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Brewers Hit the Panic Button
August 12, 2009 by
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The Brewers can feel their playoff chances dwindling away to nothing, which is why today they DFA’d Bill Hall, sent J.J. Hardy to the minors and canned pitching coach Bill Castro.
That’s not just pushing the panic button – that’s hammering it with your fist...
Great Harden Performance Wasted
August 12, 2009 by
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Rich Harden was perfect for 5 1/3 innings against the Phillies – no mean feat, considering the hitters that squad trots up to the plate.
Harden blinked in the sixth though, walking Carlos Ruiz, then serving up a two-run homer to Jimmy Rollins. Harden would finally leave after...
Things to Do in Denver When Your Playoffs Hopes Are Dying
August 11, 2009 by
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The four-game Colorado series did not end well.
The Cubs finished off the set by following up an 11-5 loss with a second consecutive 11-5 loss. The games were similar for more than just their scores. Both began with starters getting rocked; both featured plenty of squandered Cubs...
Cubs Will Get First Crack at Pedro
August 10, 2009 by
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Pedro Martinez will make his return to the hill Wednesday night at Wrigley Field against the Cubs, the Phillies have announced. Philadelphia has made room in the rotation by shifting aged former Cub Jamie Moyer to the bullpen.
Well, I’m not sure what to think of this. We...
Lou Blows His Top, Cubs Still Lose
August 10, 2009 by
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To hear some in the media tell it, managerial meltdowns are supposed to equal wins. That wasn’t the case for the Cubs on Sunday however. Lou Piniella had a good old fashioned eruption after a blown call at second, and instead of being spurred to victory, the Cubs fizzled...
Shoulder Soreness Fells Aramis Ramirez
August 09, 2009 by
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It wouldn’t be a normal day in Cubdom without an “Uh-Oh” moment. Saturday’s was a doozy: Five innings in to the second game of the Rockies series, Aramis Ramirez had to remove himself with soreness in his shoulder. Yes, the same shoulder he separated earlier...
Bullpen Slams Door on Colorado
August 09, 2009 by
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Carlos Marmol and Kevin Gregg have come in for their share of criticism this season, but there was nothing to get down about in their dominating performances Saturday night against the Rockies.
Marmol entered in the bottom of the 8th with the Cubs up 6-5. Brad Hawpe, Chris Ianetta...
Carlos Zambrano Going to the DL
August 08, 2009 by
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ESPNChicago.com is reporting that Carlos Zambrano will go on the 15 day DL after being scratched from Friday night’s start with back stiffness.
Z reportedly flew back to Chicago from Denver to undergo tests. Jeff Stevens is expected to be called up to replace him on the roster...
Z Scratched, Cubs Beaten
August 08, 2009 by
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Cubs fans got a nice surprise about five minutes before the start of Friday night’s series-opener at Colorado: News came down that Carlos Zambrano had been scratched from his start with lower back stiffness, and Sean Marshall was taking the hill in his place.
I don’t...
Geovany Soto Returns
August 07, 2009 by
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Geovany Soto has been activated from the DL, and Micah Hoffpauir has been sent to the minors to make room for him. Haven’t seen the line-up for tonight’s Rockies game yet, so don’t know if Soto will get the start. I assume Lou wants to get him in there as fast...
Cubs Shut Down by Justin Lehr, Whoever That is
August 06, 2009 by
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Justin Lehr’s first major league appearance was in 2004 with the A’s, then he spent ‘05 and ‘06 with Milwaukee, not exactly distinguishing himself in a relief role. His big league career would then go on hiatus for a couple of seasons before he resurfaced...
Clearly, Being a Vegetarian Doesn’t Make You Less of a Punk
August 05, 2009 by
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Prince Fielder is in the news today for an incident that almost took place Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, right after the Brewers got done being destroyed 17-4 by L.A.
The almost-incident saw Fielder, enraged over being beaned by a Guillermo Mota pitch in the 9th inning with the...
Tom Gorzelanny, Where Have You Been My Whole Life?
August 05, 2009 by
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A pretty good line for a guy’s debut game with his new team: 7 1/3 innings, 3 hits, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K.
