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Posts tagged "Chicago Cubs"

Happy Opening Day! Will the Cubs' 83 Wins be enough to take the Central Division?

Happy Opening Day! Will the Cubs' 83 Wins be enough to take the Central Division?
The day is finally here! We have collectively survived the worst month for sports in March (see my March Madness Rant from last year), and we have earned the best prize of all: the BEST sports month of the year. With April we can enjoy the end of two seasons as the Hawks and Bulls... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
March 29, 2011 at 2:09 pm
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The 2011 Cubs are the 2010-11 Chicago Bears

The 2011 Cubs are the 2010-11 Chicago Bears
I am not saying that the Cubs will make the playoffs. I am not claiming that the Cubs will be a winning team during the upcoming season. I am most certainly not claiming that the Cubs will lose the NL Championship to the Green Bay Packers. What I am saying is that this team can... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
March 7, 2011 at 3:09 pm
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Carlos Marmol: The Devin Hester of the Chicago Cubs signs a new 3-year contract

Carlos Marmol: The Devin Hester of the Chicago Cubs signs a new 3-year contract
With pitchers and cathers reporting to the Cubs’ camp in Mesa, Arizona yesterday, the long wait inbetween baseball seasons is rapidly closing. The team has been fairly active during the offseason; bringing back Kerry Wood to sure-up the bullpen, and adding former Tampa Bay teammates Matt Garza (starting pitcher) and Carlos Pena (first base) to the... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
February 14, 2011 at 12:50 pm
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MLB- 5 Reasons to be excited about the Cubs' 2011 season, and a look at the money-spending "rebuilding" of the offseason

Ok; so Tom Ricketts said the team was going to rebuild… and then they sign a power-hitting firstbaseman who hit under .200 last year and traded away three prospects for starting pitcher Matt Garza. This is a little confusing, but we should all be happy about it. Before getting to my main five reasons why... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
January 21, 2011 at 12:05 pm
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An important message from the all-knowing author of "The Way Things Should Be"

I realize during my last vacant-stretch from this blog, that after I returned I promised to be here for you all more consistently. For a while, this was accurate… and then I moved and lost internet access and so on and so forth; blah, blah, blah, cry, cry, cry… I am here making fun of myself... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
January 18, 2011 at 1:45 pm
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Mike Quade 2-year contract is logical option for Cubs- MLB

2-3 more years of Mike Quade for Cub fans Although I previously expressed my desire to see Mike Quade depart as Cub manager at the end of this year, with today’s news of the Cubs and him agreeing to a two-year deal with an option for a third actually seems to be the best direction... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
October 19, 2010 at 2:08 pm
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Is Mike Quade the answer?- Chicago Cubs Baseball

Since taking over for the now retired Lou Piniella, Mike Quade has managed the Cubs with a 5-2 record. After sweeping the Nationals and winning one of the three games played in Cincinnati, Quade’s Cubs actually found a way to defeat the juggernaut that is the Pittsburg Pirates. The Cubs win last night, a 14-2... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
August 31, 2010 at 5:32 pm
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Closing Ceremony: The Final Paragraphs of the Lou Piniella Era- Chicago Cubs Baseball

Lou Piniella began the 2010 season with a 16-5 loss to Atlanta, and on Sunday he ended it, and his career, with another 16-5 loss to the Braves. While Cub fans are still right to feel nothing but disdain and sarcastic indifference towards Lou’s tenure as a Cub coach, his press conference following his final... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
August 26, 2010 at 4:07 pm
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The Exit of Derek Lee; Cubs promote Sam Fuld over Hoffpauir and consider Colvin to play first

Never say that it’s too late. Even though the MLB trading deadline came and passed two-and-a-half weeks ago with the Cubs only moving Lilly and Theriot, Derrek Lee was traded yesterday to the Atlanta Braves. In return the Cubs received pitching prospects Robinson Lopez, Tyrelle Harris, and left-hander Jeffrey Lorick. This is an improvement for... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
August 19, 2010 at 7:39 pm
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Primus, Chicago Sports, the Colorado Rockies, Jay Cutler, and the Broncos: A Drunken Denver Cab-Ride Conversation

     Red Rock Amphitheater:             Go there now Fear not my handful of loyalists! Despite my frequent (and ill-conceived) shouting of “Cutler!” I have survived my trip to Colorado without being hunted down by the restless native sport fans. As my girlfriend and I sat in a cab attempting to navigate through a sea of concert-goers... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
August 16, 2010 at 12:26 pm
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