On August 1st, the Cubs are in first place. It’s a tie with Milwaukee, and they’re only minute percentage points away, but they’re still in first place. And after the start of the season that the Cubs had, I’m sure they’ll take it. As recently as June 23rd the Cubs were 8 1/2 games behind [...]
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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007Bonds connects for 752 and 753 at Wrigley, and the Giants still lose
Thursday, July 19th, 2007How appropriate. The Giants are a team that is going nowhere. They have a juiced-up old man swatting balls out of the park, and can’t string a couple of wins together. Today Bonds went deep on the first pitch he saw, and then barely hit number 753 into the basket. The Giants couldn’t take the [...]
Cubs trade for Jason Kendall
Monday, July 16th, 2007Cubs trade Rob Bowen and minor league left hander Jerry Blevins for Jason Kendall and cash considerations. Bowen was acquired in a trade earlier this year when the Cubs sent embattled catcher Michael Barrett to the Padres for Bowen. Blevins was the 17th round selection of the Cubs in the 2004 Amateur draft. Jim Hendry [...]
Mark Cuban puts in an application to buy the Cubs
Friday, July 13th, 2007I’m not sure how I feel about this yet? But I do know that Mark Cuban has a lot of money, and he likes to win. Interestingly enough, those are 2 things that I want in the owner of my favorite baseball team. What I don’t want, is for the Cubs turn into National League [...]
The Cubs claw their way back into the NL Central race
Monday, July 9th, 2007With the first half at our backs, we sit at the All Star Break. The Chicago Cubs, after a monumentally disappointing first couple of months have reeled off enough wins to pull within 4 1/2 of the languishing Milwaukee Brewers. As I said after the Cubs swept the White Sox (and yes, I do just [...]
Cubs riding high after message was sent
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Since Michael Barrett was traded on June 20, 2007, the Chicago Cubs are one of the hottest teams in Major League Baseball (8-2). The NY Mets share the 8-2 record over the last 10 games. The Cubs and the Mets are only bested by the Seattle Mariners for the best record over that span. Was [...]
Cubs sweep White Sox
Monday, June 25th, 2007Ha ha ha ha. It’s always good to take 5 of 6 from your cross-town rival. I am definitely more excited about the Cubs triumph than seeing a toothless, fightless White Sox team limp through another series. But I have to admit that it’s pretty fun seeing them this way. After the trash-talking I’ve endured [...]
Rod Beck found dead at the age of 38
Monday, June 25th, 2007Rod Beck was always entertaining. Whether it was keeping the game interesting in the ninth, or having a beer with a fan in his Winnebago outside the park in AAA Iowa, Shooter always seemed to have fun. The only time he didn’t have a smile on his face was when he was staring down opposing [...]
Cubs Fire Sale – Part 2: Position Players
Friday, June 22nd, 2007What if the Cubs have a fire sale, who do you keep, and who do you get rid of? Below is a list of most of the position players on the Cubs 40 man roster. The criteria for who stays and who goes is as follows. Who will be there when the Cubs win the [...]
Cubs Fire Sale – Part 1: Pitchers
Thursday, June 21st, 2007What if the Cubs have a fire sale, who do you keep, and who do you get rid of? Below is a list of most of the pitchers on the Cubs 40 man roster. The criteria for who stays and who goes is as follows. Who will be there when the Cubs win the World [...]