August 2011
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Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 3, Astros 4 – August 17, 2011
First series loss in the last five, but at least it was to the best team in the league.
*Screeching Tire Sound*: Carlos Zambrano Might Be “At Least a Couple Years Older” Than We Think?
His career trajectory would support such a theory, but this is the first I’ve heard of it.
Rumor: Reed Johnson and Kerry Wood Claimed on Waivers, Carlos Pena Not Placed on Waivers Yet
That Johnson and Wood were placed on waivers and claimed is not a huge surprise, but why in the world hasn’t Pena been placed on waivers?
Obsessive Zambrano Watch: How the Cubs Could Dump Carlos
Theories are flying about how the Cubs might rid themselves of Carlos Zambrano short of outright releasing him.
Tim Wilken is Euphoric and Other Draft Bullets
Cubs Scouting Director says the Cubs tore up the draft, Dan Vogelbach is a hard worker, Dillon Maples is excited to be a Cub, and Shawon Dunston, Jr. may have gotten some subtle nudges from his dad.
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 5, Astros 6 – August 16, 2011
The Astros win it on a walk-off grand slam. What is this, April?
Report: Tom Ricketts Will Break His Silence in an “Announcement on the Chicago Cubs’ Future”
No one knows for sure what the announcement will be, but I’m betting it’s not about retaining Jim Hendry. Or maybe it is. Nobody really knows.
Obsessive Zambrano Watch: Legal Implications, “Chemistry” Improvement, and Blaming Hendry
With a grievance hearing on the way, how will things play out for Zambrano and the Cubs? Was Zambrano the subject of Carlos Pena’s “chemistry” comments? And how much blame does Jim Hendry deserve?
