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.
Jim Hendry
Lukewarm Stove: Cubs Looking at Nick Johnson, Kerry Wood
Two the of Chicago Cubs’ big priorities this winter are at first base and in the bullpen, and the team is expected to look at a familiar face for the latter, and a new face for the former. With a payroll budget that figures to leave little room for big-shot free agents, indications are that [...]
Ryne Sandberg is Gone
As I’ve said from the moment the Chicago Cubs managerial decision came down to Mike Quade and Ryne Sandberg: if Sandberg wasn’t chosen, he was done with the Cubs organization for a while. And so it is. The Cubs offered Sandberg a chance to return as manager at Triple-A Iowa. But Hendry said he spoke [...]
From the Duh File: Padres Pick Up Adrian Gonzalez’s Option
There was a 0.0000001% chance that Adrian Gonzalez would become a free agent after the 2010 season (you know, it actually may have been 0.0000002%). That chance officially just went to zero as the San Diego Padres have picked up Gonzalez’s option for 2011 – for the pittance of $6.2 million (up from $5.5 million [...]
Chicago Cubs Organizational Meetings Begin Today – And So, Too, Does the Offseason
With the World Series at its close (thank GOD those poor, long-suffering Giants fans got their championship, no?), the offseason is officially upon us. Nearly 200 players filed for free agency last night, and assuredly general managers everywhere are poised to make calls, pour over stats and tape, and try to make their 2011 club [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Kerry Wood is a Possibility
Just a day after the New York Yankees declined their 2011 option on pitcher Kerry Wood, a “source” now indicates that the Chicago Cubs would welcome Wood back if the price is right. Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood may be the missing link to a young and improving bullpen on the north side of [...]
If You’re Ready to Start Thinking About 2011, Cubs Convention Tickets On Sale Nov. 3
Far be it from me to drag you out of your grousing about the crapbox that was the 2010 Chicago Cubs’ season. However, if you’re ready to start thinking about 2011, and can muster some excitement (and cash), tickets for the 2011 Chicago Cubs Convention are going on sale next week. Weekend passes for the [...]
Set Your DVRs – Chicago Cubs on ‘Undercover Boss’ on November 7
If you like tedious, melodramatic reality programs about richies interacting with the common folk, get ready to combine two of your passions: the Chicago Cubs are going to be on CBS’s ‘Undercover Boss.’ Hoo-ray. CBS, which announced Monday that it plans to air the Ricketts episode on Nov. 7, said he fights for the chance [...]
Lukewarm Stove: Nationals Unlikely to Re-Sign Adam Dunn, But Nationals Might Be Happy About It
Most of what you read about impending free agent Adam Dunn from the Washington Nationals’ side is that the team is eager to re-sign the hulking slugger, but might not have the cash to do so. Rarely do you see things like this: As far as [re-signing] Dunn goes, I don’t see it happening before [...]
