Saturday, April 17, 2010 was a day to remember for Cubs fans.
The result of the game was less-than-favorable and the line drive that hit Tom Gorzelanny was something that we'd rather put behind us, but something notably positive did happen that day against the Astros.
It went without much notice at the time, but I remember the moment like it was yesterday. It helps that it actually was yesterday, but that's beside the point.
In the top of the eighth inning, Carlos Lee hit a fly ball to left field that was caught by Alfonso Soriano for the second out.
But something was ...
It's only mid-April, but there are plenty of people already discussing who on the Cubs roster should get traded.
The discussions always center around what those players are doing on the field—obviously an important part in discussing potential trades, but are usually short on providing full context.
Trades are much more complex than, "Well, I have this guy that I want to get rid of and you have this other guy that I want. Any chance you want to make a swap?"
I don't claim to be the foremost expert on major league transactions, but there are certain aspects that just aren't being ...
It isn't easy being a Cubs fan.
Everyone who knows baseball knows that.
Everyone who can count to one hundred knows that.
The Cubs' misfortune isn't just unlucky, it's cruel.
It's like that sign that restaurants and bars love to hang on their walls which reads: "Free Beer Tomorrow." Most patrons understand the joke. Tomorrow never comes. Don't forget your wallet.
The Cubs have a similar sign that reads: "Wait 'Til Next Year."
The problem with the comparison? For other teams, next year finally did come. And for Cubs fans, it isn't funny.
I originally wrote those words in November 2008 as ...
With their first road trip of the season in the books, the Cubs have a 2-4 record.
The good news is that the Cubs could easily be 5-1 right now if a handful of innings had gone a little differently. The bad news is that the Cubs were denied that 5-1 record because of those innings.
I think it is safe to say that, although the team's first week of games had its share of ups and downs, the poor play has outweighed the good and is at the forefront of Cubs fans' minds.
The performance of the bullpen was a key concern ...
The Cubs had high expectations going into 2009, but they were a disappointment coming out of it.
There were antics. There were injuries. There was poor performance.
They just didn't deliver.
Cubs' GM Jim Hendry set out to change all that, coordinating an exodus of 2009's goats and bringing in a few fresh faces this offseason.
There were plenty of things that were burning by the end of last season, some of them likely in effigy, but in the early goings of 2010, we just have questions.
You may have your own list that you would like to thoroughly go over with the Cubs brass, ...
This article is the final part of a five-part series of articles breaking down the Cubs' roster. You can view part four, which covers the starting lineup, here.
In the first four parts of this series, I laid out the Cubs' roster as it currently stands and projected out many of the different decisions that will need to be made during the season.
I kept subjectivity to a minimum and did my best to present the information as fully as possible, allowing readers to formulate their own ideas of what may happen this year.
Now I'm going to finally open myself up to ...
This article is part four of a series of articles breaking down the Cubs' roster. You can view part three, which covers the bench, here .
In part one of this series I mentioned that there are a lot of fresh faces on this year's Cubs team.
The truth of the matter is that most of those fresh faces are fighting for the last spot in the rotation, holding on to a spot in the bullpen, or riding the pine. The same players, save one, will be in the starting lineup on Monday in Atlanta that were starting for the ...
This article is part three of a series of articles breaking down the Cubs' roster. You can view part two, which covers the rotation, here .
Although they may not be at the forefront of every fan's mind, the players that make up any team's bench can be a huge factor in the failure or success of a season.
In the National League, where it isn't uncommon to have multiple pinch-hitters or a few defensive replacements in a game, these guys are crucial.
For the Cubs, a team whose Opening Day lineup will have an average age of just over 30 and ...
This article is part two of a series of articles breaking down the Cubs' roster. You can view part one, which covers the bullpen, here.
According to Cot's Baseball Contracts , three of the pitchers in the Cubs' rotation on Opening Day will be making at least 11.5 million dollars this year. That's not even counting Ted Lilly, who will start the season on the disabled list, but could return as early as the third week of April.
Granted, the Mariners are footing 3.5 million dollars of Carlos Silva's 2010 salary, but that still leaves a bill of 50.375 million dollars for ...
I think most Cubs fans would agree that the Friendly Confines felt like an "ivy-covered burial ground" a few too many times last season.
Yes, a few players actually had pretty decent seasons and the Cubs finished second in baseball's largest division—but it just wasn't good enough.
Five games over .500 is not at all what Cubs fans, or the Cubs themselves, were expecting coming off of back-to-back division titles.
This season's team is full of new faces though, as evidenced by the finalized roster for Opening Day.
Gone are Andres Blanco, Milton Bradley, Neal Cotts, Chad Fox, Jake Fox, Kevin Gregg, Rich Harden, ...
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