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...
Here are my “2010 Cubs Top 15 Prospects.” This is just my opinion based mostly on my own observations of the players, and I'm sure many of you have your own idea of who should be where. I probably tend to place greater weight on players at the higher levels because I believe it means something to actually prove yourself by performance on the field against better and/or more-advanced competition,...
You fuckers probably get sick of hearing my opinion on prospects, so I’m going to give you a dose of your own medicine. Nearly 100 of you who read every word weighed in on the Chicago Cunts’ top prospects. And here’s what you said (total points in parentheses)… Top 10 1. Josh Vitters (2998) 2. Starlin Castro (2782) 3. Bert Jackson (2716) 4. Andrew $ner (2622) 5. Hak-Ju Lee...
More photos » by Nam Y. Huh - AP Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg throws out the first pitch on Saturday. Will he succeed Lou in the dugout in 2011? Browse more photos » For the first time in three years, there will be no postseason baseball in Chicago this year. (I have no laments, though, over the way postseason baseball was played here the last two seasons.) Jim Hendry will likely be hitting...
Game One Hundred Sixty - Cubs 5 Diamondbacks 0 WP - Randy Wells (12-10) LP - Daniel Cabrera (0-6) Save - None Randy Wells finished his rookie campaign with one of his better starts of the year on Saturday afternoon. Wells struck out a career-high 10 batters and allowed only three hits in seven shutout innings . Wells gave up a leadoff double to Stephen Drew in the first inning then sat down the next...
View full size photo uploaded September 26, 2009 Last Saturday's post, titled "The Final Cubs On Fox For 2009", was incorrect -- I had forgotten, at the time I posted it, that today's game had been added to Fox's schedule. Each MLB team can appear a maximum of nine times a season on the Fox Saturday game and this maxes out the Cubs. They are 4-4 in the previous eight games, so they'll be...
- Cubbery at its finest: As Lee and Baker were mobbed by teammates in the dugout, relief pitcher Angel Guzman slapped the side of Lee's helmet, causing Lee to experience neck spasms that forced him to come out of the game for defense in the bottom of the ninth. - Rich Harden is shutting it down for the year , a mutual decision between him and the club. The tone of the article sounds like there isn't...
Episode: 559 - The Closer: Sell or Buy Takes a Look at the Cubs Closer Situation for 2010, DLee Stays Red Hot, More Milton Bradley Fallout, and Tyler Colvin Impresses (September 23) - Cubscast 2009 Season Podcasts - Cubscast.com - Hosted By: Lou, Sheps & Sneetch
We've hit the 150 mark and I'm assuming Transmission isn't doing one of his surveys this time around to see how we feel about the rest of the season. The Cubs will be eliminated from the NL Central race tonight with a Cardinal win and Cubs loss. The death magic number for the Cubs in the Wild Card is 5. Here's what you may have missed over the last few days. - The team is 3-0 since Milton's suspension...
♪ And while I know, based on my track record, I might not seem like the safest bet All I'm asking you is don't write me off, just yet ♪ So sang Hugh Grant in the movie "Music and Lyrics," a movie which I've never seen and one that I would almost assuredly hate since Drew Barrymore is in it. But nevertheless, these lyrics seem fitting when discussing Derrek Lee's season. With a...
Game One Hundred Fifty - Cubs 7 Brewers 2 WP - Randy Wells (11-9) LP - Dave Bush (5-8) Save - None For the second straight night the Cubs put a crooked number on the board in the first inning at Miller Park ... with run scoring hits by Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez . The Cubs scored three runs in the opening inning and scored all seven of their runs in the first four innings of the game. After being...
More photos » by Darren Hauck - AP May this be the first of hundreds of major league hits for Tyler Colvin. Browse more photos » MILWAUKEE -- In Tyler Colvin's first major league plate appearance, last night vs. Milwaukee, he drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. On his next at-bat, in the third inning, he hit a line drive into right field for his first major league hit. The ball was returned...
Game One Hundred Forty-Nine - Cubs 10 Brewers 2 WP - Tom Gorzelanny (6-2) LP - Braden Looper (13-7) Save - None According to several reports , the Cubs were very relaxed for one of the few times this season and came out swinging against Braden Looper . The Cubs scored four runs in the first inning highlighted by a two-run single by Derrek Lee and a sacrifice fly RBI in the first big league at bat...
Former 1st-round pick goes 1-for-3 with an RBI MILWAUKEE -- Former first-round draft pick Tyler Colvin went 1-for-3 with an RBI Monday in his major league debut.
The Chicago Cubs have activated outfielder Reed Johnson from the 15-day disabled list and called up former first-round draft pick Tyler Colvin to replace the suspended Milton Bradley on the roster.
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