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All-Star Game Open Thread
July 14, 2009 by
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Ted Lilly should be available for an inning tonight....chat is open for those interested. Evan Longoria will sit out with an infected fingertip and Michael Young takes his spot in the lineup...Chone Figgins his roster spot.
* Ichiro Suzuki RF
Hanley Ramirez...
The Cubs All-Star History
July 14, 2009 by
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As much as I dread the current All-Star break, I was a fan once upon a time. Back before interleague play, having kids and cable television, the Midsummer Classic was a guilty pleasure to get a chance to see how our Cubbies did against the best of the best.
So part of the glacially...
The Dreaded All-Star Break
July 13, 2009 by
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I can't begin to explain how much I hate the All-Star break and it's three days of nothing I care about. That's even been stretched to four on occasion as they no longer mandatorily schedule a four-game set after the break. So we sit and twiddle our thumbs waiting for...
Sunday Night Chat
July 12, 2009 by
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Everyone's last chance to see some baseball for a few days, join the fun in Parachat.
*Shumaker 2B
*Fuld CF
*Rasmus CF
Theriot SS
Pujols 1B
Lee 1B
Ludwick RF
Ramirez 3B...
The Coste of Doing eBIS-ness?
July 10, 2009 by
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The Cubs announced today that they will be placing catcher Geovany Soto on the 15-day DL with an oblique strain, retroactive to last Wednesday. Soto suffered the injury taking batting practice before Wednesday's game at Wrigley Field.
It appears that Soto's injury...
The Coste of Doing Business?
July 10, 2009 by
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The Cubs placed catcher Geovany on the 15-day DL today with an oblique strain, retroactive to last Tuesday. Soto suffered the inujury taking batting prractice before Tuesday's game at Wrigley Field.
It appears that Soto's injury is worse than orginialy thought, and...
Cubs Send Down Hart and Waddell, Recall Stevens
July 10, 2009 by
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The Cubs have optioned RHP Kevin Hart and LHP Jason Waddell to Iowa, and have (apparently) recalled RHP Jeff Stevens. The Stevens move will not be made official until just prior to tomorrow's game, so something could conceivably happen in the meantime. to alter things.
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Cubs Projected Post-2009 Roster & 2010 Payroll
July 09, 2009 by
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This is (of course) very much subject to change, but as things stand right now, here are the projected roster and payroll for the Cubs circa post-season 2009 into Spring Training 2010.
The Cubs already have $118.325M committed to ten players for 2010, and if they offer...
How Fast is Reed Johnson?
July 09, 2009 by
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When you're a young guy, hair that grows in places other than your head is pretty important.
I was a freshman in football this one time when a guy named Paul Holland completely ran me over in a tackling drill.
One of the coaches screams at me, "SOUERS...
Bad News/Good News - Peter's Been Robbed/Paul's Been Paid
July 09, 2009 by
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Paul Sullivan had a piece in the Tribune on the Fourth of July that noted the heavy lifting being done in Chicago by players who started the season in Iowa. It got me to thinking...
Pending any roster impact that Geovany Soto's obliqueness might have, over half of the Cubs...
Sgt Hulka says: It Only Hurts When You Laugh
July 08, 2009 by
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"I'm gonna go out on a limb here. I'm gonna volunteer my leadership to this platoon. An army without leaders is like a foot without a big toe. And Sergeant Hulka isn't always gonna be here to be that big toe for us. I think that we owe a big round of applause...
Game 81 Recap: Cubs 1, Braves 2
July 07, 2009 by
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Good Duel, Bad Result
W - Vazquez (6-7)
L - Zambrano (4-4)
S - Soriano (9)
Box Score, Photos
Things to Take from This Game
1. Z does fine on short rest
Zambrano pitched an efficient six innings on three days rest, the only blemishes being a couple...
Ryan Dempster Breaks Big Toe; Hart Returns
July 07, 2009 by
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Ryan Dempster heads to the disabled list with a broken toe on his right foot and Carlos Zambrano will get the start tonight on three days rest. To fill the roster spot, Kevin Hart has been recalled from Iowa, just a day after being demoted, and will start tomorrow night versus the...
