One bad inning mucked up Scott Feldman's night. And mine.
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Don’t Cry, But Mark DeRosa Isn’t Coming Back
For those Chicago Cubs fans holding out hope that the team would take interest in signing free agent Mark DeRosa – you’re going to have to get used to disappointment. Of the Dodgers’ interest in DeRosa, Grunewald said, “The interest is mutual.” But the agent said that the Dodgers are one of a dozen teams that have [...]
Jim Hendry Says the Cubs Were Never Really Going to Make a Trade
To trade or not to trade? It was the question that dominated the headlines last week as the waiver trade deadline approached. Would the Chicago Cubs succumb to the reality that they are simply too far out of the playoff picture to make a run, and sell? Would the Cubs dump Rich Harden and Aaron [...]
Harden to Twins is Possible, but Not Likely
Today is the waiver trade deadline, so it is the last day – like, seriously, this is THE deadline – to trade players for the 2009 season. Players placed on waivers are the only ones eligible to be traded, and Chicago Cubs starter Rich Harden is one such guy. He was claimed by the Minnesota [...]
Reports: Cubs May Work Out Trade with Twins for Rich Harden
In a throwaway line from his column yesterday on the Jeff Baker and Alfonso Soriano injuries, Bruce Miles dropped a mini bombshell: Harden update: There are reports that the Cubs may be able to work out a trade with the Minnesota Twins for pitcher Rich Harden, whom the Cubs put on waivers last week. Reports [...]
You Know, Maybe the Cubs Could Trade Rich Harden
When it was revealed earlier this week that, among others, Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Rich Harden had been claimed off waivers, folks immediately started buzzing about the possibility of a trade before Monday’s waiver trade deadline. And what playoff-contending and/or playoff-bound team wouldn’t want Harden? Sure, he started slow, but he’s got a 1.80 ERA [...]
Hey, Maybe the Cubs Really Are Looking at Freddy Sanchez
Can the Cubs trade for the version of Freddy Sanchez that hits .350? Freddy Sanchez was in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ lineup Friday night, putting to rest any thought that the second baseman would be traded in the next 24 hours. The Giants remain the team showing the most interest, according to one source with direct [...]
Series Preview: Indians v. Cubs, June 19-21, 2009
The Chicago Cubs welcome the Cleveland Indians to Wrigley Field, and welcome back a couple of old friends in the process. But let’s hope we don’t see one of them. So, the series preview: the idea is to hook you up with what you need to know about every series this year. That way you [...]
Why the Final Week Rainout and the Last Game Loss Were Blessings
By Brett on October 5, 2009
The 2010 Major League Baseball draft order is out, pending changes due to free agency signings, and the Chicago Cubs come in at 16th. That the Cubs are 16th and not 17th is actually quite huge: now, if and when the Cubs sign a Type A free agent who has been offered arbitration by his [...]
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