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What it takes to be a Cubs Fan...Part II
April 16, 2009 by
Towel Drills
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Posted by Lionel on April 16, 2009.If you read Arthur's post from March 9, you will discover how he became a Cubs fan. Not being born or raised in the greater Chicagoland region, I have been asked the same question: How did you become a Cubs fan? My story begins with a single...
Cubs 2nd Half - The Lump has Shown Up
July 21, 2008 by
The BearDown
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All of you Cubbie fans out there know what I'm talking about. The lump that comes into the back of your throat when you start to worry about the season at hand getting away.....Here's the thing. The lump came late in those seasons because leading up to it they were in a battle...
Valuating Stephen Strasburg
June 17, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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Over the past couple of weeks, a recurring question on radio and elsewhere posed to me has centered around the first overall pick in this year’s MLB First-Year Player Draft, Stephen Strasburg. The pitcher that has been deemed by some as a "once in a lifetime" pitching prospect...
Bullshit!
March 27, 2009 by
Another Cubs Blog
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Back in December Will Carroll claimed that Carlos Zambrano couldn’t raise his right arm as high as his left arm after his no-hitter in Milwaukee. I decided to go back and watch the video and take some screen caps just to check. After all, Zambrano did throw a no-hitter, but...
Nationals offer record deal to Strasburg
August 16, 2009 by
Washington Times
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CINCINNATI | With the Washington Nationals' window to sign No. 1 pick Stephen Strasburg inside of 48 hours, things are heating up right on schedule. The team said it made Strasburg a record-breaking offer for a draft pick, surpassing the $10.5 million deal the Chicago Cubs gave...
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January 18, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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''His arm action's good; he's throwing free and easy...He's not close to throwing off a mound yet. There's some issues
there, no question.''
No, not a reprint of a 2005 article or 2004 article or 2006 article, but rather Larry Rotschild talking...
What is the definition of an Ace?
August 11, 2006 by
Capitol Punishment
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I love this line in regards to the question, is Ramon Ortiz (Nationals) an ace?
"Well, I guess in one sense, but that's taking relativism to an absurd degree."
Ortiz is 9-9 with a 4.6 ERA on the year, but is 3-0 in his last four starts with a 3.96 ERA. With Livan...
Take a risk on Prior ?
October 21, 2008 by
Mets Fever
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The Padres took the risk and never got even one regular season pitch from him. But he's such a talented pitcher that organizations just keep wanting to give him a chance. Despite only pitching nine games in 2006 and missing all of 2007 there were at least 10 teams who showed interest...
The Deadline For Signing Draft Picks
June 10, 2009 by
MLB Rumors
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As day two of the draft rolls along and teams continue to select, the countdown begins. Teams have until August 17th to sign their picks. Here are the details behind the deadline:
The deadline is typically 11:59pm on August 15th.
As Jon Heyman and John Manuel pointed...
Federal Baseball Talks Stephen Strasburg With Sports Illustrated Writer Lee Jenkins.
June 10, 2009 by
Federal Baseball
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More photos »
by Lenny Ignelzi - AP
about 21 hours ago:
FILE - In this April 3, 2009, file photo, San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws during a game in San Diego. The Washington Nationals selected Strasburg...
The Red Sox and Chien-Ming Wang
18 days ago by
The iYankees Blog
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From Pete Abraham (Boston Globe):
Some injured and/or rehabbing starters the Sox could look at as starter depth: Ben Sheets, Mark Prior, Chien-Ming Wang (once the Yankees non-tender him), Erik Bedard and Mark Mulder.
As we witnessed last winter, with John Smoltz, Rocco Baldelli, and...
The Secretive Nature of the Industry
March 08, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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Gordon Wittenmyer in his Sunday Sun-Times article extolled the virtues of Cub trainer, Mark O'Neal. It's a really nice piece explaining how valuable an athletic trainer can be to the ballclub. Beyond the obvious treating of injured athletes, the job involves organizing effective...