TCR Tuesday Notes
July 07, 2009 by
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I'll have to keep this brief...deadlines, deadlines, deadlines.
- Another solid outing by Randy Wells, albeit against another poor offensive team. Of his 10 starts, only 3 have been against offenses currently in the top half of runs scored for their league (Brewers, Dodgers...
These Are the Roster Moves You've Been Waiting For...
July 06, 2009 by
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Wittenmyer tweets that Sam Fuld and Kevin Hart have been optioned to Iowa and David Patton will go on the disabled list with a groin injury. The Cubs will carry 11 pitchers for the time being and Patton will certainly take the full rehab time before rejoining the team.
Cubs Sale Done Just in Time for Trade Deadline
July 06, 2009 by
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Of course, the headline is a bit of a misnomer, as the owners probably won't vote on it until August and a bankruptcy judge has to approve it as well. That being said, it appears the two sides have finally agreed for just a little less than $900M. Whether Ricketts can or will...
Independent Living
July 06, 2009 by
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The Cubs purchaeed the contract of RHP Austin Bibens-Dirkx from the Victoria Seals of the Golden Baseball League last week. Bibens-Dirkx is a former member of the Seattle Mariners organization (16th round pick in 2006 out of the University of Portland), who was released by the Mariners...
Independence Day Weekend Open Thread
July 03, 2009 by
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I'm taking the weekend off from TCR to spend some much needed time with the family, although I probably will be around parachat for some of the games. We did have a decent chat crowd last night for the opener which always makes it more fun.
....Neal Cotts had Tommy...
Cubs vs. Brewers to the DEATH!
July 02, 2009 by
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We have the big holiday weekend coming up and the big four-game series to go with it. The Milwaukee Brewers lead the NL Central by a game over the St. Louis Cardinals and 3.5 up on our Cubs. The Brewers are fourth in the NL in runs scored...the Cubs 15th. On the flip side, they are...
When They Pull Out a Knife, The Cubs Pull Out Jeff Baker
July 02, 2009 by
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The Cubs countered the Cardinals acquisition of Mark DeRosa with one of their own, acquiring 2B/3B Jeff Baker from the Colorado Rockies. It's like countering a handgun with a slingshot. Seemingly running out of players to put on the disabled list, Baker is already on it with...
Gimme the Sausages; Hold the Goose Eggs...
July 02, 2009 by
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The Iowa Cubs haven't scored since practically before Sam Fuld got married and that was over a week ago here in Des Moines. While Fuld's big league honeymoon continues his ex-mates have been one-upping the C-Cubs in offensive futility.
Last night the team dropped its...
Who Should Be the Cubs 2009 All-Star Game Representative?
July 01, 2009 by
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Let me preface this entire article with a big old, who cares? With the Cubs playing the way they are, the mercy All-Star that the Cubs will get is of little importance, but I needed an article idea for the day and it's a fun discussion. And dagnabit, baseball is suppose to be...
TCR Tuesday Notes
June 30, 2009 by
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Nothing too exciting last night, Rich Harden worked out of a lot of trouble his last three innings, but did strike out 9 in 7 innings without giving up a home run. Milton Bradley went 2/4 with an RBI, a ricochet short of going 3-4. Soto and Fox continues to hit as well and the Marmol...
It's Also a Kick in the Junk
June 29, 2009 by
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Our pal Tim Souers was inspired by Saturday's post and gave me this awesome graphic. And I don't really care to harp on the trade, but let me give you my final thoughts. The Cardinals got a good player and it should help them...a little. DeRosa was a 3.8 WAR (Wins Above...
Well Ain't That a Kick in the Pants
June 28, 2009 by
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The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired former Cub super-utility Greek God Mark DeRosa for RHP Chris Perez and a player to be named later.
I wonder how many standing ovations he'll get from the Wrigley faithful before they release they're cheering for the Cubs most bitter...
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