When play resumes on Thursday, the Cubs will have 70 games remaining on their 2011 schedule and Jim Hendry will have several decisions to make that could impact this organization for several years. The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is 19 days away and the overpaid, underachieving roster that Hendry assembled should have a different [...]
Cubs to Discuss Direction of Team as Trading Deadline Approaches
June 24, 2011 By 35 Comments
According to a report from Bruce Levine, Jim Hendry and Randy Bush will hold meetings Monday and Tuesday with the top scouts in the organization “about the direction of the team with the trading deadline just five weeks away.” The Cubs hold these meetings annually but with the poor play on the field these meetings [...]
Rambling about Chains and Links and Cubbies
June 17, 2011 By 18 Comments
As they say, a chain is only is strong as its weakest link, and you can only judge a team by its most recent game. If we are using that logic, well then look out for the explosive offensive of the 2011 Chicago Cubs. And then, as Eminem says, “Snap back to reality … ” [...]
Rambling from the Bottom of the Barrel
June 10, 2011 By 21 Comments
The Cubs won a baseball game Wednesday afternoon. When this happened, I just figured my television was broken, and I wasn’t seeing accurate information. However, after combing the interwebs for information, I finally realized the prior information was true. The Cubs had, indeed, won a baseball game. That paragraph perfectly sums up my view of [...]
Could Hendry and Kenney Be On the Way Out?
June 9, 2011 By 64 Comments
According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, Jim Hendry and Crane Kenney may end up taking the fall for the Cubs’ swoon soon. Phil Rogers reported that Jim Hendry “understands his days as the Cubs’ general manager could be coming to an end” but continues to operate “on a business as usual basis.” Rogers [...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 05/28/11
May 28, 2011 By 13 Comments
Upcoming Dates to Keep an Eye on … With the second month of the baseball season coming to end, there are several dates to keep in mind over the next month. The first-year player draft takes place June 6-June 8, but there are a couple of other days that could have an impact on personnel [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Pirates – 05/27/11
May 27, 2011 By 42 Comments
Game Forty-Nine: Cubs (22-26) vs. Pirates (22-26) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Doug Davis (0-2, 8.31/1.85) vs. Kevin Correia (6-4, 3.84/1.23) Updated 12:24 pm CDT – Cubs DFA’d Robert Coello to make room on the 40-man roster [...]
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