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Between November 1, 2009 and December 2, 2009

Report: Tampa Bay Rays Deal Akinori Iwamura To Pittsburgh Pirates

Reports out of Tampa late Tuesday afternoon are that the Rays have dealt second baseman Akinori Iwamura to the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 28 days ago 173 reads 32 comments
Should the Chicago Cubs Consider Brett Myers?

Reports out of Philadelphia Friday are that the National League Champion Phillies will not pursue an extension with Brett Myers...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 25 days ago 505 reads 26 comments
Halladay and Granderson Perfect Fits as Chicago Cubs—Neither Likely to Be One

Rumors ran wild this past week about the potential of the Cubs trading for Roy Halladay or Curtis Granderson. What is sad is that the Cubs have the highest payroll in the league, and both of these players are going to be considered too expensive...

Written by Jack Stentwiller about 10 days ago 609 reads 18 comments
Atlanta Shopping Javy Vazquez: Should the Cubs Pick Up the Phone?

The Atlanta Braves and starting pitcher Tim Hudson agreed to a three-year, $28 million contract extension on Thursday...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 18 days ago 599 reads 15 comments
What Does Ted Lilly's Surgery Mean to the 2010 Chicago Cubs?

A whisper leaked out of Arizona on Wednesday that Chicago Cubs' left-hander Ted Lilly underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Tuesday and isn't expected to return until April. Great. [Collective sigh from Chicago's North Side...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 27 days ago 225 reads 12 comments
North Side November: Where Are the Chicago Cubs?

All is quiet on the northern front in Chicago baseball so far this winter. Which is odd, because Jim Hendry's last few winters have been highlighted by more big game hunting than a weekend with Ted Nugent...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 5 days ago 252 reads 11 comments
Rudy Jaramillo Could Make Curtis Granderson a Fit for Chicago Cubs After All

Over the past 10 days or so, rumors have encircled the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, centered around the potential trade of current Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson to the Cubs...

Written by Matt Trueblood about 8 days ago 802 reads 9 comments
Giving Thanks: To Jim Hendry, Cubs GM

The 2003 season changed Cubs' fans lives forever. We all know about Steve Bartman, Moises Alou, Alex Gonzalez, Mark Prior, and Dusty Baker in Game Six of the 2003 NLCS...

Written by Marco Radenkovich about 5 days ago 131 reads 8 comments
Ray of Hope?: Cubs' Milton Bradley Could Be Tampa-Bound

The Chicago Cubs took the first concrete steps toward crystallizing their team in 2010 today, trading right-handed pitcher Aaron Heilman and re-signing would-be free agent John Grabow...

Written by Matt Trueblood about 11 days ago 341 reads 6 comments
Know Your Prospects: Starlin Castro, SS, Chicago Cubs

Starlin Castro is the kind of baseball player that inspires introspection. At just 6'1", 160 pounds, his wiry frame doesn't belay the fleet footed fielding he's renowned for or the quick ...

Written by Dylan Sharek about 22 days ago 2,081 reads 6 comments
Curtis Granderson an Interesting Option for the Chicago Cubs

It has been reported most of the week that Detroit Tigers center fielder Curtis Granderson could be had if the right offer were to cross general manger Dave Dombrowski's desk...

Written by Michael Wagner about 19 days ago 436 reads 5 comments
Where Are the Milwaukee Brewers Going to Spend All This Cash?

I have seen a lot of talk around the "blogs" that the Brewers have freed up a lot of money with the recent trade of J.J. Hardy to the Twins. I saw numbers ranging from $13 million to $24 million...

Written by Andy Ring about 22 days ago 253 reads 5 comments
A Hardy Improvement: Twins Trade Carlos Gomez to Brewers for J.J. Hardy

Anyone who knows me knows I am a big J.J. Hardy fan. I have always liked the way he has played. So when I found out that he was traded to the Minnesota Twins today from the Milwaukee Brewers ...

Written by Adam Bernacchio about 25 days ago 330 reads 5 comments
Ted Lilly Has Shoulder Surgery; Chicago Cubs Pitcher Expected Back Next April

This has been a big week for surgeries around baseball. On Monday it was the New York Mets’ Jeff Francoeur going under the knife , on Tuesday it was the Detroit Tigers’ Brandon Inge and ...

Written by Adam Bernacchio about 26 days ago 64 reads 5 comments
What the Cincinnati Reds Can Do with $8.5 Million

A couple of days ago the Cincinnati Reds dumped $8.5 million by not picking up the option year of catcher Ramon Martinez. Now let's say that the Reds don't go all nutters and start trading like a stockbroker on crack...

Written by Illya Harrell about 21 days ago 205 reads 4 comments
Will the Cubs Be Welcoming Mike Cameron Back to Chicago?

No, it hasn't come to fruition yet, but I suspect that it's a phrase that we should all start practicing. The Milwaukee Brewers acquired center fielder Carlos Gomez in a swap with the Twins for J...

