David

If this is mentioned in another thread, forgive me. Seems to have gone unnoticed, though. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-cubs-dempster-exercises-option-for-next-season-20111029,0,6398840.story?track=rss Here's a Q&A Baseball Prospectus did with Bohringer http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=7147

In hopes to sign him at a lower salary. PWSullivan Paul Sullivan Cubs to decline Samardzija option, re-sign at lower salary; Jed's p.c. at 3 p.m. Tuesday; Quade in limbo. trib.in/vr4Agm 5 minutes ago

But I have no idea where else I could post it... Is there anywhere we could find what Castro's WAR was from August 1st on? I'd like to extrapolate that over an entire season just for kicks. I'd imagine, at worst, we'd just need to know what his WAR was at that point...

CHConfidential CHConfidential by pgammo - @MLBNetwork's first-ever analytics-based studio show hosted by Brian Kenny debuts 11/7 atmlb.com/n8bdev Follow: @CHConfidential 57 minutes ago Has potential to be awesome if they do it right. http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=19944269&topic_id=7417714

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2011/10/angels-general-manager-omar-minaya.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LAT_Sports_Blog+%28The+Fabulous+Forum%29&utm_content=Google+Reader Jesus. Just do yourselves a favor and hire Ng.

Awesome. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/anatomy-of-a-baseball-trade-10202011.html

Assuming it's Epstein/Hoyer/McLeod at the top.

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http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2011/story/_/id/7077713/2011-mlb-playoffs-teams-experience-bitter-end

Looks like Wittenmeyer asked him a few questions about the Cubs. Welp... without even being sure what he means by day games, we're at least screwed by the gun laws, the weather, and the competitiveness.

...when Barry Rozner mentions it... http://dailyherald.com/article/20111003/sports/710039670/

Go! Todd Haney

With the Sandberg stuff that just came out, another question occurred to me. It seems fairly inevitable that Quade is going to get canned. If we actually manage to hire a smart GM (which I'm pretty optimistic about) and he's actually allowed to make his own managerial hire instead of having Ryno thrust upon him, who are some promising candidates, be it guys who haven't done it before but are known to have sound philosophies (or at least have come up around guys who are) or experienced guys who aren't going to be under contract?

georgeofman George ofman Amazing. Told the Rangers were interested in Marmol but the Cubs turned them down. 2 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply I hope it was a really crappy offer, otherwise ugh.

SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman #cubs offering to pay big bucks to trade zambrano or soriano. Says rival: "they'd have to pay 95 pct." #tradedeadline 17 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Sam Fuld just made the greatest catch ever.

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/03/cubs-want-weekend-festivals-for-3-summer-series.html

Here's what's on the main page of ESPN Chicago... http://uploader.ws/upload/201103/reallyespn.jpg Inside the article, same picture... http://espn.go.com/blog/ChicagoCubs/post/_/id/3318/quade-reserving-judgment-on-cubs-d Caption? What the hell kind of misleading crap is this? Headline about errors? Must use picture of Aramis.

And other stuff...

Couldn't think of anywhere else to post this, so I figured why not start this thread... @PWSullivan Paul Sullivan Big Z walks into media room with a Xerox of a centaur from "Narnia" labeled Paul Sullivan. Well played. wtf? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: EDIT - Some Cubs related Twitter accounts - Bruce, obviously - Muskat - Wittenmyer - Sullivan - Sheridan - Levine Feel free to add more

