July 2011
You are browsing the archive for July 2011.
Trade Deadline Blogathon: Final Thoughts and Final Tallies
An experiment in endurance draws to a close. And by “endurance,” I don’t mean me blogging for 24 straight hours. I mean enduring the embarrassingly lame Cubs’ trade deadline.
MLB Trade Deadline Update: A Final Roundup
A quick look at some of the deals completed today, which necessarily doesn’t include the Cubs. Because they’ve already got all the pieces for a 2012 World Series run. Clearly.
Trade Deadline Blogathon: Hour 21
Your last update (before the final recap) on my efforts to blog for 24 hours straight. It looks like I’ll make it thanks to some obscenely potent energy drink.
Report: Texas Rangers Inquired About Carlos Marmol but Cubs Said No
George Ofman says the Cubs refused to deal Marmol.
Phil Rogers: Cubs Weren’t Offered Anything Worthwhile for Carlos Pena
Cubs are reportedly gambling that the draft pick compensation on Pena could exceed what they’d receive in trade. This approach, of course, is not without flaws.
Trade Deadline Blogathon: Hour 18
The seventh update on 24 straight hours of blogging up to the trade deadline. It took 18 hours, but I’m starting to envision my head exploding.
Forget About Marlon Byrd Going to the Braves – They Just Picked Up Michael Bourn (UPDATED)
Another missed opportunity for the very quiet, and apparently content, Chicago Cubs.
More Rain on Your Parade: A Marlon Byrd Trade Could Have Brought “A Haul”
But the Cubs are still telling teams he’s not available.
