Checking up on the Cubs top prospects, part 2
Yesterday we looked at the Cubs prospects ranked 11-20 and today we’ll look at the top 10. You can read about how they were doing a month ago if you’d like. 10) Alberto Cabrera, RHP, Grade C+: Another live arm that needs polish. Cabrera was promoted to AAA Iowa because of injuries. He didn’t fare well in Tennessee and has done …
OV Pic of the Day: Boom Goes the Dynamite
The Cubs unloaded for six homeruns on Pirates pitching, including a shot from Tyler Colvin that reached the Allegheny River. ( (Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) This Pirates’ Cinderella story is ending like if the Prince picked up the glass slipper, shattered it and stabbed Cinderella in the throat with the shards.
Checking up on the Cubs top prospects, part 1
A month ago I took a look at how the Cubs top prospects (ratings from John Sickels) were doing and the final part was a form for you so we could have our own top prospect list. The final part in this series will be those results. I know you’ve waited on pins and needles for them so you won’t …
10 Reasons to Keep Watching the Cubs
The Cubs are not just a bad baseball team. They’re bad television. I don’t think it necessary to prove this assertion with impartial evidence. If you’ve seen the Cubs do their jobs, all the anecdotal evidence you need is oozing from behind your eyeballs. The smart choice is obvious: look away. But if you’re committed to bad decisions, allow me …
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (43-65) at Pittsburgh Pirates (54-52)
The Untouchables (h/t @thecubreporter) head to Pittsburgh to lose in beautiful PNC Park. Pittsburgh improved itself at the deadline by adding former foes Derrek Lee and Ryan Ludwick to the squad. The Pirates picked up Lee for an unranked by BA A-ball first baseman, and Ludwick was acquired for a PBTNL. The Cubs largely failed to improve their farm system, …
OV Pic of the Day: Suck It, Holliday
OK, so maybe the Cubs didn’t drill Matt Holliday in the ear for blatantly spiking Castro in yesterday’s game. Maybe they do look like giant wusses on national TV after the talking heads on ESPN were pretty unanimous that Dempster should drill him in his first at-bat, and after Bobby Valentine pretty much laughed at Marlon Byrd for writing a …
Marlon Byrd on the Holliday slide
Marlon Byrd wrote a brief article today on his blog about Matt Holliday’s slide yesterday. You call a play dirty when a guy is going out there trying to hurt somebody and that’s not what he did. If Holliday wants to go in and hurt somebody he will. He’s 6-4, 235, 240 pounds. That’s him playing hard. The way we …
OV Pic of the Day: Matt Holliday is a Cobra Kai
Sweep the leg! I understand the play was technically legal because he could reach the bag, but look at where he started his slide and notice he is also throwing an elbow at Starlin’s ribs. They should absolutely drill him in his fucking ear. If LaRussa wants to retaliate, let him. The Cubs have absolutely nothing to lose.