Month: November 2014
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The Rundown: White Sox Reportedly Discussing Trade for Jeff Samardzija
It’s fairly likely we see the A’s trade RHP Jeff Samardzija this winter, but could their trade partner be the…
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Cubs by the Numbers: wOBA Highlights Gleaming Strengths, Glaring Weaknesses
Weighted On-base Average (wOBA) measures a hitter’s overall value based on each individual event. Whereas OBP treats all the ways a hitter…
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The Rundown: Blue Jays Trade for Josh Donaldson, Cardinals May Not Be After Lester
I think it’s safe to say the Blue Jays are going for it in 2015. The Jays have acquired slugging…
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Counting Down the Top Five Turkeys of the 2014 Cubs
I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving, filling themselves with good food, drinking tasty beer or wine, and watching bad…
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The Rundown: Pedro Strop Injured in Car Crash, Diamondbacks to Sign Yasmany Tomas
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was spent with family and more good food than I could handle.…
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Cubs Offseason Nuggets: Martinez, Lester, Zimmermann
With holiday feasting nearly upon us, here are some pre-Thanksgiving Cubs nuggets and thoughts for everyone. Let us start with…
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Have the Cubs Turned A Corner? Breaking Down the Renovations, Media Deals , Neighbors and a Monster Truck Rally
“Turning the corner.” “Be patient.” “Go the distance.” Those were some of the talking points during a forum for bloggers…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis
Giving Thanks For the Cubs
This is really kind of a fish-in-a-barrel concept in terms of coming up with something to write about, what with Thanksgiving…
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Ranking the Cubs’ Avenues for Acquiring an Ace
The word has been out for a while now. Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have made no secrets about it. The…
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The Rundown: Cubs Reportedly Make Offer to Lester, Dave Martinez Leaves Tampa, Giants Interested in Valbuena?
My confidence in the Cubs’ ability to sign LHP free-agent Jon Lester is waning by the day. I’m preparing myself…
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