Originally posted December 14th, 2010.
It’s almost impossible to imagine Albert Pujols as anything but a St. Louis Cardinal.
But then again, the Seattle Mariners probably felt the same way about Alex Rodriguez (and Ken Griffey Jr). The Expos (remember them?) probably felt that way about most of their players-Vladimir Guerrero,...
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I arrived in Orlando (Lake Buena Vista to be more specific), Florida on Saturday night. No, I didn’t have the rich powerful leader of The Outfield Ivy pay for me to come down and get the scoop; I came to attend the Professional Baseball Employment Opportunities (PBEO) Job Fair.
I never saw the posting on the job board for 1B...
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Well, they got a man at least.
The Cubs decided to ditch the plan to play four outfielders while having the pitcher cover first by signing Carlos Pena to a one year, $10 million deal today.
I’ll say this- if the Cubs were going to sign Pena, I’m glad the deal is what it is. The one year deal will be a decent stop gap at 1B...
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Panic may have set in.
We all knew the Cubs needed a 1B. This has not been a secret. And yet here we are on December 7th and if the season opened today, the Cubs would probably have to platoon Tyler Colvin and… ahem, Jeff Baker at 1B.
Things in Cubs nation are not going so well. Not only did the Cubs have their hands...
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I use quotes around the word because certainly most people would agree that in order to be considered a baseball veteran, you actually need to participate in real live baseball games happening on the field instead of sitting in an aluminum tub full of ice on a season-by-season basis.
ESPN Chicago has a link up listing 4 such...
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Here’s something to consider.
With it a foregone conclusion that Adrian Gonzalez will not be signed to an extension by the San Diego Padres after next season and the Cubs in need of a 1B for 2011, the Cubs should be considering what it would take to acquire Gonzalez this offseason.
The Padres would want some pretty good...
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