If any of you are like me, you read the mailbag on cubs.com and, if you are really like me, sometimes you want to see Carrie Muskat, the Cubs beat writer, say what is really happening with the team.
Well, here I will take the questions and answer them without having to worry about any repercussions for criticizing the team or front office.
I think I speak for a lot of Cubs fans when I say that I'd like to see Fox in the lineup more often. With third base and left field pretty tied up, any chance we see Fox ...
I have moments ago been handed a video recording from within Jim Hendry's office for that day in 2007 where Soriano was handed his Chicago Cubs contract.
Due to a confidentiality agreement that I was forced to sign, I can not reveal to you who handed me this video recording. However with talk of the new ownership and possibly Jim Hendry on his way out, i will say his first name rhymed with bomb, second with picketts.
That's all I'm saying, a man of honor will never break a confidentiality agreement
* Soriano walks into Hendry's office, adorned in Washington Nationals memorabilia*
Hendry: ...
Carlos Zambrano was in town, and it was no secret.
The atmosphere around Peoria was electric—the ace was in town and he was ready to face some Single A hitters. All seating areas were booked, and only standing room was available as Zambrano took the mound to face the Clinton LumberKings, a Class A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners.
Zambrano wasted no time showing that he was ready to re-join the Cubs in their quest for a postseason place. A 1-2-3 first inning showed that he was not taking this rehabilitation assignment lightly.
Zambrano was breezing until the third inning, where Clinton managed to string ...
After recently reading a excellent article by Tab Bamford, it really got me thinking about the future of the Cubs, and whether spending money on free agents was really the way to go. The salary figures are staggering, and unfortunately some of them would be hard to eradicate early, even if we wanted to.
I am looking at Alfonso Soriano's contract while saying this.
However, with the Cubs' recent struggles, I have taken to looking at the minor leagues for a bit of hope that the future is bright on the North side of Chicago. Anyone who is looking at the ...
Looking for any signs of trade life in the Cubs, I had a look through the Chicago newspapers today, and saw this from the Chicago Sun Times that I thought was quite interesting.
Gordon Wittenmyer said that the Cubs had explored the options of trading for either Mark Teahan from the Royals or Jeremy Hermida from the Marlins.
I'm sorry, but as much as Bradley has struggled, we already invested $30 million in our left-handed hitting right fielder; I don't think we should trade prospects as well.
It is no secret that Milton is struggling to hit left-handed pitching, he has a mere .209 ...
Every year you get one of those feel good stories, a rookie playing like a veteran, this year is no different. Randy Wells, today, picked up his seventh win of the season, while lowering his ERA to 2.84.
Like in most cases, the win total is very misleading. In his first four starts of the year he was 0-2. Some people would immediately look at that and say that he struggled, and that's why the win statistic is one of the worst measurements of a player's worth.
What you don't see there is that he had a 1.80 ERA, and had around ...
Well the Chicago Cubs have a big issue to resolve this offseason—that being, should they re-sign Rich Harden to a multi-year deal.
I don't think that it is any secret that on his day, Rich Harden is one of the best pitchers in the Major Leagues. Today for example, he pitched six strong innings, giving up just one hit, walking none, and striking out eight.
However his injury past can not be ignored, he has constantly found himself on the DL with injuries in several areas, including back problems and a oblique strain along with many other ailments.
In the offseason the Cubs ...
So I was looking around for any trade news that I could find on the Chicago Cubs, and there was nothing of interest. There were some quotes from the Chicago Sun Times saying the Cubs have financial flexibility to make some moves at the deadline.
Browsing the general section, I noticed Freddy Sanchez being linked with the Mariners and several other teams, but there is no mention of the Cubs...why is that?
It's no secret that we have been struggling in offensive terms, much can be attributed to a certain someone out in right field, granted, I accept that. However we have ...
One of the oldest teams in baseball, the Chicago Cubs, have had a glorious past—filled with some ups and a lot of downs.
When I first started following the Cubs, I was looking for a team with history. I didn't grow up in the United States with an affiliation to any state or team, I had no roots in Chicago or Cub fans in my family. I had to research to find a suitable team, rather than having it instilled in my psyche from an early age.
So I started reading, and I read a lot. However, there was one team that ...
Unlike football and basketball players, unless you are drafted in the first round, not many people will know your name.
Sure many people will know who Kevin Hart is now, well Cubs fans will know anyway.
However, how many people know who he played for in college and how he performed? How many people know which team drafted him and how he came to be on the Cubs' roster?
I couldn't answer any of the above questions, so I set off on a mission of discovery on Hart, just hours before he makes his first career start in the Major Leagues against the ...
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