Earlier this week MLB owners reached an agreement with the MLBPA on a new collective bargaining agreement. There was never any doubt as to whether it would get finished, which is nice considering the work stoppages in the NHL in recent years, NBA’s current lockout resulting in many missed games (maybe an entire season) and even NFL’s long lockout this …
Some thoughts on the new CBA
Earlier this week MLB owners reached an agreement with the MLBPA on a new collective bargaining agreement. There was never any doubt as to whether it would get finished, which is nice considering the work stoppages in the NHL in recent years, NBA’s current lockout resulting in many missed games (maybe an entire season) and even NFL’s long lockout this …
Cubs open to trading Matt Garza
We learned awhile back that the Cubs would listen to offers on any of their players so I had really wanted to avoid writing about specific players until a credible rumor surfaced. However, Matt Garza is one of the most valuable players the Cubs have and I read elsewhere a few days ago that the Cubs are talking to other …
Cubs open to trading Matt Garza
We learned awhile back that the Cubs would listen to offers on any of their players so I had really wanted to avoid writing about specific players until a credible rumor surfaced. However, Matt Garza is one of the most valuable players the Cubs have and I read elsewhere a few days ago that the Cubs are talking to other …
New Rules, Same Superfriends, No Problem
Major League Baseball has managed to complete a new collective bargaining agreement without a strike, a lockout, or having to have Todd Ricketts turn a hose on anyone. It’s not quite turning water into wine or raising the dead or anything, but it’s pretty damn amazing. In fact, now that they have the CBA all figured out, maybe we should …
New CBA notes
We needed a new thread and I’ve been busy this weekend so you get a link to MLB Trade Rumors about the new CBA. minimum salary will increased from $414,000 to $480,000 next year and $500,000 after that. Super Two cutoff is now the 22% with the most service time between 2 and 3 years rather than 17% blood testing …
Dale Sveum Press Conference – watch live
The Cubs are set to officially officially announce the Dale Sveum hiring at a press conference right now. You can watch live courtesy of CSN.
Cubs Hire Sveum to Take Blame For Stuff
Dale Sveum is the new Cubs manager and people are already bitching about him. Booooo! He’s not Ryne Sandberg! Booooo! He’s not Mike Maddux! Booooo! He’s not Terry Francona! Booooo! He’s not DeMarlo Hale! (OK, that is just from Hale’s mom.) I don’t know much about Sveum. I’m vaguely familiar on how to pronounce his name since I Wikidedia’d …
Still blogging about Jerry Sandusky on a Cubs blog
Mercurial Outfielder has a really good article up on The NonSequitor that’s well worth the read.
Cubs news and rumors
Manager MILWAUKEE — The Cubs will meet Wednesday with Brewers hitting coach Dale Sveum about their vacant managerial position. Sveum was already scheduled to travel here to meet with the Red Sox about a their manager job. Chicago general manager Jed Hoyer said there is no favorite among the candidates and no deadline to select one. Hoyer and Theo Epstein, …