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Near the end of the first half, the Cubs were bitten by the injury bug once again. Geovany Soto and Ryan Dempster both went on the DL.
Dempster, who broke his toe on July 5, has been throwing on flat ground and doing cardio work while he waits for the inflammation to go down in his right big toe. Reports are pointing to Dempster returning possibly in late July.
Pinella gave some encouraging words when it came to Dempster. "Talking to Larry [Rothschild, pitching coach], he seemed to think the second [turn in the rotation] after the break is not out of ...
Coach Mac brought Solo to CU... but couldn't find many more like himSolomon Johnson '92Greg Abbruzzese's running mate for four seasons at Columbia was the speedy Solomon Johnson, who began wowing the crowds at Wien Stadium as a Lion Cub freshman in 1987.Johnson, or "Solo" as they called him, came to Columbia from East Orange, N.J., where he grew up the son of a football coach and starred at Montclair Kimberley Academy in football, lacrosse, basketball, and the school's jazz band.As a frosh, he led the '87 Lion Cubs to their first-ever 6-0 season, rushing for 836 yards in those ...
Filed:July 17th, 2009
Chicago Cubs Derrek Lee (Cubbie Nation/file)
The Washington Nationals can't pitch, can't field, and can't execute.
They delivered prime examples of all Thursday, and the Cubs took advantage to grab a 6-2 win in D.C.
Given the current disarray of that club, I'm looking forward to three more games just like it this weekend.
Let me put that aside for a moment, and talk about the Cubs other major news Thursday, the signing of ex-Blue Jay B.J. Ryan to a minor-league deal.
I've been thinking about this since Dave van Dyck first reported the potential signing last week. As someone who's followed the ...
The Nationals took the field in Washington Thursday night with a clean slate. Their only goal; have a better second half than first.
Defensive gaffs were one of the main ills of the first half for the Nationals. Whether it be Adam Dunn’s poor ball reading ability, Cristian Guzman’s disgustingly bad range, or Ryan Zimmerman’s mysterious throwing problems, errors took the Nats out of many games they couldn’t afford to lose.
Last night the problem continued as the Nationals had two errors and allowed three unearned runs last night en route to a 6-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
So much for a ...
This may sound crazy, but I firmly believe the Cubs are the team to beat in the second half. As injury-prone as they are, they are a force to be reckoned with.
They had a million and a half problems during the first half of the season. Some major problems included Milton Bradley's very poor first half, the injury bug that has affected many players, the slow start by the bullpen, Soriano's struggles, and so on.
But all of that is changing.
You're probably thinking, "Why does he think this? What possible reasoning could this crazy guy have?" You want to know? Check ...
On Thursday the Chicago Cubs announced that they had agreed to a minimal deal with former Orioles and Blue Jays closer BJ Ryan.
Ryan, a lefty, will report to Arizona to begin a moderate rehab assignment before coming to Wrigley Field in the bullpen soon.
With this announcement, the multi-million question becomes who the move impacts most. So let's look at some potentially shafted/upgraded players...
There are a lot of teams in Major League Baseball that looked around at the All Star Break and were pleasantly surprised by where they were in the standings. In fact, this year might shape up to be one of the more competitive second halves in recent memory.
The problem there is that, for many teams, being "in" a competitive division race is fool's gold, with very little positive that could come from hanging on to expensive, older players for a stretch run.
One of those teams that is in a tough situation is the Chicago Cubs. They're currently within smelling distance ...
As baseball fans, we have had the pleasure of being witness to some epic moments from the first half of the season.
There was Randy Johnson's milestone 300th win, players like Ian Kinsler and Orlando Hudson hitting for the cycle, and who could forget the no-hitter from Jonathan Sanchez.However, nothing has been more spectacular than the parade of moustaches that have grown and flourished during the 2009 season. Let’s take a moment to honour the very best in the moustached arts and take a look at some of the best staches from the first half.
Brian Tallet: Toronto Blue JaysThat’s not the ...
Possibly my favorite thing about baseball is development patterns.
In any other sport, players (barring injury) generally get better until their late 20s, have a peak of maybe four years, and then start getting worse.
In baseball, however, players' careers can have all sorts of twists and turns.
Rookie of the Year winners like Bob Hamelin, Ben Grieve, Angel Berroa, Scott Williamson, Todd Hollandsworth, and Bobby Crosby often never have another good season after their rookie campaign.
Some players are never considered good prospects and become All-Stars.
While fascinating stories like Rick Ankiel and Josh Hamilton get a ton of attention because the player is ...
Various media outlets have confirmed that the Chicago Cubs are interested in Toronto Blue Jays left-hander and former closer B.J. Ryan. Last week Ryan was placed on waivers by the Blue Jays and the Cubs will wait for him to clear waivers to pursue him.
Ryan has had a solid major-league career, in which he has complied an ERA of 3.37 and has 117 career saves. The reason for Ryan's major decline could likely be attributed to him having Tommy John surgery in 2007 but was very good for the Jays in 2008 with 32 saves and an ERA of 2.95.
This ...
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