It’s time to get excited about the 2013 Cubs 7 Comments
Spring training is just around the corner and the 2013 Cubs are set to kick off their Cactus League schedule on February 23rd. It's a split squad game and the game against the Angels ...
US Roster for World Baseball Classic 18 Comments
The rosters for the World Baseball Classic (WBC) were announced yesterday's and here is the US roster.
Player
Pos.
Team
Mark Teixeira
1B
Yankees
Brandon Phillips
2B
Reds
Jimmy ...
How good is Anthony Rizzo? 118 Comments
Not long after the Cubs hired Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer, the two traded Andrew Cashner and Kyung-Min Na to the Padres for Anthony Rizzo and Zach Cates. Rizzo had just completed his ...
Nick Cafardo on the Cubs and a Matt Garza non-rumor 54 Comments
MLBTR led to me this article by Nick Cafardo, which talks a bit about the Cubs.
“We’re certainly farther along than we were last year at this time,” said Epstein. “When we ...
Muskat: Work in progress, but Cubs aim to be competitive 30 Comments
I saw the title of this article a couple days ago, but didn't bother reading it. I don't believe the Cubs have attempted to be competitive in the short term in any way whatsoever ...
Copying what other sucky team’s bloggers do 16 Comments
Having difficulty thinking of something to write about, I decided to look to other bloggers for teams that suck for ideas. The first idea came from a Royals blog that was comparing ...
Cubs interested in Giancarlo Stanton 107 Comments
Nick Cafardo says the Cubs are one of many teams interested in acquiring the Marlins 22 year old superstar.
1. Giancarlo Stanton, RF, Marlins — It would be a coup for whichever ...
Today in Rant Sports Awfulness 33 Comments
Aisle 424 ripped Rant Sports a new one last night and today we've got another reason to do so. Let's just start with the title.
Theo Epstein: The Portrait of a Snake-Oil Salesman
A ...
Baseball Prospectus Top 10 Cubs Prospects 5 Comments
Baseball Prospectus has released their version of the Cubs top 10 prospects.
1. OF Albert Almora
2. SS Javier Baez
3. OF Jorge Soler
4. RHP Arodys Vizcaino
5. 1B Dan Vogelbach
6. ...
Epstein, Bush, and the coaching staff 27 Comments
Theo Epstein talked Cubs a year after his hiring was official.
One year ago, the Cubs had one player who projected as part of the core Epstein and Co. are trying to develop and that ...
An Upton family reunion in Chicago 61 Comments
While Brett Jackson will return to AAA next year thanks to a poor performance at the big league level, he will get another chance at some point. I'm just not sure it will be with ...
Cubs prospect all-stars No Comments
Milb.com is doing a series that lists the best prospect at each position. The Cubs were up yesterday. It's a pretty good list, but this was a head-scratcher.
Utility — Anthony ...
The Top 20 Cubs performances in a 2012 game 106 Comments
I was curious which players had the best games in 2012 for this shitty team we follow. I used Win Probability Added (WPA) from Baseball Reference to compile the list. There's no ...
Cubs “shifting gears” because we have to 53 Comments
According to Paul Sullivan, the Cubs are going to shift gears with regards to what they're doing at 3rd base. You're not alone if that doesn't make any sense.
Sveum says ...
Starlin Castro’s Lineup Spot 35 Comments
Contest reminder: Don't forget to enter our contest to win The Essential Games of the Chicago Cubs DVD set. It runs through Sunday.
This has nothing to do with talent, as Castro ...
Anthony Rizzo interview on Fangraphs 1 Comment
Anthony Rizzo and Ben Revere gave an interview to David Laurila of Fangraphs.
“What I learned [last year] is that it’s the same game. Pitchers aren’t throwing any ...
Assume the Position: First Base 72 Comments