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Opinion: Chicago Cubs' Fifth Rotation Slot Wide Open: Five Guys Who Fit the Mold

16 Nov 2009 23:23:29 PST

Written by Matt Trueblood
As the Cubs look toward 2010, General Manager Jim Hendry has to be pleased with the quartet he has assembled atop his starting rotation. In Ted Lilly, Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster and Randy Wells, the Cubs have as deep a four-man staff as any in the National League, albeit not the most tale...

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Upon Further Review

10 Nov 2009 10:35:59 PST

Written by Chuck(noreply@blogger.com)
Speaking of replay, it's interesting how much instant replay has been the focus of the sport world of late. The Major League Baseball playoffs were littered with obvious mistakes that would take one quick glance to overturn on instant replay. Alex Rodriguez had a double that was turned int...

Original story at Ivy Chat .

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Opinion: Know Your Prospects: SS, Chicago Cubs, Starlin Castro

09 Nov 2009 11:27:11 PST

Written by Dylan Sharek
In the Florida State League All-Star Game, he went 4-for-4 with an inside-the-park homerun. Scouts immediately began the comparisons, ranging from Alfonso Soriano to Edgar Renteria. According to Baseball America , Andrus had:

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Opinion: Ricketts on NPR

01 Nov 2009 13:43:17 PST

Written by Kurt
capitalize off the fame of the ballpark by selling naming rights you will face staunch opposition from the vast majority of the fans. They apparently don't realize that Wrigley Field was the first ballpark to be named after a brand.

Original story at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse .

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Opinion: Wednesday Morning Cubs/MLB Notes

15 Oct 2009 00:59:24 PDT

Written by Al
With still more than 24 hours to go before the league championship series begin, mainly thanks to three sweeps and one four-game division series, here are a few Cub and baseball-related notes for you to pick over today. Starlin Castro went 3-for-5 in his first Arizona Fall League game yest...

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Opinion: Gameday Thread, #162: 10/4 vs. Cubs

04 Oct 2009 09:56:27 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
The Cubs may have had a disappointing 2009, but their pitching rotation hasn't been the reason. This will be their 153rd game of the year started by someone who has a season ERA+ of 100 or better: not that you'd know it by looing at their W-L records, where no-one has more than a dozen wins. Ted Li...

Original story at AZ Snakepit .

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Chicago Cubs news and blogs - November 23, 2009

23 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Chicago Cubs news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Opinion: Should He Stay or Should He Go? -- by Arcturus(four2productions@gmail.com) from Thunder Matt's Saloon
• Opinion: Chicago Cubs: A Moratorium on in Memoriams -- by Damen Jackson from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Opinion: 2009 Season In Microcosm: Cubs Lose Ugly 6-2 Game To Mets -- by Al from Bleed Cubbie Blue
• Opinion: Solution Down on the Farm: Cubs Could Rebuild From Within -- by David Wyatt from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Opinion: Come To Think Of It: Cubs Are "Seriously" Bad Right Now -- by Bob Warja from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Opinion: The Wrigley Report: Aug. 4 -- by VSN Writers from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Opinion: Thanks For The Win, Kevin Hart, Now Here's Your Ticket To Pittsburgh: Cubs Pound Astros Again 12-3 -- by Al from Bleed Cubbie Blue
• Opinion: GameCast: July 30th vs. Astros -- by Kurt from GoatRiders of the Apocalypse
• Opinion: Perception Issues: Career Year vs. Bad Free Agent Signing -- by Marco Radenkovich from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Opinion: Talkin' Chicago Cubs Baseball -- by Ginger Russ(noreply@blogger.com) from Thunder Matt's Saloon

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Some Postseason And 2010 Thoughts: Cubs vs. Reds Preview, Sunday 9/13, 1:20 CT

13 Sep 2009 03:31:02 PDT

Written by Al
Ted Lilly has faced the Reds only once this year -- on April 22 at Wrigley Field -- and pitched well, giving up only an unearned run in seven innings. The Cubs scored zero runs that day, however, resulting in a loss for Ted. Joey Votto has hit two HR off Ted in 16 career AB.