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/plenty-of-national-tv-exposure-in-store-for-cubs.html Staff report At least nine Chicago Cubs games will air nationally as part of Fox's "Game of the Week" lineup, including three consecutive Saturdays in May and three in June, according to the team's broadcast schedule released Thursday. The Cubs' first Fox game is set for May 7 vs. the defending NL Central champion Cincinnati Reds, followed in quick succession by the May 14 game against the world-champion San Francisco Giants and the team's May 21 visit to Boston to play the Red Sox at Fenway Park. In June, Fox will showcase the Cubs' games June 4 at St. Louis, June 11 at Philadelphia and June 18 vs. the New York Yankees. Other Fox games are July 2 vs. the White Sox, July 30 at St. Louis and Aug. 20 vs. the Cardinals. A Sept. 17 game against the Astros will air either on Fox or WGN-Channel 9. WGN will televise the April 1 season opener against the Pirates. Comcast SportsNet will carry the next day's game and WCIU will air its first game April 15 at Colorado. Here is the Cubs' 2011 broadcast schedule: Day Date Opp. First Pitch Station Fri 4/1 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Sat 4/2 vs. Pittsburgh 12:05 PM CSN Sun 4/3 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Mon 4/4 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM CSN Tue 4/5 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM CSN Wed 4/6 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM WGN Thur 4/7 OFF DAY Fri 4/8 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN+ Sat 4/9 @ Milwaukee 6:10 PM CSN Sun 4/10 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM WGN Mon 4/11 @ Houston 7:05 PM CSN+ Tue 4/12 @ Houston 7:05 PM CSN Wed 4/13 @ Houston 7:05 PM WGN Thur 4/14 OFF DAY Fri 4/15 @ Colorado 7:40 PM WCIU Sat 4/16 @ Colorado 7:10 PM WGN Sun 4/17 @ Colorado 2:10 PM WGN Mon 4/18 vs. San Diego 7:05 PM WCIU Tue 4/19 vs. San Diego 7:05 PM CSN Wed 4/20 vs. San Diego 1:20 PM CSN Thur 4/21 OFF DAY Fri 4/22 vs. LA Dodgers 1:20 PM WGN Sat 4/23 vs. LA Dodgers 12:05 PM CSN Sun 4/24 vs. LA Dodgers 1:20 PM CSN Mon 4/25 vs. Colorado 7:05 PM CSN Tue 4/26 vs. Colorado 7:05 PM WGN Wed 4/27 vs. Colorado 1:20 PM CSN Thur 4/28 @ Arizona 8:40 PM WGN Fri 4/29 @ Arizona 8:40 PM CSN+ Sat 4/30 @ Arizona 7:10 PM CSN Sun 5/1 @ Arizona 3:10 PM WGN Mon 5/2 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM CSN Tue 5/3 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM WGN Wed 5/4 @ LA Dodgers 2:10 PM CSN Thur 5/5 OFF DAY Fri 5/6 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Sat 5/7 vs. Cincinnati 12:10 PM FOX Sun 5/8 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Mon 5/9 OFF DAY Tue 5/10 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM WGN Wed 5/11 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM CSN Thur 5/12 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM CSN Fri 5/13 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM CSN Sat 5/14 vs. SF Giants 6:10 PM FOX Sun 5/15 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM WGN Mon 5/16 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WCIU Tue 5/17 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN Wed 5/18 @ Florida 6:10 PM WGN Thur 5/19 @ Florida 6:10 PM CSN Fri 5/20 @ Boston 6:10 PM WGN Sat 5/21 @ Boston 6:10 PM FOX Sun 5/22 @ Boston 7:05 PM ESPN Mon 5/23 OFF DAY Tue 5/24 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM WGN Wed 5/25 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM CSN Thur 5/26 vs. NY Mets 1:20 PM WGN Fri 5/27 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Sat 5/28 vs. Pittsburgh 12:05 PM CSN Sun 5/29 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Mon 5/30 vs. Houston 1:20 PM WGN Tue 5/31 vs. Houston 7:05 PM CSN Wed 6/1 vs. Houston 1:20 PM WGN Thur 6/2 OFF