The guy of course is Tom Gorzelanny, the other lefty in the John Grabow trade. He made his first start as a Cub Tuesday night against the Reds, and as indicated above, [...]
In Marmol We (Barely) Trust
August 04, 2009 by
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Carlos Marmol is 1-for-1 as interim closer in place of the tired-armed (and recently blasted, both on the field and off) Kevin Gregg.
Since this is Carlos Marmol, the appearance was chock full of drama. Carlos, who entered Monday night against the Reds with the Cubs leading by 3...
Kevin Gregg Update: He’s Still the Closer, But…
August 03, 2009 by
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Lou Piniella assured us that Kevin Gregg is still the Cubs‘ closer, despite back-to-back blown saves, including one where he surrendered homers on consecutive pitches to lose the game.
I’m sure Lou wasn’t lying when he said that. However, Rotoinfo just informed...
Kevin Gregg is Still Lou’s Man…for Now
August 03, 2009 by
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Two straight blown saves are not enough to convince Lou Piniella that a change is needed at closer for the Cubs. So, for the time being, Kevin Gregg will remain the man in the 9th.
Of course, remember that, for a long time, Piniella refused to publicly consider jerking Alfonso Soriano...
Cubs Left Shell Shocked by Spectacular Kevin Gregg Blown Save
August 03, 2009 by
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A one-run lead going into the bottom of the ninth never feels that safe, especially with a guy like Kevin Gregg taking the mound. But, you hope that if your guy is going to blow the game, he will at least make the other team work for it.
No walks. No hit batters. No wild pitches [...]
Those Hotel Beds Will Get You Every Time
August 02, 2009 by
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Lots of wacky crap went down Saturday night for the Cubs, including Alfonso Soriano and Jeff Baker being switched back and forth between second and third to protect Soriano, who had to play the infield because Lou Piniella ran out of bench players, from having a ball hit to him.
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Lou Piniella: No New Lefty Bat, No Problem
August 01, 2009 by
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The Cubs solved their lefty pitcher issues by acquiring John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny at the deadline, but failed to address their need for another left-handed hitter to balance out the line-up.
Lou Piniella acknowledges the effort Jim Hendry made to get the trade done, and says he...
Mark Prior May be Done
August 01, 2009 by
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Almost everyone already sort of knew that Mark Prior was done as a major league pitcher, and now apparently the last hold-outs, the San Diego Padres, have come to grips with this fact as well.
“Hearing the Padres will release RHP Mark Prior from his Minor League contract, possibly...
Grabow and Gorzelanny…and Kevin Hart Gone
July 31, 2009 by
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There was no doubt the Cubs needed another lefty in the pen, and clearly they didn’t think B.J. Ryan was the answer (he’s only been hitting 87 on the radar gun in his minor league rehab appearances). Hence the move to acquire John Grabow from the Pirates. Somewhat surprisingly...
Hang On a Little Longer Koyie Hill, Help’s on the Way
July 30, 2009 by
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News to make Koyie Hill’s knees sigh with relief: The Chicago Tribune says Geovany Soto, out since July 7 with a strained oblique, will start a rehab assignment this weekend and could be back in the Cubs‘ line-up by next week.
As indicated already, this is great news...
More Boring Trade Rumors: Teahen, Hermida, Bradley to Platoon
July 30, 2009 by
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In case you weren’t fired up enough about the Cubs going after John Grabow or Joe Beimel at the trade deadline, here are some more names to get you properly excited:
Jeremy Hermida and Mark Teahen.
Yes, Jeremy Hermida – again. The Cubs‘ eternal quest for a left...
12 Runs, 3 Homers and 1 Broken Foot
July 30, 2009 by
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Wednesday afternoon’s game against the Astros was one of the more satisfying in a long time for the Cubs. That’s how it usually is when you get up 6-0 on a team in the first inning then go on to thump them 12-0, hitting three homers in the process, and basically looking...
Ronny Cedeno is Back in the NL Central
July 29, 2009 by
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Today the Seattle Mariners shipped a package of major and minor league players, including former Cubs shortstop Ronny Cedeno, to the Pirates for Jack Wilson and Ian Snell. Yes kids, it’s true – Ronny Cedeno is back in the division. We look forward to seeing him back...
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