Other transformed Cubs 129 Comments
With Jeff Samardzija's "transformation" I thought it would be fun to find other Cubs player who have transformed this spring.
Joe Mather: With a .412/.455/.745 batting ...
Did the Cubs really add that much depth? 79 Comments
Over on Cubs Den (a really good blog), John talks about how the Cubs have quietly built depth to give them trade flexibility. I want to look at his bullets one by one because I just ...
Daily Facepalm 3.23.12 – Too many DUIs edition 246 Comments
Practice game recap
The Cubs pounded the rangers 11-4. Soriano, Mather, Jackson, and Ian Stewart all homered. Matt Garza threw 81 pitches in five innings, but could have gone deeper ...
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 ...
Daily Facepalm 3.16.12 – Too Much Chalk Edition 36 Comments
Was there a Cubs game yesterday?
I was so in shock at Wisconsin's ability to score more than 60 points that I failed to pay attention to yesterday's games. It looks like it ...
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 ...
Daily Facepalm 3.5.12 – Random state laws edition 89 Comments
This week in state laws
Lots of discussion in the comments this morning about state liquor and marriage laws yesterday. Apparently WaLi tried to get drunk and marry his cousin yesterday, ...
What’s all this Jeff Samardzija starting crap? 63 Comments
I paid so little attention to Cubs baseball after the first few weeks that it's hard for me to believe that Jeff Samardzija threw 88 innings a year ago. I did know that however ...
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 ...
Projecting the 2012 Cubs: Shortstop 27 Comments
Shortstop is the last infield position we have to look at it and it's without a doubt the most exciting position. If you look at Starlin Castro's fWAR you can't help but ...
Daily Facepalm – 2.18.12, Evening Edition 90 Comments
Neverending Story
Remember when we were on the 5-yard line in the Theo compensation talks? Remember when Bud Selig said he'd get involved if a decision hadn't been agreed to ...
Projecting the 2012 Cubs: 2nd Basemen 67 Comments
I don't really know why, but whenever I think about Darwin Barney I want to pronounce his name with a Boston accent. I guess it makes it more fun to think about Dahwin Bahney rather ...
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 ...
Caught Sleeping 51 Comments
Josh Harrison had an infield double in today’s game (click on the link to view the video). Below is a screen cap at the exact point that Harrison takes off for 2nd base.
The ...
Random Opening Day Thoughts 55 Comments