Original story at Bleed Cubbie Blue .

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2009 Season Review in Haiku

09 Sep 2009 22:08:44 PDT

Written by Adam Blank(noreply@blogger.com)
Derrek Lee Like the great phoenix He arose from the ashes One year too late, though. Alfonso Soriano His defense, ghastly His offense, negligible Says knees are the cause Kosuke Fukudome Like Fukudome, My Japanese poetry... Needs much improvement

Original story at Thunder Matt's Saloon .

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Opinion: GameCast: September 3rd vs. White Sox

03 Sep 2009 08:13:23 PDT

Written by Kurt
Derrek Lee - D.P.Lee has had a shockingly good season, and in the past week he's hit 3 homeruns, driven in 5 RBI, and is batting .360. He's joined in this surprisingly productive week by Milton Bradley, who also is batting .360 over the past week but with 2 more doubles and 2 fewer homeruns. Also ligh...

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Opinion: If the Chicago Cubs Make the Playoffs, It'll Be a Short Stay

06 Aug 2009 14:10:08 PDT

Written by Mark Strotman
It has the God-awful starting pitching of the Milwaukee Brewers and the ever-fading Houston Astros. If the Cubs win the National League Central and the Wild Card comes from the National League West, or if the Cubs win the Wild Card, they will visit Chavez Ravine to start the playoffs.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Opinion: Chase Field Is Still The Cubs' House Of Pain: Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 7

28 Apr 2009 05:57:58 PDT

Written by Al
Can we now knock off all the Soriano-has-to-be-dropped-from-leadoff talk? He produces in that spot. He hits better in that spot. The Cubs don't have a reasonable alternative. And guess who's leading all MLB leadoff hitters in runs scored? That's right, Soriano, who now has 19 (Brian Rober...

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Opinion: One More For The Road: Cubs vs. Yankees at New York, Saturday 4/4, 12:05 CT

04 Apr 2009 07:57:03 PDT

Written by Al
Alfonso Soriano and Aramis Ramirez were taken out of last night's lineup because of the sketchy weather. But had they played last night, Lou said he was going to sit them today, so with today's weather looking windy but dry, expect to see both of them play. Soriano didn't get his wish to be the f...

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Opinion: First Look: Cubs vs. Rockies at Mesa, Tuesday 3/24, 3:05 CT

24 Mar 2009 11:32:36 PDT

Written by Al
Soriano, LF Theriot, SS Lee, 1B Bradley, RF Ramirez, 3B Johnson, CF Soto, C Miles, 2B Gaudin, P Kosuke Fukudome will be returning to camp soon, and will have a lot to prove to fans and teammates who saw his free-fall in the second half of last year. One place he won't be going is the minors:

Original story at Bleed Cubbie Blue .

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Opinion: Spring Training Primer - Early Edition: The NL Central

04 Mar 2009 11:26:21 PST

Written by brosage@mvn.com (Joe Aiello and Brandon Rosage)
Last year, the NL Central looked to be one of the most competitive divisions in baseball. Analysts and fans alike could've made arguments for the Cubs, Cardinals, Brewers, and even the Astros to be potentially playoff bound. Then, Chicago pretty much blew the rest out of the water, clinc...

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Opinion: The Top 20 Cubs Prospects - #15 Mitch Atkins

08 Dec 2008 05:35:00 PST

Written by Kurt
Brought to you by The Best Team Ever: A Novel of America, Chicago, and the 1907 Chicago Cubs (read Kurt's review here) Rating: B Odds of Reaching the Majors = It snows in Chicago on Christmas Odds of becoming a successful Major Leaguer = it snows in Chicago in late May

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Book Review - The Best Team Ever: A Novel of America, Chicago, and the 1907 Cubs

30 Nov 2008 16:44:16 PST

Written by Kurt
The writing team of this novel are Alan Alop, whose day-time job is that of a Chicago lawyer and Deputy Director of the Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, and Doc Noel, whose career is in health promotion but his passion is in baseball. Both men are obvious fans of the Ch...

