Have you always wanted to be a member of the BBWAA so you could vote for players for the Baseball Hall of Fame? Well now you can! Well, not really, but let's pretend! We did this last year and I personally think we did a better job of voting than the actual BBWAA. Last year we would have voted in …
In What Passes as Breaking News, Cubs Have Acquired George Kottaras From Royals
The Cubs have traded cash to the Kansas City Royals for George Kottaras per Jon Heyman: catcher George Kottaras has been traded to the #cubs — Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) November 26, 2013 Apparently, nothing is official and I'm not sure if all the media members tweeting about it are simply going off of Heyman's tweet or have their own independent …
Free Agent Contract Prediction Contest!
We already have a contest trying to determine who will sign with the Cubs. I thought this one would be similarly interesting. It'll also be very simple. I'm going to ask everyone to guess the total dollar amount (including posting fees, if applicable) that each of the Top 5 free agents receive. We'll play golf style, where the winner is the …
Cubs have talked extension with Jeff Samardzija
From Jed Hoyer via David Kaplan: "We've had discussions w/Samardzija because we like him + want to keep him. We'll see where things go. We like hearing he wants to be here." — David Kaplan (@thekapman) November 16, 2013 We've already heard the Cubs have talked about an extension with Jeff Samardzija, but what this doesn't make clear is whether …
The People’s Front of Cubs Nation Hates Theo
I was sadly made aware of another corner of the internet that would be better left unexplored yesterday, thanks to intrepid Friend of Aisle 424, @AndrewCieslak over on Twitter. I don't know how he found it or what provoked me into asking him what he was pissed off about or why I clicked on the link that I assuredly knew …
“Daily” Facepalm – Samardzija Rumors A’Plenty
Diamondbacks interested in Samardzija Buster Olney got the Samardzija trade train rolling with a tweet last week saying that the Cubs and D-Backs would keep talking about a Jeff Samardzija deal. There were vague rumors around the trade deadline that the D-Backs were interested in Shark, but the Superfriends were (rightly) asking for a king's ransom in return, so things …
WGN Narrows List of Candidates To Annoy Fans During Cubs Broadcasts
Last night, Robert Feder reported that WGN has a short list of candidates to replace Keith Moreland alongside Pat Hughes in the Cubs radio booth. While the search remains open, sources said, WGN officials compiled a list of their top potential candidates Monday, including eight former Cubs — Rick Sutcliffe, Kerry Wood, Todd Hollandsworth, Mark DeRosa, Ryan Theriot, Eric Karros, …
On Rick Porcello
The Tigers are putting Porcello on the market, reportedly. I think it makes sense to investigate was his worth might be. The Cubs have surplus infield prospects, so maybe there's a trade that makes sense. Rick Porcello Profile Porcello has always been a pitcher that had great peripherals and bad results. I don't like xFIP, but there's no denying that …
Why the Cubs Can’t Wait
I'm starting to hear whispers that the Cubs are already going to punt on 2014. I really, really don't get it. Let's rewind the clocks to 2011, when Theo Epstein was hired. He inherited a really poor team and a really poor farm system. There was no chance that the Cubs were going to be good in 2012, and no …
Variations on a Cubs Theme: LOYALTY! PATIENCE! PROGRESS! COMMITTED!
I headed down to the first of four Season Ticket Holder events that the Cubs are putting on today and tomorrow at the Bank of America Theatre downtown. I met up with Ivy Chat Chuck (who I hope will also write his perspective) and we bumped into Tom Ricketts before the show started. As I shook his hand, I realized …