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Today’s starting lineups
The starting lineups for today’s Kane County Cougars (14-15)Â vs the Peoria Chiefs (19-10)Â at Elfstrom Stadium in cloudy Geneva, IL: Peoria Chiefs Jose Valdez – CF Logan Watkins – SS Matt Cerda – DH Greg Rohan – 3B Justin Bour – 1B DJ Fitzgerald – LF Mario Mercedes – C George Matheus – 2B Francisco Guzman [...]
May 8, 2010
Tags: Kane County Cougars, Peoria Chiefs, starting lineup Posted in: game day, lineup, live report, Minor League Baseball 
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The Starlin Castro era is upon us
Well Cub fans, heeeeee’s heeerrrreee! The Chicago Cubs called up rookie phenom Starlin Castro today to shore up their lacking infield defense and ideally provide some offense spark. The 20 year old Dominican native made a historical first impression by belting a 3-run home run in his first Major League at bat, and following that up with [...]
May 7, 2010
Tags: autograph, Chicago Cubs, debut, jersey, MLB, Starlin Castro Posted in: game recap, lineup, players, roster No Comments
Fallout from the Cubs opening day blowout
Yes, it’s just one game, and no it was not lost due to the horrendously blown call on the trap by Nate McClouth on Marlon Byrd. Today’s 2010 season opener against the Braves in Atlanta was a lousy game from top to bottom. Cubs were twice doubled off base, committed 2 errors, pitchers walked 8 [...]
April 5, 2010
Tags: 2010 Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, bullpen, Carlos Zambrano, Chipper Jones, Greg Maddux, James Russell, Jeff Samardzjia, Larry Rothschild, Marlon Byrd, Nate McClouth, pitchers Posted in: game day, game recap, game strategy, lineup, Lou Piniella, players, roster No Comments
Note to Hendry – Make no little plans
Cubs GM Jim Hendry said at the Cubs Convention that last year’s off season player market moved slower than previous years, with many deals coming in the final days before spring training. He expected this year to be similar to last and so far this has proven to be so. So we Cub fans have [...]
January 26, 2010
Tags: Andy MacPhail, Aramis Ramirez, Ben Sheets, Chan Ho Park, Cubs Convention, Daniel Burnham, Jeff Baker, Jonny Gomes, Jose Contreras, Kiko Calero, Luis Castillo, Mike Fontenot, Reed Johnson, Xavier Nady Posted in: biz of baseball, Hot Stove, Jim Hendry, lineup, roster, spring training No Comments
Ricketts should keep eye on the ball
Tom Ricketts is a smart, likeable guy. He talks a good game for the most part, but most of what I hear lately has very little to do with winning baseball in 2010. I heard a Lou soundbite from the Cubs Convention: ‘We have a good team up here in Chicago’ he said. And Lou [...]
January 20, 2010
Tags: 2010 Chicago Cubs, Aaron Miles, Andy MacPhail, Carlos Zambrano, Crane Kenney, Cubs Convention, Jim Hendry, Kevin Gregg, L flag, Milton Bradley, Ted Lilly, Tom Ricketts Posted in: Hot Stove, Jim Hendry, lineup, Lou Piniella, observations, players, playoffs, Ricketts family, Team Ownership No Comments
Jim Hendry’s Christmas Wish List
A CubHub.net exclusive! We have intercepted Jim Hendry’s Christmas wish list! Yes, even the Cubs GM makes requests of Santa Claus and the Clark-Addison Cubs fan blog has obtained his 2009 Christmas wishes. Sources familiar with the matter indicate Mr. Hendry has petitioned Jolly Ol’ St. Nick to aid him in his turnaround of the [...]
November 24, 2009
Tags: 50 Bosses Worse Than Yours, Baseball America, Baseball Handbook, Bill James, Christmas, coffee, iPod, iTunes, Jim Hendry, Kindle, lightning in a bottle, Milton Bradley, Prospect Handbook, Santa Claus, The Baseball Project Posted in: book, Jim Hendry, lineup, oddities 4 Comments
Kevin Gregg versus Kerry Wood
In April IÂ tried to give now former Cubs closer Kevin Gregg a chance to prove himself. But instead by June he validated all of my original concerns – the guy just isn’t a “winning” closer. He has given up 12 home runs in the closer role, for an average of a hefty 1.9 per 9 [...]
August 18, 2009
Tags: Angel Guzman, Carlos Marmol, closer, Cubs, Kerry Wood, Kevin Gregg, Sean Marshall, wait until next year Posted in: game strategy, lineup, Lou Piniella, observations, players, stats No Comments
Sam Fuld makes it easy on Lou
Yet another Cubs farm hand has been promoted to the big club, and making an impact. When Lou Piniella finally sat star outfielder Alfonso Soriano yesterday, it was rookie Sam Fuld that call the call to play left field. He made things easy on Lou by going 2 for 4 with a double and a [...]
July 2, 2009
Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Jack Wilson, Jimmy Rollins, Lou Piniella, Magglio Ordonez, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sam Fuld, Seth McClung Posted in: game day, game recap, lineup, Lou Piniella, players, stats No Comments
Cubs need to re-think the bullpen
If 2009 is going to be a year focused on winning the World Series, then the Cubs brass has to re-evaluate their bullpen now. What they have is a mess. I feared when they acquired Kevin Gregg that he would be relied on as the everyday closer. What I had hoped for is that his [...]
June 6, 2009
Tags: Angel Guzman, Carlos Marmol, closer, Fantasy Baseball, Kevin Gregg, World Baseball Classic, World Series Posted in: Fantasy Baseball, lineup, players, roster No Comments
The resurgence of Kosuke Fukudome
Cubs center fielder Kosuke Fukudome is quietly putting together a very solid year. As May is closing out tomorrow, his .311 batting average and .441 on-base percentage illustrate the rebound he is making from a horrible second half of 2008. Kosuke is hanging in better on pitches, getting plenty of walks, but most importantly he [...]
May 30, 2009
Tags: Jim Hendry, Kosuke Fukudome, Mark DeRosa, Milton Bradley, photo, Reed Johnson Posted in: biz of baseball, lineup, observations, players, roster, stats No Comments
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