While many will be focused on some large game in The Big Easy, as Matt Garza pointed out on Saturday it is one more week until the action starts in Mesa. Once the big game is over, a majority of the focus will shift to baseball with only a week before pitchers and catchers report [...]
Weekend Update: One Week Until Cubs Pitchers and Catchers Report to Camp
February 3, 2013 By 5 Comments
Day Two of the 2013 Cubs Convention … Dale Sveum and the Coaching Staff
January 19, 2013 By 3 Comments
Dale Sveum and his coaching staff were next up on Saturday. Sveum was joined by Jamie Quirk, James Rowson, Dave McKay, Lester Strode and newcomers, third base coach David Bell and assistant hitting coach Rob Deer. Chris Bosio was not able to attend and left the convention early. Bosio is recovering from knee replacement surgery. [...]
MLB Owners Approve Rules Changes
January 15, 2013 By 8 Comments
According to a report from Jayson Stark, several rules changes were voted on and tentatively approved during last week’s owners meetings. The changes must be approved by the players’ union before the changes can be implemented for the upcoming season. Teams will be permitted to have a seventh coach in uniform in the dugout during [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Add Rob Deer to Sveum’s Coaching Staff
November 26, 2012 By 12 Comments
The Cubs announced the hiring of Rob Deer on Monday. Deer will serve as the team’s assistant hitting coach, a new position on the Cubs’ big league staff. Deer will formally assist hitting coach James Rowson, who was named as the team’s full-time hitting coach in October after taking over for Rudy Jaramillo on an [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Talkin’ All-Stars Live – NL vs. AL – 07/10/12
July 10, 2012 By 63 Comments
83rd MLB All-Star – National League vs. American League Game Time – 7:00pm CDT Coverage – TV: FOX – Radio: ESPN Radio, XM Radio Channel 89 Location – Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City Matt Cain (9-3, 2.62/0.96) vs. Justin Verlander (9-5, 2.58/0.95) The first pitch of the 83rd Mid-Summer Classic is scheduled to take place around [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Braves – 07/02/12
July 2, 2012 By 58 Comments
Game Seventy-Nine: Cubs (29-49) vs. Braves (41-37) Game Time – 6:10pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187/914 Location – Turner Field, Atlanta Jeff Samardzija (5-7, 5.05/1.42) vs. Tommy Hanson (9-4, 3.59/1.35) The Cubs are coming off their best homestand of the season can they begin their last [...]
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