Opening Day and Weekend have come and gone and the season is underway. The new look Cubs have started out 2011 looking much like the 2010 version. Here are some things we can take away from the first series: - The Cubs still can’t figure out the Pirates. They really could have won all 3 but always found a way to make the one...
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Roy Halladay, who ripped the front office and new pitching coach Mark Riggins on Saturday when he didn’t make the opening roster, was unconditionally released Sunday morning. The Cubs will eat the $11.5 million left on his contract rather than keep him around while trying to trade him. ‘‘Obviously,’’ general manager...
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For those of you keeping score at home, the dugout “scuffle” on Wednesday was the second time in the last year involving a starting pitcher named Carlos and a position player who has been a mainstay in Chicago for the last few years. Last season it was Carlos Zambrano and Derek Lee getting into a shouting match. Wednesday it...
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ESPN’s Keith Law recently revealed his Top 100 Prospects List, also including a team by team recap of each team’s Top 10 List. The Chicago Cubs currently have one player in the Top 100. Here’s the list: 1. Trey McNutt, RHP (66) 2. Brett Jackson, OF 3. Chris Carpenter, RHP 4. Josh Vitters, 3B 5. Jay Jackson, RHP 6. Hayden...
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Continuing our last segment, Steve asks Josh five questions about the Cubs upcoming 2011 season. 1. Is Starlin Castro the next Derek Jeter? No, I don’t think Starlin Castro is the next Derek Jeter. Castro had a great year in 2010 which really goes without saying. The Cubs really needed him because not only did he provide the...
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Kerry Wood is coming back home. After reportedly turning down a 2 year deal for a higher annual salary (more than double?) to play for the White Sux, Kerry Wood has agreed on a 1 year, $1.5 million with the Chicago Cubs. Reports also indicate that he had multi-year offers from both the Yankees and Red Sox on the table. But in the...
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