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Morning Notes: Capps, Price, Cubs
Even after a tough 2009 campaign, the Pirates believe that Matt Capps will be their closer in 2010.Over at the Rays Party, Ricky looks at David Price's small adjustment to his pitching mechanics.In a mailbag, Cubs beat reporter Carrie Muskat says that a leadoff hitter is number...
Tuesday's Games - September 29
Florida at Atlanta: Atlanta keeps rolling. The Braves' winning streak is at seven. They'll face a test in Josh Johnson. Johnson is 1-1 with a 4.26 ERA against the Braves this season.Chicago White Sox at Cleveland: The Sox have won two straight and Cleveland's Justin Masterson...
Rich Harden is done with the Cubs
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Rich Harden has seemingly pitched his last game for the Cubs. The free agent to be was skipped in his last start because of fatigue. That fatigue is due to heavy pitch counts in short starts during September. Now, he'll miss his last start of the season...
The Production You Want, the Attitude You Don't
Oh, Milton. You just keep getting harder and harder to root for (and own in fantasy leagues). Milton will not be playing for the rest of the year, and is likely to be dealt this offseason.With two more years left on his deal, the Cubs still owe him $21 million. With that kind of money...
The Trib Can't Get Anything Right
It turns out you can't trust anything in the Chicago Tribune - not even the team-by-team game schedules.
Here is the schedule grid on the Trib site as of 11 a.m. Chicago time (since corrected):
MLB seems to think the Cubs will be playing through the weekend. Be a shame if Paul...
Bye-Bye Rich Harden?
As the Cubs apparently seem ready to say so long to Rich Harden, the question remains: Will they offer him arbitration?
Seems like a no-brainer. The worst-case scenario is they pay Harden around $10 million or $12 million for one year and he gets hurt. The best-case scenario is they...
Peavy For Zambrano? Rogers Says Could Be
It's Phil Rogers, so it's clearly not going to happen. But here's his latest "whisper": Jake Peavy for Carlos Zambrano.He cites "baseball people," which in Phil Rogers' world may be his Aaron Rowand bobblehead and the mannequin he dug out from behind...
Sunday's Games - September 27
Baltimore at Cleveland: Baltimore is one loss away from a double digit losing streak. Going into Sunday's series finale with the Indians, the O's 'pen is one of the worst in baseball. Chris Tillman has his work cut out for him. Boston at New York Yankees: The Yankees are...
Cubs Point Of Fact
With today's win, the 2009 Cubs have a better winning percentage (.526) than the 2007 Cubs (.525).Everyone seemed to like the 2007 Cubs.
Why Would Anyone Talk To Paul Sullivan?
Paul Sullivan continues to demonstrate his assholish bona fides with this lead:SAN FRANCISCO -- The market for troublemaking outfielders on the suspended list with expensive contracts may be better than originally anticipated.You're lovely, Paul. Oh, and the contract isn't...
Saturday's Games - September 26
Atlanta at Washington: Atlanta is 8-2 with a four-game winning streak. The Braves look to keep the Wild Card in sight against Washington on Saturday.Seattle at Toronto: Roy Halladay threw a complete game shutout of Seattle last night. If David Purcey can do half as well on Saturday...
The Cubs Are Just A Train Wreck
They can't even celebrate properly:
While celebrating a come-from-behind, ninth-inning win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday, the Chicago Cubs couldn't avoid yet another "Cubby Occurrence."
First baseman Derrek Lee scored the game-tying run ahead of Jeff...
Morrissey Demands Better Apology
Shock of shocks: Rick Morrissey doesn't seem to accept Milton Bradley's apology.
Then again, Rick Morrissey should apologize to us all for subjecting the public to crappy sportswriting.
The Neverending Saga Continues
The sale of the Chicago Cubs nears completion (allegedly):
WILMINGTON, Del. -- A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware has approved the Tribune Co.'s sale of the Chicago Cubs.
The judge on Thursday authorized Tribune to enter into transactions to sell the team to the family of...
One Cub Quietly Having A Great Season
Funny story; I was checking just how many major leaguers this year have a higher slugging percentage than Orioles' back-up shortstop Robert Andino's OPS (.556) - there are 11 of the them by the way - and saw that one of them is Derrek Lee. The Cubbies first-baseman is slugging...
Rockies Place Final Nail in Giants' Coffin, Schedule Threatens to Drive It Home
The San Francisco Giants' 2009 season might've cleared the point of
no return the minute Ian Stewart's two-run bomb cleared the
right-center field fence at AT&T Park. Although the game against
the Colorado Rockies still had some life in it after Stewart's
sixth...
Thursday's Games - September 17
Kansas City at Detroit: Detroit ended Kansas City's five-game winning streak against them on Wednesday. For the series finale, Zack Greinke and Edwin Jackson face off in Thursday's marquee match up. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs: This series comes to a close with a Wrigley Field...
Your 2010 SF Giants: It's Almost All About the Money, Baby
In the middle of their September 2009 battle for the National League Wild Card title, the San Francisco Giants have little time to ponder next season. But that unsolicited opportunity could come quickly in the next several weeks as the Giants arm wrestle Colorado and the Dodgers...
Paul Sullivan Continues His Anti-Z Jihad
A day after Paul Sullivan made it clear he doesn't have time to talk to people at Wrigley Field, he implicitly criticizes Carlos Zambrano for not wanting to talk to people at Wrigley Field:
Afterward, Zambrano was in no mood to discuss a Tribune report that the Cubs plan to ask...
Wednesday's Games - September 16
Cleveland at Minnesota: The Indians send out their best pitcher for this game. Cliff Lee? No, they traded him. CC Sabathia? Long gone. We're talking Aaron Laffey, folks. His counterpart, Nick Blackburn has only one win against Cleveland in four starts this season.Florida at St...
Hey, Stoney, Have You Seen Alex Rios Play?
Steve Stone is a bitter old man who is blindly angry at his former employer because he believes he - and only he - can do every job in the organization better than anyone else.
We've seen this in his obsessive Tweeting about Milton Bradley (detailed here and here).
Bradley has...
New Rule: Only Talk To Paul In 'Proper' Venue
From the inimitable Paul Sullivan mailbag - and this one is a doozy:
Q. I was at Wrigley with my daughter for second and third games of the Nats series. So I got to see Bradley engage in what Lou Piniella calls "Muppet talk" after his big homer. Then the next day before...
Tuesday's Games - September 15
New York Mets at Atlanta: The Braves look to ride the momentum of their four-game winning streak as they head home to face the Mets. Tommy Hanson will attempt to help the Braves, who are 8-10 in their last 18 home games. Kansas City at Detroit: The Royals and AL Player of the Week...
Cubs Are Still Playing Baseball, Apparently
The Cubs continue to excel against not very good teams. Plus, they're just half a game out of fourth in the wild card.
Notes from the Mag: Figgins, Cubs, Orioles, White Sox
Some notes from Tim Kurkjian, in the latest issue of ESPN the Magazine:It's hard to imagine the Angels allowing Chone Figgins to sign elsewhere this offseason.One of the reasons the Cubs are struggling is the lack of leadership, a void left empty after Kerry Wood and Mark DeRosa...
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