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Monthly Archives February 2008

Jose Gets Ascanio Kicked

Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella might want to rethink his spring training regimen for 2009.
In addition to revisiting the usual rudimentary skills - pitching, catching, hitting, Piniella also might throw in a course on self defense. Cubs’ rookie pitcher Jose Ascanio could have used it Saturday night.
According to reports, Ascanio was accosted at a […]

Posted 25 February 2008 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cubs Spring Training § Chicago Cub Baseball News ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs’ Lee: Overpaid, Overrated or Clean-Up?

Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has always been a curiosity to me. Then again, most quiet guys are.
Heading into his fifth season with the Cubs, Lee has established himself as the consummate blue-collar ball player. He comes to work everyday, plays the game hard and plays the game right (throwing haymakers at […]

Posted 24 February 2008 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cubs Spring Training § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Prior Pain Free, So Are We

Mark Prior is reportedly healthy and throwing pain free. Chicago Cubs baseball is happy and Prior-free.
Whatever small coincidence, it’s a win-win situation for both. And a long-time since either party could say that about themselves.
Healthy and happy. Two traits neither Prior nor Cubdom experienced much of from 2004 to the spring of […]

Posted 21 February 2008 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cubs Spring Training § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs’ Lee, Soriano Practice, ‘Say What?’

Derrek Lee should stick to first base, because playing both sides of the fence isnt’ the forte of the Chicago Cubs infielder.
When asked recently about teammate Ryan Dempster’s prediction the Cubs would win the World Series in 2008, Lee did a verbal imitation of the Hokey Pokey:
You put your first thought in
You pull your […]

Posted 18 February 2008 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cubs Spring Training ‡ Comments (0)

Dempster Does Nostradamus
Predicts Cubs Title

“Next year” is finally this year, and this year is sounding a lot like last year to this Chicago Cub baseball fan.
Unbridled hope, a healthy disregard for reality and another Chicago Cub pitcher making World Series predictions.
Yep. It must be February in Mesa.
At least this year there’s a new mouth in the south making predictions […]

Posted 17 February 2008 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cubs Spring Training § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)
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