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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | yesterday
Although the Cubs would "love" to pull off a deal for Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay, they are unlikely to pull off such a deal as they lack the necessary room in payroll, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. The Cubbies have a combined $42.375MM committed to pitchers Carlos Zambrano, Ted Lilly, and Ryan Dempster. They would have a hard time finding a taker for Alfonso...
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Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The Cubs are one of the teams the Blue Jays have contacted regarding pitcher Roy Halladay.— Carrie Muskat Obviously the Jays like the Cubs prospects (Starlin Castro for sure) or they wouldn’t have contacted the Cubs. However, before Cubs fans start salivating at the prospect of the former Cy Young winner in the rotation with Ted Lilly, Carlos Zambrano, and Ryan Dempster, there’s...
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ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Last week the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards were handed out and Carlos Zambrano won his third silver bat for being the best hitting pitcher in the National League . This week the majority of the BBWAA (Baseball Writers Association of America) awards will be handed out ... NL and AL Rookie of the Year on Monday, AL Cy Young Tuesday, NL and AL Manager of the Year on Wednesday and NL Cy Young...
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Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
We love the look on Lou's face We don't expect a lot of post-season hardware to come the Cubs' way after an underachieving 2009 campaign, but one bit of silver lining is Carlos Zambrano taking home another Silver Slugger award . The award, given to the best hitting pitcher, is Z's third award and second in a row. His four homers, 11 RBIs, and .217 batting average were enough to win out. Congrats,...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Chicago Cubs starter takes it for 3rd time Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano, who has volunteered eagerly for designated-hitter and pinch-hitting duties in the past despite swinging-related stints on the disabled list, has been awarded his third Silver Slugger award for pitchers.
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Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Both Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira took home Silver Slugger award honors today for the respective positions. Here's the full list of winners from both leagues: AMERICAN LEAGUE C - Joe Mauer MIN 1B - Mark Teixeira NYY 2B - Aaron Hill TOR 3B - Evan Longoria TB SS - Derek Jeter NYY OF - Torii Hunter LAA OF - Ichiro Suzuki SEA OF - Jason Bay BOS DH - Adam Lind TOR NATIONAL LEAGUE C - Brian McCann ATL 1B...
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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
I was thinking recently of who the Braves will trade one of their starting pitchers to since they will be trading one of them this offseason, or so they say. It's obvious that Derek Lowe will be hard to deal due to his contract (although all the experts thought he was a good value last offseason), and the Braves would be crazy to trade either Jair Jurrgens or Tommy Hanson . So Javier Vazquez is the...
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
CHICAGO -- The Cubs are trying hard to dump the perennially malcontented Milton Bradley, as it isn't just manager Lou Piniella who didn't connect with him in his season here. Apparently, several key members of the team -- including Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Zambrano -- barely speak to Bradley.
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The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Fangraphs is once again going to list the projections on their player pages from a variety of sources, Bill James , CHONE, Marcel....maybe more. Bill James projections are up first and here's how the Cubs ranked by wOBA and their 2009 wOBA ( explanation of wOBA here ). I'll try and expand when new projections are released. Age is their 2010 playing age. You can click on their names to get their full...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
It's not all about Milton Bradley. Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune has some more Cubs rumors as the GM Meetings continue... Free agent Rich Harden wants to return to the Cubs. His agent is likely to meet with Cubs GM Jim Hendry soon. The Cubs are expected to sign lefty reliever John Grabow to a two-year deal with an option for 2012. Agent Barry Praver says there's been no talk of waiving Carlos...
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ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The GM Meetings began on Monday with a flurry of rumors ... and little to no action as predicted . The GMs spent Monday night at dinner and in private one-on-one meetings. Tuesday will be filled with talks centering around the game and instant replay at the O'Hare Hilton ... the annual gathering concludes around noon on Wednesday . The games might be over for the winter, but baseball's busy season...
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The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
All Milton, all the time... - Foxsports's rumor mongering robot Robothal is hearing talks about a 3-way trade of Milton Bradley to the Blue Jays, Lyle Overbay to the Mets and Luis Castillo to the Cubs. The three-team possibility, according to one source, has "some legs, but not much." The Jays are opposed to the deal, one source says — perhaps because new GM Alex Anthopolous does not...
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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
by Eric Risberg - AP about 1 month ago: Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Chad Billingsley takes a break on the mound after the San Francisco Giants scored their third run in the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. San Francisco won the game 7-2; Billingsley was the losing pitcher. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) View full size photo » Every Sunday, John Perrotto...
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Another Cubs Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Ted Lilly underwent successful surgery on his left shoulder yesterday. He won’t begin throwing until early March, which means he won’t be ready to go when the season begins. The Cubs are hopeful he’ll be ready to pitch sometime in April, but considering it was surgery on the shoulder I think that’s wishful thinking. Setbacks are common after surgery and Lilly isn’t likely...
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The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
I handled the McGwire story seriously here , so now let's have some fun with it: [ scene: Cardinals-Cubs game, summer 2010. Yadier Molina just struck out on four pitches and goes to talk to the hitting coach ] Molina : Hey Mac, Zambrano got me with the changeup last time. So I was looking changeup, and he busted me with the fastball. Did it look like I was cheating changeup? McGwire : I'm not here...
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jockson | 08/11/2009
The Football betting season may be 3-4 weeks away. 2009 Football betting on as many NCAA teams as he can before the 2009/10 season kicks off. We start from the top and move our way down so keep checking in for more Football betting previews for the 2009-2010 NCAA Football Season! The Eagles and Bears have solid Football betting this year, and their fans are hoping that they have as much success as
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chakufor22@gmail.com | 05/29/2009
Carlos Zambrano ejected before Chicago Cubs win 5-2 This is quite an amusing video. Carlos Zambrano, a highly combustible and highly talented pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, got ejected from Wednesday's game for bumping the home plate umpire. That's when it got really fun. Zambrano, flabbergasted at the safe call at the plate, refused to be alone in his ejection, so he threw the umpire out of the game.
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