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Cubs May Give John Grabow Two-Year Deal, Continue Streak of Reliever Obsession
Cubs May Give John Grabow Two-Year Deal, Continue Streak of Reliever Obsession
From the dawn of time - or the Jim Hendry era - the Chicago Cubs have been obsessed with signing aging middle relievers and set-up men to multi-year, multi-million dollar contracts. Scott Eyre, LaTroy Hawkins, Mike Remlinger, Mark Guthrie, Bobby Howry… the list goes on and on. And I ...
Cubs in contract talks with Grabow
talkingchicagobaseball.com — According to this ESPNChicago.com article by the always reliable Bruce Levine, the Cubs are talking to John... Grabow's agents about a multi-year contract. This is something that has been expected since before the end of the season, and I think is a sound move if it goes through. Grabow didn't ... (more) Cubs in contract talks with Grabow
The New Owner Said That The Cubs Will Win The World Series So I Guess We Should Just Believe Him
The New Owner Said That The Cubs Will Win The World Series So I Guess We Should Just Believe Him
sportressofblogitude.com — New Cubs owner Tom Ricketts wasted no time pissing on over 100 years of failure-filled Cubs tradition... when he uttered the magic words that will lull Cubs fans into a dreamlike state until they wake up out of their euphoric trance next year in the middle of July realizing that words mean jack ... (more) The New Owner Said That The Cubs Will Win The World ...
The Search For a Fifth Starter: The Internal Options
talkingchicagobaseball.com — The affordable free agents are bad. the pitchers coming back in a potential Milton Bradley deal are... bad too, but lucky for the Cubs we have one last place to look for our fifth stater. Luckily our internal options look strong and capable of getting the job done just as well as most of the names ... (more) The Search For a Fifth Starter: The Internal Options
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