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Who is Dempster giving an hj to?  Who cares, this GIF is hilarious. [Luol's Dong] The Bulls split their 2 games this week, and it was not pretty. [Pippen Ain't Easy] That “billionaire” who wanted a piece of D-Wade was really just some viral marketing campaign...
>> notqualifiedtocomment.com/2009/04...
 

Cubs' Johnson likely out rest of year

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Free-agent outfielder may have played last game for Chicago Cubs PITTSBURGH -- Reed Johnson's fractured left foot has not healed completely and it's doubtful he will return this season.
>> www.chicagotribune.com/sports/...
 

Crystal Ballin'

I would expect the following to happen over the next few weeks:   1. NO LATER THAN THE 4TH BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING CONCLUSION OF WORLD SERIES: Clubs must decide whether to add any of their Rule 55 minor league free-agents to the 40-man roster. Probably the only Cubs...
>> www.thecubreporter.com/2009/11...
 

What’s Eating Reed Johnson?

Or should I say, What's Reed Johnson Eating? Following the lead of SoSG reader Mr LA Sports Fan, who said in yesterday's Game Thread (at 6:15p), "Is there a rat trying to enter [Reed] Johnson's chin?", we did a little bit of investigative reporting on...
>> socalsportshub.com/2009/05...
 

Cubs, Sox Lead MLB Disappointments

Saw this tweet from SI’s Jon Heyman and as much as I wanted to I could not disagree: The Cubs have dumped 8 straight and are having all kinds of trouble scoring runs. Lou Piniella is starting to unravel. He also batted Reed Johnson 5th and Soriano leadoff the other night. Do...
>> zonersports.com/?p=3656...
 

Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Tigers - 06/25/09

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Game Sixty-Nine: Cubs (34-34) vs. Tigers (40-31) Game Time - 12:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 176 Location - Comerica Park, Detroit Ted Lilly (7-4, 3.04/1.06) vs. Armando Galarraga (3-7, 5.62/1.64) Can the Cubs avoid going below the .500...
>> chicagocubsonline.com/archive...
 

Why (And How) The Cubs Should Trade For Curtis Granderson

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by Duane Burleson - AP In addition to a good bat, Curtis Granderson would give the Cubs plus defense in CF. View full size photo » I'm not sure I really have to convince anyone here of the premise of the...
>> www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/11...
 

Grabow and Fox File for Free Agency

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According to a report from Cubs.com, John Grabow was the last of the Cubs possible free agents to file for free agency on Monday. Grabow joined Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Kevin Gregg and Chad Fox as the five Cubs on the 2009 roster to file for free agency. The Cubs are expected...
>> chicagocubsonline.com/archive...
 

A Bone to Pick

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Time for a little rant. In this era of internet fast - rapid dissemination of information, we've expected our hard-hitting beat reporters to keep asking the tough questions. Yesterday,  Reed Johnson's foot injury disappointed me. The news was lightning fast. I got a...
>> www.thecubreporter.com/2009/07...
 

Reed Johnson to DL, Freel Called Up

According to frumpy hobbit Paul Sullivan, Reed Johnson is headed to the 15-day DL. The corresponding move is the callup of Ryan Freel from AAA Iowa. What does it mean? That a struggling offense is about to get even worse by adding the utterly hapless Kosuke Fukudome to the everyday...
>> www.anothercubsblog.net/index.p...
 

Cubs will add Fuld to roster to replace Johnson

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The Cubs will add outfielder Sam Fuld to the roster Friday, apparently satisfied the left-handed hitter can fill the role of the right-handed Reed Johnson .
>> www.chicagotribune.com/sports/...
 

Cubs' Johnson out at least a month

Breaks bone in foot while fouling off pitch Wednesday The Cubs received another jolt of bad news Wednesday when Reed Johnson broke a bone in his left foot as he fouled off a pitch in his first at-bat.
>> www.chicagotribune.com/sports/...
 

