John Dewan’s Stat of the Week™
The $91-Million Set-up Man
Chicago Cubs manager, Lou Piniella, has asked his $91-million pitcher, Carlos Zambrano, to become an eighth-inning set-up man. How do the Cubs get to the point where they are sending their Opening Day starter to the bullpen three weeks into the season? Here are the key facts:
Ted Lilly, the Cubs best pitcher [...]
April 22, 2010
Tags: Carlos Silva, Carlos Zambrano, Mark Buerhle, Randy Wells, Rodney Dangerfield, Ryan Dempster, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzelanny Posted in: John Dewan, Stat of the Week, observations, stats 
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Cubs Spring Training Report
 Here is a first-hand report from CubHub.net Special Correspondent, Karen G…Â
This past weekend was the second of what I hope will be annual trips to Cubs Spring Training Camp in Mesa, AZ. I had such a good time last year when I stopped for a day on the way back from the west coast that [...]
March 6, 2010
Tags: Alan Trammel, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Derrek Lee, Facebook, Fitch Park, Greg Maddux, iPhone, Jeff Samardzjia, Karen G., Kosuke Fukudome, Marlon Byrd, Micah Hoffpauir, Randy Wells, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, spring training, Starlin Castro, Ted Lilly Posted in: Uncategorized One Comment
Another thought on Milton Bradley
The struggles of Milton Bradley are well documented. However something occured to me as I listened to Talkin’ Baseball on ESPN Radio with Bruce Levine – arguably the best baseball talk show on the radio. Today Bruce’s new co-host Jonathan Hood related some comments that apparently came from Bradley’s mother. She had alluded to Milton’s young son [...]
September 26, 2009
Tags: Bruce Levine, ESPN, Jonathan Hood, Milton Bradley, Ryan Dempster Posted in: controversy, observations, players 3 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. But [...]
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
On the Cubs beat with Bruce Miles
Possibly one of the great jobs to have is that of beat writer for a major league baseball team. Free tickets, great seats, access to all aspects of the game… my view from the cheap seats (i.e. as a blogger) is being a beat writer is a great gig to have. That may well be, but of [...]
April 26, 2009
Tags: beat writer, Bleed Cubbie Blue, blog, Bruce Miles, Chicago's Inside Pitch, Cubbies, Daily Herald, Desipio, Goat Riders, Harry Caray, Hire Jim Essian, Ivy Chat, Mark Cuban, MLBtradeRumors, North Side Baseball, Paul Sullivan, Rod Beck, Rush, Ryan Dempster, The Natural, Tim Dierkes Posted in: book, feature, game of baseball, interview, the media 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
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