One year after an offseason filled with all the wrong moves, the Chicago Cubs have started this one off on a much better foot. On Thursday, the Cubs made their latest offseason transaction by trading INF Aaron Miles and 3B/OF Jake Fox to the Oakland A’s for RHP Jeff Gray and two prospects.
Last July, I proposed the idea of trading Fox for bullpen help while his value was highest and the team was in desperate need of another arm. Fox has a great bat and lots of potential, but with no natural position in the field, his future is with ...
With 24 games left in the season, the Chicago Cubs are 11.5 games back in the NL Central Division and eight games back in the Wild Card race. While the Cubs aren’t mathematically eliminated from postseason contention, they might as well start looking ahead to 2010.
At this point, the age old question arises: Do the Cubs continue to try and put out their best roster in an effort to win as many games as possible? Or do they focus on getting younger players in the game in an audition for next year while resting veterans who are less than 100 ...
It all started with a thunderstorm.
On June 16, I was all set to attend the first game of the Crosstown Classic between the Cubs and the White Sox at Wrigley Field. Then Mother Nature struck, postponing the game.
Instead of playing a double header, the game was rescheduled for the first mutual off day, Sept. 3. As fate would have it, the Chicago Bears, the team for whom I hold season tickets, just happened to be playing their fourth and final preseason game on that same day.
I’ve been racking my brain, and I can’t think of another time when a Chicagoan, ...
On Tuesday, after an embarrassing 15-6 loss to the Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley said he feels "hatred" from Cubs fans and the city of Chicago.
"When I go home and look in the mirror, I like what I see. My family is there I have people I can talk to who are very supportive, in spite of everything and all the adversity and the hatred you face on a daily basis. But I'll be all right. I always have.
"I'm talking about hatred, period. I'm talking about when I go to eat at a restaurant. I've got to listen ...
While watching the Cubs 7-2 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday night, I had an eerie feeling of déjà vu. While it was in a different city, with a different player at the plate and a different player on the hill, I felt I was watching the exact same scenario unfold.
A grand slam by the Dodgers to all but end the Cubs’ chances of a deep playoff run.
In 2008, it came in Game One of the NLDS at Wrigley Field. The Cubs led 2-0 thanks to a second-inning Mark DeRosa home run when the Dodgers came to bat in the ...
An ugly incident occurred last night at Wrigley Field when a full beverage was dropped on the head of Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino as he made a catch in the fifth inning.
As a Cubs fan who was in attendance, but not in the bleachers, I stood up and booed when this occurred, as did many people sitting around me. True Cubs fans know this is unacceptable, despicable, and not the least bit funny.
Bleacher Bums, as they are called, have a reputation of being loud and obnoxious, and rightfully so. Anyone who would pay $50 (face value) to ...
Since the beginning of the season, the NL Central has been the tightest overall division race in all of baseball. Currently, four teams are within five games of first place, and as recently as June 28, all six teams were within that same striking distance of the division title.
With approximately two months to go in the regular season, we are not much closer now to determining the division winner than we were back in April. As a Cubs fan, I want to know whether I should be setting myself up for a September or October disappointment this season. Thus, I ...
The 2009 season for the Chicago Cubs has not gone exactly as planned. Injuries, power outages, suspensions, "lack of fire"—you name it, it's gone wrong for the Cubs so far this year.
One bright spot for the team this season has been midseason call-up Jake Fox. In 23 games over his two stints with the big league club this season, Fox has hit .317 with three HR and 12 RBI. Prior to his call-up, he was lighting up AAA Iowa, with obscene stats of .409 BA, 17 HR, and 53 RBI in just 45 games.
The only knock on Fox is ...
