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Posts tagged "Ted Lilly"

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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Cubs Trade Lilly and Theriot to L.A. for Blake DeWitt and Prospects; Release Howry for Z's Return

With Lilly gone, are the Cubs Ace-less? The Ted Lilly era has come to an end. The Cubs traded their best pitcher over the last three-and-a-half years to the Dodgers before yesterday’s trading deadline in exchange for second baseman Blake DeWitt and minor league pitching prospects Kyle Smit and Brett Wallach. Included in the deal from... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
August 2, 2010 at 1:10 pm
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GMs Throughout Chicago Busy Busy Busy

The MLB trading deadline is only a few days away, and Stan Bowman is only days away from facing an arbitrator to settle the Antti Niemi contract. On top of that, there is still some lingering Tracy McGrady/Chicago Bulls buzz sticking around. This surely is an interesting gathering of storms with four out of the... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
July 27, 2010 at 2:14 pm
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Lou Piniella: Cashing in on Cubbie Retirement Plan. Now, what of the future?

Thankfully, there are only 2 1/2 months left in the reign of Uncle Lou The Cubs did Lou Piniella a favor yesterday, allowing him to announce his plans to retire at the end of this season. While I agree that it is the respectable thing to do, allowing Lou to “ride off into the sunset,”... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
July 21, 2010 at 12:35 pm
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Cubs Suffer Heat Stroke & Blow Late Lead Against Phillies

  You believed it. They sucked you in, didn’t they? I have to admit, the bait became tempting after Theriot’s successful suicide squeeze in the seventh to give the Cubs a temporary one run lead. And after we survived the eighth inning, considering the ridiculous stuff Marmol’s been throwing lately, it almost looked good enough... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
July 17, 2010 at 3:39 pm
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The Chicago Cubs 2010 June/July To-Do List

The Chicago Cubs 2010 June/July To-Do List
I demand baseball that I want to watch. The Cubs are 31-40 and 4-6 during the last ten games. Blah blah blah… more of the same. Since Lou is out of answers and has done everything that he can do, I decided to make the upcoming month and a half a lot easier on owner Tom... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
June 23, 2010 at 11:50 pm
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Thought of the Day 5/19: Chicago Cubs Zambrano Tetris Continues

And the ridiculous journey continues… Announced yesterday, the Cubs have labeled Carlos Zambrano as the new “long man” out of the bullpen. Looking to stretch the starter-turned-set-up-man back out to return to the rotation, Lou Piniella and Jim Hendry announced that Big Z would be used in two to three long relief appearances before returning... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
May 19, 2010 at 1:06 am
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Spring Training Baseball sucks worse than Olympic Hockey

Recently I complained about the entertaining, yet somewhat disappointing, stint of Olympic Hockey. While I did stress that overall I enjoyed watching the Olympic ice battles, and that I simply would have prefered an NHL All-Star break and game, I found emotional investment in the bouts to be rather unfruitful. That being said, there may... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
March 8, 2010 at 11:09 am
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Cubs' hopes hang on Lilly's shoulder, and KNEE

I declare the Cubs season dead if there are on going problems with Ted Lilly this season. Statistically speaking Lilly has been the overall ace of the Cubs staff since joining the club in 2007. With Lilly now reporting a sore knee on top of the shoulder surgery he is already recovering from, this could... Read more »
By adamtranchida,
February 18, 2010 at 11:02 pm
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