Cubs Spring Training Report

Here is a first-hand report from CubHub.net Special Correspondent, Karen G… 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 [...]

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

Kevin Gregg versus Kerry Wood

In April I 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

Did Lou concede yesterday’s game?

Cubs manager Lou Piniella filled out a most unusual lineup card yesterday. He started just two regulars (Derrek Lee & Kosuke Fukudome), one rookie’s first every MLB game (Bobby Scales), and his #5 starter (Sean Marshall) to face reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum. “We’re in a stretch of 20 straight games [...]

May 6, 2009 Tags: Bobby Scales, Derrek Lee, Kosuke Fukudome, Sean Marshall, Tim Lincecum Posted in: game recap, game strategy, lineup, Lou Piniella, observations No Comments

Guest Post: Philosophy 101

Here is another Guest Post sent in by AJ. Back in the day, as a first year student at Illinois State University, I recall registering late in the process and as a result got stuck with a couple of courses I otherwise would never consider taking to complete my general studies. One of them, Philosophy [...]

April 19, 2009 Tags: Adrian Gonzales, AJ, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, Derrek Lee, Jake Peavy, Manny Ramirez, Mark Cuban, Micah Hoffpauir, New York Yankees, Sean Marshall, Tom Ricketts, World Series Posted in: fan comments, guest post, Hot Stove, lineup, observations, players, roster, Team Ownership One Comment

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