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‘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 [...]
Carlos Pena would be Adam Dunn-like for Chicago Cubs
December 8, 2010 by George Castle
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Carlos Pena or Adam LaRoche for the Chicago Cubs? These strongmen lefty-hitting first basemen seem the Cubs’ main options to fill the gaping hole at first base. The reports du jour claim the Cubs have targeted LaRoche, while Pena’s salary might be a bit strong for GM Jim Hendry to swallow. A comparison is [...]
Phil Rogers Has A Bad Idea For The Cubs & White Sox
November 22, 2010 by Luis M
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I’ll never understand why mainstream media blasts members of the blogosphere for pulling turds out of a toilet and calling it a good idea when they themselves are getting paid salary to do so. So, here we are with Phil Rogers’ grand plan for a swap of this great city’s baseball GMs in what could [...]
Cubs Interested In Gordon Beckham?
November 18, 2010 by Brett.Rosin
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There’s an article surfing around bleacher report, suggesting the Chicago Cubs can potentially trade for their cross town rivals 2nd basemen, Gordon Beckham. I’m having a hard time collecting my emotions right now…give me a couple minutes. Okay…I’m ready to proceed. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I mean really. Let’s just throw out…”The Chicago Cubs are [...]
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 I mean, Ted Lilly is gone, and he hasn’t been replaced by a veteran as of yet- the payroll is supposed to come down, so I’m very curious to see what the [...]
Ryno Declines Cubs Offer to Return- Is Now Out of the Organization
November 3, 2010 by Brett Rosin
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Ryne Sandberg has officially turned down the Cubs offer to return as manager to AAA, thus ending his career with the Cubs. This is a very sad day for a lot of Cub fans as they dreamt of a Ryno return to the North side, managing a Cubs team to a World Series title. I [...]