rehab Start
Carlos Silva started his second game for the Single A Peoria Chiefs last night, and successfully threw in the 5th inning. Successful, that is, in the sense that his heart held up. In all other respects, however, the outing was a disaster – he gave up five earned runs in just 4.1 innings on five [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Pirates 3, Cubs 5 – September 1, 2010
It will shock you as much as it will disgust you: the Chicago Cubs just beat the Pittsburgh Pirates… IN A SERIES! Tom Gorzelanny went out early, but the bullpen stepped up. Andrew Cashner is quietly turning his season around – just enough that the Cubs will probably toy around with the disastrous notion of [...]
Tom Gorzelanny May Have to Write With His Other Hand For a While
Chicago Cubs pitcher Tom Gorzelanny took a comebacker off his left (pitching) hand today. After trying to make a play on the Jose Tabata ball, Gorzelanny went to the dirt, and was pulled from the game. X-rays haven’t shown much yet. X-rays of Tom Gorzelanny’s left hand were inconclusive Wednesday but did show there was [...]
Seven Chicago Cubs Prospects Will Play in the Arizona Fall League, Including Brett Jackson and Josh Vitters
Two of the Chicago Cubs’ last four first round picks will get the opportunity to play in the prospect-heavy Arizona Fall League this, well, Fall. Third baseman Josh Vitters and outfielder Brett Jackson will compete against some top tier competition, and will have the opportunity to refine their skills. Recall that, following a successful 2009 [...]
