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Did Jeff Samardzija Make the Right Career Choice in Choosing Baseball Over Football?
With the NFL Draft making headlines (and waves), I found myself looking at Chicago Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija a little bit differently. Everybody is arguing over who should be the No. 1 overall pick, or who each team should select with their first-round pick. And I say, let them argue. I’m no expert on that. [...]
TweetDoes Chicago Even Care About the Cubs Right Now?
Normally, the Chicago Cubs are able to sell out Wrigley Field, even amidst a last-place season. It’s usually not a question of whether the game will be sold out, it’s just a matter of how fast the tickets go. This year, things seem to be quite different. The Cubs’ last home series against the Arizona [...]
TweetIs Carlos Marmol the Best Closer in Baseball Right Now?
Amidst all the issues with closing pitchers around Major League Baseball right now, I think it’s safe to say that Carlos Marmol is one of the best closers in the game right now. But is he the best? The cream of the crop? The head honcho? Joe Nathan, one of the top closers of the [...]
TweetWhat is With All These Odd Injuries in Major League Baseball?
The New York Yankees announced a couple of days ago that Phil Hughes would be going on the disabled list with a “dead arm.” This comes right after the Minnesota Twins placed Joe Mauer on the DL with “sore legs.” What is going on here? I’m not questioning the toughness of these two guys, especially [...]
TweetShould the Cubs keep Starlin Castro in the Leadoff Spot?
Heading into the season, the leadoff spot was an area of question for the Chicago Cubs. Manager Mike Quade had several options–he could put Tyler Colvin there. Or he could go with Starlin Castro. Or Kosuke Fukudome. Or Jeff Baker. Or Darwin Barney. Or a combination of all of them. Right now, he’s going with [...]
TweetBullpen Day a Disaster for Cubs
With 40 percent of their rotation on the shelf with arm injuries, the Chicago Cubs were forced to use Tuesday’s game in Houston as a bullpen day. James Russell made his first career start, but since he hasn’t been stretched out to throw more than 50-60 pitches in any one outing, it was known he [...]
TweetRyan Dempster is Back…sort of
Before the season started, there was much talk of Ryan Dempster as the new face of the Chicago Cubs. He was named the Opening Day starter and after the injuries to the Cubs’ rotation, the team was counting on him to step up in the face of adversity and be the star pitcher it needed. [...]
TweetMike Quade Manages Cubs out of Potential Comeback
Former Cub Casey McGehee gave the Milwaukee Brewers a 6-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs with a go-ahead homer off Kerry Wood in the eighth, but that wasn’t the only disappointment on the day for Cubs fans. Marlon Byrd led off the top of the ninth inning with a sharp single through the right side [...]
TweetOzzie: Manny Won’t be the Last Player to get Busted for PEDs
After Manny Ramirez’ surprise retirement Friday, Major League Baseball again has to worry about performance-enhancing drugs tarnishing the good name of the game. Manny was faced with the choice of either taking a 100-game suspension after getting busted for violating the MLB’s drug policy or retiring, and he chose the latter. White Sox manager Ozzie [...]
TweetShould the Cubs Move Alfonso Soriano to Second Base?
I know this thought has been brought up before, but bear with me here for a second. The Chicago Cubs should move Alfonso Soriano to second base. The Cubs are currently sitting at 3-3, an even .500. While that’s not bad by any means, when you consider the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates and Arizona Diamondbacks were [...]
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