Last week I mentioned that I thought the bullpen would be a strength for this team. Barring injuries (which have already plagued the Cubs’ position players this spring), it should be. In 2007, the Cubs …
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A Look at the Chicago Cubs Starting Rotation (A Work in Progress)
OK. Let’s talk about the throwers. Locks Here are three pitchers that you may as well ink on paper as being in the starting five come opening day. Carlos Zambrano. Put him down for 15 …
Cubs Report to Camp; Predicted to Win NL Central
Spring Training is here. I know I mentioned last time that it seems a good five degrees warmer when the boys of Summer don their Spring uniforms, but its hard to feel that warmth with …
Jon Lieber Joins Cubs Campaign 2008; Spring Training Closer Than You Think
Leiber and the starters? So we’re bringing back ol’ Liebs huh? Not what I was hoping for, but the big fella can throw strikes and everybody likes the guy. On paper, I have some concerns …
Prior Takes the Low Road Back Home
Big Surpise So Mark Prior went home after all. San Diego, like Chicago, wanted him to sign a one year plus club option deal, but Prior again refused. Unlike the Cubs brass, Padres GM Kevin …
Forget The Mitchell Report. The Hot Stove is Boiling…
Fukudome I don’t know a lick of Japanese, but I’m willing to learn. At 30 years old, Fukudome (pronounced “KOH-skay foo-koo-DOUGH-may”) has been a star in the Japanese leagues since he was a teenager. He …
100 years.
I took my son to his first Cubs game this year. At 6 months of age some thought this to be inadvisable. Others thought it seemed like a fine idea assuming that we sat in …