bleachernation.com - 23 days ago
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Chicago Cubs catcher Koyie Hill stepped up for the team this year when Geovany Soto struggled and got hurt. No, Hill didn’t replace Soto’s 2008 production, but he gave the Cubs another option behind the plate, played good defense, and caught a good game.
He did all that after ...
Koyie Hill Appreciation Society: 60 Hits, but a Whole Lotta Heart
thundermatt.com 10/5/2009 — Well kids, it's time to bid adieu to the Koyie Hill Appreciation Society for 2009. As you know, for every hit Koyie Hill delivered in 2009, I removed a section from this picture: Koyie finishes the year with 60 hits and a .237 average in 83 games. Let's face it, Koyie isn't going to be ...
Koyie Hill Appreciation Society: 50 Hits & Counting
thundermatt.com 9/3/2009 — Because Geovany Soto continues to bat like a crippled hedgehog, Lou Pinella is giving Koyie Hill more starts behind the plate, which gives me more chances to cut squares off the picture above. I'd like to say Hill's bat has risen to the occasion, but . . . Still, Hill delivered 9 hits since ...
Is Geovany Soto Being Shopped?
chicagocubsonline.com 13 days ago — The 2008 NL Rookie of the Year is coming off a horrible season but is Jim Hendry shopping his catcher?
According to a report from Baseball Prospectus on the eve of the GM Meetings in Chicago, " Catching has become an increasingly difficult position for teams to fill, yet there are some ...
The Cubs 2009 MVP and LVP Analysis
thecubreporter.com 10/8/2009 —
This is probably no more than a formality for 2009, but might as well go through the motions. Last year our wonderful readers voted Geovany Soto as the Cubs 2008 MVP, so let's see who we come up with this year (attempts to build suspense). You can vote in the post above , leave comment on this ...
Koyie Hill Appreciation Society: 19 Hits & Counting
thundermatt.com 7/14/2009 — For each hit Koyie Hill tallies in 2009, I will remove a square of the picture below, until the image underneath is revealed. Koyie Hill delivered two hits since the last update, so two more squares fall off the board. Hill caught all four games in the weekend series, ceding the plate to ...
Koyie Hill Appreciation Society: 32 Hits & Counting
thundermatt.com 8/4/2009 — It's been kind of a rough stretch for the Bionic Man. He's sporting a .204 average and has struck out 53 times in 50 games. Hill remains the only catcher on the Cubs active roster, save backup Jake Fox, and he continues to grind it out behind the plate. This is really where Hill has shone. In ...
TCB All-Decade Project: Reviewing 2008
talkingchicagobaseball.com 23 days ago — After winning the division in 2007 but getting blasted in the playoffs the Cubs knew they had to make a few adjustments before making a run in 2008. Most of the core remained, and the Cubs only made two big moves going into the season.
First Japanese import Kosuke Fukudome signed a four year ...
Geovany Soto Will Be in Better Shape Next Year if He Can Lay Off the Pidgeon Peas
bleachernation.com 23 days ago — As documented in these here pages, Geovany Soto attributed his Rookie of the Year 2008 campaign to a strict offseason workout and diet regimen, as developed by former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood. Before 2009, Kerry Wood left, Soto appeared to gain weight, and then boom, his 2009 pretty much sucked. ...
Let the Hype Wash Over You
talkingchicagobaseball.com 26 days ago — About once every three years or so the Cubs have a prospect that the media and scouts fall in love with. We know the list- Corey Patterson, Felix Pie, every first round pick for the last 10 years really. We fall in love with these guys and ignore flaws in their game because they have all the ...
Cubs Sale Complete
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 23 days ago — Two weeks ago, we discussed the news out of Chicago that the Cubs had filed for and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection within a 48 hour period. (Click here for previous coverage on the Cubs bankruptcy.) The bankruptcy filing was part of the sale process of the team from the Tribune ...
A bleacher bum just like you —
Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 23 days ago
Tom Ricketts and his family have been introduced as the ninth owners of the Cubs. Ricketts is a bona-fide Cubs fan, not a corporate entity hiding inside a neo-Gothic tower on Michigan Avenue. He likes to drink beer and sit in the bleachers. He knows ...
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