Bryan LaHair hit about as dramatic a home run as a non-contender can have hit on their behalf Tuesday night, helping the Chicago Cubs reach extra innings by launching a two-out, two-run bomb to tie the score at 2-2. Entering the frame, Chicago had managed just one hit off Cincinnati Reds starter Mike Leake all night.LaHair also recently won the Pacific Coast League (Triple-A) MVP award, after clubbing 38 homers during their shorter season. His power tool is well clear of average; of that there is no doubt. Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune highlighted the issue of whether or not ...
This is a very early look at next year with bold offseason predictions and MLB additions. We'll look at the current Depth Chart after the predictions.Bold prediction number one: Theo Epstein will leave the Boston Red Sox, not to be the Cubs GM, but the become the President of Baseball Operations. Tom Ricketts will lure him away from Boston by offering him this position and a sizable contract.Bold prediction number two: Epstein will not hire someone from the Boston organization, but will instead steal Rick Hahn from the White Sox to be the Cubs new GM. Hahn has grown up ...
I have recently written several critical articles about Cubs owner Tom Ricketts. But thanks to some of you, the loyal Cubbies fanbase, I have changed my mind.
Everything is fine. No problems here. Nothing to see, keep moving along.
Thanks for opening my eyes, those of you who are blind to the obvious poor record and lack of organizational leadership, philosophy and success in player development.
Oops, there I go again. Shame on me, that's being negative and we all know that I should write positive articles about the Cubs. I am truly sorry.
Because when you really take a deep dive, you see ...
In the midst of yet another disappointing season, the Chicago Cubs decided to part ways with General Manager Jim Hendry and are now in the market for a new GM. To find the perfect candidate for the job, the Cubs need look no further than the MLB front offices. Kim Ng, the Senior Vice President for Baseball Operations and a longtime assistant GM prior to that, is just the person to turn the Cubs around. She Brings New Expertise to the Table In recent years, baseball has moved away from hiring GMs solely on scouting and playing credentials and instead moved ...
Derrek Lee did not hit the ball off the best part of the bat at Wrigley Field Saturday, with his team down two runs and the bases loaded with two outs in the ninth inning. He watched the flight of the ball, but without his usual bop out of the batter's box. Despite the seven years in which he plied his trade at Wrigley, he was not sure the ball was gone until it nestled itself into the basket atop the wall in deep left field.Perhaps what made the ball so hard to read for Lee was the stark backdrop ...
Horrifying news broke this afternoon for Chicago Cub fans with the announcement that Player Personnel Director Oneri Fleita had his contract extended. Knowing that he was a Jim Hendry guy, you would think he would likely be out when the Cubs hired a new general manager. With this move, owner Tom Ricketts just put the kibosh on any of the big name GM's being bandied about coming to the Cubs. Do you think they're going to want to be told who they have to employ? What was he thinking? The timing is crazy, just like waiting until July 22 to fire ...
Chicago Cubs' owner Tom Ricketts has guaranteed the contract of Vice President of Player Personnel Oneri Fleita for four more years.It's not that Fleita isn't a good baseball man, although I have my concerns. The bigger problem I have with this move is that it further handcuffs the next Cubs' GM and seems hypocritical of other recent comments made by Ricketts. ‘‘The GM will be responsible for the baseball operations,’’ Ricketts recently told the media, ‘‘The results are his, and he owns them. They have to be able to have the freedom to hire the people they feel will give ...
With September here, it's only a month away from the Cubs starting the only season that matters to them this year—hunting season for a new general manager. And according to all reports, Cub owner Tom Ricketts is hunting big game. You keep hearing Andrew Friedman, Brian Cashman, Theo Epstein and Billy Beane's names thrown out there. Cashman and Friedman will be available once the season is over, while Epstein has a year left on his contract, and Beane owns a piece of the A's and is signed through 2014. Epstein is an intriguing figure. Having broken the Bambino's curse, would ...
The Chicago Cubs are going to have a job opening at first base next season.The Cubs will have a few options with what they could do at the position. I have had my opinions in the past, but things have certainly changed with some events over the last few weeks. Still, everyone in Chicago has one thing on their mind:When are the Cubs signing Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder? Almost everyone in Chicago seems convinced that one of these situations is going to happen. I am sure some people are even convinced the Cubs will get both, and that just ...
Carlos Pena has been a terrific bargain for the 2011 Chicago Cubs. He has saved untold errors for the infield defense, driven the ball well at times and demonstrated what perfect baseball makeup is even during a lost season.But Pena ought not to be back in 2012. This is one thing about rebuilding a ball club: Sometimes even successful one-year solutions have to remain so. In fact, Pena is just one of perhaps a dozen Cubs who should not be back in 2012. The team needs to start afresh, and while senselessly shoving off talent would be foolish, so, too, ...
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