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Monthly Archives July 2007

Avoiding the Google Eye

The Chicago Cubs have been warned. And indirectly so have we.
Following Saturday’s 8-1 victory over Cincinnati’s Reds, Cubs baseball manager Lou Piniella admonished his club not to get “google eyed” as the team closes in on Central Division-leading Milwaukee.
Not one to take liberties with Piniella’s words, I imagine “google-eyed” is somewhere between being wide-eyed, […]

Posted 30 July 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Code Blue

I hope Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry is joking. Joking, I mean, about standing pat as the non-waiver trade deadline approaches.
Because if Cubs management is serious about making a run for a playoff spot the current roster simply won’t cut it.
There I said it. But I said it before in a post […]

Posted 28 July 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

The Cubs’ Miracle Wood

The Chicago Cubs have found themselves a miracle. I call it Miracle Wood or Wood for short.
It’s not a substitute for Sammy Sosa’s corked bat, nor is it a carpenter’s dream. It certainly won’t be found on a late-night infomercial and it can’t be confused with Viagra, Cialas or any other ED […]

Posted 24 July 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

It’s the Odds, Stupid

Call it Dame Fortune, blind luck or any other reference to the Gods smiling favorably, but for the last six weeks, Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella has been playing the hottest hand in Major League Baseball.
You can give this latest string of Cubs kismet any name you like, but the one kind of luck it […]

Posted 23 July 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Steal or Bad Deal?

Only time will tell whether Trader Jim’s recent acquisition of Jason Kendall will be seen as a steal or a bad deal. But judging from the fans’ boos after Kendall’s dubious Chicago Cubs debut, the Trade-O-Meter needle is definitely pointing to the negative side.
And ESPN’s Keith Law of the Scout.com offered little reassurance […]

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