September 2011

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Meet the Cubs’ GM Candidates Cheat Sheet: Billy Beane

Meet the Cubs’ GM Candidates Cheat Sheet: Billy Beane

The Oakland A’s GM, and would-be movie star, is the next up in our series profiling the Chicago Cubs’ possible GM candidates.

Ozzie Guillen is Out as White Sox Manager, Carlos Zambrano Speculation Begins

Ozzie Guillen is Out as White Sox Manager, Carlos Zambrano Speculation Begins

No, Zambrano isn’t going to be managing the White Sox. But he might be joining Guillen in Miami.

Cubs Rookies Are Pretty and Other Bullets

Cubs Rookies Are Pretty and Other Bullets

Ryne Sandberg and the Cubs will “reconcile,” MLB will add a Wild Card, the Cubs can’t move Carlos Marmol, ‘Catching Hell’ is set to premier, and Wrigleyville West is marching forward.

Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 0, Padres 2 – September 26, 2011

Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 0, Padres 2 – September 26, 2011

Offensive struggles continue, “kids” or no “kids.”

Series Preview: Cubs v. Padres, September 26 – September 28, 2011

Series Preview: Cubs v. Padres, September 26 – September 28, 2011

All good things must end. Mercifully, so, too, must terrible things.

Sigh: The Cubs Have Told Andrew Cashner He Will Be Relieving in the Arizona Fall League

Sigh: The Cubs Have Told Andrew Cashner He Will Be Relieving in the Arizona Fall League

The young reliever-cum-starter-cum-reliever-cum-starter-cum-reliever may be staying a reliever, contrary to prior plans (and Cashner’s wishes).

Report: Cardinals Not Inclined to Up Their Offer to Albert Pujols

Report: Cardinals Not Inclined to Up Their Offer to Albert Pujols

The pre-2011 offer of nine years and $22 million per year might be the Cardinals’ maximum offer.

Bob Brenly Says He Didn’t Want to Manage the 2011 Cubs Because He Knew They Would Struggle

Bob Brenly Says He Didn’t Want to Manage the 2011 Cubs Because He Knew They Would Struggle

Cubs’ broadcaster says he “saw things that made [him] uncomfortable,” and “a lot of them came true.”