The GM Meetings have come and gone and while the Cubs did not make any moves or signings this week, they reportedly had multiple conversations with teams and agents and tried to lay the groundwork for the rest of the off-season. The Cubs are looking to add pitching, pitching and more pitching this winter. One of the Cubs' off-season targets appears to be off the table. The Cubs were among several teams to submit a bid for the negotiating rights to Hyun-jin Ryu prior to Thursday's deadline. The … [Read more...]
Darwin Barney is Golden … and Other Cubs News, Notes and Rumors
Darwin Barney turned in a record setting season and was rewarded with a gold glove on Tuesday night. Darwin Barney beat out the Reds' Brandon Phillips and Arizona's Aaron Hill for the Rawlings Gold Glove. Barney became just the fourth second baseman in Cubs' history to take home the award (Ryne Sandberg, 1983-1991; Glenn Beckert, 1968; Ken Hubbs, 1962) and the first since his mentor and former minor league manager. Darwin Barney saved the Cubs 28 runs with his defense throughout the season and … [Read more...]
Time for the Off-Season to Begin … Cubs Hire Minor League Pitching Coordinator and Other News and Notes
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 one position has been filled. The Cubs have hired long-time Vanderbilt pitching coach Derek Johnson to be the organization's Minor League … [Read more...]
From the Wire … Cubs Outright Mather, Parker, Germano and Corpas Off the 40-man Roster
The Cubs made four more roster moves on Friday afternoon. Shortly after it was announced that the Royals had claimed Chris Volstad off waivers from the Cubs, the team announced that Joe Mather, Blake Parker, Justin Germano and Manny Corpas had been outrighted off the 40-man roster and assigned to Triple-A Iowa. Manny Corpas elected for free agency. The Cubs have made 11 roster moves in two days and with all of the moves, the 40-man roster currently stands at 33 players. Matt Garza, Ian Stewart … [Read more...]
Number Ninety-Nine – Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 8
Game One Hundred Fifty-Eight - Cubs 2, Diamondbacks 8 WP - Trevor Cahill (13-12) LP - Justin Germano (2-10) Save - None If not for a two-run homer off the bat of Alfonso Soriano with one out in the ninth, the Cubs would have been shutout for the 15th time this season. The Cubs lost their seventh straight game and dropped to a miserable 0-18 on the road versus teams in the NL West with their 58th road loss of the season. The Cubs were never in Saturday's game. The Diamondbacks jumped on Justin … [Read more...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Diamondbacks – 09/29/12
Game One Hundred Fifty-Eight: Cubs (59-98) vs. Diamondbacks (79-78) Game Time - 7:10pm CDT Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188/914 Location - Chase Field, Phoenix Justin Germano (2-9, 6.18/1.47) vs. Trevor Cahill (12-12, 3.86/1.31) The Cubs will try to end two streaks tonight behind Justin Germano ... their current six-game losing streak and the 0-17 mark on the road against teams from the NL West. With Darwin Barney's streak coming to an end on Friday night, the Cubs … [Read more...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Diamondbacks – 09/28/12
Game One Hundred Fifty-Seven: Cubs (59-97) vs. Diamondbacks (78-78) Game Time - 8:40pm CDT Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188/914 Location - Chase Field, Phoenix Travis Wood (6-12, 4.23/1.18) vs. Ian Kennedy (14-11, 4.14/1.30) It's the last Friday of the season and the Cubs will spend the final weekend of the 2012 campaign in Phoenix taking on the Diamondbacks. The Cubs are 3-3 in the six games versus Arizona this season. The Cubs enter play tonight 0-16 … [Read more...]
Cubs Fold in the Finale with the Cards – Cubs 3, Cardinals 6
Game One Hundred Fifty-Three - Cubs 3, Cardinals 6 WP - Kyle Lohse (16-3) LP - Justin Germano (2-9) Save - Jason Motte (40) The Cubs tried to make a game of it on Sunday afternoon. After being down 3-0 in the third, the Cubs scored a pair in the fourth but the Cardinals added on in the sixth. Alfonso Soriano's 31st homer of the season made it 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth and the Cardinals put the game away with two in the eighth off the Cubs pen. The Cubs finished the 10-game homestand with … [Read more...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Cardinals – 09/23/12
Game One Hundred Fifty-Three: Cubs (59-93) vs. Cardinals (81-71) Game Time - 1:20pm CDT Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183/914 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Justin Germano (2-8, 5.58/1.42) vs. Kyle Lohse (15-3, 2.71/1.08) The Cubs and Cardinals play for the final time in 2012 this afternoon. The Cubs are 7-9 against the Redbirds this year but 5-3 at Wrigley Field and Dale Sveum's team has not made anything easy for their longtime rival. After the Cubs won in 11 … [Read more...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Cardinals – 09/21/12
Game One Hundred Fifty-One: Cubs (58-92) vs. Cardinals (80-70) Game Time - 1:20pm CDT Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183/914 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Chris Volstad (3-10, 6.26/1.62) vs. Chris Carpenter (0-0, -.--/-.--) Weather permitting ... The Cubs will spend their last weekend of the season at Wrigley Field hosting the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs and Cardinals open a three-game series this afternoon with one team trying to make the post-season … [Read more...]