With Washington Nationals starting pitcher John Lannan currently sitting in the minor leagues and the Chicago Cubs in desperate need of a lefty starter, there is a very natural fit. At the same time, though, the Cubs have something that could really help the Nats out as well.According to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun Times, the Cubs want Lannan in order to fill a void in their starting rotation and may be willing to deal outfielder Marlon Byrd in return. Such a deal may seem insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but it would help both teams fill ...
Money talks and, well, that other thing tends to walk. Right now, the Cubs are in year one of a rebuilding process that could be alleviated as early as 2013 and as extended as the kind-of-distant future. It's one thing to cut and run on the previous general manager's mistakes and begin the process in theory, but boy, has it been hard to watch this current Cubs roster when the rubber hits the road.Shoddy defense. A downgraded and terrible bullpen. A mediocre rotation with more unknown commodities than you can shake a cane at. When it comes to the offense, however, it may ...
The Chicago Cubs fell once again to the Milwaukee Brewers, this time by a score of 7-4 to further the sour season beginning of a 1-4 record. Here is what we learned from this loss. Paul Maholm's 2011 second-half struggles carried over to his first startAfter the All-Star break last year, Maholm was 0-5 with a 5.75 ERA, and it appears his ongoing control problems carried over to this season, too. Maholm had trouble finding the strike zone in the first inning, which prompted a quick 5-0 deficit for the Cubs. He lasted only four innings while giving up six runs on six ...
The Chicago Cubs are finally giving pitcher Jeff Samardzija a shot in their rotation, and if his first start of the season was a sign of things to come, then it looks like the team made the right choice.Against the Washington Nationals, Samardzija went 8.2 innings, striking out eight batters and allowing just one earned run. Despite the team nearly losing the game, Samardzija came away with the win.The Cubs will be betting big on Samardzija doing well this season, as they took out one of their most dominant relievers to see what he can do starting the game on the mound.Time will ...
The Cubs lost to the Brewers 7-5, and here is what we learned from that loss. Back End of the Rotation Will Be ShakyTake your pick: Chris Volstad or Randy Wells. The Cubs decided as camp broke that they would go with Volstad. With that being said, neither player was lighting up the headlines, as it was basically a coin flip. That's the same thing you will get with Volstad as the fifth starter for the Cubs: a coin flip. There will be days he will sparkle, and there will be days he will look downright awful. Expect the downright awful days ...
Two blown saves and a 1-2 record later and Cubs fans are already calling for the release of Carlos Marmol and Kerry Wood. Dale Sveum can't escape criticism for the use of his bullpen. Some fans have already thrown in the towel for the 162-game schedule.If we're using a three-game schedule to determine seasons, then those of you that had the Cubs finishing with more wins than both Boston and the New York Yankees, enjoy your pay day.For the rest of us, there is still plenty to watch for this year. But there's no doubt Cubs fans are already peeking ...
Aramis Ramirez returns to Wrigley tonight. Not since his days as a Pittsburgh Pirate has he held a view at Wrigley other than from the home dugout.I think I'm looking forward to seeing what type of reception he receives from the home crowd, the fans who cheered him on for the last nine years.Lamar Odom returned to Los Angeles in March only to hear the likes of many boos. Something he called confusing and hurtful. Why would Laker fans boo Lamar Odom? The guy was traded. He didn't ask to leave. He's married to a Kardashian, one of their demi-gods ...
The Chicago Cubs were finally able to close out a game Sunday afternoon, as Carlos Marmol was able to get his first save of the season. Jeff Samardzjia made it look easy today, as he went a career-high eight-and-two-third innings, allowing four hits and only one earned run. Samardzjia exited the game with two outs in the ninth, after he allowed a two-run shot to Adam LaRoche. After walking Jayson Werth, Marmol was able to get Xavier Nady to pop out to Ian Stewart to end the game.Alfonso Soriano got the Cubs' scoring started, as he had a sacrifice fly to ...
They say what a difference a year makes, but so far with the Cubs, it's looking like 2011 all over again. There is competent management running the team now, yet the relief issues that plagued the club last season are already rearing their ugly head after just two games of the 2012 season.
One can't really make a judgement this early, but while injuries to the starting rotation were one of the things that helped bring the team down in 2011, blowing late leads just took the heart out of the Cubs. You fight for six, seven innings to get a lead and then the bullpen blows ...
One year ago on Opening Day, a Cubs' pitcher Ryan Dempster gave up six runs off six hits with four walks, earning a loss against the Pirates.Today, like last year, Ryan Dempster opened the season for the Cubs without earning a win. However, Dempster's performance today was near perfect against the Nationals.Facing the strikeout superstar Stephen Strasburg, Dempster struck out 10 batters allowing two hits in seven and two-thirds innings. He actually recorded twice the amount of strikeouts that Strasburg recorded (yet Sportscenter seems not to have noticed).Dempster pitched a solid seven innings, and almost finished the eighth, before he was ...
« Previous Page — Next Page »
