Two days after being designated for assignment the Cubs traded Scott Eyre to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league pitching prospect Brian Schlitter on Thursday. Eyre fell out of favor with Lou Piniella at the beginning of the 2007 and after righting his ship and accepting a new name from his manager, Stevie Ire, the southpaw turned his season around. Eyre was one of the reasons behind the Cubs' turnaround a year ago but according to several reports earlier in the week became a victim of … [Read more...]
CCO Radio Presents….Avoiding Pie’s Problem
Installment 5 - Avoiding Pie's Problem. The CCO Radio returns for a Friday edition at the midway point of the exhibition season. Brian and Shaun discuss a variety of Cubs topics from Brian Roberts to Lou's lineup to Micah Hoffpauir with all of the dude references that can be packed into nearly a 38 minute show....plus a possible new nickname for one of the closer candidates. The CCO is excited to announce our podcast has been approved and accepted by iTunes....so you can go to iTunes and … [Read more...]