The Baseball Writers Association of America has spoken and decided to elect Andre “The Hawk” Dawson was the only player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Dawson spent eleven years with the Montreal Expos, six with the Chicago Cubs, two with the Boston Red Sox and spent his final two seasons with the Florida Marlins. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Chicago Cubs'
Andre Dawson Elected To Baseball Hall of Fame
January 6th, 2010 by Ian · No Comments ·
Category: Boston Red Sox · Chicago Cubs · Florida Marlins · Hall of Fame · MLB · Montreal Expos
Bay Watch: Looking Like The Mets For Bay
December 19th, 2009 by Ian · 4 Comments ·
Boston Red Sox free agent outfielder Jason Bay was hoping to get a big pay day on the free agent market and have many teams competing for his services. Now it’s looking like the only place Bay could be playing is in Queens in 2010.
With the Seattle Mariners acquiring outfielder Milton Bradley from the Chicago [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Chicago Cubs · Free Agents · MLB · New York Mets · Seattle Mariners
Ricketts Family Picked To Purchase Cubs
January 23rd, 2009 by Ian · Comments Off ·
It looks as though the Tribune Company has finally found a buyer for the Chicago Cubs. They have chosen the Ricketts family bid of $900 million.
Besides the Cubs, they would get the ownership rights to Wrigley Field and a 25% stake in Comcast SportsNet Chicago.
“My family and I are Cubs fans,” Tom Ricketts, the family’s [...]
Category: Chicago Cubs · MLB
Matsuzaka On Japan’s WBC Roster
December 15th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was among the 7 MLB players that were named to the Japan’s 34-man preliminary roster for the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Joining him on the roster are Ichiro Suzuki (Seattle Mariners), Kenji Johjima (Seattle Mariners), Hiroki Kuroda (LA Dodgers), Akinori Iwamura (Tampa Bay Rays), Kosuke Fukudome (Chicago Cubs) and free [...]
Category: Boston Red Sox · Chicago Cubs · Los Angeles Dodgers · MLB · Seattle Mariners · Tampa Bay Rays
Maddon, Pinella Named 2008 AL & NL Managers of the Year
November 12th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Tampa Bay Rays skipper Joe Maddon and Chicago Cubs manager Lou Pinella were named American League and National League Managers of the Year respectively this afternoon.
This is the first Manager of the Year award for Maddon who took the Rays from last place to first place in the AL East. They beat the reigning World [...]
Category: American League · Awards · Boston Red Sox · Chicago Cubs · MLB · National League · Tampa Bay Rays
Your 2008 AL & NL Rookies of the Year Are……
November 10th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
Third baseman Evan Longoria from the Tampa Bay Rays and catcher Geovanny Soto from the Chicago Cubs.
Outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury from the Boston Red Sox finished third in the American League voting.
Category: American League · Awards · Boston Red Sox · Chicago Cubs · MLB · National League · Tampa Bay Rays
Steve & Ian Predict The 2008 ALDS & NLDS
October 1st, 2008 by Ian · 1 Comment ·
While most of y’all know that I suck at making predictions, Steve’s had a pretty good year of making them especially if you look back at his 2008 MLB predictions.
So without further adieu, here are our picks for the winners of the American League Division Series and National League Division Series.
Ian:
American League -
Boston Red Sox [...]
Category: American League · Boston Red Sox · Chicago Cubs · Chicago White Sox · Los Angeles Angels · Los Angeles Dodgers · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers · National League · Philadelphia Phillies · Playoffs · Tampa Bay Rays
Breaking News: Mets Choke AGAIN!!, Brewers Win Wild Card
September 28th, 2008 by Ian · 8 Comments ·
For the second straight season, the New York Mets have choked on the last day and failed to make the playoffs because the Milwaukee Brewers won today 3-1 over the Chicago Cubs.
Category: Chicago Cubs · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers · New York Mets · Playoffs
MLB Playoff Races To Hopefully Be Decided Today
September 28th, 2008 by Ian · Comments Off ·
If you’re just a general baseball fan or a fan of the 4 remaining teams, today is shaping up to be one of the more exciting days in recent memory. There are still 2 playoff spots open with those 4 teams remaining in contention, 1 from each league.
The New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers are [...]
Category: American League · Boston Red Sox · Chicago Cubs · Chicago White Sox · Cleveland Indians · Detroit Tigers · Kansas City Royals · Los Angeles Angels · Los Angeles Dodgers · MLB · Milwaukee Brewers · Minnesota Twins · National League · New York Mets · Philadelphia Phillies · Playoffs
Picking Up The Blitz Ver 8.3
July 25th, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·
Do you realize this is the third weekend THIS MONTH we have to SUFFER through a DOUBLE DOSE of FOX on Saturday and ESPN on Sunday?
Years ago B.C. (Before Cable), we’d have killed for the exposure but thanks to these network execs who have to pick these games it’s gotten to brutal to watch and [...]
Category: Arizona Diamondbacks · Boston Red Sox · Chicago Cubs · Chicago White Sox · Colorado Rockies · ESPN · FOX Sports · Favorite Teams · Florida Marlins · Los Angeles Angels · Los Angeles Dodgers · MLB · Media · Milwaukee Brewers · New York Mets · New York Yankees · Sports Radio/Television · St Louis Cardinals · Tampa Bay Rays
Cuban In Running For Cubs
July 24th, 2008 by Steve · Comments Off ·
According to the Associated Press, The Tribune Company is inviting three potential buyers to participate in a second round of bidding for the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and 25%Â ownership in a regional sports cable station.
A source close to the negotiations said that three potential buyers bid near or more than $1 billion for the properties. [...]
Category: Arena/Stadium news · Chicago Cubs · Comcast SportsNet · Dallas Mavericks · For Sale · MLB · Media · NBA
A’s Trade Blanton; Yankees Sign Sexson
July 17th, 2008 by Steve · 2 Comments ·
The Oakland A’s traded right handed starter Joe Blanton to the Philadelphia Phillies for three minor league prospects. The deal comes one week after Oakland GM Billy Beane traded starter Rich Harden to the Chicago Cubs. And all of this come while the A’s are still in the hunt in the AL West [...]
Category: Chicago Cubs · MLB · New York Yankees · Oakland A's · Philadelphia Phillies · Seattle Mariners
