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Morning Juice: Chipper takes no-hitter, ballgame from Cubs
Big League Stew — ... Boomer: Randy David Wells, who are you and why are you throwing a no-hitter? Wells, a 38th-round draft pick of the Cubs in 2002, wasn't supposed to contribute to a supposedly deep staff. But he's been one of its best arms, flashing gaudy stats (if not Gaudin stats) and, now, he was racking up out after out in place of the suspended ...

Just Slippin on by on L.S.D.: A Chicago Cubs Preview
South Side Sox — ... .  He is a slow-throwing righty we've never seen before, which is bad enough for us.  The fact that he has been dominating the NL in his 42.1 innings so far is even worse.  Kevin Gregg isn't that great of a closer.  He gets a lot of strikeouts, be he walks his fair share of guys and is giving up homers at an alarming rate this season. ...

Chicago Cubs’ Minimum Wage All-Star
Bugs & Cranks — ... He’s more reliable than Rich Harden. He’s about $11.5 million cheaper than Ted Lilly. He’s not quite Jason Marquis… but who is? He’s been one of the best stories in baseball that nobody is talking about.  He’s my choice for NL ROY for the first half of the season.  I’m a big fan of his attitude, approach, and professionalism.  His team could certainly use a few more just like him. His name… Randy Wells. I’d stop just short of calling him the Cubs savior, because I ...

And the winner is!..........
Around the Horn Baseball — ... Rookie of the Year: Randy Wells, Chicago Cubs: Tommy Hanson and Andrew McCuthen have had nice first-halfs, but Wells has been a solid cog in the Cubbies pitching staff all season long and is sporting an impressive 2.72 era and 1.12 WHIP. He's only been credited with 4 wins do to lack of run support, and he's only had one bad start in 12 outings. ...

The Second Annual Walkoff Walk Dot Com Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence: Rookies of the Year
Walkoff Walk — ... a bit. Quietly Matt Weiters fits into the same category though his bat really caught fire last in the season. Expect him to live up to the hype next year. Sorry Andrew Bailey, relievers on bad teams don't win exclusive WoW awards. Pitch some more innings and I'll consider your solid numbers legit. National League Rookie of the Year Tommy Hanson, Braves Andrew McCutchen, Pirates Randy Wells, Cubs I slurped Tommy Hanson less than a month ago and I'm completely ...