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The Perfect Pitching Machine

From all appearances, Chicago Cubs management has been using this winter off-season to either find the perfect pitching machine or the ultimate batting practice pitcher.
It’s hard to say which.
One thing is for certain, the Cubs have been adding spare arms at a pace that would make Dr. Frankenstein envious. To my knowledge Chicago general manager […]

Posted 26 January 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs Outfield Gets Lighter with Trade of Pagan

The Chicago Cubs 2oo8 outfield picture became a little less crowded Saturday with the trade of Angel Pagan to the New York Mets for a pair of minor leaguers.
Pagan will return to his former team following a two-year stint with the Cubs. The switch-hitting outfielder averaged .245 while appearing in a combined 148 games […]

Posted 07 January 2008 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cub Baseball News ‡ Comments (0)

Silent Night Marks Prior’s Departure from Chicago Cubs

Without a whimper or a bang. No, I’m not describing the end of my 2007, although I well could be. Instead, I’m referring to another chapter’s close in Chicago Cub baseball lore.

As much of Cubdom knows by now, Mark Prior parted ways with the Cubs last month when neither party could reach a […]

Posted 06 January 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Chicago Cubs Unwrap
Christmas Gift Early

Jim Hendry signed his man. Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella got a right fielder. And major league baseball got the Mitchell Report - or the Christmas equivalent of a lump of coal.
All in all, it was a good week for the Chicago Cubs and a very, very bad one for baseball.
Like any good […]

Posted 17 December 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (1)

Looking for a Fukudome Christmas

Chicago Cub baseball fans don’t ask for much. A World Series championship every 100 years. A division title every few. Respectability throughout.
So in December when major league baseball’s winter meetings roll around, Cubdom turns its attention to whatever warm-weather spot the brain trusts gathers at and awaits word for the blockbuster deal that […]

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