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Pittsburgh Pirates Top 50 Prospects: 7 - Starling Marte

To cap off the end of the 2009 season, I'm going to be counting down my list of the top 50 prospects in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system. I'll be counting down one prospect per day, with an extensive recap on each player, until I reach number one. Check out the previous installments...
>> www.buccofans.com/2009/11...
 

Cubs Lineup: Is it broke? Why fix it?

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Again, not feeling wordy, so let me quickly brighten up your Saturday with an idea for a line-up for 2010. I'll let you fill in the hatred/love in the comment section. Against RHP: 1) Milton Bradley, RF (yes, we should keep him) 2) Ryan Theriot, SS 3) Derrek Lee, 1B 4) Aramis...
>> www.goatriders.org/node/40...
 

Baseball America’s Top 10 Cubs Prospects

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Baseball America has released their Cubs top 10 prospects and Jim Callis will have a chat about it at 1 pm if you’re interested. The Top 10 are: 1. Starlin Castro, ss 2. Brett Jackson, of 3. Josh Vitters, 3b 4. Andrew Cashner, rhp 5. Jay Jackson, rhp 6. Hak-Ju Lee...
>> www.anothercubsblog.net/site/co...
 

Bill James 2010 Projections for Cubs

Fangraphs is once again going to list the projections on their player pages from a variety of sources, Bill James, CHONE, Marcel....maybe more. Bill James projections are up first and here's how the Cubs ranked by wOBA and their 2009 wOBA (explanation of wOBA here). I'll...
>> www.thecubreporter.com/2009/11...
 

Know Your Prospects: 3B, Chicago Cubs, Josh Vitters

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After the 2011 season, the Chicago Cubs will have to make a choice: keep third baseman Aramis Ramirez and purchase his club option for $16 million, or let him hit the market and buy the remainder of the contract for $2 million...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Tom Ricketts Mistakenly Believes His Cubs Can Win 2010 World Series

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It's understandable for consumers to be happy about and test out their new purchases: Porsche drivers would want to take a spin in a new ride, new homeowners have dinner parties, and kids with new toys play with them until their parents snap. But there's a fine line between...
>> www.sportingnews.com/blog/th...
 

Bad News: Bradley Could Be Back in Blue in 2010

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This is the worst news I have heard in a long time as a Cubs fan.  Yes, worse then Aramis Ramirez out with an injury or when D-Lee got hurt a couple years ago.  Milton Bradley could be back as a Cub in 2010...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Offseason Outlook: Chicago Cubs

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Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Cubs.  Their likely 2010 commitments: C - Geovany Soto - $575KC - Koyie Hill - $475K+1B - Derrek Lee - $13MM2B - Jeff Baker - $415K+SS - Ryan Theriot - $500K+3B - Aramis Ramirez - $15.75MMIF - Aaron Miles - $2.7MMIF - Andres Blanco...
>> www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/10...
 

A-Rod on why Cub fans are idiots

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Sometimes Cub fans embarrass me.  Actually this is pretty typical -- if you are a Cub fan, no matter how idiotic you may act, sooner or later you'll encounter some other Cub fan who makes your face burn an embarrassing shade of red, leaving you to apologize to the non-Cub...
>> www.goatriders.org/node/39...
 

Cubs WAR and 2010

I really hesitated to do this post, because I simply don’t know what I’m talking about. But I figure what the hell else are we gonna talk about until spring. According to THT’s Pwins, the Cubs were an 84 win club in 2009. Listed here are some Cub players WAR for 2009, (with...
>> www.anothercubsblog.net/index.p...
 

Cubs WAR and 2010

I really hesitated to do this post, because I simply don’t know what I’m talking about. But I figure what the hell else are we gonna talk about until spring. According to THT’s Pwins, the Cubs were an 84 win club in 2009. Listed here are some Cub players WAR for 2009, (with...
>> www.anothercubsblog.net/index.p...
 

Cubs 101 - Pt. 74 - Cubs 102

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So, what does the immediate future hold for us? The long delayed sale appears to be finally imminent.  We are fortunate that this time, the buyer is motivated out of love for the Cubs and a desire to see them do well, rather than a source of cheap programming, then later, a profitable...
>> www.goatriders.org/cubs-10...
 

