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Cubs could target June for phase 2 of rebuilding

Just about the time the Marlon Byrd deal was going down I was talking with someone familiar with the Cubs plan. I was told the Cubs are working the phones hard now, and the Byrd deal proves it. This front office has a lot more bodies to shuffle and they seem to have the go... Read more »

By Tom Loxas,
April 22, 2012 at 11:37 pm

• 65 comments

Cubs recap: Maholm battered again, offense sleepy

The Cubs have gotten some pretty good results from the front end of their rotation. It’s the back end that is killing them. I was all for the Paul Maholm signing. I have always liked him, but he has really struggled in his two starts for the Cubs. Maholm was roughed up again Sunday, giving... Read more »

By Tom Loxas,
April 15, 2012 at 4:54 pm

• 32 comments

Is it time to trade Geovany Soto?

Steve Clevenger has had just 2 starts and 9 PAs this season and he’s made the most of them. He was behind the plate when the Cubs had their two best pitching performances of the season. Offensively, he has 6 hits in his 9 at-bats. So now the question becomes, Should the Cubs trade Soto... Read more »

By John Arguello,
April 13, 2012 at 3:28 pm

• 34 comments

Not too early to analyze these Cubs

It can be silly to try and evaluate a team after just one series. I have no choice but to do it anyway. Coming out of spring training, I thought I could count on a few things from this team. They were going to have much improved starting pitching and defense, aggressive base running, and... Read more »

By Tom Loxas,
April 9, 2012 at 12:03 am

• 36 comments

Opening Day is Here!

Is there a better day than Opening Day if you’re a baseball fan? The Cubs embark on their first official day of what should be a long, sometimes arduous journey to respectability under Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer. We can worry about that later. Today is a day for optimism. Everyone has a clean slate... Read more »

By John Arguello,
April 5, 2012 at 11:08 am

• 43 comments

Win a pair of free tickets to see the Cubs vs. Brewers

How passionate are you about the Cubs? Do you bleed Cubs Blue? If you think you are the Cubs number one fan, MasterCard and I want you to prove it. I just took my Cubs Pledge today and you should too! Check out The Cubs Pledge tab on MasterCard’s Facebook page where you can show how far... Read more »

By John Arguello,
April 2, 2012 at 6:00 am

• 12 comments

Can the Cubs be better than we think?

Maybe I am getting delirious from spring training fever, but is it possible that the Cubs might be a lot better than what many of us have projected them to be? Can this combination of good pitching, solid defense, and grinding/hustling out runs on offense really work during the regular season? Among other things, here... Read more »

By John Arguello,
March 14, 2012 at 8:24 am

• 46 comments

Our Top 10 Most Valuable Cubs

Jim Memolo of WGN mentioned Sunday (on his Sports Central show) that giving up Chris Carpenter to Boston was like giving up the 6th most valuable Cub. He also included names like Darwin Barney and Geovany Soto in his top 5 of most valuable Cubs to the organization. Naturally, we didn’t agree with that opinon... Read more »

By John Arguello,
February 28, 2012 at 12:44 am

• 30 comments

Cubs News and Notes: MLB Fan Cave, Cespedes, Compensation, Dempster, Levine

Here is the first post-football edition of Sunday morning News and Notes… Brian Pasnik of Bloomingdale, IL is the only Cubs fan left in an MLB contest called “The Fan Cave”. The winner gets to go to New York and watch all 2,430 baseball games this season. During this experience, MLB players will come... Read more »

By John Arguello,
February 12, 2012 at 9:55 am

• 52 comments

Latest on Vitters, Cespedes, Marmol

Talked with one of my sources tonight about the Theo compensation, the Cubs pursuit of Yoennis Cespedes, and other Cubs items. It seems the Cespedes thing is getting rather pricey, but the Cubs have had him as their main offseason target all along. They will at least go down swinging if they don’t land him... Read more »

By Tom Loxas,
February 10, 2012 at 12:13 am

• 41 comments

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