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Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:51 PM

Cubs Trade Bradley!

Sorry, wishful thinking. They haven't traded Milton Bradley yet. But they will. In the meantime, let's take a look at the Cubs. The last time we saw them, they were crushed under the weight of their high expectations and missed the 2009 playoffs...
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Sunday, August 30, 2009 10:17 PM

Jack's First Cubs Game

Ok, so the season is for all practical purposes over, and I've got the mother of all rants brewing. But I'm going to skip all that for now, and talk about my son's first Cubs game. Talk about a breath of fresh air. Jack is a crazy Cubs fan...
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Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:41 PM

Cubs Thoughts: Closing Time

Ok, Kevin Gregg isn't very good. That 600-foot home run that Dan Uggla hit on Sunday, as part of back-to-back blown saves, is pretty much all the evidence you need. But you know what? I'm not worried about the Cubs at this point. I've pretty...
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Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:01 PM

Cubs trade Hart and Ascanio to Pirates

The Cubs traded Kevin Hart and Jose Ascanio today to the Pirates for John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny. I don't know about this trade. If you ask me, Hart has been awfully good for this team. Three wins in three starts since the break while Dempster...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:01 PM

All-Star Thoughts and some Cubs Grades

Well, the AL won again. Ho-hum. Unless you happened to be in St. Louis , these last two days of MLB events were pretty dull. To witness: The HR Derby was a complete and utter bore. Three hours is about two hours too many, and unless a) you've actually...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009 10:55 PM

Abbreviated Cubs Rants

Lots going on with the Cubs these days. It seems every day inspires another rant. I could probably go on for 10 pages on each of these topics, but in the interest of time I'll try to be brief. DeRosa Traded to St. Louis - Jim Hendry had a chance for...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 10:29 PM

A Little Mike & Mike on the Cubs

With apologies to the real Mike & Mike , my friend Mike and I engaged in a little email exchange on the Cubs the last few days that sum up the feelings of typical Cubs fans. It started Monday (after the Cubs swept the Indians) with an email from MikeB...
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Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:07 PM

Random Cubs Notes and what I think of Sammy

Ok, it's been far too long and there's a lot on my mind. Man, do the 2009 Cubs suck. Yeah, they won today...yippee! But frankly, I'm more surprised that they scored 6 runs in a single game than I am that they beat the equally execrable White...
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Tuesday, June 02, 2009 8:53 PM

You'd think I would have learned by now

Randy Wells pitched BRILLIANTLY tonight. No hitter through 6 2/3, supremely efficient in getting outs, and he left in the 8th leading 5-1. A Marmol/Gregg meltdown later, it's 5-5 going into extras. I swear, I called the Gregg Meltdown before he even...
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Sunday, May 10, 2009 8:30 PM

Cubs Staying Above Water

Well, this regular season ain't going exactly as expected, is it? I never thought they'd run away with it, of course, but its still a bit frustrating watching the team that won 97 games last year just tread water and look so...ordinary. Lets do...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 10:27 PM

Great Time to be a Chicago Sports Fan

The Bulls and Hawks are looking good in the playoffs, the Cubs and Sox are both coming off playoff appearances and off to a decent start. Oh, and the Bears just traded for a franchise Quarterback, only two seasons removed from a Super Bowl appearance...
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Sunday, April 12, 2009 11:11 PM

Cubs-Brewers Never Disappoints

The Cubs wrapped up a 3-game series against the Brewers tonight, and all three games lived up to the hype. Some thoughts: Freaking Kevin Gregg. He's yet another in the long line of on-and-on-and-on crappy closer acquisitions for the Cubs. Antonio...
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Sunday, April 05, 2009 9:58 PM

Cubs 2009 Preview

I'm not exactly going out on a limb by picking the Cubs to three-peat as Central Division Champions. Everyone's picking the Cubs this year. In fact, I have yet to find a single forecast of Cubs doom. You know what that means, right? Fifth place...
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Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:42 PM

Shock and Awe: Bears Trade for Cutler

It's official, the Bears got Jay Cutler from Denver for Kyle Orton, two first rounders, and a third rounder. Denver's also sending a 5th rounder back. They certainly gave up a lot, but I love this deal for the Bears. A franchise QB is coming to...
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Monday, March 30, 2009 11:03 PM

Cubs Making Roster Decisions

The Cubs made a few announcements in the last two days worth commenting on. Kevin Gregg has won the closer job. I like this move. Gregg has experience closing and hasn't given up a single run this spring. Carlos Marmol, while a much better pitcher...
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