According to multiple reports, Jim Deshaies has been hired to replace Bob Brenly in the Cubs’ booth. Deshaies left the same position with the Astros to team up with Len Kasper to call games for WGN TV and Comcast SportsNet … ‘The Len and J.D. Show‘. Updated 3:10pm CST – According to Alyson Footer, Jim [...]
Weekend Update … News, Notes and Cubs Rumors
November 11, 2012 By 42 Comments
Major League Baseball will be front and center with the announcements of the AL and NL Rookie of the Year (Monday), AL and NL Manager of the Year (Tuesday), AL and NL Cy Young (Wednesday) and AL and NL Most Valuable Player (Thursday) awards this week. And while baseball is focused on awards week, the [...]
The Cubs Don’t Have Unlimited Assets to Deal … and Other News and Notes
November 8, 2012 By 45 Comments
The GM Meetings are underway in Indian Wells, California and the Cubs are “still in the stage of figuring out what opportunities will be there” for them. According to a report from the Tribune, it appears the Cubs will be filling their needs this winter with free agent signings rather than trades. Theo Epstein said [...]
Weekend Update … It’s Just the Beginning of the Cubs Off-Season
November 4, 2012 By 38 Comments
With free agency underway and the General Managers meetings in California during the coming week (November 6-9, Palm Springs), there figures to be a lot of news and even more rumors throughout the game over the next seven days. While activity might be at a minimum, the GM Meetings have historically set the tone for [...]
Zych, Baez Named to Rising Stars Roster … and Other Cubs News and Notes
November 1, 2012 By 20 Comments
Rosters for Saturday’s AFL Rising Stars Game were released on Wednesday night. Two of the Cubs’ prospects participating in the Arizona Fall League were named to the East Division team, but only one has a chance to play in the annual event. Tony Zych and Javier Baez made the East squad after solid starts to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Yankees – 06/17/11
June 17, 2011 By 30 Comments
Game Sixty-Nine: Cubs (28-40) vs. Yankees (39-28) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet, MLB Network – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Doug Davis (0-5, 5.90/1.86) vs. Freddy Garcia (5-5, 3.60/1.40) The Cubs welcome the New York Yankees to Wrigley Field this afternoon for the [...]
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