hirejimessian.com - 5/11/2009
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Did you almost turn off the TV Friday night when Aramis Ramirez went down? Did you curse, in the following order: (1) God, (2) Jim Hendry, and (3) Barry Rozner ? I spent most of Saturday thinking about how screwed the Cubs are. Losing Aramis for any significant period of time is way worse than ...
Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Brewers - 05/10/09
chicagocubsonline.com 5/10/2009 — Game Thirty-One: Cubs (16-14) vs. Brewers (18-13)
Game Time - 1:05pm C.T.
Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186
Location - Miller Park, Milwaukee
Sean Marshall (0-2, 4.15/1.31) vs. Jeff Suppan (2-2, 5.68/1.45)
Jose Ascanio was recalled from Triple-A Iowa on ...
Three of the guys killing the Cubs
desipio.com 5/1/2009 — On Tuesday night in Phoenix, Len Kasper marveled that the Cubs were 9-9 on the season and had “exactly the same home and road records–five and five at home, four and four on the road.” While fives and fours aren’t the same, ...
Do You Like This Team? Check One: [ ] YES [ ] NO
hirejimessian.com 5/21/2009 — As I was watching another frustrating loss (every single one of the 17 losses HAS been frustrating, hasn’t it?) at the hands of the Deadbirds last night, one of my friends texted me and asked me if I hate this team as much as the 2004 Cubs yet. I’ve already resigned myself to the ...
A Much Needed Off Day
cubscore.com 5/11/2009 — After avoiding the sweep against the Brewers on Sunday with a 4-2 win on Mother's day, the Cubs completed a stretch of 20 games in 20 days. During the stretch the Cubs managed a record of 10-10 while battling to keep their players healthy, losing Carlos Zambrano, Aramis Ramirez, and Chad Fox to ...
Cubs Set Final Roster
thecubreporter.com 4/5/2009 —
The Cubs and Jim Hendry cost themselves $1.6 million today by releasing Chad Gaudin(assuming another team signs him). They also optioned Jeff Samardzija to Iowa and the 25-man roster is set. Angel Guzman and David Patton make the team and the Cubs will start with these 25.
Catchers - ...
God’s Wrathwatch: Aramis Ramirez Out 8 Weeks or More, Derrek Lee to Have MRI
bleachernation.com 5/10/2009 — God really is an angry kid with a magnifying glass, gleefully and sadistically watching the ants that play for the Chicago Cubs burn.
We have joked for years that the Cubs are consistently the most injured team in baseball - but usually succumb to the notion that every team deals with ...
When Z Comes Back
thecubreporter.com 5/21/2009 —
With Carlos Zambrano expected to be reactivated from the 15-day DL tomorrow, the Cubs will need to make an acompanying roster move.
Here are the three most-likely moves:
1. Option RHP Jose Ascanio to Iowa.
Since his recall from AAA Iowa ten days ago, Ascanio has appeared ...
Deep Thoughts On The Chicago Cubs
notqualifiedtocomment.com 5/27/2009 — I have been busy as hell with studying for the Bar lately, so I haven’t had a whole lot of time to comment on the Cubs current situation. It’s not that the 8-game losing streak isn’t a big deal, but how they’ve lost has been painful to watch. Here are a few thoughts ...
Game 11 Recap: Cubs 7 Cardinals 5
straitpinkie.com 4/19/2009 — For the second consecutive game, the Chicago Cubs used a late home run to take down the rival St. Louis Cardinals. In both games, the Cubs really didn’t play all that well, having control issues all night from pretty much every pitcher, but they found a way to get it done, this time ...
Game 43 Recap: Pirates 10 Cubs 8
straitpinkie.com 5/26/2009 — Welp, at least we know the Cubs can still score some runs. For the first time in a week, the Cubs offense did enough to put up a white flag…this time it was Cubs pitching that led to a defeat, the 8th in row for Chicago, knocking them back under .500.
The Pirates generally unimpressive ...
Chicago Cubs GM Jim Hendry: Clueless —
Bleacher Report - MLB 5/11/2009
Late last week, the Cubs traded speedy-yet-worthless urban legend Joey Gathright to the Baltimore Orioles for Ryan Freel, a player most Cubs fans would have loved to have seen at Wrigley Field four years ago.
Freel, who stands 5'9" and is 33 years ...
A Tribute to the 1998 Chicago Cubs —
Bleacher Report - MLB 5/11/2009
Being only 20 years old, I was all of one in 1989 when the Cubs made the playoffs, so for me 1998 was my first taste of postseason baseball as a Cubs fan.
The 1998 season was quite a season for the North Siders, and it all culminated in a one game ...