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Cubs 2012 Opening Game Thread

Here it is, Opening Day 2012, where optimism reigns...until you see Jeff Baker starting at 1B. Nationals Cubs Desmond, SS *DeJesus, RF #Espinosa, 2B Barney, 2B Zimmerman, 3B Castro, SS *LaRoche, 1B Soriano, LF Werth, RF *Stewart, 3B DeRosa, LF Baker, 1B *Bernadina, CF Byrd, CF Ramos, C Soto, C Strasburg, P Dempster, P Bryan LaHair is out today, but claims...
Via Cub Reporter  |  April 05, 2012
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Daily Facepalm 4.2.2 – Almost there edition

Was there a Cubs game yesterday? Hola amigos. It's been a long time since I rapped at ya. The Cubs pounded the Angels yesterday 8-1. Jared Weaver shut the Cubs down for five innning and fell apart in the sixth. Jeff Baker and Reed Johnson treated him like a lefty, hitting a monster HR off [...]
Via Obstructed View  |  April 02, 2012
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Projecting the 2012 Cubs: Backups

We've already published the projections for some of the backups along the way. Jeff Baker's was posted with the infield backups and the two possible back-up catchers were published in another article. Without commentary, the others are below. Projection Name PA H HR BB SO avg obp slg wOBA Guru Blake DeWitt 351 82 5 26 55 .256 .313 .376 .305 ZiPS Blake DeWitt 430 100...
Via Obstructed View  |  March 26, 2012
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