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According to a report from the Boston Globe, the Cubs are one of three teams lined up to sign Orlando Hudson. The Cubs, along with the White Sox and Dodgers are interested in signing the second baseman according to Nick Cafardo.Back in October, Gordon Wittenmyer told Dave Kaplan on Sports Central that he thought Hudson could be the starting second baseman on Opening Day for the Cubs. Wittenmyer called it a ...
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February 08, 2009
I said this several times over the winter, if the Mets truly wanted Orlando Hudson on this team they would sign him to play left field. Hudson is the same age and in the same situation as Alfonzo Soriano when he made the move to left. Hudson wants to be a Met and is willing to work with the ...
Via Cub Reporter
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February 08, 2009
Jake Peavy's not a Cub yet and now it appears Ricketts is keeping the Cubs from signing Orlando Hudson.
It's amazing that a player of this caliber remains unsigned, but lining
up are the Cubs, White Sox, and Dodgers. A few Cubs organizational
people really want Hudson, but the impending transfer of ownership from
the Chicago Tribune to Tom Ricketts may hinder...
Via Another Cubs Blog
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February 07, 2009
Phil Rogers is just not a good writer for someone who gets paid to write. He’s also doesn’t know much about baseball for someone who is paid to write about baseball. He knows little about the Cubs for someone is paid to write about the Cubs. The man just ain’t smart. He publishes a “whispers” column each week and they’re usually quite bizarre, but today’s is even...
Via SPORTS by BROOKS
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February 08, 2009
Joe Torre?s been taking plenty of heat for his tell all ?The Yankee Years?, and his role in other books, for that matter, but one of the things that came out of his inevitable media slobbing to tout the tome was a rather noble gesture, and one that, to the best of our knowledge, hasn?t [...]
Via Another Cubs Blog
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February 09, 2009
The latest participant in the sportswriter hand-wringing is the Sun Times’ Neil Hayes. In a column in today’s online issue, he expounds on the A-Rod revelations with all the craft, style, and logic one should expect from a sportswriter. Which is none. To wit:
As much as we may want baseball’s steroid scandals to end they never will. The story never will die, not with Barry...
Via Another Cubs Blog
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February 08, 2009
Today?s example comes from Rob over on GROTA. Pay particular attention to the URL: Arod we hate you. Yes, seriously, I am not making that up. You an see it yourself.
Freakin? A-Rod and his five-year-old piss.
He isn?t a Cub - thank God, because there were a few times he could have possibly ended up here.
There were a couple times? And oh yeah, it?s definitely good that...
Via The Scores Report
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February 09, 2009
The Dallas Morning News is reporting that the Rangers have signed outfielder Andruw Jones to a minor league
An official announcement is expected soon, general manager Jon Daniels said. Jones will make $500,000 if he makes the big-league roster and can earn another $1 million in ...
Via Memories Of Kevin Malone
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February 08, 2009
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Via Cubs f/x
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February 08, 2009
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Via The Nest
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February 09, 2009
Laker Fan for Life asked: I love all these bandwagoners. 99% of Tampa fans are. Last year you ****** and wouldn’t fill 1/2 the stadium, now you’re in the playoffs and you show up to sell out the stadium. Red Sox fans leaving the game early. Those aren’t true fans. But relating to Boston, Celtic ...
Via Chicago Cubs Online
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February 09, 2009
Holden Kushner has been with XM Radio, Channel 175 since 2005 first hosting MLB Live Weekend. Since, Holden has hosted such shows as Baseball This Morning, The Show and of late, Inside Pitch. Holden recently took time from his shows on XM Radio to answer a few questions about the Cubs off-season ...
Via Mets Merized Online
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February 10, 2009
I know with this post I'm not going to be very popular with our readers. I was adamant this whole off-season of unloading Luis Castillo and signing Orlando Hudson. After last season I didn't want Luis Castillo anywhere near this team and was hoping against hope that the Mets would trade him or outright release him. Having said that I have come to accept the fact that Luis...
Via foulballs.net
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February 09, 2009
The first chapter in the true story of how and why college teammates Ryan Theriot and Mike Fontenot ended up in Chicago playing for the Cubs.
Via MLB Rumors
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February 09, 2009
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Via Jorge Says No
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February 09, 2009
For some reason, the Cardinals released second baseman Adam Kennedy even though he had another year on his contract. Kennedy has been a bust thus far for the Cardinals, but he was still viewed as the Cardinals second baseman entering the 2009 season. Releasing Kennedy this late in the off season ...
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