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Ricketts interested in Yankees GM Brian Cashman 310 Comments
Dave Van Dyck has an interesting article up this morning.
In fact, according to reliable sources, the Cubs‘ chairman privately was feeling out the postseason availability ...
Other Secrets the Cubs Beat Writers Are on the Verge of Uncovering 164 Comments
Today the Cubs announced the firing of Jim Hendry. Four weeks ago. Hendry himself called it one of the best-kept secrets in Cubs history (the others: the formula for a championship, ...
GM Candidates 48 Comments
It would be easy, and even lazy to put together a post with names most of you have never heard about and talk about why they may be a candidate to replace Jim Hendry. I seem to remember ...
Jim Hendry fired 213 Comments
Bruce Levine is reporting the Cubs have fired Jim Hendry.
The Chicago Cubs relieved Jim Hendry of his duties as vice president and general manager on Friday, according to a source ...
Is Sean Marshall the best reliever on the Cubs? 26 Comments
I know I’m not the first person to ask this question and with Carlos Marmol‘s recent meltdown, probably not even the first to ask it in the last few days. We can ignore ...
Cubs Asking For Public Funding to Fix Wrigley: Take Two 114 Comments
I think I’ve seen this episode before. It’s the one where Jack and Chrissy ask a bankrupt Mr. Roper if they can not pay their rent for a few years while they spend ...
BABIP Regression 148 Comments
Prior to the Cubs signing Carlos Marmol to a 3-year extension this past offseason, there was a lot of talk about how Marmol was one of those guys who could have a very low BABIP. His ...
OV Pic of the Day: Whoever That Was Hit It Really Hard 202 Comments
This was the sort of game where, if you weren’t a Cubs fan, you would have a hard time believing a team could lose like that to a shitty AAA team like the Astros. But since ...
Cubs sign 9 of top 10 draft picks, 18 of top 20 228 Comments
Post to be updated as the bonus numbers trickle in. Notable signings announced tonight:
First round pick SS Javier Baez signed for $2.625 mm
Second round pick 1B Dan Vogelbach signed ...
Series Preview: Zambranoless Cubs (53-68) Bournless and Penceless Astros (38-83) 174 Comments
This is the hardest series preview I’ve ever had to write.
It’s also the third series preview I’ve ever had to write, but even if it were the 287th, I’m pretty ...
Will the Cubs have to pay Zambrano? 350 Comments
When the Cubs put Carlos Zambrano on the disqualified list, it was assumed by everyone that eventually they’d have to pay him the money they aren’t intending to pay. While ...
Braves Q&A 108 Comments
Back when we were doing the advertising blitz for this site my Braves fan cousin offered to talk about the Braves for a bit when the Cubs eventually played them. He took time from ...
Zambrano ————> gone 27 Comments
One way or another, Carlos Zambrano has thrown his final pitch as a Chicago Cub. After giving up eight runs on five homers in four innings and change, he threw at Chipper Jones and ...
Thus Endeth Carlos Zambrano's Cubs Career 290 Comments
If you stop to think about it, this end to Carlos Zambrano’s career with the Cubs was about as appropriate an end as one could possibly have dreamt up. And let’s not pretend ...
Are You Ready for Some Fantasy Football? 1 Comment
If you would like to enjoy OV’s Recent Fantasy League, shoot me an e-mail to tmcginnis2002 (at) hotmail (dot) com so I can send you an invite.
It’s H2H and it has a few ...
OV Pic of the Day: Lazy Soriano Only Triples While Pena, Ramirez Hit Homeruns 128 Comments
Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena got the memo that the pressure is off, so they went about their business of hitting meaningless homeruns. But Alfonso Soriano couldn’t ...
