bleachernation.com - 7/26/2009
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July 31 is the non-waiver trade deadline. Translation: you can make whatever deal you want if you make it before that date. After July 31, but before September 1, you can make a trade, but the Major League players involved have to clear waivers.
That is to say, every “worse” team ...
Jim Hendry Takes the Blame … Sort of
bleachernation.com 8/20/2009 — It’s no secret that this year’s Chicago Cubs team is very, very well paid. With a payroll over $135 million, the Cubs are by far at the top of the NL Central, and have a top five payroll in all of baseball. And with a payroll like that, expectations should be high - for the players, ...
Cubs Will Keep Exploring Deals Up to Today’s Deadline
bleachernation.com 7/31/2009 — Though the Chicago Cubs have likely already made the big deal they’ll make before this year’s non-waiver trade deadline - acquiring pitchers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny from the Pittsburgh Pirates - that doesn’t mean they’re going to stop trying to improve the club.
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What's That Sucking Sound? It's The Cubs' Second Base Black Hole.
thundermatt.com 7/28/2009 — It's amazing to me that a team that has approximately half the roster devoted to second sackers doesn't have one that's any good. Ever since the salary dump of He Who Shall Not Be Named in the offseason, the Cubs have experimented with several options at second, with none of them turning out ...
For Now, All Remains Quiet on the Cubs Trade Front
bleachernation.com 7/29/2009 — Although rumors continue to swirl, as they will for the next few days (and really, for the month after that), actual news is hard to come by these days.
Mostly, that’s because Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry is apparently the fattest girl in school a few days before the prom. ...
Are the Cubs sinking or sunk?
waxpaperbeercup.com 8/14/2009 — When the Cubs started the second half hot, many pointed to the 7 games they would have with Colorado and the Phils in early August as a real test to see where the Cubs are at. Well, we’re 6 games into those 7 and the Cubs are 1-5. Worse yet ...
Lou Piniella is Clearly Pissed at Milton Bradley and Jim Hendry
bleachernation.com 7/22/2009 — Following the Chicago Cubs’ crushing and embarrassing sweep in the playoffs last year at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers, manager Lou Piniella was ardent in his support for the addition of a left-handed bat or two to the lineup. Some reports had him forcing Mark DeRosa out of town ...
Hendry Era Should End Soon
424tales.blogspot.com 8/14/2009 — I was looking over CCD's latest post this evening at Waxpaperbeercup , and I got stuck on one particular paragraph (no, not the one where he links to my blog - but it is appreciated): "The complaining about Piniella and Hendry is now being heard throughout the fandom and the media. I’ve gotta ...
Chicago Cubs Reportedly Interested in George Sherrill
bleachernation.com 7/21/2009 — I bring this rumor to you with a huge grain of salt: it comes from Bleacher Report, aka the land where any yahoo who wishes to write something up, can. For whatever reason, it has most-favored nation status with Google, despite a lack of control, grammar, or useful content in general. Not that ...
Well, That Was Worth It
rumorsandrants.com 9/21/2009 —
Enigmatic outfielder Milton Bradley has been suspended for the remainder of the season by the Chicago Cubs. There is a very good chance his time in a Cubs uniform may also be over, despite the fact that he has two years remaining on a three-year, $30 million contract he signed in January ...
Rating the Hate 4: Live Free or Suck Hard
424tales.blogspot.com 9/4/2009 — We've hated the position players, the pitchers, and the coaches, but the hate probably most deservedly belongs with the guys who wear the suits, or in Jim Hendry's case, the rumpled sports jacket. Jim Hendry - 8.0 - As much as everything that Hendry touched turned to gold last season with ...
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