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’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Tigers – 06/13/12
June 13, 2012 By 72 Comments
Game Sixty-Two: Cubs (21-40) vs. Tigers (28-33) Game Time – 7:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: WCIU – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186/914 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Matt Garza (2-4, 3.99/1.12) vs. Rick Porcello (3-4, 5.03/1.54) With the draft out of the way and agreeing to terms on a contract with Jorge Soler, [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Fire Rudy Jaramillo
June 12, 2012 By 52 Comments
The Cubs have dismissed hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo and replaced him with James Rowson. Rowson joined the Cubs in the off-season after spending six seasons in the Yankees organization. Rowson had been serving as the Cubs minor league hitting coordinator. James Rowson takes over on an interim basis as the Cubs hitting coach.
Rambling About a New Realization
May 11, 2012 By 69 Comments
Well, well, well. This team ain’t so awful. In fact, they are not half-bad. Heck, they are even somewhat mediocre and, while we’re at it, they can be downright entertaining. After a grotesque and gut-wrenching 3-11 start, the Cubs have won 10 of 17 and head to Milwaukee to face a surprisingly struggling Brew Crew. [...]
A Look Back at the Cubs Off-Season as Pitchers and Catchers Report to Spring Training
February 18, 2012 By 38 Comments
Doesn’t it seem like a lot longer than just 144 days since Jed Hoyer’s San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 9-2? Ryan Dempster took the loss on the final day of the 2011 season. Starlin Castro ran his hitting streak to 11 games in the loss and reached base for the 40th game in [...]
Day One of the 2012 Cubs Convention … Welcome to Theo Fest
January 14, 2012 By 23 Comments
The Chicago Cubs annual convention got underway on Friday afternoon at the Hilton Chicago. The old hotel received a facelift since last year’s convention but by early afternoon those changes had been covered by a sea of blue. The 27th Annual Cubs Convention was very different from recent years and a majority of that had [...]
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