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Memo to Cubs’ Brass: It’s the Payroll, Stupid

If the first month of Chicago Cubs baseball is any indication of the remaining five, it could be another very long year of mediocrity for North Side fans.
Do I hear 102 years and counting?
It’s very likely for the short and long term, considering the group of overpaid and under-performing players Cubs GM Jim Hendry has […]

Posted 01 May 2010 † Corked Bat § ‡ Comments (0)

The Mystery Called Cubs Baseball

If the Chicago Cubs are to move forward in 2010 they’re first going to have to get by their past.
For as much as Cubdom wants to believe in this latest version of Chicago Cubs baseball, the disaster of 2009 still lingers fairly fresh in most of its minds.
Sure, some of the faces have changed - […]

Posted 17 April 2010 † Corked Bat § ‡ Comments (0)

Chicago Cubs’ First Week a Dud

In the scheme of a 162-game major league schedule, the opening week of the season is but a drop in the ball bucket.
Seldom are a team’s fortunes determined by what transpires during the course of those first few games.  Thank goodness that’s the case for Chicago Cubs baseball.
With today’s 3-1 loss to Cincinnati, the Cubs […]

Posted 11 April 2010 † Corked Bat § ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs All Quiet on the Western Front

Ssshhhhhh.  Did you hear that sound coming out of the Chicago Cubs training camp?
If you answered no, you’d be correct.  For what you don’t hear is the beautiful sound of silence.  And what a pleasant melody it’s playing.
For the first time in a long time, Chicago Cubs baseball is readying itself for a new season […]

Posted 30 March 2010 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cubs Spring Training ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs’ Hendry Finally Admits Bradley “a Mistake”

Forget about Ted Lilly’s throwing arm for a second.  Put aside any thoughts about a suspect bullpen.  And don’t even think about another year without a World Series championship.
There’s plenty of time for those and a hundred and two other questions regarding another Chicago Cubs baseball season.  Besides, those and any other thoughts you might […]

Posted 14 March 2010 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cub Baseball News ‡ Comments (0)
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