talkingchicagobaseball.com - 11/4/2009
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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 ...
Crystal Ballin'
thecubreporter.com 11/3/2009 — I would expect the following to happen over the next few weeks:
1. NO LATER THAN THE 4TH BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING CONCLUSION OF WORLD SERIES : Clubs must decide whether to add any of their Rule 55 minor league free-agents to the 40-man roster.
Probably the only Cubs candidate is RF ...
2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects
thecubreporter.com 27 days ago — Here are my “2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects.”
This is just my opinion based mostly on my own observations of the players, and I'm sure many of you have your own idea of who should be where. I probably tend to place greater weight on players at the higher levels because I believe it means something ...
Chicago Cubs Rumors Out the Wazoo
bleachernation.com 11/4/2009 — There are so many Chicago Cubs rumors to report in this post that you are hereby forewarned about the semi-stream of consciousness that will follow.
ESPNChicago’s Bruce Levine recently held a chat, which produced a whole lot of Chicago Cubs rumor nuggety goodness. Here’s the ...
Cubs Rumor Mill: Iwamura, Bradley & Grabow
thecubreporter.com 11/3/2009 — I'm not sure I'll get an offseason potential target up yesterday, but with the World Series almost wrapping up and the Cubs organizational meetings next week, the rumor mill is beginning to warm up for the offseason. Let's blast through these real quick. - Bruce Levine reported that the Cubs ...
Offseason Issues Not Named Milton
bleachernation.com 27 days ago — Obviously moving outfielder Milton Bradley is the Chicago Cubs’ top offseason priority. You might even say, it’s an obsessive priority (ha - self referential!).
But we all know there are other holes in this club - not to mention the hole that moving Bradley will create. The ...
Levine Gives Some Bad News, But Calls it Good News For Some Reason
424tales.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — I'm not sure, but I think Bruce Levine needs a dictionary to understand the meaning of "good news." He starts out his blog post on ESPNChicago.com with:
"The news is almost all good for Chicago Cubs fans with the team now in possession of new owner and chairman of the board Tom ...
Back to Work for the Cubs
chicagocubsonline.com 11/2/2009 — While the Phillies and Yankees continue to battle it out to see which team wears the ring (Yankees up three games to one), the Chicago Cubs will get to work on the 2010 campaign this week.
The Cubs' brass will hold their annual organization meetings in Mesa, the first with Tom Ricketts in ...
Ricketts Get the Keys, Spring Training Update and Other Notes
thecubreporter.com 10/28/2009 —
- The Ricketts family are the new official owners of the Chicago Cubs and will have a press conference on Friday. Maybe they'll bring a new GM with them.
"My family and I are thrilled that this day has finally come and
we thank Commissioner Bud Selig and Major League Baseball ...
Ricketts Gets the Keys, Spring Training Update and Other Notes
thecubreporter.com 10/28/2009 —
- The Ricketts family are the new official owners of the Chicago Cubs and will have a press conference on Friday. Maybe they'll bring a new GM with them.
"My family and I are thrilled that this day has finally come and
we thank Commissioner Bud Selig and Major League Baseball ...
Payroll May Increase Slightly, But Might Not Include Any New Big Names
bleachernation.com 10/28/2009 — The Chicago Cubs sported a very healthy $140 million(ish) payroll in 2009 - good enough to top the Senior Circuit (with the New York Mets having about the same payroll). And it was worth every penny, right?
Fans no doubt expect that payroll will increase next year, and it is expected to do ...
Cubs LHP Lilly gets shoulder surgery (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 11/4/2009
Chicago Cubs left-hander Ted Lilly has had surgery on his left shoulder. The Cubs said the arthroscopy and debridement procedure performed Monday by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles revealed no major damage. The Cubs said they will determine after the ...
