Hot off the presses…it is a strong possibility that the Cubs and Rays might do a little switcheroo From Joel Sherman at the NY Post: I hear that a trade of Tampa Bay’s Pat Burrell for the Cubs’ Milton Bradley is still a strong possibility. Burrell is due $9 million next year while Bradley has [...]
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Free Agent Gem: Marlon Byrd
In 2007, the Rangers presented Marlon Byrd the Harold McKinney Good Guy Award. In stark contrast, 2009 saw Milton Bradley drive in a dismal 40 runs, only to hang up his cleats September 20 after getting suspended by GM Jim Hendry. Today it was announced that the Cubs did not offer arbitration to Rich Harden or Kevin Gregg, [...]
Off-Season Rabble
Traded for Bats…
I was trolling around the comments section of a story on cubs.com and came across this entry… Good stuff. And spot-on. It reminded me of the story of John Odom…the minor leaguer who was, honest to god, traded for 10 bats. Long story short, Odom was a juvenile delinquent with an assault on his record. [...]
Off-Season Rabble
Mesa /vs/ Sarasota
Even though the Cubs have been tearing up the attendance records in the Cactus League for years, there are some serious talks in the works about ditching Mesa (and the curiously named HoHoKam Park, pictured above) for the Grapefruit League. The Ricketts family is entertaining offers…shopping for a new stadium and improved facilities for spring [...]
Off-Season Rabble
About Damn Time
Addition by subtraction? I just logged onto cubs.com only to find some great news. The god-awful rooftop Budweiser ad on Sheffield is getting blocked by some billboards. Don’t get me wrong; I’m the last person who wants The Friendly Confines looking like a AA ballpark…I just do not like Budweiser. Even if Anheuser Busch buys [...]
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