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A Catcher in the Lie

Somewhere between Ryan Dempster’s last strike in Tuesday’s game and today’s press conference, Michael Barrett strapped on the chaps, saddled up the ol’ Palomino and packed three-and-a-half years of Chicago Cub baggage to head off into the sunset. Or as I’m sure he’d prefer to have it known - his new team, the San […]

¶ Posted 20 June 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

The Marshall Plan

Chicago Cub baseball fans got their first peek at the much-anticipated and heavily hinted at shake-up of the club’s pitching staff today.
Left-hander reliever Neal Cotts, who was one of Jim Hendry’s off-season acquisitions, was optioned to Triple A Iowa after a week’s worth of ineffective work out of the bullpen.Â Cotts saw his ERA balloon […]

¶ Posted 22 May 2007 † Corked Bat § ‡ Comments (0)

Fontenot Up, Cherry Picked for Iowa

With injuries to both Derrek Lee and Mark DeRosa, the Chicago Cubs added some infield insurance with the call up of Mike Fontenot from Triple A Iowa today.
Lee, who leads the National League with a .390 batting average, has been bothered by neck spasms since Saturday’s contest against the Phillies.Â The injury is believed to […]

¶ Posted 15 May 2007 † Corked Bat § ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs Bring Angel Up, Ronny Heads Down

The anticipated call-up of right-hander Angel Guzman will become official today when he starts today’s series finale between the Chicago Cubs and Washington.
Guzman, who began the season in long relief for the parent club, was delegated to Triple A Iowa when Alfonso Soriano suffered a slight hamstring injury. Heralded prospect and center fielder Felix […]

¶ Posted 06 May 2007 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cub Baseball News ‡ Comments (0)

Up, Over, Down and Through

Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella has been twisting himself in knots, trying to find a winning combination for his club.
So what do you do when the on-field talent isn’t performing up to off-season expectations? Break out a new version of an old dance, of course. And what better way to shake things up than […]