The Cubs currently have 35 guys on their 40-man roster.  This does not include any potential free agents (Dempster, Wood, Howry, Lieber, Fox).  Howry, Lieber and Fox are gone.  The Cubs will try to re-sign Dempster and Wood, but once the World Series is over, each will file   more...
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Most of us Cubs fans were pretty much shellshocked once the final out of Game 3 came down. This wasn't how it was supposed to end.
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Lou has said they'll wait to set the playoff roster until they know who they are playing so they can match-up better with that team if possible.  Do you see any reason to try and match-up against the possible opponents or would you rather just go with the 25 best?  If you were in   more...
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Lou had already named the 4 starters for the playoffs:  Ryan Dempster, Carlos Zambrano, Rich Harden and Ted Lilly.  Today he added several other names to the 11-man pitching staff the Cubs will carry into the postseason.  Bob Howry, Jeff Samardzija, and Jason Marquis are sure   more...
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Top 2. After the Cubs fail to score Alfonso Soriano after his leadoff single, (his only hit of the series) Carlos Zambrano gives up back to back singles to start the inning. Eithier on 3rd. Loney on 2nd. Z strikes out Zambrano. 1 down. All we need is a double play ball. Z gets Blake DeWitt to hit a   more...
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10 Hottest Actresses in Sports MoviesThe hottest female sportscaster -- in bracket formNike is Lazy With Football UniformsBoozing frats vs. tailgating Dads: NCAA 1, NFL 0The 20 All-Time Best ESPN GameDay SignsToo many Bowl games: 71 Teams Eligible, 68 SpotsBetter Left Unsaid 2009: NFL Week 2Cooking   more...
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10 Hottest Actresses in Sports MoviesThe hottest female sportscaster -- in bracket formNike is Lazy With Football UniformsBoozing frats vs. tailgating Dads: NCAA 1, NFL 0The 20 All-Time Best ESPN GameDay SignsToo many Bowl games: 71 Teams Eligible, 68 SpotsBetter Left Unsaid 2009: NFL Week 2Cooking   more...
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Most of the numbers below you already know. F-WS for catchers is Fielding Win Shares. UBB is unintentional walks. TE and FE are throwing and fielding errors. RZR is Revised Zone Rating. OOZ is Out of Zone plays made. +/- are the number of plays above or below the average player at   more...
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As Lou reviews his options for the post-season roster, so will we. One thing to remember here is that playoff teams don't usually carry the same number of pitchers on their playoff rosters, because the off-days allow relievers to rest.Not Worthy of Comment (because they're on the Team)Geovany   more...
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OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2008: CHICAGO CUBS RESERVE LIST (40-MAN ROSTER) AS OF 10/7/08: * bats or throws left# bats both NOTE: There are presently 40 players on the Cubs RESERVE LIST (40-man roster), plus two additional players on the 60-day DISABLED LIST (players on 60-day DL do not count against the   more...
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by DCScrap, on 205th magazineThis weekend Dusty Baker will be the fill-in coach for 9-year-old son Darren's 10-and-under traveling tournament team.In other news, every player's parents refuse to let their kid pitch this weekend for fear of them becoming the next Mark Prior."The head coach is away   more...
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Game Chat | Press Pass | BR Preview SP David Bush SP Rich Harden 9-10, 4.24, 103   more...
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I've mostly avoided any recaps of this series from the mainstream media and I just don't have much interest in reading what they have to say.  They'll trash this team.  They'll berate certain players, most likely the ones of color.  They'll turn 6 months of great baseball   more...
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Yesterday, Major League Baseball announced its rosters for the 2008 All-Star Game to be played on July 15 at Yankee Stadium. Now, we take a look at the National League roster, to see who doesn't deserve to go and who got shafted. We don't have quite as many problems with the NL Roster as we did   more...
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One of the many toys at Baseball Prospectus is something they call "Secret Sauce". BP has successfully cracked the code to playoff success and nailed the last 45 World Series winners. What? How have you never heard of this amazing prediction system? Because I made that last part up, but   more...
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