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Cashner would enter new world of workouts as starter for Chicago Cubs
December 18, 2010 by George Castle
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Kerry Wood’s return to the Chicago Cubs opens up an entire new world for fellow hard-throwing Texan Andrew Cashner — and not just a potential shift into the rotation Wood’s bullpen presence will permit. Cashner will need a new, more rigorous routine to prepare for the endurance test of starting after logging 100 and 111 [...]
‘Kid K’ Kerry Wood, grown up, now the unquestioned grizzled leader of Chicago Cubs
December 17, 2010 by George Castle
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“I just pitch,” said the reluctant Chicago Cubs leader back in the day. That always was Kerry Wood’s mantra, similar to Greg Maddux’s, whenever you tried to drag him into deeper issues, such as Sammy Sosa (no, Woody did not mash the boombox all by himself) or what it takes for the Cubs to finally [...]
If All Else Fails: Chicago Cubs Should Take Hard Look at Erik Bedard
November 13, 2010 by Brett.Rosin
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I keep saying it. The Chicago Cubs need starting pitching. I have no idea where they’re going to end up looking for it, but if this team is relying on someone like Randy Wells…the Cubs are going to have some trouble next year. Sure- I love Chris Archer. I think he’s going to be a [...]
Chicago Cubs Starting Pitching Outlook for 2011
November 8, 2010 by Brett.Rosin
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You can never have enough starting pitching. This is a very curious position for me to analyze for the Chicago Cubs in 2011. I mean, Ted Lilly is gone, and he hasn’t been replaced by a veteran as of yet- the payroll is supposed to come down, so I’m very curious to see what the [...]