As he demonstrated on a hanging changeup yesterday, it isn't large. Otherwise, he's quite good. Also an update on pitching prospect Josh Conway.
September 2010
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Ted Lilly is Probably Not Coming Back to Chicago
Current Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ted Lilly was a bit of a long shot to return to the Cubs as a free agent this Winter. But it became a much longer shot recently – Lilly is selling his Chicago home. Former Cubs pitcher Ted Lilly has just listed his six-bedroom, nearly 5,500-square-foot mansion just west [...]
Obsessive New Manager Watch: Bob Melvin Expected to Interview on Friday
Another on the long list of Chicago Cubs managerial candidates will get his formal interview this Friday. Former Arizona Diamondbacks manager and current New York Mets scout Bob Melvin will interview with the team on Friday, according to Ed Price. Tweet
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 1, Padres 0 – September 27, 2010
Two themes have developed over the past few weeks: (1) the Cubs offense is back to its weak, terrible ways, and (2) well, it really speaks for itself… Tweet
Obsessive New Manager Watch: Tea Leaves Suggest Cubs Holding Out Hope for Girardi
Feel free to take these quotes from Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts differently than I do, but I believe the Cubs are holding out hope that they can at least interview Joe Girardi for their managerial opening. First, here are the quotes: ”It’s obviously an extremely important decision to make,” he said before Sunday’s 8-7 [...]
Series Preview: Cubs v. Padres, September 27 – September 30, 2010
It’s series preview time again as the Chicago Cubs head out to beautiful San Diego to take on the surprisingly competitive Padres. The Cubs have little more than to play spoiler in this last week and a half of the season, so play the part they shall. Time for the Series Preview. The idea is [...]
Tyler Colvin is Going to Be Fine
Raise a collective thanks, as Chicago Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin, impaled by the flying bat of a teammate, is going to be fine. “I talked to him, he will be fine,” Hendry said Saturday. “Obviously that was a potential disastrous situation. I think if you were playing three weeks from now, he could possibly play. [...]
Obsessive New Manager Watch: Ozzie Guillen on the List?
Brace yourself: Ozzie Guillen says he’d be interested in the Chicago Cubs’ managerial job if he leaves the White Sox. Now unbrace yourself: he’s never been mentioned as even a remote possibility from the Cubs’ perspective, and he almost certainly isn’t. Still, it’s interesting. Guillen said he might be interested if the rival Cubs approached [...]
Confirmed: Chicago Cubs’ Payroll Expected to Decrease Next Year
Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts yesterday confirmed what we’ve long suspected: the team’s payroll will decrease next year from the current $145 million level. Speaking to reporters, Ricketts said, “[w]e haven’t made any decisions where payroll goes next year. But I think it will be slightly lower than this year.” The Cubs have some $115 [...]
