According to a tweet from Carrie Muskat, Micah Hoffpauir signed a one-year deal to play baseball in Japan with the Nippon Ham Fighters. With Hoffpauir heading to Japan, the Cubs 40-man roster stands at 35 players.
Gonzalez, Pena, Dunn … or None of the Above?
MLB’s award season continues on Wednesday with the announcement of the NL Gold Glove winners. Could Marlon Byrd add a trophy to his case? Adrian Gonzalez remains the hot topic surrounding the Cubs … despite the fact Jed Hoyer said he expects to begin the year with Gonzalez and would be thrilled to finish it [...]
Cubs Win Z Thriller in San Diego – Cubs 1 Padres 0
Game One Hundred Fifty-Six – Cubs 1 Padres 0 WP – Carlos Zambrano (10-6) LP – Tim Stauffer (5-5) Save – Carlos Marmol (35) While the Bears were busy beating the Packers, Carlos Zambrano treated his mother to an excellent game in San Diego. Z’s mom got to see her son’s first big league game [...]
Cubs News and Rumors on the Final Monday of the Twenty-Ten Season
The Cubs have only seven games remaining in the season, four in San Diego and three in Houston. One week from today, Year One under the Ricketts family will be in the books and the front office will turn their attention to 2011 … and beyond. Tom Ricketts addressed the team’s payroll for next season [...]
A Little Two-Out Magic for Q’s Cubs – Cubs 7 Cardinals 3
Game One Hundred Fifty-Four – Cubs 7 Cardinals 3 WP – Casey Coleman (3-2) LP – Chris Carpenter (15-9) Save – None The Chicago Cubs finally posted their 70th win of the season in the next to the last home game of Twenty-Ten. Casey Coleman earned his first win at Wrigley after a solid seven-inning [...]
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