Brewskis Vs Baby Bears April 23rd

The Cubs are facing the Brewers for the 4th time this year.  The Cubs took 2 or 3 from the Brewers at Miller field April 6-8th.  Last year the Brewers and Cubs split their meetings 8-8, including going 4-5 at Wrigley Field.  Today’s Game will Feature Carlos Zambrano (1-2, 7.77) vs Claudio Vargas (1-0, 3.46)
Carlos [...]

Mark Prior Update April 23

Well it seems doctors really can’t figure out what is wrong with Mark Prior.  He is going under the knife on Tuesday for a surgerical procedure to find out what exactly is going wrong with his shoulder.  This will effectively end his season.  If anyone still has Prior sitting on their fantasy team, now may [...]

Mark Prior Update April 12

I wouldn’t count on Mark Prior anytime soon.  The AP is reporting that Prior experienced shoulder pain during is extended spring training outing.  He had the leave the game after throwing only two innings.  He is going to see a shoulder specialist in hopes he can be righted.
I feel like a yo-yo with both Wood [...]

Mark Prior Update

Today’s game was called due to rain but not before we could get another look at Mark Prior.    I had previously counted out Mark Prior for the year but their is a smell of crow coming from the kitchen.  I’m still skeptical but boy did Mark look much better today.  The movement and speed of [...]

In and Outs

 The Police are coming
The Police will be playing a concert at Wrigley Field on July 5th.  Perhaps I am mistaken but it has been a while since their has been a concert played at Wrigley.  Oh well, Lets hope the field doesnt’ get torn up too bad. 
Position Battles
At this point in spring training it looks [...]

Weekend Updates as Well as March 5th Game Summary

Over the weekend the Cubs continued their losing ways.  Well, at least they tied a game this time.  I guess that counts for something.  As always in spring training there is always good news with the bad news.  Here is a summary
 The Good Saturday Vs. Athletics (Cubs 5, Athletics 5)
Michael Barrett went 2 for 2 [...]

Weekend Spring Training Happenings (Updated)

Kerry Wood
As expected Wood threw to live hitters on Saturday.  According to the Cubs official web-page Wood threw really well.
It wasn’t fun,” said McGehee, the first batter to see Wood. “He looks pretty good. When he’s telling you what’s coming and he can buckle you on a breaking ball, he’s got a pretty good one [...]

Meet the Relievers for 2007

Neal Cotts
In one of the more interesting trades, the Cubs acquired Neal Cotts for David Aardsma.  Neal Cotts definitely has the advantage in experience over Aardsma.  Cotts had a great 2005 season in which he posted a 1.94 era in a 60.1 innings pitched with a solid BB/K ratio of 2.0.  His WHIP was also a [...]

The Rotation in 2007

I was hoping to be writing about how the Cubs have Reached a Deal with Carlos Zambrano.  Unfortunately, that was not to be.  I do have some good news though.  Here, as promised, is my positional breakdown of the Chicago Cubs.  As my article on new faces, I will try to avoid loading this up with [...]