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Chicago Cubs Payroll and Player Salaries 2009

Hey Cubs fans.  Let’s talk a moment about the business side of baseball.  We’re going to discuss the Chicago Cubs player salaries today and the Chicago Cubs 2009 payroll.  I’m also going to rant a little bit about player salaries, but perhaps not in the way you might be expecting.
I’ve tried to list every Chicago [...]

Fukudome Bobblehead is a Hit – Just Like Fukudome

The Kosuke Fukudome Bobblehead is now available! The first 10,00 fans in attendance at the May 27th game against the LA Dodgers got one for free!
Fukudome got two hits, a walk, a two our RBI and made a great catch on his big night.
Were you there? If not you can still pick [...]

Kosuke Fukudome Has Risen to Save the Chicago Cubs

It was foretold long ago that a man would arrive to the Chicago Cubs franchise and save the city of Chicago from suffering through another 100 years of purgatory.
This man would hit. He would play defense. He would play hard and lead by example. He would even take walks and lay down [...]

Dempster Gets the Win and Kerry Wood Gets the Save

The Cubs have finally won therir first game of the season! Being Cubs fans used to disappointment, many people were already starting to worry only two games into the season that it was all over. Fear not my friends! (This ride is bound to crazier than this)
Today’s pitchers threw in the exact [...]

Welcome to Wrigley Field Kosuke Fukudome!

I know what I will remember about Cubs Opening Day 2008. No, it won’t be the stellar seven innings Carlos Zambrano pitched. It won’t be the regular season debut of the new Cubs Closer Kerry Wood. It won’t be the rain, which is not atypical for opening day at Wrigley. It [...]