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Chicago Cubs: Complacent or Just Awful?

After a second straight year in which the Chicago Cubs’ bid for a World Series berth came to a swift and bitter end, manager Lou Piniella and general manager Jim Hendry concluded changes had to be made.
The Cubs were too right-handed at the plate, Piniella claimed.  The bullpen was too erratic.
An overhaul wasn’t just necessary.  […]

Posted 29 April 2009 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Early Swoon Exposes Cubs’ Underbelly

So much for a stroll to a third consecutive Central Division title.
Just three weeks into the 2009 season and Chicago Cubs baseball looks more like its on the brink of disaster than snapping a 101-year old drought without a World Series title.
Not that anyone in Cubdom needs to be reminded of that sordid piece of […]

Posted 25 April 2009 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Samardzija to Join Cubs Bullpen

Just 13 games into the 2009 season, the Chicago Cubs baseball brass is wasting no time in reshaping the club’s erratic bullpen.
Jeff Samardzija will join the team on Thursday, replacing Luis Viscaino as part of the Chicago bullpen.   Mark Karman, talking to ESPN affiliate KOZN in Omaha, reported the move late Wednesday afternoon and […]

Posted 22 April 2009 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cub Baseball News § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cardiac Cubs Prove Lightning Can Strike Twice in the Same Place

Whoever said lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place obviously hasn’t been to Wrigley Field recently.
Nor have they been following Chicago Cubs baseball 2009 style.  It’s only been 11 games into the new season and this year’s edition of the Cubs have already established themselves as a team with a flair for the dramatic.
Just […]

Posted 19 April 2009 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Bradley Gets Tossed, So Do Cubs

Milton Bradley’s Wrigley Field debut unlikely left a lasting impression with the Chicago Cub faithful.  If it’s any consolation to Bradley, neither did the rest of his teammates.
In Thursday’s first of 16 meetings with the St. Louis Cardinals this season, both Bradley and the Cubs didn’t just come up short.  They came up empty.
Call it […]

Posted 16 April 2009 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)
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