Some Thoughts For 2010: Cubs vs. Diamondbacks Preview, Friday 10/2, 1:20 CT

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The bleachers during Thursday night's rain delay, about 9:15 pm. (BCB photo by David Sameshima) View full size photo uploaded October 2, 2009 We have, at times this season, debated whether the Cubs should have traded...
>> www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/10...
 

Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Diamondbacks - 10/02/09

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Game One Hundred Sixty: Cubs (82-76) vs. Diamondbacks (68-91) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Tom Gorzelanny (7-2, 4.70/1.23) vs. Billy Buckner (3-6, 6.59/1.59) Weather permitting ... the...
>> chicagocubsonline.com/archive...
 

Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Pirates - 10/01/09

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Game One Hundred Fifty-Nine: Cubs (82-76) vs. Pirates (61-97) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Jeff Samardzija (1-3, 7.53/1.76) vs. Paul Maholm (8-9, 4.44/1.44) Weather permitting...
>> chicagocubsonline.com/archive...
 

Gamecast: September 30th vs. Pirates

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Game 1: Charlie Morton (4-9, 5.01 ERA) vs. Ted Lilly (12-8, 3.02 ERA) Game 2: Jeff Karstens (3-5, 5.45 ERA) vs. Carlos Zambrano (9-6, 3.69 ERA) Story LinesLittle did I know that Kevin Gregg has been shut down for the year. Wow, that is some exciting news for a team that clinched...
>> www.goatriders.org/09-30-0...
 

Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Pirates - 09/30/09

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Game One Hundred Fifty-Seven: Cubs (82-74) vs. Pirates (59-97) Game Time - 1:00pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ted Lilly (12-8, 3.02/1.06) vs. Charlie Morton (4-9, 5.01/1.53) Somewhere Ernie Banks is smiling...
>> chicagocubsonline.com/archive...
 

Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kevin Gregg done for the season, third baseman Aramis Ramirez to rest

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Cubs manager Lou Piniella says Kevin Gregg is done for the year.
>> sports.espn.go.com/chicago...
 

If Pirates' Ownership Isn't Pocketing The Cash, Where Is It Going?

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The Pittsburgh Pirates has been your favorite team's favorite team for the past few years. Mainly because your favorite team has gotten budding new talent from the Pirates for next to nothing. Just look at some of the highway robbery that the Pirates were involved in. The...
>> www.ngngsports.com/2009/09...
 

If Pirates’ Ownership Isn’t Pocketing The Cash, Where Is It Going?

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The Pittsburgh Pirates has been your favorite team's favorite team for the past few years. Mainly because your favorite team has gotten budding new talent from the Pirates for next to nothing. Just look at some of the highway robbery that the Pirates were involved in. The Cubs...
>> sportsblognet.com/2009/09...
 

Ten Lessons Jim Hendry Needs To Learn From The 2009 Season

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More photos » by Kathy Willens - AP Example of a player Jim Hendry should not sign to an overpriced, multiyear contract. Browse more photos » I suppose this post could have waited till next week...
>> www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/9/...
 

The Final Countdown: The season's 5 most disappointing teams

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As the 2009 season draws to a close, we look back with a few numbered lists that are chock full of vitamins and oh-so-easy to digest. Today we count the teams that provided much different material for the end-of-the-year video than expected. 1. Chicago Cubs You think the 2004 Cubs...
>> sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blo...
 

Requiem For A Season: Cubs Lose Road Finale 5-1 To Giants

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More photos » by George Nikitin - AP Jeff Baker is 6-2, 210. Pablo Sandoval makes him look... tiny. Browse more photos » Throughout this September, with the Cubs desperately clinging to hope of...
>> www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/9/...
 

Game Recap Double Shot: Cubs 6, Giants 2; Giants 5, Cubs 1

Today's "Box Score Highlights" are brought to you by Boston Logan International Airport. Or is it from? I don't understand prepositions. In no particular order: -Esmailin Caridad pitched two innings last night to bring his major league ERA down to 1.65 for the season...
>> www.goatriders.org/09-26-0...
 

Cubs 101 - Pt. 70 - 0 and 6: a Tale of Two Post Seasons

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The Playoff Cubs -- it could've been the team's nickname after Chicago made consecutive post season trips for the first time in 100 years.  But while one of the two occurred with no expectations, the other was one of the bitterest disappointments since the Bartman Incident...
>> www.goatriders.org/cubs-10...
 
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