Len Kasper moderated two fan forum events on Thursday with the Cubs front office. Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod answered questions from season ticket holders in a conference call format. The front office did not dodge any questions during both sessions as they discussed their first year with the Cubs, the present and [...]
Cubs Set Coaching Staff … Hire David Bell, Remove Interim Tag from James Rowson
October 23, 2012 By 12 Comments
The Cubs announced two changes to their coaching staff on Tuesday morning. The Cubs hired David Bell to be the team’s third base coach next season and removed the interim tag from hitting coach James Rowson. James Rowson replaced Rudy Jaramillo on an interim basis on June 12 and finished the season as the team’s [...]
Replacing Brenly … and Other Cubs News, Notes and Rumors
October 18, 2012 By 43 Comments
The Cubs’ off-season will not kick into full swing for a couple of weeks but the speculation has begun on which players Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer might try to sign this winter. The focus will be on adding pitching and filling out a rotation that was void of Major League arms for a majority [...]
The Beginning of a Long Off-Season for the Cubs
October 7, 2012 By 5 Comments
The off-season has begun for the Chicago Cubs. While the playoffs are underway and the focus throughout the game is on some set of games in late October, the Cubs remain focused on the future and building an organization with sustained success. Theo Epstein spent just under an hour with the media in the dungeon [...]
Rambling While Theo Still Hasn’t Made a Pick
June 1, 2012 By 41 Comments
Fresh off a 3-game sweep of the Pacific Coast League Padres, the Cubs head out to San Francisco to start a weekend series with the Giants, and all anyone wants to talk about is the impending trade of the best position player on the Cubs. Before Cubdom debates the merits of one Starlin Castro, I [...]
A Little ‘Dis and ‘Dat from the Cubs’ Day Off
April 17, 2012 By 61 Comments
The Chicago Cubs spent their second day off of the season in Miami after a rough weekend in St. Louis. Dale Sveum’s team figures to be in the middle of a media explosion Tuesday night at Marlins Park. With Ozzie Guillen returning from his five-game suspension, it figures to be nothing short of a circus [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Claim Frankie De La Cruz Off Waivers from Brewers
March 16, 2012 By 9 Comments
The Cubs announced Friday that they claimed right-handed pitcher Frankie De La Cruz off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers. De La Cruz was competing for a spot in the Brewers’ pen this spring. According to reports from Brewers’ camp, GM Doug Melvin tried to slide him through waivers in hopes of sending De La Cruz [...]
Cubs Still Seen as the Favorite to Sign Jorge Soler … and Other News and Notes
March 13, 2012 By 14 Comments
Now that Gerardo Concepcion is signed, sealed and delivered, could Jorge Soler be next in line for a contract from the Cubs? Jorge Soler is still on the Cubs’ radar and the now 20-year old outfielder (February 25) is still an important piece to the Cubs’ puzzle, that is once he can negotiate and sign [...]
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