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Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (63-77) v 84 Wins (71-67)
September 11, 2009 by
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I don’t really care about the Reds, so I’m going to talk about St. Louis and the Cubs ‘exciting’ pennant race instead. Chris Jaffe made a depressing observation the other day. Following a post-ASB surge into (essentially) a tie for first place with the Cardinals...
Out Of The Ivy Prepares For 2010
September 09, 2009 by
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Vlad begins his look toward 2010 with a look at the Cubs catchers. He’s also looked at 1st base already so get over there and check it out.
Wasn’t Bob Brenly A Catcher?
September 09, 2009 by
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Ryan Theriot was knocked down by a high and inside pitch in last night’s Cubs/Pirates game. It was the typical up and in pitch. It wasn’t really that close to hitting Theriot, but when you see a pitch coming anywhere near your head you tend to get out of the way as...
Rodney Suspended For Throwing Game Ball To Fans
September 09, 2009 by
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This is ridiculous.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Detroit Tigers closer Fernando Rodney has been suspended for three games and fined for throwing a ball toward the stands following a game last week.
Did he throw it with the intention of hitting somebody (anybody)?
The penalty, announced...
WV23 Wonders If Rosenbloom Is A Liar Or If He’s Just Stupid; ACB Does Not
September 09, 2009 by
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WV23:
As late as August 5, the Cubs were in first place - meaning Bradley’s solid May and especially June and July undoubtedly contrbuted.
And August? A reasonable interpretation would be that Bradley was one of the few contributors on a team that quickly went into a funk...
It’s been more than a month…
September 09, 2009 by
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since the Cubs made up a game on the Cardinals. Crazy.
A little bit ago, I checked today’s scoreboard and noticed:
1) the Cubs beat the eminently beatable Pirates
2) the Cards trailed in the ninth inning against Milwaukee.
This was news, you see, because the Cubs haven...
What The Hell Happened with Ryan Dempster?
September 08, 2009 by
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I figured this was as good a title as any for us to use when we take a look at how the Cubs have performed in the 2009 season. i used it first with Soriano, but will continue using it. I’ve begun these now because a lot of what happens the rest of the way is meaningless....
Cubs @ Pirates Meaningless Game Thread
September 08, 2009 by
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We’re famous!
Posnanski Remembers Andres Blanco As A Kid
September 08, 2009 by
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Andres Blanco was signed out of Venezuela by the Kansas City Royals. Joe Posnanski had the privilege of seeing him play as a very young kid. After seeing Blanco’s ridiculously good play the other day, he remembers seeing him in the Dominican as a teenager.
And that day...
Fontenot & Baker > DeRosa
September 07, 2009 by
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Mark DeRosa WAR: 1.7 (493 PA)
Mike Fontenot WAR (vs RHP): 0.5 (322 PA)
Jeff Baker WAR with Cubs: 1.3 WAR (129 PA)
In fewer PA, the Baker and Fontenot have been better than DeRosa if Fontenot only faced righties this year, which he should only be doing. In other words, a straight...
Cubs interested in Chone Figgins?
September 07, 2009 by
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Gordon Whittenmeyer says they might be.
NEW YORK—White Sox general manager Ken Williams got the last big name on the Cubs’ wish list, Jake Peavy, but if the Cubs get a little spending money this winter from new ownership, he’s going to have a lot harder time doing...
Series Preview Futility (68-67) vs Sustained Futility (54-81)
September 06, 2009 by
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Yuck. At least this road trip is showing Cubs fans how things could be worse - the Mets have been inflicted by the 10 plagues this year, and the Pirates are on the verge of setting a MLB record with their 17th straight losing season. Watch your rearview mirror though, Pirates. Here...
What The Hell Happened with Alfonso Soriano
September 06, 2009 by
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I wish I could take as good a look at Soriano as shawn did not long ago, but I don’t have the database to do such a thing. I’m also more interested in how he performed in April compared to the rest of the season. Soriano got off to a really good start this year. Through...
Middle Infield Free Agents
September 06, 2009 by
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Mike Fontenot has proven this year that he’s only a back-up/defensive replacement. Aaron Miles isn’t good at baseball and hopefully the Cubs will eat his salary next year and let him go. Jeff Baker has been hitting the ball really well since joining the Cubs. With the...
An Overdue Apology
September 05, 2009 by
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A couple years ago someone associated with this blog in some way called my wife at work. I quickly blamed TheHawk since the caller was complaining about many of the things he did on his site. I should not have done so when I did as I realized very soon that I didn’t know...
Iowa Blocks 2 Field Goals In A Row and Beats The Powerhouse UNI Panthers
September 05, 2009 by
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Soriano Set For Surgery, Is Tougher Than You
September 04, 2009 by
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So we finally have the truth of it from the man himself. Alfonso Soriano is a ******* hardass.
“Lou said it’s not good to play on one leg,” said Soriano, who had cortisone shot in the knee Sunday. “I was 80 percent, but now I’m down to 50 or 60 percent...
Soriano Shut Down
September 04, 2009 by
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Alfonso Soriano is out indefinitely with his sore knee. It’s something that should have landed him on the DL early in the season, but he insisted playing through it when Aramis Ramirez was injured as well. It wasn’t a good decision, but it’s the kind of decision...
Things That Make You Go Hmmmm…
September 04, 2009 by
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Milton Bradley since ASB (175 PA): .301/.416/.476, 35 K, 25 BB, 6 HR, 16 RBI
Alfonso Soriano since ASB (150 PA): .261/.313/.449, 36 K, 11 BB, 6 HR, 22 RBI
Jake Fox since ASB (106 PA): .263/.311/.505, 24 K, 6 BB, 6 HR, 24 RBI
Ryan Theriot since ASB (197 PA): .268/.309/.318, 29...
The Scrap Heap
September 04, 2009 by
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Wittenmeyer says the Cubs should hang on to Soriano, and there’s some interesting stuff in there about exactly how Soriano came to have such a huge contract.
WV 23 has an excellent takedown of the most gawd awful piece of sportswriting this side of anything Mike Downey ever...
Series Preview - Chicago Cubs (67-65) at New York Presbyterian Hospital (60-74)
September 03, 2009 by
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These two series with the Mets certainly looked a lot bigger when the schedule was released than they do now. The Mets DO have David Wright back, but they’re still missing Reyes, Delgado, and their best player, Carlos Beltran. Something tells me Wright is defying Jeff Francoeur...
Why We Hate Cubs Fans
September 03, 2009 by
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Someone sent this to me in an email and it from a Cubs blog. It confirms what many of us have been saying around for quite some time now.
Back to Bradley for a minute, he has become the first Cub in my adult life who angers me when he succeeds. More than any fan I know, I’...
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