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Quick Cubs Hits
September 23, 2008 by
Cub Reporter
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- Sean Marshall will start Tuesday and Rich Harden will start Thursday. Letting Marshall start Tuesday means he'll likely get the start for the likely season finale on Sunday as well. Lou also said he won't be lightening any workloads for Harden or Zambrano this series. Pushing...
Mid-Season Cubs Minor League Rankings 11-20
August 15, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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I know this is about a month late and three weeks or so after #1-10, but as I said, I had to move last month. I also put all my notes in a spiral notebook that I just unpacked this week. So better late than never.
I like some of the players on this list, especially players 11...
Back to School
September 22, 2008 by
Cub Reporter
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Brandon Guyer slammed a two-run homer and had three hits, and six?pitchers combined to throw a three-hitter, as the?Cubs defeated the?A's 6-2 in AZ Instructional League Opening Day action at the Papago Sports Complex in Phoenix this afternoon.
The Cubs got on the...
Cubs Option Four...Re-Assign Five Players in Latest Round of Roster Moves
March 17, 2009 by
Chicago Cubs Online
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The Cubs trimmed their Spring Roster on Tuesday from 54 players to 45 players according to a report from Cubs.com. The Cubs optioned Mitch Atkins, Justin Berg and Jeff Stevens to Triple-A Iowa and optioned Marcos Mateo to Double-A Tennessee.
The Cubs also assigned five non-roster...
07/12/2008 Cubs Minor League Performances
July 13, 2008 by
Another Cubs Blog
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Albuquerque @ Iowa, W, 6-10
Tenn @ West Tenn, L, 2-10
Clearwater @ Daytona, W, 1-5
West Mich @ Peoria, W, 0-2
Eugene @ Boise, L, 10-6
AZL Angels @ AZL Cubs, W, 5-6
DSL Cubs1 @ DSL White Sox1, L, 1-3
DSL Blue Jays1 @ DSL Cubs2, W, 2-3
Performances:
Felix Pie: 3/6,...
Minor League Report 06/20/08
June 23, 2008 by
Another Cubs Blog
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AAA
New Orleans (38-38) 12 @ Iowa (43-32) 8
Hitters:
Felix Pie: 1/4, 2B, R, 2 RBI, BB, K
Jason DuBois: 2/4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K
Josh Kroeger: 2/5, 2B, HR, R, 2 RBI
Pitchers:
Rich Hill: 0.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, 0-1 GO-FO, 45-23 P-K, E (pickoff), I'm convinced...
Hopefully Starlin Castro is not Dominican for "Bobby Hill"
October 21, 2009 by
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
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It appears the Cubs Propaganda Machine is firing its opening salvos in its carpet bombing campaign to sell us loyal faithful Cub fans on shortstop prospect Starlin Castro.
Those of us who remember the lean years after Sammy Sosa saved baseball, can remember how the Chicago media,...
Fleita Afoot
January 03, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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The weekly radio baseball gabfest known as "Talking Baseball" (ESPN AM 1000, Chicago) hosted by Bruce Levine (and frequently Chet Coppock, in the role of sidekick) is a nice source of Cub information. Of course you have to wade through lengthy questions that often take...
Will the Royals Dance With the Cubs?
The Royals made another move today, this time sending Ramon Ramirez to Boston for Coco Crisp. Coincidentally, Crisp was a subject of Cub-related rumors prior to the acquisitions of Jim Edmonds and Reed Johnson last year. As noted by MLB.com, this opens up another bullpen spot and provides KC ...
Cubs Minor League Wrap--August 10
August 11, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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More photos »
by David Zalubowski - AP
Esmalin Caridad has been waiting for the Cubs to call him up to the majors all season.
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Boy, I'm glad I didn't hang around for...
Cubs Winter Ball Update
Winter baseball is in full swing in this part of the world. The Puerto Rican league got underway, joining the Dominican, Venezuelan and Mexican leagues in Latin America. Both the Arizona Fall League and Hawaii Winter Baseball are still playing, so we're at peak activity. As the Winter moves ...