Mets Mailbag: Will Mike Pelfrey Breakdown?
January 29, 2009 by
Mets Merized Online
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Does Scott Boras Really Have Stephen Strasburg's Best Interests in Mind?
August 16, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Scott Boras is looking out for Stephen Strasburg’s velcro wallet. Who’s looking out for Stephen Strasburg?
Mark Prior, the second overall choice in 2001, signed what is considered the standard against which all other contracts for first-round picks are to be compared....
Touch ‘Em All: Pressure Squarely on Yankees Now
October 23, 2009 by
Souvenir City
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Angels 7 – Yankees 6: We told you we had seen this before. In the exact same way, too. See the 2003 Chicago Cubs. Having gone up 3-1, they lost what looked like a meaningless game in Florida and headed back to Chicago with Mark Prior and Kerry Wood set to go with two chances [...]
Of Rainouts, Stephen Strasburg And Scott Boras
August 16, 2009 by
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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More photos »
by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP
Pirates Jesse Chavez and Delwyn Young amuse themselves during the rain delay.
Browse more photos »
Really, Cubs management has to get a lot better at managing...
Is Rich Harden the Next Mark Prior? Giambi Coming Back!!!
July 18, 2007 by
The Fantasy Baseball Guy
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Their paths seem similar, both come up as promising young stars, and both now have faced a tremendous amount of adversity. Rich Harden and Mark Prior promising young stars, but are always injured. Giambi could be coming back by August.
Cubs 101 - Pt. 64 - 2005 & 2006 - The Most Aggrevating Show on Earth
September 15, 2009 by
Goat Riders of the Apocalypse
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It's July 21st, 2006. The Washington Nationals are hosting the Cubs, with Chicago's former Franchise Mark Prior on the mound. It's the 4th inning of another brutal game -- the Nationals had rattled off 4 runs in the first 2 innings. Finally, though, Prior...
DeMarco: History shows Strasburg’s no lock
DeMarco: As hype about Stephen Strasburg rages wildly, it's good to remember the name of Ben McDonald. He was Strasburg 20 years before Strasburg; Mark Prior 12 years before Mark Prior.
Echos of Long Toss and Towel Drills Past
February 15, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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Rich Harden was all the news yesterday even though there was nothing new going on. Harden was newsworthy because he's starting the spring camp with long toss rather than work off the mound like the other pitchers. He's been on an off-season strengthening program for an achey...
Strasburg, Nats finally agree to contract
August 18, 2009 by
Washington Times
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After a summer's worth of waiting, a week of activity and a final few days of frantic negotiations, the Washington Nationals have their ace. The team agreed to terms with No. 1 pick Stephen Strasburg on a contract a little more than a minute before the Monday night deadline,...
TCR Friday Notes
January 30, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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- Colin Wyers, whom writes at GROTA and Statiscially Speaking, begins a series at the Hardball Times looking at the??berstat systems like Win Shares, WARP and WAR.
-? The Hardball Times also looks at hitters with an affinity at swinging at first pitch fastballs - Gathright...
Nationals have edge in Strasburg dealing
Now we'll see if the Nationals can call Scott Boras' bluff. The Stephen Strasburg sweepstakes are a one-team competition - the Nats have until Aug. 17 to sign the No. 1 pick, and all signs point to Strasburg receiving a payday closer to Mark Prior's record of...
Ace Pitching Floods Upper Midwest
July 09, 2008 by
Bugs & Cranks
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After seeing Doug Melvin 90 miles to the north acquire CC (sans punctuation) Sabathia, Big Jim Hendry pulled out his own move acquiring hard-throwing but injury prone Mark Prior Rich Harden.
With Strasburg, It May Be the Years, More Than Money, That is the Focus
August 16, 2009 by
Biz of Baseball
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NOTE: Follow Maury Brown and The Biz of Baseball on Twitter leading up to the signing deadline on the 17th
Tick, tick, tick… by midnight on Monday, the Washington Nationals will have either gotten San Diego State pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg under contract,...
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