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Despite their early-season struggles, the Chicago Cubs have plenty of reasons not to be afraid just yet. From the revamped minor league system, to a smarter Jim Hendry, to the twenty-fifth man on the roster (and the fortieth in September), the Cubs organization and their ever-loyal fans have no reason to worry about the 2010 season.Begin Slideshow
Don’t expect the Cubs (6-10) to have an easy go of it facing the Milwaukee Brewers (8-7) this time around. The Cubs opened up their home schedule by taking two of three from the Brewers back on April 12-15—their lone series win to date—but Milwaukee and Chicago are two teams heading in opposite directions. The Brewers piled on 20 runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday and outscored the Buccos 36-1 in a three-game sweep. The Cubs, meanwhile, haven’t scored 36 runs in their past eight games combined. Cubs’ starting pitching has shined the past eight times ...
To preface my thoughts on this subject, it should be clear that "might" is a key word in this discussion. Moving Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen might work.
The truth of the matter is that the Cubs are in a very difficult situation.
Yes, you could very easily say that they've put themselves in this very difficult situation, but that is completely irrelevant to the issue at hand.
To start things out, let's just take a look at what the Cubs had to take into consideration.
Ted Lilly, who has been a consistently effective starter for the Cubs since joining the team in ...
In the 2010 season, the Chicago Cubs rotation has been as dependable as a Toyota— especially since the recent move by Lou Piniella of Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen, and complete domination by recently acquired starter Carlos Silva.
Silva— who on Wednesday threw six complete innings, giving up only two hits and one earned run to go with his four strikeouts - has two wins in his three starts, after only winning five games in 34 starts for the Seattle Mariners in two years.
Is this cause for excitement for staggering Cubs fans?
Not quite.
With Seattle, Silva struggled to command pitches and sported ...
To quote one of my favorite episodes from Seinfeld:
"He's reliable. He's considerate. He's like your exact opposite." "So he's Bizarro Jerry." "Bizarro Jerry?" "Yeah, like Bizarro Superman, Superman's exact opposite, who lives in the backwards Bizarro world. Up is down, down is up, he says hello when he leaves, goodbye when he arrives." "Shouldn't he say badbye? Isn't that the opposite of goodbye?" "No, it's still goodbye." "Does he live underwater?" "No." "Is he black?"
Let’s face it. No one is looking to the Chicago Cubs organization as a blueprint of what it takes to be a successful MLB ...
One of the beautiful things about fantasy baseball is that it opens up the Major League Baseball landscape for even the most die-hard fan. No matter how deep your love is for the diamond, you're not going to know who Mike Aviles is unless you live in Kansas City or you manage a make-believe roster.
There's simply no reason and not enough occasion for an external fanatic to familiarize him or herself with a 29-year-old Kansas City Royal prospect who had one brilliant stretch in the Big Leagues.
Of course, the fantasy game demands you always stay abreast of the shortstop position ...
Please tell me this is April Fools Day.
Look, the Cubs have done a lot of dumb things in their history, but moving Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen may be the craziest thing they have done since the "College of Coaches."
For those of you not up to date on Cubs history, the College of Coaches was the brainchild (or brain-dead decision) of then-owner P.K. Wrigley back in 1961, and consisted of rotating eight coaches as managers.
This did not turn out well. Without firm and consistent leadership, chaos reigned in the Cubs' dugout and this became the laughingstock of major league baseball.
Likewise, ...
I am in the midst of packing for my trip to Las Vegas, so I will keep this post short and sweet. What on earth are the Chicago Cubs doing?
The Cubs made headlines yesterday afternoon when they announced that they were putting RHP and Opening Day starter Carlos Zambrano in the bullpen.
I know the Cubs’ bullpen is struggling right now, but really?
“You look at these box scores every day around baseball and these games, especially in the National League, they’re won in the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth innings,” said Lou Piniella, in his fourth season as the Cubs’ manager. “There ...
Listed below are points and counterpoints debating whether the Cubs demoting Carlos Zambrano is a good idea.
Point: Yes, all you have to do is watch him pitch and realize that you can't give Carlos 200 innings pitched this year. Counterpoint: No, Zambrano is making a cool $17.875 million and should be starting. P: Lou Piniella is on record saying that this isn't a "panic move," but it seems to be permanent. CP: Yes, I don't understand it and don't believe it either. P: What is not to understand? He has not pitched well this season. ...
Earlier in the day I wrote about former Yankee pitchers Edwar Ramirez and Chad Gaudin getting their rings yesterday and I wrote that the Yankees really haven’t let everyone know when they’ll be getting their rings.
I certainly wasn’t foreshadowing anything, but earlier today Xavier Nady got a nice surprise when the Yankees general manager Brian Cashman showed up at Citi Field before the Cubs, Nady’s current team, took on the Mets and gave him him his ring.
Here is more from the AP :
Cubs outfielder Xavier Nady received his 2009 World Series ring on Wednesday when Yankees ...
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