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Opinion: 2008 Season Recap: Geovany Soto

24 Nov 2008 16:14:36 PST

Written by Kurt
Of all catchers in baseball, Soto was ... 2nd in doubles with 35 (behind only Brian McCann who had 42)Tied for 1st in homeruns with 23 (Brian McCann also hit 23)3rd behind Brian McCann and Bengie Molina with 86 RBI (Molina had 95, McCann 87)3rd in walks with 62 (Russell Martin had 90, Joe Mauer ha...

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Opinion: Season Recap: Kerry Wood

19 Nov 2008 23:12:41 PST

Written by Byron
Anyhow, I digress. Wood won the closer's job out of Spring Training and 65% of Cubdom assumed he would do a great job as closer. That's been the eternal dividends of those wonderful May 1998 starts. Kerry Wood has been the hope of this franchise for 11 years. The Franchise turned to him for game 3 o...

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Opinion: Looking to the future! all is not lost

23 Oct 2008 13:02:07 PDT

Written by Olemisscubs
I know we are all having a hard time right now. I went through the same pain Saturday night. I sat on my couch with tears in my eyes, cause I truly believed that this was the year. I had tickets to game five of the World Series, which happened to be on my birthday by the way. All I know is that I will always...

Original story at Bleed Cubbie Blue .

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2008 Cubs Regular Season TEAM Review

09 Oct 2008 09:09:42 PDT

Written by DGU
The 2008 Cubs won 97 games, with winning records in every division (except interleague). They scored more runs than anyone in the National League, 56 more than the next best teams. Only the Texas Rangers scored more runs in all baseball. Similarly, they were second best in runs allowed (s...

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Opinion: Jon Greenberg: Slim to None? Cubs Blow First Game

01 Oct 2008 22:39:31 PDT

Written by Jon Greenberg
But this team has been so good all year, and the rest of the National League so average, it seemed predestined that in the 100th anniversary of the Cubs' last World Series title, they would win again and exorcise the old demons that have haunted this club and its fans for so long.

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Opinion: Gee, It's Good To Be Back Home Again: Cubs 5, Rockies 3

01 Jun 2008 15:32:50 PDT

Written by Al
That was in evidence again today, as Jim Edmonds, nearly booed out of Wrigley Field in his first few days as a Cub, had two more extra-base hits today and two RBI, and maybe, just maybe, is going to show enough of his previous form to become a useful platoon center fielder. A productive Edmonds...

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Opinion: Fonte-NOT

17 Apr 2008 15:26:19 PDT

Written by Al
Good signs today: a good outing from Michael Wuertz, who has needed one. He dispatched the Reds 1-2-3 in the 9th inning, not that it mattered by that time. Reed Johnson had four hits today and played a good CF. I would imagine he'll be playing CF vs. the two Pirates LHP on Saturday and Sunday.

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Baseball Season Preview: Chicago Cubs [Baseball Season Preview]

25 Mar 2008 10:35:45 PDT

Written by Leitch
For the third consecutive season, we are proud to introduce the Deadspin Baseball Season Previews. Yes, baseball is awfully close now; heck, they're playing real games in Japan tomorrow. Today: The Chicago Cubs. Your author is Mike Bruno.

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Book Review: "The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness"

08 May 2007 08:00:54 PDT

Written by Al
If you don't know what The Heckler is, you'll see it in and around the Wrigleyville area and the ballpark; it's a free newspaper containing humorous articles like this one titled "Cubs Cut Bullpen", in which Jim Hendry releases everyone in the pen because the starters have done so well, an...

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