Cubs Interested In Lamb?

For these team projections I've used the playing time projections that we put together. The statistics for the hitters are from the 2009 Shawon's, which are based on the following projections: Marcel, Chone, PECOTA, and ZiPS. The pitching stats (FIP) are the average of those same 4 projection systems. The defense for most of the players was a 3-year weighted UZR average...

Chien-Ming Wang just delivered the first pitch to Aaron Miles (a strike), and with that chance to win the Essential Games of Yankee Stadium DVD box set has come and gone. I am giving away 5 copies of the box set and there are 8 participants, so the odds of winning are pretty good. Here are the questions with everyone's guesses (please feel free to double check for errors):How...

Mike Lamb Lamb Fleece? Posted 7 minutes ago at MLB Fleece Factor According to the Boston Globe , Mike Lamb would be an ideal fit for the Sox to play the corners as a part-time player...

We already know how bizarre Cubs fans are. We talk about it more than we should, but it’s hard not to discuss it. I’d never come across A Cub Fan’s Obsession until this morning and, well, I kind of wish I never had. I blamed Wrigleyville23 earlier this week for coming across a terrible Cubs blog so I’ve decided to just blame him every time I find one....

Pre Game:Top First:The first pitch ever thrown at the New Yankee Stadium was a strike by Chien-Ming Wang to Aaron Miles. Miles picked up the base hit ever to the left field followed by another single. RBI Sac fly by Derreck Lee. 1-0 Cubs. Miles looked out at the plate but was called safe at home plate. Great throw by Gardner in center though. 2 fly outs, 3 outs. 12 pitches ( strikes...

The Twins sign Mike Lamb to a two year deal. His OBA has been well above his career average the last two seasons. Even if he falls off a bit, he should be a good replacement for Nick Punto....

I'm sitting down to watch the "opener." This kind of reminds me of a "soft open" that stores or casinos do before the official grand opening. A little way to make sure the kinks are worked out. At first, I wasn't thrilled when they announced an exhibition game at the new digs, but I've warmed up to the idea. It's really getting me excited for...

This might not be the best time for the Cubs to come to town. Chicago has won five straight in getting out to a 6-3 start, and a talented lineup led by Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez and Kosuke Fukudome is clicking on all cylinders. Worse, the Phillies--whose own offense ha...

Spring Training Game Thirty-Nine: Cubs (18-17-2) vs. Yankees (23-10-1) Game Time - 12:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Channel 176 Location - Yankee Stadium, The Bronx Rich Harden (0-0, 7.71/1.50) vs. A.J. Burnett (3-0, 3.72/1.29) Countdown to Opening Day...2 days. Lou Piniella's crew will complete the longest Spring Training in the history...

Paul Sullivan has been on a roll lately and his blog post today is of no different quality than the others we’ve discussed. For a few brief moments, it looked like Alfonso Soriano was going to move down in the lineup and be replaced by either Ryan Theriot, Aaron Miles, Mike Fontenot or, gulp, Kosuke Fukudome. That’s not exactly how I recall it, but it’s been...