Written by Damen Jackson about 22 days ago 368 reads 3 comments
Cincinnati Reds Report Cards: Scott Rolen

While Scott Rolen is still in the "honeymoon" stage with the Reds, I will be evaluating him on a 40-game season. His hitting is better than average, which should be expected for a .284 lifetime hitter...

Written by Cliff Eastham about 11 days ago 103 reads 2 comments
Ramon Hernandez Re-Signed by Cincinnati Reds: $3 Million More Down the Drain

Wow. Just as I thought the Reds had given up on any hope they had for Ramon Hernandez, he slides in the back door. Cincinnati just signed him to a one-year contract (with options) worth $3 million...

Written by Cliff Eastham about 13 days ago 89 reads 2 comments
Albert Haynesworth's Mother Influencing Game Planning?

Not certain if anyone else was listening to Jim Zorn’s post game press conference, but if you were, perhaps you were also shocked about the revelations of Albert Haynesworth’s mother ...

Written by Jarrett Carter about 16 days ago 262 reads 2 comments
Respect for John Riggins

I was all set to pen a post about how John Riggins was nothing more than a bigger, more popular version of Brian Mitchell; a former Redskin hardwired to blow hard for fast money...

Written by Jarrett Carter about 19 days ago 150 reads 2 comments
Ted Lilly Had Surgery? Yesterday? On His Throwing Shoulder?

Reports are flying out of Arizona, where the Chicago Cubs are having their first winter management meetings with new owner Tom Ricketts, that apparently 2009 hasn't bottomed out just yet...

Written by TAB BAMFORD about 27 days ago 86 reads 2 comments
2009 Reds Rewind: Homer Bailey

Homer Bailey was the chosen one. He was brought to the big leagues at the age of 21 with a blazing fastball and the hopes of resurrecting the winning ways that have eluded the Cincinnati Reds for so long...

Written by Russell Wight about about 14 hours ago 18 reads 1 comments
Another Set of Eyes Gives Redskins a New Look

If there is a positive to be taken away from the Redskins’ second-consecutive choke job , it’s that the offense can now be offered up as a legitimate NFL scoring unit. Twenty or more points in two out of the last three weeks? Rejoice, Raljon..

Written by Jarrett Carter about 1 day ago 24 reads 1 comments
Redskins Lose to Dallas, Situation Is "Bleak" in D.C.

In one of the only two meaningful games remaining on the Redskins schedule – the rivalry series with the Dallas Cowboys - the team that would have been victorious suddenly wasn’t...

Written by Jarrett Carter about 9 days ago 105 reads 1 comments
Say What? Chicago Cubs Sign John Grabow to Two-Year, $7.5 Million Deal

There is always talk amongst baseball fans and writers in regards to who is the worst general manager in baseball. Dayton Moore of the Kansas City Royals and Omar Minaya of the New York Mets are usually at the top of that conversation...

Written by Adam Bernacchio about 10 days ago 141 reads 1 comments

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NL Central Article Archive

Report: Tampa Bay Rays Deal Akinori Iwamura To Pittsburgh Pirates

Should the Chicago Cubs Consider Brett Myers?

Halladay and Granderson Perfect Fits as Chicago Cubs—Neither Likely to Be One

Atlanta Shopping Javy Vazquez: Should the Cubs Pick Up the Phone?

What Does Ted Lilly's Surgery Mean to the 2010 Chicago Cubs?

North Side November: Where Are the Chicago Cubs?

Rudy Jaramillo Could Make Curtis Granderson a Fit for Chicago Cubs After All

Giving Thanks: To Jim Hendry, Cubs GM

Ray of Hope?: Cubs' Milton Bradley Could Be Tampa-Bound

Know Your Prospects: Starlin Castro, SS, Chicago Cubs

Curtis Granderson an Interesting Option for the Chicago Cubs

Where Are the Milwaukee Brewers Going to Spend All This Cash?

A Hardy Improvement: Twins Trade Carlos Gomez to Brewers for J.J. Hardy

Ted Lilly Has Shoulder Surgery; Chicago Cubs Pitcher Expected Back Next April

What the Cincinnati Reds Can Do with $8.5 Million

Will the Cubs Be Welcoming Mike Cameron Back to Chicago?

Cincinnati Reds Report Cards: Scott Rolen

Ramon Hernandez Re-Signed by Cincinnati Reds: $3 Million More Down the Drain

Albert Haynesworth's Mother Influencing Game Planning?

Respect for John Riggins

Ted Lilly Had Surgery? Yesterday? On His Throwing Shoulder?

2009 Reds Rewind: Homer Bailey

Another Set of Eyes Gives Redskins a New Look

Redskins Lose to Dallas, Situation Is "Bleak" in D.C.

Say What? Chicago Cubs Sign John Grabow to Two-Year, $7.5 Million Deal

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