Monday, July 6th, 2009
The American and National League 2009 All-Stars were announced this weekend. And among the 66 (yup, they upped the rosters to 33 apiece), a third of the players are first-time All-Stars.
Now just because you've made the All-Star team doesn't mean you've made it. And it definitely doesn't mean you've earned ...
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Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
As Danny Glover once said, "I'm getting too old for this shit."
Presumably he was talking about getting in car chases and explosions with Mel Gibson, but he easily could have been referring to watching the Cubs. Even at the ripe old age of 27, I couldn't possibly think of a ...
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
This offseason, I was fairly vocal with my belief that pretty much every deal the Cubs made this winter was, at best, questionable.
Dumping Kerry Wood for Kevin Gregg? I'm sure it'll work out just fine. That dude only blew nine saves last year.
Trading your most versatile player for some prospects ...
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