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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
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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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
by Gregory Smith - AP Will Ricky Nolasco be undervalued in 2010? View full size photo uploaded October 21, 2009 I know what you are asking-what the heck is FIP? According to The Hardball Times site, FIP is Fielding Independent Pitching, a measure of all those things for which a pitcher is specifically responsible. The formula is (HR*13+(BB+HBP-IBB)*3-K*2)/IP, plus a league-specific factor (usually...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Cubs. Their likely 2010 commitments: C - Geovany Soto - $575K C - Koyie Hill - $475K+ 1B - Derrek Lee - $13MM 2B - Jeff Baker - $415K+ SS - Ryan Theriot - $500K+ 3B - Aramis Ramirez - $15.75MM IF - Aaron Miles - $2.7MM IF - Andres Blanco - $400K LF - Alfonso Soriano - $18MM CF - Kosuke Fukudome - $13MM RF - Milton Bradley - $9MM OF - Sam Fuld - $402K 3B/OF...
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The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
NFL rules include (at the referee's discretion) flagging a 15 yard penalty for Taunting. MLB umps just give 'em the "yer outta here" thumb. Even Carlos Zambrano occasionally gets into the fun. I received this e-mail today from Stubhub: Where do you want to sit? Hey Joseph, Be there alongside your Chicago Cubs as they chase baseball immortality. Go to StubHub, where you’ll find a fantastic...
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
More photos » by Mark Avery - AP Some guy named Brian Roberts. Ever heard of him? Me, either. Browse more photos » This morning, ESPN.com Phil Rogers Carrie Muskat MLB Trade Rumors three posters here at BCB wrote that the Cubs are interested in acquiring Brian Roberts Jake Peavy Mike Cameron Mark Prior Mark DeRosa Brian Roberts AND Jake Peavy . Cubs GM Jim Hendry denied the rumor said,...
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Ivy Chat (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
With the focus on 2010 and the sale of the team likely three weeks away from closing, there’s a lot of discussion on what’s going to happen to Rich Harden and will the Cubs offer him arbitration. The Cub Reporter goes so far as to suggest that this decision could affect Jim Hendry’s hold on the Cubs general manager job (see: Arbitration is Going to be the End of Jim Hendry ). First...
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The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Just a reminder, it's important. A significant amount of a pitcher's value is tied to his ability to hit, which we have a pretty good idea how to measure. Yet for some reason we leave hitting production out of our pitcher valuations. So I'll add StatCorner's pitching runs above average, hitting runs above average using a wOBA around .180 as average, and I might as well include the +/- fielding runs...
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LAist (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
Joe Torre. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar Notable Notes Seven of eight ESPN "experts" are picking the St. Louis Cardinals to beat the Dodgers. "Baseball Tonight" anchor Karl Ravech is even picking the Cardinals to sweep. The lone dissenter is Eric Neel who is picking the Dodgers in five. I don't get it. Starting Wednesday a new season will begin. What happened in the regular season is...
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MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
In a report in today’s Chicago Tribune, Carlos Zambrano tells Paul Sullivan that he expects to stay with the Cubs. Zambrano told Sullivan, who has a full no-trade clause: “Like Arnold Schwarzenegger said, ‘I’ll be back…Believe it. All new episodes next year.” …to me, this is the type of player the Mets should try to acquire… he did [...]
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
The bleachers during Thursday night's rain delay, about 9:15 pm. (BCB photo by David Sameshima) View full size photo uploaded October 2, 2009 We have, at times this season, debated whether the Cubs should have traded Mark DeRosa and whether he would have helped the club through its various injuries and lack of production. I don't want to rekindle anything... oh, what the heck. Yes, I do. During last...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Some rumors on the Cubs as their season comes to an end... Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times says Cubs GM Jim Hendry had one of his worst offseasons last winter. Aramis Ramirez tells Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune it's not Hendry's fault that the Milton Bradley signing didn't work out. In the same article we hear that Ted Lilly wants the Cubs to hold onto Reed Johnson and bring back...
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Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Ryan Doumit had four hits and four RBIs to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 Wednesday night for a doubleheader sweep. Jeff Karstens tossed five innings for the second victory by a no-name Pittsburgh pitcher over a high-priced Cubs starter on the day. A few hours before Karstens beat Carlos Zambrano, Charlie Morton threw a four-hitter in a 4-0 victory over Ted Lilly.Full Story:...
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ChicagoCubsOnline.com (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
Game One Hundred Fifty-Eight - Cubs 2 Pirates 8 WP - Jeff Karstens (4-5) LP - Carlos Zambrano (9-7) Save - None The Chicago Cubs are just going through the motions at this point. After dropping game one 4-0 and managing only four hits on Wednesday afternoon, the Cubs scored only two runs in the second game and the Pirates swept the Cubs in the day-night doubleheader . Entering play on Wednesday the...
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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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