I promised myself not to cry every time he came to bat, but his swing is so beautiful.
Players vote in Starlin Castro and Bryan LaHair as all-stars
Starlin Castro and Bryan LaHair will represent the Cubs as All Stars this year. Both players were voted in by the players. Link: http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120701&content_id=34263550&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb I’ll have more on this later.
Series Preview: Boston Red Sox (31-32) at Chicago Cubs (21-42)
Wait, the Red Sox have a losing record? That was a surprise to me. Pythagoras disagrees with their record, as they have a +26 run differential, second in the AL east and 4th in the whole AL. If their non-winning trend continues they might have to watch out for some sleeper cell cultists. Luckily the Red Sox are playing the …
Castro: "I don't have to change"
After some talk about Bobby V's criticism of Castro's focus last year, the Hobbiton Press has some quotes from Castro about the new hitting coach and whether he'll change his approach. "I don't have to change," he said. "The walks and those kinds of things, they're coming. I try to be more patient, but right now, the pitchers are throwing …
The Children Are The Future Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by Standard Oil
Iowa Brett Jackson went 3-4 with a triple and a SB. It was Jackson's 9th triple of the year and while has walk rate is down and his average is as well his slugging has stayed pretty consistent with his minor league career average. Vitters was 1-3 with a BB and continues to improve his walk rate. Smokies Matt Cerda …
Koyie Hill DFA'd, Ian Stewart to DL, Welington Castillo & Luis Valbuena re-called
The Cubs have made a few transactions and one of them might spell the end to his career. Koyie Hill was let go by the Cubs this past offseason and after about a dozen catchers were injured on the team they were forced to bring him back. Now he's gone and he's probably not good enough to continue playing at …
Baseball America on Matt Szczur's 2nd Full Season
Baseball America has a nice article up about how well Matt Szczur has progressed so far in his young career. He was drafted in the 5th round in 2010 and after giving up football altogether the Cubs signed him to a $1.4 million contract and added him to their 40-man roster. He's rated as the 64th best prospect in baaseball …
Cubs to be patient with Javier Baez
The Cubs top pick in the 2011 draft, Javier Baez, is off to a fantastic start. So far he's hitting .315/.403/.537 with 3 home runs in about 60 plate appearances. Prior to his game yesterday he had a wOBA of .415, which is good for a 161 wRC+. He's still young and this is just 60 plate appearances so the …
The Children Are The Future-Cubs Minor League Update Sponsored by The Church of Latter Day Saints
Iowa Nothing worth talking about. Smokies Junior Lake as 2-4 with a triple and is now hitting .299. James Adduci hit a HR and Dae Eun Rhee earned the win despite not pitching that well. Daytona Rain Peoria Javier Baez went 2-3 with another monster shot of a HR. It cleared the scoreboard in LC according to twitter. Zeke DeVoss …