Game Thirty-Eight – Cubs 9, Rockies 1 WP – Travis Wood (4-2) LP – Juan Nicasio (3-1) Save – None The Cubs equaled their season-long winning streak with an impressive victory over the Rockies on Monday night. Dale Sveum’s team won for the third day in a row behind seven innings of shutout ball from [...]
Details on Anthony Rizzo’s Seven-Year Contract Extension
May 13, 2013 By 41 Comments
Jon Heyman uncovered the breakdown on Anthony Rizzo’s seven-year, $41 million contract extension. Rizzo’s contract includes a $2 million signing bonus and an increase on his salary for this season (2013) from $498,000 to $750,000. Keeping in line with the new club policy, Rizzo’s contract does not include a no-trade clause. The contract includes two [...]
Cubs Agree to a Seven-Year, $41 Million Contract with Anthony Rizzo
May 12, 2013 By 21 Comments
According to a report from Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs have reached agreement on a seven-year, $41 million contract with Anthony Rizzo that would run through the 2019 season. Rosenthal’s sources indicated that the deal includes two club options and escalators that could extend the contract until 2021 and bring the total value to $73 million. [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Nationals – 05/12/13
May 12, 2013 By 30 Comments
Game Thirty-Seven: Cubs (14-22) vs. Nationals (20-16) Game Time – 12:35pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 185/844 Location – Nationals Park, Washington D.C. Scott Feldman (3-3, 2.70/1.12) vs. Gio Gonzalez (3-2, 4.97/1.34) Happy Mother’s Day from the CCO! The Cubs will try to take two in a [...]
Rambling as Spring is About to Be Sprung
May 10, 2013 By 55 Comments
Hello again, everybody. It almost the middle of May, and if you are reading this, you know the Baseball season is well under way. The Cubs are starting to play a bit more competitively, and if starting pitching had anything to do with baseball, the Cubs would be right up there. Oh, starting pitching DOES [...]
Cubs Ground Into a Loss – Cubs 4, Cardinals 5
May 8, 2013 By 1 Comment
Game Thirty-Four – Cubs 4, Cardinals 5 WP – Seth Maness (2-0) LP – Michael Bowden (1-2) Save – Edward Mujica (8) Wednesday’s loss to the Cardinals was a snapshot of the Cubs’ season to this point. A solid effort from a starting pitcher wasted by the bullpen with a mistake giving the opponent an [...]
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