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  • 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, ...

    The transformation of Mark Prior 2 Comments

    I really hope Mark Prior's attempted comeback works. There's a really good article up on ESPN about him. So far, Prior has been stellar as a reliever for Triple-A Pawtucket, ...
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    Prospects who might be called up soon, part 1 38 Comments

    We're very close to the time of the season at which the Cubs guarantee that Anthony Rizzo, Brett Jackson and other prospects who could be called up won't become super-two players. ...
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    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 ...
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    The future Cubs 180 Comments

    In a couple years the Cubs infield will include future stars like Hee Seop Choi, Bobby Hill and Brendan Harris. Sammy Sosa will be joined by Corey Patterson and David Kelton. Before ...

    "You better know who your ninth starter's going to be" 252 Comments

    I’ve been a bit confused by one of Theo’s comments since taking over as President of Baseball Operations. “We need starting pitching. You can’t take your chances ...

    What the hell are the Cubs going to do this offseason? 46 Comments

    I started blogging about the Cubs after the 2003 season. Myself and a couple others eventually started our own blog, but even after the 2003 season the direction the Cubs were heading ...

    Carlos Zambrano Kept On Truckin' 100 Comments

    Sometimes the lights all shinin on me Carlos Zambrano earned a cup of coffee in 2001 and then earned his spot in the 2003 rotation with his half-season of MLB work in 2002. Mark Prior ...

    Bruce Levine's 5 most likely to be traded, yo 155 Comments

    Happy Breaking Bad Day … bitch! After xoomwaffle posted this link to Levine’s article earlier today I started writing something and then lost interest about a half sentence ...

    11 Cubs Sure To Disappoint 115 Comments

    I should have written this about ten days ago, but I didn’t so I’m going to do it now. Early season stats mean absolutely nothing to me so there’s no risk of them ...

    NL Central Questions & Answers: Milwaukee Brewers 62 Comments

    Throughout the week we’re going to be posting some Q&A’s with other NL Central bloggers about the upcoming season.  Berselius has written some nice previews for ...