It was strange happenings as the fall and winter leagues embraced the Halloween spirit. Eduardo Figueroa became the first trade of the winter, appearing for both Caribes de Anzoategui and Tiburones de La Guaira this week. Meanwhile, Mesa played to a rare tie and Javier Baez took over the league lead in RBI. And after [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/22/12
October 22, 2012 By 28 Comments
Misery loves company, as Greg Rohan and Hector Mayora joined the entire Mesa Solar Sox squad in having a tough time this past week. Mesa was a miserable 0-for-6 for the week, as they wasted decent performances from Matt Szczur and Kevin Rhoderick. However, Ty Wright saw his fortunes turn around as he welcomed Jae-Hoon [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/15/12
October 15, 2012 By 16 Comments
As the Maxine Nightingale song said we’re “right back to where we started from” as the CCO welcomes you to another year of coverage of the winter leagues. This week saw the opening of the Arizona Fall League, as well as the Mexican Pacific League and the Venezuelan Winter League. As it stands, the Cubs [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/08/12
October 8, 2012 By 17 Comments
Meet the Mesa Solar Sox: Position Players and Coaches This is the second of two articles highlighting the players from the Cubs organization who will be taking part in the 2012 Arizona Fall League, which starts tomorrow (Tuesday, October 9). Today, the CCO will be looking at the position players and coaches that will be [...]
Greenberg No Longer in the Company of Moonlight
October 3, 2012 By 10 Comments
Thirty years ago, even the most die-hard baseball fan would be hard-pressed to know of Archibald “Moonlight” Graham, an outfielder for the New York Giants in 1905. But the 1982 W.P. Kinsella novel “Shoeless Joe” uncovered his existence to a select group of followers. However, it wouldn’t be until 1989 when Kinsella’s novel would be [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 10/01/12
October 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
Meet the Mesa Solar Sox: The Pitchers This is the first of two articles highlighting the players from the Cubs organization who will be taking part in the 2012 Arizona Fall League, which starts on October 9. Today, the CCO will be looking at the pitchers the Cubs have assigned to the Mesa Solar Sox.
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/24/12
September 24, 2012 By 14 Comments
The Devil You Don’t Know The famous quote reads: “The devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know” In what seems like forever to many Cubs’ fans, this quote appeared to be near and dear to the heart of top brass within the organization as they approached the off-season. But in an [...]
Boomers Look to the Future
September 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
Although it was a bright and crisp autumn day, the scene around Boomers’ Stadium in Schaumburg, Illinois was quiet and peaceful. The crowds had all gone, and the only activity was the comings and goings of a few people attending a job fair inside the club offices. As I walked into the stadium, a receptionist [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 09/20/12
September 20, 2012 By 4 Comments
Second Half Minor League Report – Part 2 Part two of the CCO’s look at the Cubs’ minor league system for the second half of the 2012 season focuses on the Peoria Chiefs and Boise Hawks. The Peoria Chiefs plodded along in the second half, as promotions and injuries to their pitching staff took its [...]
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