“Can Ryan Dempster rebound from his disatrous 2006 season?” After having an unbelievable 2005 season in te closer role, Dempster absolutely fell apart in 2006. He had a 1-9 record with 9 blown saves, which are terrible numbers for a closer to have. I am thinking and hoping that Dempster can rebound from last year, […]
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Filed under: Cubs Questions Heading into 2007
With 46 days left until opening day the hype is gaining momentum around the world of baseball. This is the time of year where questions start to arise, but the answers cannot be found … yet.
“Can Mark Prior and Kerry Wood stay healthy”? This question is really just becoming a cliché in the […]
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Filed under: Cubs Questions Heading into 2007
In baseball, the best way to draw fans is winning. This offseason the Cubs organization wanted to show their fans that they were not messing around when they had said they wanted to win THIS year. The Cubs made the biggest move in the offseason fast and early as they signed Alfonso Soriano to […]
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Ah … Sweet Lou … Don’t let the nickname fool ya though. On October 16th, Lou Piniella officially signed with the Cubs for a 3 year deal. Lou Piniella is a great manager; He brings fire and energy to a team and you can be sure that if he is in a bad mood and […]
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Last offseason, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry took a huge risk by thinking that Prior and Wood could be healthy starters… that plan did not exactly happen… Instead we had a rotation of Zambrano, Maddux, Glendon Rusch, Jerome Williams, and Sean Marshall (along with A LOT of rookie pitchers that went from the majors […]
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When Mark DeRosa signed with the Cubs, I, along with many other Cubs fans, were puzzled as to why we need another 2B. Then I realized that Mark DeRosa would be a good fit on this team … especially if last year was a fluke for young 2B Ryan Theriot. Mark DeRosa signed […]
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The Cubs acquired left handed relief pitcher Neil Cotts from the White Sox for David Aardsma. Cotts appeared in 70 games for the White Sox posting an ERA of 5.17 in a very powerful division. To me his struggles were all mental, as he had a 7.39 ERA at home, but when he was home […]
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On January 24th, the Cubs finally completed a one year deal with a mutual option for 2008 for LF Cliff Floyd. Floyd will most likely platoon with Matt Murton in LF, which will also help add depth to the bench. Not only will it add depth, but it also gives us another lefty […]
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The 28-year old right-hander signed a 3-year deal with the Cubs in December worth 21 million dollars. This was a questionable signing because in 2006, Marquis had, what some people would call, an off year. He posted an ERA of 6.02, though only two years ago he had his ERA in the mid 3’s. […]
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During the offseason, the Cubs really solidified their bench. An example of that is the signing of left handed hitter Daryle Ward. Ward will be great coming off the bench late in the game, because he completely dominates right handed pitching. The signing of Ward this offseason is similiar to the John Mabry signing […]
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