The Chicago Cubs have a new general manager, money to spend, and a hole to fill at first base.So who should they sign, Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder?The rumor mill has had the Cubs interested in both players in recent months. The only trouble is that they're not the only ones who have been linked to Pujols, and the market for his services is starting to heat up.You can thank the Miami Marlins for this. They've made Pujols an offer, one that SI.com's Jon Heyman thinks proves just how serious the Marlins are about bringing Pujols aboard.However, this doesn't mean ...
The biggest free agent of this year’s group is Albert Pujols. He will bring a World Series championship to the team that signs him to his last contract. The team that he will bring that World Series title to is the Chicago Cubs. Recently there have been two teams that have been in the market for Pujols. The first being his former team, the St. Louis Cardinals. With the second being the biggest spenders of this free agent period, the Miami Marlins. However, it’s the Cubs who have swooped in recently to throw their name into serious contention for Albert. ...
Albert Pujols and the Chicago Cubs have been linked since spring training as a destination for the first baseman in free agency. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Theo Epstein has extended an offer to the former St. Louis Cardinals slugger.With the thought of Pujols mashing home runs at the Friendly Confines for the home team clouding fans' thoughts, it would be a move that could turn into Epstein's "Soriano Deal" for the franchise, putting the squad right back where it started—in a hole.Here's five reasons it's a huge mistake to sign Albert Pujols.Begin Slideshow
When I was a kid the mere mention of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame inspired images of the greats that once played the game. It conjured up visions of an exclusive club. A shrine, whose rare members appeared larger than life, and were the elite amongst their peers. It was to forever be a touchstone for us to honor men that were so synonymous with greatness on the diamond. They were easily known simply by their last name.Men such as Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Williams, Cobb, and a few others cut from a similar cloth of excellence.I thought, at the ...
Ron Santo is finally a Hall of Fame member. Today, the Veteran's Committee elected Santo (with 15 out of a possible 16 votes in favor), and the longtime Cubs third baseman ended up where he belongs.This is a mistake that has been ongoing since Santo was first eligible. His production on the field cemented his case as one of baseball's immortals, and his contributions off the field made his induction a foregone conclusion for everyone except the Hall of Fame voters.While the Veteran's Committee has finally given Santo his due, it was done posthumously, which makes it seem like a ...
Alfonso Soriano is widely acknowledged as one of the baseball's most immovable players. Once an elite player, Soriano has diminished at the plate, lost his speed and is now a liability in the outfield.Wherever Soriano goes, the Cubs will have to eat a a sizable portion of his contract.Still, Soriano has some pop left. If he continues to hit 25 home runs and knock in over 80 RBI then he is actually a good option at DH.Here are a list of teams who might be interested in the Cubs' slugger.Begin Slideshow
Call off the "Occupy Cooperstown" protests and the cries for a boycott. Ron Santo is a Hall of Famer, and though it would have been better for it to have happened sooner, it is still worth accepting on his behalf. In case you missed it, there are Cubs fans suggesting that the Santo family refuse to accept the award in protest of the fact that it occurred posthumously. And while I agree that Santo deserved enshrinement long ago, I'm sure that the family will gain some enjoyment from the honor. Still, I must wonder what happened between the end of ...
Ron Santo waited for this day to come from the day that he retired in 1974. He was very vocal about how much he wanted this to happen, and he had a countless number of supporters that wanted this for him, too. Now, 367 days after his untimely death, he has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The Veterans Committee finally did the right thing by putting Santo, who played virtually his entire career with the Chicago Cubs, into the Hall of Fame. He was listed on 15 of the 16 ballots. There are a lot of emotions with this ...
I listened with bittersweet emotion as I heard the news this morning that the Chicago Cubs great third baseman Ron Santo was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. While he obviously deserved it, he should have been elected years ago when he was alive and could have enjoyed it.
To be voted in posthumously was something he said he never wanted.
I remember throughout the years listening to the radio waiting to hear the voting and see if Ron finally made it in. He never did, and then the reporters would interview him and you could see the disappointment written all ...
The Epstein Era has begun.One thing is clear: It's a new team, headed a new direction, following new leaders.We've already seen minor moves as management, players and coaches trickle into Wrigley Field. But on the cusp of baseball's winter meetings, Chicago Cubs fans ought to brace for bigger, bolder changes ahead.Here's a look at how far the franchise and its fans have come already. Begin Slideshow
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