The implications for the Cubs and/or the Ricketts Family are unclear, but probably not serious, if they exist at all. I think. Well, I hope.
August 2011
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Kerry Wood Wants to Pitch for the Cubs Next Year and Other Bullets
Would he give the Cubs another salary break, though? Bud Selig is a big fan of Tom Ricketts and Wrigley Field, one writer says Ozzie Guillen could switch sides, and the Cubs’ farm system is middle-of-the-pack.
Obsessive Cubs GM Watch Rumor: Colletti Getting Look Because He Might Bring Sandberg in as Manager
Tom Ricketts has already started gathering intelligence on Colletti, and one attraction is the likelihood that he’d bring Ryne Sandberg into the fold. Seriously?
Cubs Pull Carlos Pena Back Off Waivers
The Yankees claimed Pena, but the Cubs couldn’t (or wouldn’t) work out a trade.
Enhanced Box Score: Braves 2, Cubs 3 – August 24, 2011
The Cubs have actually had a good record in one-run games this year. Go figure.
Rumor: Cubs Considering Waiver Claim on Gavin Floyd
Phil Rogers says the Cubs are considering claiming Floyd in what would be the first step of putting together a multi-player trade.
Report: Carlos Pena Has Been Claimed on Waivers (UPDATE – Claimed by Yankees)
Clearly Pena’s contract situation isn’t as simple as has been reported. UPDATE: Ken Rosenthal explains a bit more about Pena’s contract, and it’s the Yankees doing the claiming.
Obsessive Cubs GM Watch: Andrew Friedman Has Left the Building?
At least one Tampa Bay beat writer says Friedman isn’t leaving the Rays.
On the Close of the Jim Hendry Era: Losing a Friend, Gaining a GM
By Brett on August 24, 2011
And so ends the Jim Hendry era. My (long) thoughts on the man who leaves and the man who stays.
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