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Silver Lining Exists for Starlin Castro After Series of Unfortunate Events
After the news broke this weekend that Starlin Castro was in another place where a shooting took place…this time with people close to him…the questions about Castro’s character and maturity popped back...
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Cubs Prospects to Watch in 2015
As we creep into the point of the winter where the various outlets are going to release top prospect lists, the Cubs are going to be well represented. Baseball America released their top ten Cubs...
View ArticleDeflecting Attention
You can make fun of the Chicago Cubs in a near-infinite number of ways, and while most of the jokes center around a goat or the fact that the team hasn’t tasted victory champagne in over a century, we...
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Stuff to read while everyone else is at the Cubs Convention
Today was my birthday. I had considered going to Cubs Convention a while back, but decided not to. Thankfully everyone else on Team WSD decided to brave the crowds (SOLD OUT!) and will bring you news...
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Dexter Fowler Answers Most of Cubs Remaining Questions
One of the great mysteries of the Cubs Convention was the whereabouts of Luis Valbuena. As we found out this morning, he, along with pitcher Dan Straily, were traded to the Houston Astros for...
View ArticleDiscipline
I’m nearly caught up on Arrow episodes, which means I don’t have to binge through the entire run of the show in advance of this week’s new Flash and Arrow. Yay! I guess it’d be different if I had...
View ArticleAn Entirely too Early Look at a Kris Bryant Contract Extension
By now, the calculus on whether Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer should add Kris Bryant to the Opening Day roster has been well explained. By keeping him down at the beginning of the season, the Cubs can...
View ArticleHypothetically…
Let’s set up a disclaimer first. For one, I am not saying that the Chicago Cubs absolutely need another pitcher; I’m just saying it would be nice to have another guy in the mix so that they don’t have...
View ArticleStill-Developing Cubs Storylines
Today is Groundhog Day, which is a good time to stay in on an unexpected (well, the weather guys expected it but I didn’t, really) snow day and watch a classic comedy. Especially since the stupid...
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Cubs were prudently cheap
As you know by now, the Chicago Cubs did not win the services of James Shields, who according to Jon Heyman received a four-year guarantee of $75MM, with a club option for a fifth year from the San...
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Six Questions the Cubs Hope to Answer in Spring Training
As we enter the last weekend without Cubs baseball for at least the next 7 1/2 months, it has become time to focus on events, roster battles, and stories that all figure to take place during Spring...
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Improving Cubs Ailing Offense Starts and Ends With More Baserunners
Joey Votto takes one of the absolute dumbest criticisms a baseball player can take: That he is “content” to lead the league in on-base percentage. Think for a second about what that actually means....
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After the Top Prospects, McKinney Goes Unnoticed
Since Theo Epstein took over the Cubs in October of 2011, the Cubs have been stockpiling assets at a startling rate. All of it was part of building a healthy organization, starting with foundation...
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In Spite of Present Options, Starlin Remains Best Long Term Bet at Short
The Cubs have a lot of players who can play short stop. A lot. Starlin Castro, Javier Baez, Addison Russell, and to a lesser degree, Arismendy Alcantara are all capable of playing short and all are...
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Let’s Pretend the Cubs Have to Add At the Deadline: Johnny Cueto Edition
Okay, let’s start by saying that we have established that the 2015 Chicago Cubs season isn’t actually doomed yet. Let’s further suggest that because the Cubs are expected to improve and should get...
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Quantum Leap: The Kris Bryant Chronicles (A Cubs Story in Pictures)
I have no idea who started this going, but Cubs Twitter started talking about Quantum Leap the other night. As you may know, Quantum Leap was a very good science fiction television program some 20+...
View ArticleDuane Underwood Emerging as a Top Pitching Prospect
Since Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer took over the front office, the Cubs have had a draft strategy of taking the best hitter possible in the first round. That strategy is what makes the hitting prospects...
View ArticleCorey Black Adds to List of Power Arms for Cubs Bullpen
Early in this major league season, the Cubs have had some issues with injuries in the bullpen. Justin Grimm and Neil Ramirez are both on the shelf, which has caused overuse of the reliable Pedro Strop...
View ArticleThe Roster Shuffle is Coming
The Chicago Cubs are off to their best start in seven years, and they are not even at full strength. Justin Grimm has not pitched all season, though he is on the way back and will be back soon. Grimm...
View ArticleDreamcast 49 (not 48): Rice is an Idiot
Alright, so I failed hard there because I forgot to put Episode 48 (see here) in the “Podcast” category, and mistakenly thought we were on 48 instead of 49. That’s pretty much Carlos Marmol, I guess,...
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