Observations on Chicago Baseball Managers

Mike Quade started off his MLB managerial career off with a bang, posting one of the best beginnings in Cubs franchise history. I wonder now if some of the luster has worn off. He’s lost Geovany Soto, Tyler Colvin, and Carlos Silva for the year. Now two of the club’s most dependable starters get blown [...]

September 25, 2010 Tags: Carlos Silva, Chicago White Sox, Geovany Soto, Jim Hendry, Kenny Williams, Mike Ditka, Mike Quade, Ozzie Guillen, Tyler Colvin Posted in: biz of baseball, coaching, controversy, game of baseball, Jim Hendry, manager, observations, rivalries No Comments

Now is the time for the Cubs

With Geovany Soto due back in the lineup tomorrow after his oblique injury, this Cubs team needs to make their move. Finally after an odd season of ups and downs, injuries and Cubs “occurances”, the 2009 Cubs need to put their head down and play baseball to the level they should. I’m a believer in numbers [...]

August 6, 2009 Tags: All Star break, Cubs, Geovany Soto, offense, road Posted in: observations, players, playoffs, rivalries, schedule, standings, stats No Comments

Jim Hendry has trade deadline work to do

With the Cardinals stocking up on some potential offensive firepower in Matt Holliday, it brings me around to wonder what options might be available for Jim Hendry between now and the non-waiver trade deadline of July 31st. The Cubs will get Ryan Dempster back next week and Geovany Soto still maybe a couple weeks away. [...]

July 24, 2009 Tags: Aramis Ramirez, Aubrey Huff, Freddy Sanchez, George Sherrill, Geovany Soto, Jeff Baker, Joe Beimel, John Grabow, Matt Holliday, Ryan Dempster, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, trade deadline Posted in: Hot Stove, Jim Hendry, players, roster One Comment

First Half Cubs Team Not Successful or Likeable

What can be said of a team that began the season with such high expectations, only to find themselves around .500 going into the All Star Break. They show little glimpses of what we all expected, and just when you think they are going on a roll… the bats fall asleep again. They looked flat [...]

July 10, 2009 Tags: Bobby Scales, Braves, Cardinals, Geovany Soto, Jake Fox, NL Central Division, Randy Wells, Sam Fuld, World Baseball Classic Posted in: All Star Game, observations, players, playoffs, standings, stats No Comments

Cubs Fantasy Baseball Preview

I’ve been a Yahoo Fantasy Baseball player for several years. Too often I draft with my heart instead of my head and collect too many Cubs. Sticking too long with Mark Prior and Derrek Lee has done me more harm than good. My Yahoo trophy case is actually pretty full (13) in spite of this [...]

March 28, 2009 Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Derrek Lee, Fantasy Baseball, Geovany Soto, Milton Bradley, Rich Harden, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, Ted Lilly, Yahoo Posted in: Fantasy Baseball, feature, players 2 Comments

Spring has Sprung for the Cubs

Here is a guest post from my friend Karen G. at Spring Training in Mesa, AZ… Last year’s movie, The Bucket List focused attention on lists of things we want to do before we die. I’ve long had a list of places and events I want to visit and so far I’ve been doing a pretty [...]

February 27, 2009 Tags: Alan Trammel, Derrek Lee, Felix Pie, Geovany Soto, Go Cubs Go, Ho Ho Kam, Ivan DeJesus, Karen G., Mesa AZ, Reed Johnson, Ron Santo, Ryne Sandberg Posted in: guest post, players, roster, spring training No Comments