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    Daily Facepalm 4.11.12 30 Comments

    1000 word recap of Paul Maholm's Cubs debut last night Other comments on last night's game You'd think that conditions like last night's (freezing, wind howling in) ...

    Random Opening Day Thoughts 55 Comments

    This current roster couldn't even bring a smile to an easily excitable child. If you look at the lineup we'll see most frequently it's a little depressing. Darwin Barney. ...
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    Will The Cubs Resemble Hoyer’s Padres? 147 Comments

    Those of us who follow the Cubs a little too closely know by and large what to expect from the 2012 version: mediocrity will hold sway. Bountiful and unabated mediocrity. The question ...
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    Daily Facepalm 3.26.12 35 Comments

    Anything interesting happen over the weekend? Eh. Dempster was knocked around in a minor league game yesterday, but who knows if he was working on something. I missed yesterday's ...
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    OV’s Projected Playing Time for the 2012 Cubs 79 Comments

    On Saturday I published this year's playing time survey and more than 50 of you took the time to fill it out. Thanks for taking the time. I'm going to go ahead and publish the ...
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    Daily Facepalm 3.19.12 – Weekend of Samardzija 233 Comments

    Playing Time Projections Please take a few moments to fill out the 2012 Cubs playing time projections. It's as simple as possible. Weekend practice game roundup Geovany Soto homered, ...
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    Ballhawks can take 2012 off 69 Comments

    One thing I've noticed while looking over the projections the past couple months is just how little power the Cubs have. Their starting lineup is practically filled with singles ...
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    Carroll’s Team Health Reports 111 Comments

    For several years now Will Carroll has published Team Health Reports. He previously did so at Baseball Prospectus and now does so at SI. I've never been the biggest fan. It seems ...
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    Daily Facepalm 2.22.12 116 Comments

    We just have the point-after-try to kick, or something Several months ago, we were on the "five yard line" in the Theo compensation situation. Since then we've crossed ...
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    Projecting the 2012 Cubs: 1st Basemen 43 Comments

    Bryan LaHair turned 29 years old in November and he's set to take over 1st base for the Cubs in 2012. LaHair was drafted in the 39th round of the 2002 Draft. Until a few years ...
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    Evaluating the Cubs likely lineup 99 Comments

    It's hard to believe that February is here, which means pitchers and catchers will be reporting to Mesa in a couple weeks. The position players won't be far behind. It's ...

    Big Splash Before Cubs Convention Is A Myth 59 Comments

    There’s one thing I can guarantee that you hear every single year: the Cubs will want to sign this guy or that guy to make a big splash before the Cubs Convention. I have no idea ...
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    Another shitty Cubs season in review: Carlos Pena 48 Comments

    Carlos Pena signed a 1-year, $10 million contract with the Cubs last offseason. We knew a few things about Pena: he wasn’t going to hit for average, he would take a lot of walks ...

    What the Cubs have to consider at the Winter Meetings 81 Comments

    We haven’t talked a lot about what the Cubs need to do this offseason. When the season ended they were without a GM so it made no sense. After they hired Theo and he assembled ...

    2012 Cubs ZiPS Projections, Part 1 83 Comments

    Dan has already released the 2012 ZiPS for the Cubs so I thought I’d highlight several players and post them here. Player PA H HR BB K AVG OBP SLG wOBA Carlos Pena 522 101 28 82 145 .230 .355 .480 .360 Aramis ...

    What kids? 45 Comments

    Every year the Cubs struggle the masses come out and say the Cubs should play the kids. It happens every single time. It happens when a veteran is struggling. It’s happened a ...

    Why the hell do people care if so and so plays in September? 199 Comments

    I’ve seen a lot of comments lately from Cubs fans upset that the Cubs are still playing the veterans (on other sites). Of course they are. What young player has pushed a veteran ...

    2011 Minor League Wrap Up, Part 1 165 Comments

    Now that the minor league regular season is over it seems a good time to take yet another look at the Cubs top prospects. Over the next week I’ll do just that and this time ...