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This article was originally published at TheDailyCub.com , my blog that covers all things Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs' outfield has been extremely expensive over the past couple of years, and the team has failed to get its money’s worth as they sign free agent after free agent to big contracts without much, if any, improvement.
Although getting rid of Milton Bradley was a great move and took money off the payroll, the Cubs still have a lot of money tied up in two out of the three outfield spots, and they need to start seeing some ...
Despite the Cubs’ claims that top prospect Starlin Castro is destined to open the 2010 campaign in Triple-A, fantasy owners have to be taking close notice. He’s been absolutely raking in Spring Training and let’s be honest, it’s not like the Cubs are loaded up the middle.
The 20-year-old (he turns 20 on March 24) split 2009 between Single & Double-A, posting the following line:
469 At-Bats .299 Batting Average (140 Hits) 3 Home Runs 49 RBI 56 Runs 28 Stolen Bases .341 On Base Percentage .392 Slugging Percentage .332 Batting Average on Balls in Play
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This article was originally published at TheDailyCub.com, my blog covering all things Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs have completed 12 games thus far in spring training, and through those games, they are 8-4. This does not mean much, but it does mean that they have been getting good performances from a lot of players so far.
Here are the important stories so far in spring training.
Ted Lilly’s Road to Recovery
Lilly was expected to miss the beginning of the season, but according to skipper Lou Piniella, Lilly’s progress is ahead of schedule and he could even see some time ...
There is no team in all of pro sports that shares the heart wrenchingly disappointing history that the Chicago Cubs possess. As everyone who has ever watched a baseball game is aware, the Cubs are 101 years removed from their last World Series title, and have not even played in the Fall Classic in 54 years.
What follows is my take on the ten worst moments in the history of the team that seems to be perennially "waiting til next year". While it is hard to compare what is worse when it comes to something such as trading away a future ...
I realize that the title sounds a little arrogant, but it's true. Allow me to explain to you how/why it's going to happen.
The first reason is very simple: we have an easy starting schedule. Of the first 39 games we play, only six come against teams that had a winning record last year. We open the season with a three game series at Atlanta, and then host the Marlins for a three game series early in May.
That's it. Of the 33 games we play against losing teams, 21 are against division opponents. We have an amazing opportunity to get out ...
This article was originally published at TheDailyCub.com , my blog covering all things Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs’ infield has been one of the stronger areas for the Chicago Cubs over the past few years.
Their corner-infielders have become stars in Chicago, and they have had lovable middle-infielders as well.
Here is a look at the expected starting line-up for the infield:
C: Geovany Soto 1B: Derek Lee 2B: Mike Fontenot SS: Ryan Theriot 3B: Aramis Ramirez
This will likely be the strong point for the Cubs, as it has been for the past couple of years.
Lee and Ramirez had great offensive seasons last year, combining ...
The prevailing wisdom in Major League Baseball is that umpires are best when they are relatively anonymous. The thinking goes that the more transparent he is in a ballgame, especially the home plate umpire, the better he's doing his job.
Well, they seem to take a similar philosophy to life itself.
How many times have you heard about an umpire doing charitable work in the community? Sure, you hear it when an ump blows a call, but the good work many of these men often gets overlooked.
Well, I hope to dispel the notion that umpires simply put in their hour and a ...
Starlin Castro is not yet a 20-year-old. He stands six-feet tall, but weighs less than 165 pounds. Yet, he is the top prospect in the Chicago Cubs organization, and to this point, he is the Cactus League leader in on-base plus slugging (OPS). It is an exceptionally good time to be Starlin Castro.
Unfortunately, it may turn out to be an equally bad time to be a Chicago Cubs fan. If and when Castro reaches the Major Leagues in 2010, he will be a colossal disappointment and the team will be left holding a painfully familiar Shawon Dunston-shaped bag.
Instead, the Cubs ...
This article was originally published at TheDailyCub.com , my blog covering all things Chicago Cubs.
Let’s take a look at an alternate universe, one where nobody ever has to take accountability, then gets to do an interview on a major network without being asked about your play.
It’s a world where, if you screw up, the world is just against you. It’s not your fault. Why should you take the blame when people are trying to hold you down?
This is the world that former-Cub Milton Bradley lives in, and he has been showing it to the world the past week, with an ...
While the signings of guys such as Alfonso Soriano and Milton Bradley are in the forefront of Cubs fan's minds, there have still been a number of great moves made by the front office throughout the years. This article will look at the ten best free agent signings in team history.
First, a few ground rules. I have only included signings made from the beginning of free agency in 1975 on, since prior to that the only free agent signings were ametuer free agents, as the draft did not exist yet. Thus, everyone was a free agent to start their careers.
Also, ...
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