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Aramis Ramirez has already stated that he will not waive his no trade clause should the Cubs attempt to move him this season. But as Derek Lee taught Cubs fans last year, you never know what’s going to happen. The former Cubs first baseman originally said that he would veto all trades out of Chicago, but eventually accepted a trade to the Braves after rejecting two other deals. Obviously, Ramirez and Lee are very different. Ramirez doesn't seem to be the type of player who is passionate about winning a World Series. He may really be fine with finishing out ...
The Chicago Cubs haven't had a true leadoff hitter since 2006, when pesky Juan Pierre manned the one-spot. The 2011 Cubs have struggled in many ways, but one of the main causes of their slip toward the NL Central cellar is the lack of a playmaker like Pierre at the top of the order. If all had gone according to plan, the job would have gone to kid-talent Corey Patterson, who would be hitting .320, stealing 30-40 bags a year, and leading the North-siders to division championships year after year. As we all know, things rarely go as planned—especially in baseball.Patterson turned ...
Ryne Sandberg did not rule out someday returning to the Cubs organization when interviewed by the ESPN 1000’s Waddle and Silvy Show on Wednesday morning. “I just want to do this at the major league level, so wherever that opportunity would come I would listen," Sandberg said. The Hall of Fame second baseman spent four years in the Cubs' minor league system as a manager before interviewing for the Cubs' major league managerial position over the offseason. “I had my fingers crossed last year," he said. "I feel like I’m doing what I need to do for an opportunity. So ...
The 2011 Chicago Cubs are revitalizing old Cub ways, those of ineptitude and fans only going to Wrigley Field to be there, more as a tourist attraction than a ballpark. More and more members of the younger generation of Cubs fans (myself, 20, included) are now seeing the truth in Steve Goodman's "A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request."It's only mid-July, and yet the prospect of a .500 season might take a miracle. The roster is filled with guys that either have no place on an MLB roster, are overpaid, or have the last names of Wood, Marshall, Barney, Castro, and ...
Alfonso Soriano leads a group of Chicago Cubs who all could potentially be traded before this year's trade deadline.At this point, Cubs GM Jim Hendry would do just about anything to part with a number of horrific contracts that continue to limit the financial freedom of second-year owner Tom Ricketts.After winning the National League's Central Division in 2007 and 2008, the Cubs are on track to miss the postseason for the third consecutive year—mostly due to their inability to make any significant roster upgrades to keep pace with St. Louis and Milwaukee.Unless Hendry is able to locate teams willing to ...
Maybe Tom Ricketts deserves a reintroduction, because he's nothing like the owner that Cubs fans expected. Things looked rosy in October of 2009, when Thomas S. Ricketts and his family took over majority ownership of Chicago’s north side baseball team. After years of the Tribune Company maximizing profits first and focusing on baseball second, finally the Cubs had an owner who was passionate about winning. Ricketts was a fan, just like the millions around the world who had suffered through year after year of disappointment. He met his wife in the Wrigley Field bleachers. What more could Cubs fans ask for? ...
Ryan Dempster was Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade's biggest supporter last season, openly lobbying for Quade to get the interim tag removed from his title. But perhaps he's second-guessing himself now. The WGN cameras caught Dempster and Quade in a heated argument after Quade informed the Cubs starter that he was being lifted for a pinch-hitter after the fifth inning. The ironic part is that this was one of Quade's better moves all year. Dempster was obviously laboring, having allowed three runs, seven hits and three walks in five innings of work. While he had only thrown 87 pitches, he ...
Should the Chicago Cubs start looking to next year? Unfortunately, yes.The Cubbies are sitting at a terrible 36-53, and they are currently 11.5 games back of the St. Louis Cardinals. Mike Quade has tried a variety of lineups. Nothing is working. The unfortunate truth is evident: the Cubs are simply not a good baseball team.The Northsiders have more than 70 games left in 2011, but those might as well not happen. The Cubs need to start looking toward next year, and I have compiled five reasons as to why this season is over.Begin Slideshow
The 2011 MLB All-Star Game rosters are set. For the third straight seasons the Cubs are left with just one player—shortstop Starlin Castro—representing the team this season.Throughout the season, the Cubs have had some fantastic players who have been regulars at the Midsummer Classic. Going as far back as catcher Gabby Hartnett, to someone as recent as slugger Sammy Sosa the team has made its mark on the game.So here is a look at the all-time Cubs All-Star team, with a breakdown of everyone who has been honored at each position, and specifically who has the most All-Star nods at ...
Carlos Pena looks like he's 30 again. He's only 33, but still. Pena’s two run homer Wednesday night gave him a team leading 18 for the season. Thirty five HR and 90 RBI are a realistic possibility for the first-year Cub. Stats you would expect out of a player making $10 million. It only makes sense for the Cubs to trade Pena before this season’s trade deadline. The team is going nowhere this year, and Pena’s hot hitting isn’t nearly enough to settle one’s stomach when watching whatever social security-eligible starting pitcher the Cubs choose to hand the ball to. ...
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