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    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, ...
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    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 ...
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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 2-8-2012: Numerology 129 Comments

    Campana's Number 1! With Fukudome now saving face in free agency, Tony Campana has claimed the number 1 spot in the jersey lottery. Still think he should be wearing 5/8, but whatevs. ...
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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 ...
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    Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have been busy 318 Comments

    The Cubs were having a rather quiet offseason until December 23rd when they traded Sean Marshall. In a span of one month they’ve traded Marshall, DJ LeMahieu, Tyler Colvin, ...
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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 ...
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    Is Brett Jackson the Cubs best outfielder? 35 Comments

    Back in April I wondered if Brett Jackson was one of the three best outfielders in the Cubs organization.  The conclusion at the time was that Jackson was certainly one of the ...
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    Projected 2012 Roster 93 Comments

    updated 1-13-12 The 2012 roster is taking shape and it’s not going to be an enjoyable season. The Cubs recently acquired David DeJesus and Ian Stewart. Yesterday they acquired ...
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    Complete rebuild, Cubs re-sign Reed Johnson, trade Sean Marshall 121 Comments

    The Cubs have re-signed Reed Johnson to a one-year contract. The contract is pending a physical. No word yet on the amount he was signed for, but I’m sure it’s under $2 ...

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    Can the Oliver projected standings be right? 146 Comments

    At the bottom of The Hardball Time’s Oliver forecasts page they have the 2012 projected standings. They were updated yesterday, but I know this was done before the Brewers signed ...

    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 ...

    Cubs sign David DeJesus 44 Comments

    The Cubs have signed right fielder David DeJesus to a 2-year contract with a third year club option. It’s reportedly a 2-year deal for $10 million. Not sure how much the club ...