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Other Than That, Mrs. Lincoln ...
Talking about former Diamondbacks closer Byung-Hyun Kim, former Arizona manager and current Cubs broadcaster Bob Brenly said the following:"He was actually very good that whole series except for the home run balls he gave up.""That whole series" was the 2001 World...
Why Would You Ever Do This?
John Grabow's family had the distinct pleasure and good luck to meet a real live Cubs blogger who uses too many commas:
Which, fortunately, was where my seat, behind first base was located, and now you'll find out why I said "more about John Grabow below the fold"...
Get Your Andres Blanco Video Here
You can find the video of the best defensive play you'll see in a long time right here.
(Via ACB.)
Tuesday's Games - September 8
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh: After being handed their 82nd loss the assurance of a record 17th straight losing season, the Pirates must regroup against Ryan Dempster and the Cubs. Zach Duke pitches for the Pirates. Philadelphia at Washington: Philadelphia enters Washington on a four...
Bucs Make Nary a Whimper in Record Setting 82nd Loss
Outlined against a blue-gray September sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as Famine, Pestilence, Destruction, and Death. These are only aliases. Their real names are Poor Player Development, Weak Amateur Scouting, Lopsided Trades and Ill-Advised Free...
Monday's Games - September 7
Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh: After walking off on Sunday, the Pirates attempt a winning streak against Ted Lilly and the Cubs. Chicago has won six of eight against Pittsburgh this season. The Pirates currently sit at 81 losses for the season. Tampa Bay at New York Yankees: The Rays...
Morrissey Borrowing Rogers' Bad Idea Machine
Rick Morrissey, who has been writing more nonsense lately, packs a whole of slew of stereotypes and innuendo into one passage:In order to speed up the sale of the Cubs to the Ricketts family, Tribune Co. is considering having the Cubs file for bankruptcy. I think you see where I'...
Sunday's Games - September 6
Minnesota at Cleveland: Nick Blackburn has one victory since July 10. The Twins need him to get a second victory as they keep up the chase of Detroit.
New York Yankees at Toronto: Sergio Mitre is coming off his best start of the season. The Yankees will look for him to make it two...
DLee's Kids Should Ask For More
Well, if it's that easy:Lee returned to the lineup after missing the last two games for the birth of his first son, Dylan. Before he left Chicago, his daughter, Jada, asked him to hit a home run for her."I told her, 'Man, now I have to hit a home run for you and Dylan...
Saturday's Games - September 5
New York Yankees at Toronto: Roy Halladay ended the Yankees winning streak on Friday. Andy Pettitte looks to help the Yankees start another hot streak.
Chicago Cubs at New York Mets: Rich Harden is a much better road pitcher this season. He's 5-2 with a 2.02 ERA away from Wrigley...
Friday's Games - September 4
Florida at Washington: Florida has a two-game winning streak going while Washington has lost six straight. Sean West wants to give a much better effort than he did the last time the Marlins made the trip to DC.
Minnesota at Cleveland: The Twins are 11-4 in their last 15 games. They...
Thursday's Games - September 3
Cleveland at Detroit: Detroit attempts to sweep the Indians on Thursday. The Indians are also contemplating deactivating Grady Sizemore for him to go under the knife. It's almost football season, Indians fans!Milwaukee at St. Louis: Manny Parra is 6-2 in his last 8 starts. He also...
On The Bright Side ...
The Cubs bullpen has been very good lately, and they are just one game behind fourth place in the wild card.So there's that.
Milton Bradley Is Who We Thought He Was
I believe this is called regressing to the mean:
Milton Bradley
First Half: .243/.379/.381/.760
Second Half: .309/.428/.493/.920
Season: .269/.398/.425/.823
Career: .279/.373/.453/.827
In short, the Cubs are getting almost precisely the player they thought they were.
Just for fun...
Wednesday's Games - September 2
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati: The Pirates skid has hit six. "Ace" Zach Duke probably won't be able to help them here. At least they know Garrett Jones is still a monster. Cincy's Homer Bailey has allowed 1 run in his last 2 starts (15 innings).Chicago White Sox at Minnesota...
Yankees squander yet another deadline
The waiver deadline was at 11:59 last night, and the Yankees, once again, made no action to improve the team's pitching. I was stunned to wake up this morning only to find out Jon Garland and Jim Thome were acquired by the Dodgers, and Jose Contreras went to the Rockies.Many people...
Yankees squander yet another deadline
The waiver deadline was at 11:59 last night, and the Yankees, once again, made no action to improve the team's pitching. I was stunned to wake up this morning only to find out Jon Garland and Jim Thome were acquired by the Dodgers, and Jose Contreras went to the Rockies.Many people...
Hendry: Harden Was A Non Story
Jim Hendry has had enough of the chattiness around the waiver process, thank you very much:
"It was the biggest non-story of that big of magnitude," Hendry said. "We always run everyone through what we call 'trade waivers.' Everyone in Major League Baseball...
Tuesday's Games - September 1
Toronto at Texas: After a slugfest on Monday, the Jays and Rangers continue this series with a doubleheader. Cleveland at Detroit: Carlos Carrasco makes his long-awaited MLB debut. He'll just be doing it as a Cleveland Indian, not a Philadelphia Phillie. Indians fans have to hope...
Cards Fan Attempts To Put Thoughts Into Words
From the always elegant Cardinals Diaspora:
Following current trending patters gleaned from proprietary Cards Diaspora transitional margin algorithms, it looks like the Target estimate for clinching the NL Central divisional championship is September 19.
WV: What are "current...
Another Cubs Fail
Let's check in with that Magic Number scoreboard and see where the Cardinals are at heading into September...
Following current trending patters gleaned from proprietary Cards Diaspora transitional margin algorithms, it looks like the Target estimate for clinching the NL Central...
Monday's Games - August 31
Tampa Bay at Detroit: Detroit wants to springboard into September on a winning streak. Jim Leyland likes to go into September playing for something. The Tigers are doing that this season. The Rays need to end their seven-game road trip on a high note.Pittsburgh at Cincinnati: The Pirates...
Rich Harden Is Staying!
How do I know? Because Phil Rogers writes the following:It's not a done deal that Harden is going to the Twins, although it seems certain he's not coming back to the Cubs. Hendry has set a high asking price for the guy he acquired from Oakland a little more than 13 months ago...
BDD: Did Soriano make up for Defensive Miscues?
In my latest at BDD, I look at Alfonso Soriano's performance from Friday's game, and dig deeper to find out if he made up for defensive miscues like the AP box score proposes.Check it out:I was reading through the box scores in the Seattle Times this morning, and I ran across...
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