2012 Cubs Catching Defense 130 Comments
One of the things I noticed this season with Welington Castillo was that about any time he had an opportunity to make an error, he did. I'm not being serious of course, but it was ...
One of the Finest Days in Cubs History: September 27, 2003 99 Comments
Here we are, in a Cubs baseball season that was deposited into the septic tank of history approximately 150 days ago. If you can name the Cubs current starting rotation, well, ...
Koyie Hill DFA’d, Ian Stewart to DL, Welington Castillo & Luis Valbuena re-called 66 Comments
The Cubs have made a few transactions and one of them might spell the end to his career. Koyie Hill was let go by the Cubs this past offseason and after about a dozen catchers were ...
Castillo has MCL Sprain, Koyie Hill returns to Cubs 6 Comments
Welington Castillo has a MCL sprain and will get an MRI today. He could be out 4-7 days.
Carrie Muskat reports on twitter that the Cubs acquired Koyie Hill from the Reds for cash considerations, ...
Cherry Picking 40 Comments
In the final 14 appearances one season, he threw 74 innings, allowed only 50 hits and posted a sparkling ERA under 2. After the season fans were excited about what this pitcher could ...
Daily Facepalm 2.15.12 69 Comments
Jorge Soler a Cub, then Jorge Soler not a Cub
Reports that the Cubs had signed Jorge Soler yesterday proved to be premature. Could he be signed today? It could go either way. The Yankees ...
Roasting the 2011 Cubs 178 Comments
WARNING: Before we get started, I’m assuming most people who come to this site don’t need to be told this, but for those who are not familar with a roast, they are rude, ...
Series Preview: Washington Nationals (55-59) at The Untouchables (49-66) 127 Comments
Now that the winning streak is over, time to get started on a new losing streak. Not only did the Cubs gain no meaningful ground on the Brewers, who were also playing quite well in ...
Mid-Season Good and Bad: Position Players 94 Comments
Last year over at Aisle 424, I decided that grading players on a scale of objectivity was ultimately dumb and subjective. But since it’s like a blog law that you have to do ...
Midseason look at the Cubs top prospects, part 3 119 Comments
We’ve taken an extensive look at the top 20 Cubs prospects this season by Sickels so it’s time to look at some others who weren’t ranked.
John Gaub
Gaub is coming ...
Midseason look at the Cubs top prospects, part 1 182 Comments
I figured now was a good time to post something about the Cubs top prospects since it’s past the midway point in the full minor league seasons. The short-season teams just got ...
"We play like a Triple-A team." 220 Comments
That’s what Carlos Zambrano said. He did not call the players AAA players. He said the team was playing like a AAA team and I don’t know anybody who would argue with that. ...
Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates (22-26) @ Chicago Cubs (22-26) 251 Comments
The Cubs have gotten off to a good start on this 9-game home stand. They need to get as close to .500 as they can during this stretch because June is a very tough month for the Cubs. ...
Cubs sign Dioner Navarro, Garza cleared to resume something 88 Comments