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Wednesday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 11/21/2007 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... director Oneri Fleita, scouting director Tim Wilken and special assistants Gary Hughes, Ken Kravec, Paul Weaver and Ed Lynch before making the final decision. Hendry said there won't be a communication gap in McDonough's absence. "From our point of view, it's not going to be any different," Hendry said. "Crane and I have been working together for quite some time, and our first input together on a deal was when we brought Greg Maddux back to the Cubs [in 2004]. I'm not understanding this one Maybe Kerry wants to ...

Good News/Bad News Day
Published 11/21/2007 by Al <al@bleedcubbieblue.com> at Bleed Cubbie Blue
... Bad news: Kerry Wood may be considering signing elsewhere, although that article by Paul Sullivan contains no specifics, only speculation that he might go to the Red Sox, a rumor that's been around for a couple of weeks now. It also quotes Jim Hendry: ...

Wood most likely will stay with the Cubs
Published 11/21/2007 at MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
MLB Rumors Wood most likely will stay with the Cubs Wednesday, Nov 21, 2007 10:41 am EST Getty Images The longer Kerry Wood remains on the free-agent market, the less likely it seems that he will return to the Chicago Cubs . Several teams have courted Wood, including the Boston Red Sox , which wants him to be the primary right-handed setup man for closer Jonathan Papelbon . Source: Chicago Tribune Related: Kerry Wood , Boston Red Sox , Chicago Cubs Email this Rumor More MLB ...

Cubs Payroll Expected to Rise
Published 11/21/2007 by McFleece at MLB Fleece Factor
... According to ChicagoSports.com, Chicago Cubs Senior vice president/legal counsel Crane Kenney hinted that the Cubs $110 million payroll from the end of ‘07 will be “significantly higher” for the upcoming season. ...

DON’T LET THE DOOR…
Published 11/21/2007 by The Zoner at Zoner Sports
According to Paul Sullivan in today’s Tribune: Several teams have courted Wood, including Boston, which wants him to be the primary right-handed setup man for closer Jonathan Papelbon. The Cubs convinced Wood to take an incentive-laden one-year deal last November. But with so much interest on the market, they now will have to decide whether he’s worth the risk of a multiyear deal at around $5 million per year. Um, no. He’s not. I’d rather have David ...

Wednesday Afternoon Hot Stove Rundown
Published 11/21/2007 by Gary Grund at Hot Foot
... The Boston Red Sox reportedly have interest in making free agent RHP Kerry Wood the primary setup man for closer Jonathan Papelbon. ...

Happy Thanksgiving!
Published 11/22/2007 by Maddog at Another Cubs Blog
... Paul Sullivan states the obvious. “The longer Kerry Wood remains on the free-agent market, the less likely it appears he will return to the Cubs.” ...