2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects
thecubreporter.com 14 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 ...

Cubs Sale: the Tribune’s stewardship of the Cubs
waxpaperbeercup.com 27 days ago — As Cub fans, it is our instinct to look ahead. So with Tom Ricketts and his family taking control of the club , it is easy to look ahead to what we hope will be better days for the Northsiders. The reality is none of us have a crystal ball, so that ...

Back to Work for the Cubs
chicagocubsonline.com 22 days ago — 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 ...

Cubs' New Owner: 'There Is No Curse'
npr.org 24 days ago — Curse? What curse? Tom Ricketts, who's taking over as chairman of baseball's Chicago Cubs now that his family has completed its $845 million purchase of the franchise, isn't one to subscribe to the many, many reasons that many, many Cubs fans think ...

Chicago Cubs Probably Staying in Mesa
bleachernation.com 27 days ago — There has been a great deal of talk about the Chicago Cubs heading to Florida for Spring Training starting in 2012, but in the end, it may be just talk. While a Collier County, Fla., group may well be serious in its effort to lure the Cubs away from Mesa, Ariz., the chances of the Cubs ...

Cubs Sale Complete
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 25 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 ...

Chicago Cubs Rumors Out the Wazoo
bleachernation.com 19 days ago — 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 ...

Sports and the Law: Cubs First Non-NHL Team to File Chapter 11
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 10/17/2009 — Well that was fast. In a case that was the antithesis of the Phoenix Coyotes saga , the storied Chicago Cubs filed for and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy this past week in the course of 48 hours. (For previous coverage of the Cubs filing, click here .) With its filing, the Chicago Cubs ...

My Chicago Cubs Wish List
cubscore.com 30 days ago — This off season, the Cubs have a lot of problems to take care of. They need a second basemen, an outfield, some pitching, and some hitters. In relation to the holiday spirit, I thought I might as well create my wish list for the Cubs for this 2009-2010 off season. In this list, I will ...

Cubs Prospect Kyler Burke Had Himself a Swell Year
bleachernation.com 26 days ago — The Chicago Cubs acquired a moderately nondescript outfielder from the San Diego Padres in the summer of 2007 when they unburdened themselves of uniballing, Zambrano-fighting catcher, Michael Barrett. That outfielder, youngster Kyler Burke, had struggled in his time in the low minors, but was ...

Cubs left-hander Lilly has shoulder surgery — FOXSports.com News for MLB 19 days ago
Chicago Cubs left-hander Ted Lilly, who's been one of the team's most consistent starters the last three seasons, had surgery on his left shoulder and no timetable has been set for his return. The Cubs said the arthroscopy and debridement procedure ...

The Yankee Model: What the Cubs Can Learn from the World Champs — Bleacher Report - MLB 19 days ago
In some ways, it's the same old story. The Yankees win, the Yankees win, say it 27 times for emphasis. But for those of us who cast a critical eye on the Yankees' championship romp through a 105-win regular season and a dominant playoff run, there ...

Cubs owners visit potential Spring sites — Major League Baseball News 18 days ago
After looking at three sites in Florida a month earlier, three members of the Ricketts family took a helicopter ride in Mesa, Ari., Wednesday to see six potential sites for a new Spring Training facility.

Diamond hopeful he can shine for Cubs — Major League Baseball News 18 days ago
The Cubs claimed Thomas Diamond off waivers from the Texas Rangers in early September. Never heard of him? The right-hander has stellar credentials.

Hurdle named Rangers hitting coach (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 18 days ago
Former Rockies manager Clint Hurdle was hired as the new hitting coach for the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Hurdle takes over the job that Rudy Jaramillo held for 15 years before turning down a one-year deal at the end of the season. Jaramillo then got ...