What A week

I had a pretty emotional and lengthy absence here.  I had to go away to attend a funeral for my grandfather.  He was truly a great man will be missed.  Unfortunately, I’ve spent the last day or so packing and catching up on missed Cubs stuff.  I’m not fully caught up but there are a [...]

Cubs Acquire Jason Kendall for Rob Bowen and Minor League Prospect

Cubs General Manager Jim Hendry announced the cubs have picked up catcher Jason Kendall from the Billy Beane and As, for a Rob Bowen and minor league LHP Jerry Blevins.  I’ll post a breakdown of this trade tomorrow afternoon.

Jacque Jones Traded? Billy Petrick called up? Updated 9:00 est

Various radio stations and news sources are reporting that Jacque Jones has been traded to the Marlins.  I haven’t been able to find any official confirmation but with all the press this is getting I’d be shocked if it was just a rumor.
 I’m actually pretty happy Jacque Jones is getting traded.  He was never really [...]

Barrett Shown the Door

In a move that really surprises no one, Michael Barrett was traded to the San Diego Padres for backup catcher Rob Bowen and prospect Kyler Burke.  It seems pretty ironic that this trade happened at the time it did.  I just finished an article about how the Cubs like to run players through the mud [...]

Two Game Winning Streak

How about that we won two games in a row.   Alfonso Soriano is a big part of that.  He is absolutely on fire and he is really earning his pay the last week or so.  He looks like a completely different player.  He has a bounce in his step and a hint of arrogance that [...]

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 [...]

A look At The Jae Kuk Ryu Trade Completed Last Week

Today is a slow news day so I figure i’ll try to make sense of the trade the Cubs completed last week.  The Cubs traded Jae Kuk Ryu to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for two minor league prospects, Andrew Lopez and Gregory Reinhard.  Here is a little background on the players involved.
Jae Kuk Ryu
Jae Kuk [...]