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Monthly Archives March 2007

Doubt and Pain

The Chicago Cubs baseball team further trimmed its spring roster today, reassigning eight players to the minor leagues. No great surprises - no great shakes.
And no marquee names.
Yet.
Mark Prior is scheduled to start tomorrow’s spring game with San Diego, while Wood, after throwing 25 pitches off the mound on Tuesday, is anticipated to try […]

Posted 21 March 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Dysfunction Junction

Chicago Cubs baseball spring training is serving far beyond its role as a bridge between the stink of the 2006 season and the promise of the new one.
With each spring training day’s passing it becomes obviously clear the dysfunctional relationships that exists between the team and some of its players - particularly Kerry Wood and […]

Posted 18 March 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

The First Cut Is the Deepest

Generally speaking, there are four kinds of players in the minor leagues.
There’s the Journeyman - the Crash Davis’ of the baseball world. Some know him as “The Player to Be Named Later.”
This is the guy who’s forever doomed to $10 a day meal money, bad bus rides and cramped locker rooms. He plays […]

Posted 15 March 2007 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cubs Transactions § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

A Curt Shelling

I’m no soothsayer. I’ve never even played a baseball game past my teenage years. But I do know this: unless you’re Greg Maddux, Tim Wakefield or Tom Glavine, an 88 mph fastball won’t cut it in the big leagues. And if you top that off with spotty control and a flat curve […]

Posted 11 March 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Much Ado About Nada

It seems the quickest path from anonymity to the zenith of the sports world these days - besides rape, murder, steroids or any other dastardly deed - is to be a professional athlete and make a prediction. Or more precisely, “guarantee” an outcome.
And if pushing past NFL draft news, March Madness and bloated salaries […]

Posted 10 March 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)
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