RYAN DEMPSTER RUMORS

Is Ryan Dempster primed for a bounceback season for the Cubs?

Cubs 34 year old starter Ryan Dempster had a challenging 2011 season.  On the bright side he made 34 starts and topped 200 innings pitched for the third straight season.  Unfortunately, he allowed 211 hits and finished the season with a 10-14 record and 4.80 ERA.  Dempster’s 2011 strikeout rate  (8.5 per 9 innings) and walk rate (3.6 per 9 innings) remained consistent with...
Via Rant Sports  |  January 07, 2012

Cubs' Dempster to return next season

Chicago Cubs right-hander Ryan Dempster has elected to exercise his $14 million player option and return to the team in 2012. Dempster informed the team of his decision Saturday. Dempster, 34, was 10-14 last season with a 4.80 ERA in 34 starts and reached 200 innings pitched for a fourth straight year. He is 112-116 in his career, including 62-61 with the Cubs. He also has 87 saves...
Via AP on Fox  |  October 29, 2011

Cubs P Dempster exercises 2012 contract option

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster has exercised his $14-million contract option for the 2012 season.The 34-year-old righthander went 10-14 for the season with a 4.80 ERA and 191 strikeouts over 202 1/3 innings.He's expected to be a key piece of Chicago's rotation as the team undergoes a major front-office reshaping with the hiring of Theo Epstein as president of...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  October 29, 2011

Hill: Dempster a major force in Cubs' clubhouse

Wednesday is the Cubs' season finale, and it seems appropriate that Ryan Dempster will start. One of the more popular players in the Cubs' clubhouse, it could be Dempster's last start with the team.
Via mlb.com  |  September 27, 2011

Ryan Dempster undecided about his 2012 player option

Cubs starter, Ryan Dempster, who could become a free agent after 2011, has not thought about his player option for 2012 yet according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com. “I never even thought about that,” Dempster said. “I’m just trying to go out there and win a game tomorrow and let all those things handle themselves.” Dempster will start tomorrow against the Astros at Wrigley...
Via PRO Rumors  |  September 17, 2011

July 26 Game Recap: Down goes Dempster

The Brewers took a major step towards a championship season last night by FINALLY defeating their arch-enemy Ryan Dempster. Dempster has owned the Brewers since the day he signed with the Cubs and a win against him tells the Brewers "you know what? You can really do this thing! You can beat Dempster, you can beat anyone!" Or something. Here's how it all went down. ...
Via Miller Park Drunk  |  July 27, 2011

Dempster leads Cubs over Marlins, 2-1

Ryan Dempster pitched four-hit ball over eight scoreless innings, and the Chicago Cubs overcame another shaky performance by Carlos Marmol to beat Florida 2-1, snapping the Marlins' season-high, six-game winning streak on Friday. Dempster (7-6) struck out nine without a walk in his best outing of the season, and the Cubs won for the third time in nine games. The Cubs turned...
Via AP on Fox  |  July 15, 2011

Ryan Dempster Kindly Disagrees With Your Decision to Pull Him, Good Sir

Ryan Dempster is a competitor. Like any true pitcher, he aspires to finish games he starts and he is upset when he’s pulled from games before he feels he’s done. Naturally, when Cubs manager Mike Quade decided to lift him for a pinch hitter after just five innings of work Saturday, Dempster did not respond [...]
Via Larry Brown Sports  |  July 10, 2011
TALKING MAD SHIRT

Cubs mock the Curse of the Billy Goat

Cubs players wore “(EXPLEATIVE) THE GOAT!!!” T-shirts during their workout at historic Wrigley Field. They poked fun at the Curse of the Billy Goat. According to the legend, the curse was placed on the Cubs in 1945. That’s when Billy Goat Tavern owner Billy Sianis was asked to leave a World Series game against the Detroit Tigers at Wrigley because his pet goat...
Via IMAGE CPR  |  June 14, 2011

Cubs wear 'Goat' T-shirts to poke fun at the curse

After Ryan Dempster wore one at his postgame press conference Monday night, several other Cubs players donned "(Blank) the Goat" T-shirts during Tuesday's workout at Wrigley Field.
Via Chicago Breaking Sports  |  June 14, 2011
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