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  • Cubs @ Brewers 247 Comments

    The Cubs have recalled Jeff Stevens and officially placed Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner on the DL. Casey Coleman will be called up prior to Sunday’s start and presumably ...
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    Searching For a Ray of Sunshine on an Otherwise Craptastic Day 80 Comments

    Today has been a rough day to be a Cubs fan.  Everything got off to a bad start this morning as we awaited word on Andrew Cashner’s MRI results.  But we can look to ...

    Mapping out the Rotation 33 Comments

    Shawn pointed out in the comments that given the number of off-days, the Cubs can limit the 5th starter somewhat. But given that they’re spaced 7 days apart there will still be ...

    Entire team lands on DL 43 Comments

    Andrew Cashner left yesterday’s game with tightness in his shoulder and had an MRI after the game. The results revealed a tear in his rotatar cuff. It’s what they are calling ...

    Cashner exits game with tightness in his right shoulder 108 Comments

    Andrew Cashner was taken out of today’s Cubs/Diamondbacks game in the 6th inning with tightness in his pitching shoulder. He had thrown the ball as well or better than any starter ...

    Diamondbacks @ Cubs 176 Comments

    The projections below are from the 2011 ZiPS spreadsheet. I’m using last year’s bullpen numbers. Diamondbacks wOBA wRC Cubs wOBA wRC Willie Bloomquist .296 .409 Kosuke ...

    Series Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks (1-1) at Chicago Cubs (1-2) 268 Comments

    All I should have to say about yesterday’s game is that the Cubs lost on a 2-run infield single. It was that kind of day. However, despite the fact that the Cubs lost two games ...

    Random Thoughts 59 Comments

    Three games doesn’t tell us anything, but they were three predictable games. The offense struggled, which they’re going to do all season long. That’s especially true ...

    Obstructed View Opening Day Roundtable – part 2 61 Comments

    Your fearless Obstructed View Executive Chairmen got together to discuss various topics related to the 2011 Cubs season. We looked at the offseason and the new additions to the club ...

    Obstructed View Opening Day Roundtable – part 1 77 Comments

    Your fearless Obstructed View Executive Chairmen got together to discuss various topics related to the 2011 Cubs season. Here’s part one of our roundtable, that focuses on the ...

    NL Central Questions & Answers: Cincinnati Reds 79 Comments

    Here at Obstructed View we’re publishing team projections for the NL Central teams as well as interview with someone who blogs about that team. This time we have Justin Inaz. ...
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    Getting to Know: Andrew Cashner 168 Comments

    Name: Andrew Cashner  Position: Starting Pitcher Bats/Throws: Right/Right Opening Day age: 24 Uniform Number:  48 Does he celebrate on September 11th every year?: Well, it ...
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    Raised Expectations 8 Comments

    Well… here we are.  After all the hype building up to the site’s debut today, I can’t help but wonder if people will walk away with the same sense of disappointment ...

    Andrew Cashner joins the rotation 73 Comments

    The Cubs announced on Saturday that Andrew Cashner would be the team’s 5th starter and that Marcos Mateo had claimed the final bullpen spot.  This leaves Carlos Silva ...