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mrschroeder08 partyvancaptain pee_callus25 Tags 2010 Preview 5 Million Dollar Black Hole AAAA Aaron Heilman Aaron Miles Alfonso Soriano Andres Blanco Angel Guzman Aramis Ramirez Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves B.J. Ryan Baltimore Orioles Bob Brenly Bobby Scales Bonehead Booing Boston Red Sox Brett Jackson Bullpen Canadian Concoction Captain Kneejerk Cardinals Carlos Marmol Carlos Silva Carlos Zambrano Chad Fox Chad Tracy Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Cold War Colorado Rockies Contracts Cubs-Cardinals Rivalry Cubs sale Cubs Curtis Granderson Daniel Herrera David Patton Derrek Lee Designated Hitter Detroit Tigers Disabled list Dominance ERA+ ERROR Esmailin Caridad ESPN Sucks Eternal frustration Eternal Optimism Farewell Farney Florida Marlins Free Agency Future Gatorade Geovanny Soto Geovany Soto Gerald Perry Grades Houston Astros I-Cubs Injuries Jake Fox Jason Marquis Jason Waddell Jeff Gray Jeff Samardzija Jim Hendry Jim Wolf Joey Gathright John Grabow Jose Ascanio Kansas City Royals Kerry Wood Kevin Gregg Kevin Hart Kevin Millar Koyie Hill LaTroy Hawkins Legendary Lineup Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Dodgers Lou Piniella Luis Vizcaino Man Crush Mark DeRosa Marlon Byrd Micah Hoffpauir Middle Infield Midwestern Bias Milton Bradley Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Minor Leagues MLB 2K9 Neal Cotts New York Mets New York Yankees Oakland Athletics October Offseason Opening Day OPS+ Payroll Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates Playoffs Randy Wells Rant Rich Harden Ryan Dempster Ryan Freel Ryan Theriot Sam Fuld Sam Zell Sammy Sosa San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Sandy Alderson Sean Marshall Seattle Mariners St. Louis Cardinals Steroids Strikeouts Suckiness Tampa Bay Rays TBS Texas Rangers Tom Gorzelanny Tom Ricketts Toronto Blue Jays Trade Tribune Company Tyler Colvin Von Joshua Waivers Walks Washington Nationals WTF Xavier Nady RSS Feed Because I have discussed most of the moves already, here is a stripped down Blue Ivy preview of the final team: the Cubs. Chicago Cubs 2009 Record: 83-78 (2nd, NL Central) Key Additions: Marlon Byrd (OF), Carlos Silva (SP), Xavier Nady (OF), Chad Tracy (3B/1B) Key Losses: Milton Bradley (OF), Rich Harden (SP), Kevin Gregg (RP), Aaron Heilman (RP), Reed Johnson (OF), Aaron Miles (INF), Andres Blanco (INF), Neal Cotts (RP), Chad Fox (RP) BIBGLBOOPSARG(tm) SS Ryan Theriot RF Kosuke Fukudome 1B Derrek Lee 3B Aramis Ramirez CF Marlon Byrd LF Alfonso Soriano 2B Mike Fontenot C Geovany Soto P Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster, Randy Wells, Carlos Silva, Tom Gorzelanny Closer: Carlos Marmol Predicted Finish: Second place in the NL Central. I expect some bounce back from Soriano and Soto, and when Ted Lilly comes back, the rotation is pretty darn good. They don't have anything to touch the Cardinals top four players, but they have more depth. The keys are obviously to avoid injury and have players return to 2008 form. I think they will at least get some of that to happen. Also, Starlin Castro is a real possibility to be a mid-season call-up, and he could be the spark to have this team make a run at the postseason. Posted in: 2010 Preview, Chicago Cubs What an intense first couple of games against the Cardinals. I have to tell say, I think the Cardinals are going to do pretty well this year, and it will be great seeing this rivalry at its peak when both teams are relevant. When is the last time that happened? Probably 2004, and even then, the Cardinals ran away and hid with the division pretty early. Here are some thoughts on the game.
Posted in: Cubs, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Marmol, Kevin Gregg, Geovanny Soto, Neal Cotts, Captain Kneejerk, ESPN Sucks Welcome to the Blue Ivy. Here I will share my half-baked Cubs thoughts with the generally apathetic and non-existent readership. I was intending on getting this up and running by the beginning of the season, but I was honestly just too lazy to do so. Anyways, I am hoping some more of you (Dan, I'm looking at you) will join me to post some entertaining observations, some interesting insights, and a whole lot of nonsensical ranting. With any luck, by the end of October, we will have this as a log of our thoughts and feelings during the Cubs championship season. Then again, bloggers have been saying that for 100 years...er... something like that. Posted in: Cubs, Eternal Optimism | ||