The first two days of the off-season have seen quite a bit of movement across the league … except for on the North Side of Chicago. The Cubs completed their organizational meetings on Friday in Arizona and other than Reed Johnson and Rich Harden declaring free agency, not much out of the Cubs’ camp. Which [...]
Cubs Rumors on the Table
October 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
While the Phillies and Yankees battled in game one of the Fall Classic, the rumor mill continued to pickup speed for the Chicago Cubs. Jim Hendry and his staff will receive direction from Tom Ricketts next week in Mesa during the organizational meetings … Mr. Ricketts is expected to reveal some of “his long-term and [...]
Day One of the Ricketts Regime
October 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It took two years, six months and twenty-five days but the Chicago Cubs finally have an owner and today is the Ricketts Family first full day at the helm. Tuesday officially ended Tribune Co.’s 28-year run as the owner of the Chicago National League Ball Club … on June 16, 1981 Tribune Co. purchased the [...]
Jaramillo and Hendry on the Cubs
October 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Rudy Jaramillo and Jim Hendry joined Dave Kaplan for the first hour of Sports Central Thursday night. While the Angels and Yankees battled it out to see who faces the Phillies in the Series, the Cubs’ new hitting coach and general manager talked Chicago Cubs Baseball.
From the Wire … Cubs Hire Rudy Jaramillo
October 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
According to reports on Tuesday night from Bruce Levine and Dave Kaplan, the Cubs will announce on Wednesday they have signed Rudy Jaramillo to be the team’s new hitting coach. The deal is believed to be a three-year contract worth $2.42 million. Updated 7:30pm C.T. – The Cubs officially announced the hiring of Rudy Jaramillo [...]
Cubs Interested in Rudy Jaramillo?
October 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Updated – 7:18pm C.T. – According to Jon Heyman from SI.com, the Cubs have contacted Rudy Jaramillo and “it is believed he’s likely to take the gig“. As first mentioned by the Sun-Times on October 6, Rudy Jaramillo is on the Cubs’ radar. Jaramillo announced he would not return to the Texas Rangers for his [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Cardinals – 09/18/09
September 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Game One Hundred Forty-Six: Cubs (75-70) vs. Cardinals (85-62) Game Time – 7:15pm C.T. Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location – Busch Stadium, St. Louis Ted Lilly (12-8, 3.05/1.08) vs. John Smoltz (3-6, 6.53/1.42) The Chicago Cubs begin their final road trip of the 2009 series tonight [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. White Sox – 06/28/09
June 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Game Seventy-Two: Cubs (35-36) vs. White Sox (36-38) Game Time – 1:05pm C.T. Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 180 Location – U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (4-2, 3.48/1.27) vs. John Danks (5-6, 4.43/1.29) Today concludes Interleague Play for all but two teams in the majors … the [...]
From the Wire….DeRosa Traded to the Cardinals
June 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
According to multiple reports, the Indians traded Mark DeRosa to the Cardinals for pitcher Chris Perez and a PTBNL late Saturday night. The Cubs were rumored as late as Saturday as being interested in re-acquiring DeRosa from the Indians …
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. White Sox – 06/27/09
June 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Game Seventy-One: Cubs (35-35) vs. White Sox (35-38) Game Time – 3:05pm C.T. Coverage – TV: FOX Saturday Baseball – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 177 Location – U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (4-5, 3.83/1.32) vs. Mark Buehrle (7-2, 3.17/1.13) Can the Cubs win two in a row on the road? The last [...]
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