I need to write about the trip, still, but this is quicker and those photos are someplace else. Locks That We Knew Going Into Camp and I Really Can Stop Mentioning, 01 SS Theriot 02 RF The Fuk 03 1B D Lee 04 3B A Ram 05 CF Byrd 06 LF Soriano 07 CA Soto [...]
better example of the state of local baseball coverage – 7 days and running dedicated to commentary on Sammy Sosa’s face without, I dunno, having someone find him and take another picture. – Phil Rogers writing a column about how little budget room the Cubs have, then writing about how the Cubs must pick up [...]
Because the only thing I love more than being a cynic is being a contrarian. In no order. No one got seriously hurt. Low bar, but still. Yes, they lost Ramirez for half the season, but I mean more of injuries that will carry over to 2010. No one’s elbow or shoulder was irrevocably damaged. [...]
Let’s not talk about the games. That would be fun. Let’s talk about the roster crunch. Z!!!!!!! returns today, to brighten our days and warm our nights. Problem is, someone has to leave to make room. And it’s a totally obvious pick. RP Ascanio: gone blown up good over the weekend, but looked really effective [...]
He’s easily becoming my favorite .186 (and rising!) hitter. Friday! Milton Bradley introduced his diplomatic side over the weekend in Milwaukee. Unfortunately, it was not televised. The surprising transformation occurred during the middle of the seventh inning of Friday’s Cubs- Brewers game, right after Bradley was called out on strikes by plate umpire Tom Hallion, [...]
4-6. 4-6 doesn’t actually look good no matter how you look at it. 11: W 7-5 12: W 7-2 13: L 0-3 14: L 1-7 15: L 3-4 16: L 2-8 17: W 10-3 18: L 2-7 19: W 11-3 Let’s look at it another way. Runs Scored: 0 1 2 2 3 7 7 [...]
I have other stuff I want to say, but I can’t find a way to make that interesting. For some reason, that’s stopping me, but I’m blocked. At least, Cubs wise, it’s not my fault. There’s really not a lot meaningful going on. Stuff like the last spot of the bullpen only matters if Angel [...]
I spent much time debating the Heilman trade – just not here, but enough to get out of my system. I have an actual non-Cubs post floating around in my head, just not yet the interest to write it out yet. Maybe later. This is more a guess at what will end up happening rather [...]
(reported by the SunTimes, for PTBNL) I think I’ve cracked the code: the Cubs can’t trade for Brian Roberts, so they’re going to trade everyone else to stage a coup, capture B-Rob, and force him back to Chicago.
In the latest Peter Gammons column, after you get thru the anti-WBC bit (heavy on Marmol), there’s this note: Rich Harden had two choices at the end of last season because of the shoulder issues he’s fought through: Either have surgery or try to rehab. Harden chose the rehab. He has worked really hard all [...]