Cubs NRI
Today was a day of minor-league signings and invitations to Spring Training. So far, the Cubs have invited the following non-roster players to the big league camp: Darwin Barney (SS) Andres Blanco (INF) Eduardo Campusano (LHP) Esmailin Caridad (RHP) Andrew Cashner (RHP) Wellington...
The Shark Struggles...Sox Even the Score - Cubs 6 White Sox 7
March 05, 2009 by
Chicago Cubs Online
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Game Nine - Cubs (ss) 6 White Sox (ss) 7
WP - Aaron Poreda (1-0) LP - David Patton (0-1) Save - NoneA combined 13 runs on 27 hits with three home runs....just another night in Las Vegas. The Cubs lost their second game of the day in the bottom of the 9th after a 1-out infield single by former ...
We Now Return to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming
February 10, 2009 by
Another Cubs Blog
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Bruce Miles publishes a semi-truncated list of new faces at spring training:
Paul Bako (remember him?)
Mark Johnson (veteran catcher; ex-Sox)
Steve Clevenger (one of farm director Tim Wilken’s early picks; Cubs gotta find a spot for him)
Aaron Miles
Darwin Barney (2007 pick...
Cashner Hurt and Sale News
March 07, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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Just a few quick hits worth mentioning...
- First round pick Andrew Cashner, who was cut yesterday, has a strained oblique.
- Bud says talks are still ongoing on the sale betweeen Ricketts and the Tribune. It doesn't sound too optimistic that it will get done by Opening...
Cubs Invite 21 to Camp; Sign Michael Wuertz
January 20, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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The Cubs signed Michael Wuertz for $1.1M today, thus avoiding any ghastly arbitration cases with any of their players. Not including auto-renewals - which Arizona Phil on the right sidebar estimates at around $3.5M total -? the Cubs payroll for 2009 is at $134.1M, so they still have...
Spring '09 - Game Two Preview (updated)
The Cubs face the Brewers in Mesa at 2pm CT. Sean Marshall gets the first couple innings against Yovani Gallardo. Available for work after Marshall are Neal Cotts, Chad Fox, Chad Gaudin, Angel Guzman, Kevin Hart, Carlos Marmol and Mike Stanton (source). Lou will probably put out some regulars ...
Miracle still waiting
September 05, 2008 by
Thoughts on Goal
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Palm Beach 5 at Daytona 4W: S. Garceau (1-0, 2.70); L: M. Mateo (0-1, 2.45); SV: P. Parise (1)HR: None. The come-back Cubs fell one short at Jackie Robinson Stadium, as the Palm Beach Cardinals forced game three of the Eastern Division finals.Antonio DeJesus singled to lead off the...
Daytona defeats Miracle, 7-3 to capture FSL title
September 10, 2008 by
Thoughts on Goal
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Fort Myers 3 at Daytona 7W: A. Cashner (1-0, 0.00); L: A. Burnett (1-1, 3.38)HR: FTM: J. Woodard (1). DAY: J. Adduci (1), Y. Carter (1).The Daytona Cubs were bound and determined not to wait one more day for a Florida State League Championship. As a result, they wasted little...
Cubs score late to take early lead in series
September 07, 2008 by
Thoughts on Goal
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Daytona 5 at Fort Myers 1W: J. Latham (1-0, 0.00); L: C. Gutierrez (0-1, 13.50)HR: FTM: R. Tosoni (2).Matt Fox pitched an absolutely incredible game for six innings, scattering 3 hits and a pair of walks and striking out an astounding 10 batters. But unfortunately, the bullpen...
Cubs put Miracle in 2-0 hole in best-of-five series
September 08, 2008 by
Thoughts on Goal
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Daytona 9 at Fort Myers 1W: J. Jackson (1-0, 0.00); L: C. Devries (1-1, 4.22)HR: DAY: B. Lalli (1).The Daytona Cubs wasted no time sending the Fort Myers Miracle packing, taking five runs off Cole Devries in the 3rd inning in route to a 9-1 win, and a 2-0 game lead, in the best of...
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