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Filed:November 19th, 2008 (Jeff Roberson/AP) Finally. I take a few days to take care of business, and all sorts of hell break loose. The good news I guess is that my work blitz has finally passed, the school quarter is over, and there is plenty going...
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Filed:November 14th, 2008 Kerry Wood (Cubbie Nation/File) Well, apparently it's going to be more painful than I thought. A couple of days ago in writing this piece -- which was originally strictly about MLB's Free Agent Frenzy -- I'd predicted...
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Filed:November 13th, 2008 Jason Marquis (Cubbie Nation - File) Retain Jason Marquis Yeah, I said it. I've combed the rumors mills, headlines, scouting reports, and fan blogs to a length that I'm embarrassed to admit in search of a soft landing...
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2008 NL ROY Geovany Soto (Cubbie Nation/File) Filed:November 12th, 2008 Fortunately, all surprises aren't this bad. In the least surprising move of the 2008 season, Geovany Soto has been named the 2008 NL Rookie of the Year. I mean, when you're...
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Atlanta Brave Kelly Johnson(Cubbie Nation/File) Filed:November 9th, 2008 Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, and Jose Ceda to Atlanta for Kelly Johnson (Subsequently shipped with Jordan Schafer to San Diego for Jake Peavy) Pitching is not always king. Reflecting...
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Ronny Cedeno - File (Cubbie Nation/File) Filed:November 7th, 2008 Ronny Cedeno and Neal Cotts to Baltimore for George Sherrill I can't stand a lunkhead. During the course of the baseball season, I inevitably end up in at least two conversations a...
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Filed:November 5th, 2008 Felix Pie and Nick Swisher (Cubbie Nation/File and AP) Felix Pie and Michael Weurtz to the White Sox for Nick Swisher It shouldn't have come to this really. Pie has long been the apple of the organization's eye, even going...
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2008 Chicago Cubs (Cubbie Nation/File) Filed:November 5th, 2008 Welcome to the Hot Stove Season. It officially kicks off this week, with the General Managers' meeting, and continues with the official opening of free agency November 13th. So far, some...
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Filed:October 30th, 2008 Kosuke Fukudome and Reed Johnson celebrate a Cubs win (Cubbie Nation/File) Click here for the 2008 in Pictures gallery It's over. With a fantastic 4-3 win over the Rays last night, baseball has found its king in the Philadelphia...
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Filed:October 27th, 2008 Adrian Gonzalez (Cubbie Nation/File) It may be a touch premature, but I'm preparing a big thank you for my Philly friends the next time I'm in town. After watching MLB playoffs the last five years that featured: the Cubs...
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Filed: October 20th, 2008 In what is the worst surprise of the month, given last week's news of the Cubs refusal to allow the Mariners to interview him, numerous media outlets are reporting that Jim Hendry has agreed to and signed a four-year extension...
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Filed: October 10th, 2008 Sigh. I'm over it. And yes, I pretty much needed the entire week away to detox myself of the debacle that was the 2008 NLDS. It doesn't help though being in Philly for the week, where the fans are positively giddy. Even...
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Filed: October 5th, 2008 This dream is over. It died when Russell Martin and company burned the Cubs yet again, this time in a series-ending 3-1 loss that will have many questioning whether it's time to blow this team up. Since I woke up so frustrated...
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Filed: September 2nd, 2008 Click here for photos of 2008 NLDS:Game 2 Disgusting. That's the only word that I find appropriate right now to describe the Cubs in Game 2 of the 2008 NLDS. The team had a complete meltdown in front of 42,136 -- and a national...
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Filed: September 1st, 2008 Ah, there's where he got off to. Ryan Dempster absolutely imploded Wednesday night, walking seven -- including the bases loaded in the 5th -- and serving up a grand glam to James Loney in that same inning. The result? Cubs...
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