Sunday, January 1st, 2012
The Detroit Tigers lost out in the Gio Gonzalez sweepstakes when the Oakland A's dealt the lefty to the Washington Nationals, but that doesn't mean the Tigers don't have other options.
Detroit has apparently expressed serious interest in Chicago Cubs right-hander Matt Garza and they aren't the only ones. The Miami ...
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
As recently as a few weeks ago many thought Milwaukee Brewers free agent first baseman Prince Fielder would be headed just a bit south to play for the Chicago Cubs. In fact, once Albert Pujols signed his monster deal with the Los Angeles Angels, it looked like the Cubs were ...
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
It's just been one of those years.
My favorite football team's biggest rival won the Super Bowl and still hasn't lost a game in 2011. My favorite baseball team's biggest rival won the World Series. Both got into the playoffs thanks to wins over that rival in the final week of ...
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
We all knew this was coming - if for no other reason than to annoy the crap out of St. Louis Cardinals fans - but the Chicago Cubs formally made contact with representatives of free agent first baseman Albert Pujols. The three-time MVP is represented by Dan Lozano and while ...
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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Well, well, well.
Those a-holes from St. Louis are already back at it.
Just days after I clearly warned the universe that I would blow it up in the case that this happened, the St. Louis Cardinals confirmed that Ryne Sandberg will be one of "less than 10 candidates" interviewed for the ...
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
The Chicago Cubs are reportedly set to announce the hiring of Theo Epstein on Friday, likely to the position of President of Baseball Operations. While we all knew that was happening, another twist in this story is that Epstein will reportedly be bringing in former Red Sox staff member Jed ...
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
So will they end up calling it The Curse of Theo, or The Curse of Tito?
According to media reports from all corners of the country -- well, maybe not the southwest corner -- Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein to the Cubs is essentially a done deal. It's just another ...
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
I'm embarrassed. Hopefully we're all embarrassed. Because we're just as human as he is.
"He" is Steve Bartman, who went from being a normal guy to the world's most infamous fan to having ESPN air a documentary, "Catching Hell," that recalled the whole unfortunate thing. And "we" are Cubs fans.
Most likely, ...
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Thursday, August 25th, 2011
We mentioned yesterday that the Chicago Cubs will try to make a splash when they hire a new general manager, and that Red Sox GM Theo Epstein will certainly be a target. Another name we listed was long-time Oakland A's GM Billy Beane, and whereas Epstein is a pipe dream, ...
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Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
There has been a ton of speculation regarding the Chicago Cubs general manager spot since Jim Hendry got the Milton Waddams treatment. Well, throw another name on the pile, as rumors suggest the Cubs will chase Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein.
The Cubs are apparently in pursuit of a big ...
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