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Chicago Cubs Jim Hendry Signs Bob Howry, Again

Jim Hendry is Officially Delusional
Jim Hendry Finds Cubs Bullpen Solution in Bob Howry

The bullpen has been a problem this year but you know our man Jim Hendry has been hard at work looking for an elite right handed setup man that can get the ball from the starters to baseball’s most unhittable closer Carlos Marmol. [...]

Chicago Cubs Call Up Starlin Castro to the Majors

Chicago Cubs top prospect and new savior Starlin Castro
Starlin Castro is joining the Chicago Cubs
Wow! In a move that surprised fans, the Chicago Cubs have promoted AA Shortstop Starlin Castro to the major leagues.
What made the promotion shocking was the fact that GM Jim Hendry had denied that Starlin Castro would be promoted to the [...]

Carlos Zambrano is Moving to the Bullpen

Meet the Cubs new $18 million dollar set up man (photo)
Carlos Zambrano Moving to the Bullpen
In a move that stunned baseball fans who weren’t too out of it from celebrating 4/20 with Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs manager Lou Pinella announced that starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano would be moved to the Cubs bullpen to be Carlos [...]

Tyler Colvin One of Four Rookies to Win Job on Chicago Cubs 2010 Opening Day Roster

Clockwise from left: James Russell, Esmailin Caridad, Tyler Colvin and Justin Berg
Four Rookies Make Cubs 2010 Opening Day Roster
Lou Pinella has named the Chicago Cubs 2010 opening day roster and the Cubs will break camp with four rookies opening the season on the Cubs major league roster.  The four Cubs rookies include one position player [...]

Chicago Cubs 2010 Opening Day Roster

I present to you the 2010 Chicago Cubs….
The final roster cuts have been made and the lineup is set.  Here is your Chicago Cubs roster on opening day 2010. Of course this roster will change throughout the year but it’s always interesting to look back at the team when you break camp and see what [...]

Chicago Cubs 2010 Starting Rotation the Best in the National League Central

The Fantastic Five +1: Zambrano, Lilly, Dempster, Wells, Silva, Gorzelanny
Chicago Cubs 2010 Starting Rotation
Lou Pinella has named the starting rotation for opening day 2010 and it will be Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster, Randy Wells along with new Cubs Carlos Silva and Tom Gorzelanny.
Of course one of those last two guys, Silva or Gorzo, will lose [...]

Chicago Cubs Prospect Brett Jackson Rookie Card

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Chicago Cubs Prospect Brett Jackson Rookie Card
Chicago Cubs outfield prospect Brett Jackson has been a highly touted prospect from the start after the Cubs made Jackson their number one draft pick in 2009.  In his very first year in minor league baseball Brett showed off the hitting skills that [...]

Chicago Cubs Prospect Josh Vitters Rookie Card

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Josh Vitters Rookie Card Chicago Cubs Top Prospect
Josh Vitters was the Chicago Cubs #1 draft pick in the 2007 amateur draft and has been considered one of the Cubs top prospects ever since.  Starlin Castro may have stolen more of the spotlight lately as a top prospect but ESPN, [...]

Chicago Cubs Top Prospect 2010 Starlin Castro

Starlin Castro Rookie Card
Starlin Catro Rookie Card Cubs Top Prospect
So you’ve heard of Starlin Castro right?  Starting in about 2009, he’s been the most talked about Chicago Cubs prospect in the last couple years.  You still hear about Josh Vitters, Andrew Cashner and Brett Jackson but Starlin Castro has been stealing headlines, landing on everyone’s [...]

Chicago Cubs Sign Xavier Nady

Chicago Cubs sign free agent Xavier Nady

Cubs Sign Xavier Nady
After hearing a few months of offseason Chicago Cubs Rumors about who the Cubbies new 4th outfielder would be, we finally found the player.  The much heralded new Cubs outfielder is Xavier Nady.  The Cubs signed Nady to a 1 year $3.3 million plus incentives contract.
Why [...]