The Children Are The Future-Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Bring America out of the Darkness (See what I did There?)PAC Brought to you by Joe Ricketts

Iowa Did not play. Probably because of Obama. Smokies Also did not play. This only proves that Barack Hussein Obama will stop at NOTHING to keep the white man from playing baseball. Tradition means nothing to this socialist Nazi. Daytona Postponed. Can America really afford 4 more years of … Continue Reading

Q & A With Phillies Blog “That Ball’s Outta Here”

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We were contacted by Phillies blog "That Ball's Outta Here" to do a Q&A, and you can read our answers … Continue Reading

The Children Are The Future-Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Acapulco Taco Pie

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Iowa Another day another Anthony Rizzo HR. He decided to pair his 13th shot of the year with a triple and kept his … Continue Reading

Cubs more likely to trade Ryan Dempster if they extend Matt Garza?

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Cubs right-hander Ryan Dempster, an obvious trade candidate, would be even more likely to be moved if the team signed … Continue Reading

Cubs acquire Hunter Cervenka to complete Marlon Byrd trade

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The Cubs and Red Sox completed the Marlon Byrd trade today as the Cubs acquired Hunter Cervenka. Cervenka is a 22 year … Continue Reading

Is Sveum seriously the best that Thoyer could have done?

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The pitchforks and torches are out among many Cubs fans (and even the media) after Dale Sveum bunted with two men on and … Continue Reading

The Children Are The Future-Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Ortho Home Defense

Iowa Anthony Rizzo just keeps mashing as he hit his 12th HR of the year. When he gets here and LaHair moves to LF it … Continue Reading

What’s wrong with Carlos Marmol?

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Between 2007 and 2011, Carlos Marmol threw 382.1 innings and allowed a ridiculously low 218 hits. He allowed only 21 … Continue Reading

Soriano, his Bat, and Momentum

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Hitting a baseball is all about momentum. Momentum is a vector describing a "quantity of motion" or in … Continue Reading

Short Series Preview for a Short Series:

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The Cardinals are good. The Cubs are not. Here's a look at the matchups for this quick series in St. Louis Monday: … Continue Reading

We Are Shocked…SHOCKED!… To Learn Tom Tunney is in the Rooftop Owners’ Pockets

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In today's edition of Obviously Obvious Item of the Day, the Sun-Times has come right out and quantified what … Continue Reading

Matt Garza and Cubs extension talks going well

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Ken Rosenthal has said that the Cubs and Matt Garza are discussing an extension and the talks are going very well. … Continue Reading

The Children Are The Future-Cubs Minor League Happenings Sponsored by Select A Seat

Iowa Brett Jackson had a few days off and returned to strike out 3 times in 4 AB's. He is really scuffling right … Continue Reading

Even bad teams get hot

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A few days ago some were feeling a little optimistic about this team. They'd just taken a couple series against two … Continue Reading

Dempster trade to Boston makes sense to Heyman

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Jon Heyman is providing some suggestions about how the Red Sox can be fixed. One of them is acquiring a starting pitcher … Continue Reading