As Cubs fans endure yet another report of third baseman Ian Stewart still not being ready for action after suffering a quad injury and starting the season on the disabled list, I am humorously reminded of former Cubs’ left-hander Steve Barber. As a member of the 1969 Seattle Pilots, Barber was immortalized in Jim Bouton’s [...]
Time for the Off-Season to Begin … Cubs Hire Minor League Pitching Coordinator and Other News and Notes
October 28, 2012 By 7 Comments
Congratulations to the San Francisco Giants for winning their second World Series title in three years … When the Cubs announced the new staff structure for baseball operations last Tuesday, two positions had not been filled at that time … Minor League Pitching Coordinator and Minor League Hitting Coordinator. According to Baseball America, at least [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Outright Four Players Off 40-man Roster
October 25, 2012 By 10 Comments
According to multiple reports, the Cubs made four 40-man roster moves on Thursday. The Cubs outrighted RHP Marcos Mateo, RHP Miguel Socolovich, RHP Jason Berken and infielder Adrian Cardenas off of the 40-man roster and assigned them to Triple-A Iowa. The moves free up four spaces on the Cubs’ 40-man roster which currently stands at [...]
Number Ninety-Nine – Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 8
September 29, 2012 By 5 Comments
Game One Hundred Fifty-Eight – Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 8 WP – Trevor Cahill (13-12) LP – Justin Germano (2-10) Save – None If not for a two-run homer off the bat of Alfonso Soriano with one out in the ninth, the Cubs would have been shutout for the 15th time this season. The Cubs lost [...]
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 [...]
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