October Baseball Comes To Chicago: Cubs vs. Pirates Preview, Thursday 10/1, 7:05 CT

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More photos » by Paul Beaty - AP Write your own caption. (No contest today, just for fun.) Browse more photos » Not the kind of October baseball we wanted, of course, but here it is October and...
>> www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2009/10...
 

CCO Radio...Talkin' Cubs While Battlin' the 'Stros

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The CCO Radio returns following the 12-0 shutout of the Houston Astros ... and a dandy performance by Randy Wells. The Cubs are 10-3 since the break, won six of their last seven and are starting to put it together offensively. The Cubs did receive some bad news after a great day at...
>> chicagocubsonline.com/archive...
 

What a Guy!-er

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Brandon Guyer ripped a two-run home run over the LF fence in the 5th, made a spectacular run-saving diving catch in right-center in the 7th, and sliced a game-tying single to right with two outs in the top of the 9th, but the A's took advantage of a Ryan Flaherty error in the...
>> www.thecubreporter.com/2009/10...
 

Will Lilly's Surgery Affect the Cubs' Off-Season?

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Congratulations to the New York Yankees on their 27th World Series Championship. The 2009 season ended exactly one month after the Cubs campaign came to an end ... Warm up the oven, it's time for the Hot Stove Season. The 15-day free-agent filing period begins on Thursday ....
>> chicagocubsonline.com/archive...
 

High Scoring Losing Streak

I was driving my daughter home from the bus station this afternoon, listening to the Indians/Cubs game on my Storm, when Reed Johnson hit a home run in the fifth for the Cubs first run. At the time, it made the score 7-1 in favor of Cleveland, but the Cubs radio announcers were going [...]
>> baseballmusings.com/?p=3615...
 

PECOTA projects Cubs to win 96 games

Baseball Prospectus has updated their Depth Chart for the 2009 season based on the PECOTA projections. I’m pretty sure that’s subscription only so I’ll only say a few things. The Cubs are projected to finish the season at 96-66, 3 games ahead of the New York Mets...
>> www.anothercubsblog.net/index.p...
 

The GM Meetings Begin Today

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I had thought of something to write about these meetings and then realized I didn’t really care. Nothing will happen that wouldn’t have happened without the meetings. We’ll hear a few rumors over the next few days and read about how the GM Meetings lay the groundwork...
>> www.anothercubsblog.net/site/co...
 

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

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Game One Hundred Thirty-Eight: Cubs (70-67) vs. Pirates (54-83) Game Time - 11:35am C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - PNC Park, Pittsburgh Carlos Zambrano (7-6, 3.80/1.41) vs. Kevin Hart (4-5, 4.67/1.62) Hopefully the Cubs...
>> chicagocubsonline.com/archive...
 

Reed Johnson of Chicago Cubs might miss month

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Reed Johnson, who's been platooning in center field with Kosuke Fukudome, could be out for at a month after fracturing his left foot Wednesday.
>> sports.espn.go.com/chicago...
 

Cocktail Napkin Trading

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My how the sports writers love to speculate. They don't start a rumor mind you, they get an out of contest quote to make it seem like it's from a real source. We all know Captain Wrongway Phil Rogers loves to do this stuff in his Sunday 'mlb whispers' column. The...
>> www.thecubreporter.com/2009/09...
 

Cubs Potential Offseason Targets: Rajai Davis

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To view past articles in this series, you can always click on the 2010 Offseason Targets tag in the byline above. Let's give credit to Arizona Phil for this suggestion as he pointed out that Rajai Davis qualified for Super Two status and could be available if the A'...
>> www.thecubreporter.com/2009/10...
 

Fukudome could be out the door this winter

Lou's post-game comments last night on Fukudome: "From now on, I don't want to hear about Fukudome anymore as far as whether he's going to play or not," Piniella said when a reporter asked him about Fukudome's slump. "I'm going to play [Mike...
>> www.anothercubsblog.net/index.p...
 

Milton Bradley Wouldn’t Have Made That Catch

Reed Johnson made a filthy catch last night, saving a Grand Slam and possibly the game for the Cubbies.
>> notqualifiedtocomment.com/2009/04...
 
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