DAY Fri 6/3 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM WGN Sat 6/4 @ St. Louis 3:10 PM FOX Sun 6/5 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM CSN Mon 6/6 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WCIU Tue 6/7 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN Wed 6/8 @ Cincinnati 11:35 AM CSN Thur 6/9 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM WGN Fri 6/10 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM CSN Sat 6/11 @ Philadelphia 3:10 PM FOX Sun 6/12 @ Philadelphia TBD WGN or ESPN Mon 6/13 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN Tue 6/14 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN Wed 6/15 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN Thur 6/16 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM WGN Fri 6/17 vs. NY Yankees 1:20 PM CSN Sat 6/18 vs. NY Yankees 3:10 PM FOX Sun 6/19 vs. NY Yankees TBD WGN or ESPN Mon 6/20 @ White Sox 7:10 PM CSN Tue 6/21 @ White Sox 7:10 PM WGN Wed 6/22 @ White Sox 7:10 PM CSN Thur 6/23 OFF DAY Fri 6/24 @ Kansas City 7:10 PM WGN Sat 6/25 @ Kansas City 6:10 PM WGN Sun 6/26 @ Kansas City 1:10 PM CSN Mon 6/27 OFF DAY Tue 6/28 vs. SF Giants 7:05 PM CSN Wed 6/29 vs. SF Giants 7:05 PM WGN Thur 6/30 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM WGN Fri 7/1 vs. White Sox 1:20 PM WGN Sat 7/2 vs. White Sox 3:10 PM FOX Sun 7/3 vs. White Sox 1:20 PM CSN Mon 7/4 @ Washington 12:05 PM WGN Tue 7/5 @ Washington 6:05 PM CSN Wed 7/6 @ Washington 6:05 PM CSN Thur 7/7 @ Washington 6:05 PM WGN Fri 7/8 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN Sat 7/9 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN Sun 7/10 @ Pittsburgh 12:35 PM WGN 7/11-13 ALL-STAR BREAK (Arizona) Thur 7/14 vs. Florida 7:05 PM CSN Fri 7/15 vs. Florida 1:20 PM WGN Sat 7/16 vs. Florida 12:05 PM CSN Sun 7/17 vs. Florida 1:20 PM CSN Mon 7/18 vs. Philadelphia 7:05 PM WCIU Tue 7/19 vs. Philadelphia 7:05 PM CSN Wed 7/20 vs. Philadelphia 1:20 PM CSN Thur 7/21 OFF DAY Fri 7/22 vs. Houston 1:20 PM CSN Sat 7/23 vs. Houston 12:05 PM CSN Sun 7/24 vs. Houston 1:20 PM WGN Mon 7/25 OFF DAY Tue 7/26 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM WGN Wed 7/27 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN Thur 7/28 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM WGN Fri 7/29 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM WGN Sat 7/30 @ St. Louis 3:10 PM FOX Sun 7/31 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM WGN Mon 8/1 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN+ Tue 8/2 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN Wed 8/3 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN+ Thur 8/4 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN Fri 8/5 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Sat 8/6 vs. Cincinnati 12:05 PM CSN Sun 8/7 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM CSN Mon 8/8 vs. Washington 7:05 PM CSN+ Tue 8/9 vs. Washington 7:05 PM CSN Wed 8/10 vs. Washington 7:05 PM WGN Thur 8/11 OFF DAY Fri 8/12 @ Atlanta 6:35 PM CSN Sat 8/13 @ Atlanta 6:10 PM WGN Sun 8/14 @ Atlanta 12:35 PM WGN Mon 8/15 @ Houston 7:05 PM CSN Tue 8/16 @ Houston 7:05 PM WGN Wed 8/17 @ Houston 1:05 PM WGN Thur 8/18 OFF DAY Fri 8/19 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM CSN Sat 8/20 vs. St. Louis 3:10 PM FOX Sun 8/21 vs. St. Louis TBD WGN or ESPN Mon 8/22 vs. Atlanta 7:05 PM CSN Tue 8/23 vs. Atlanta 7:05 PM CSN Wed 8/24 vs. Atlanta 7:05 PM CSN Thur 8/25 vs. Atlanta 1:20 PM WGN Fri 8/26 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM WGN Sat 8/27 @ Milwaukee 6:10 PM WGN Sun 8/28 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM CSN Mon 8/29 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM CSN+ Tues 8/30 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM WGN Wed 8/31 @ SF Giants 2:45 PM CSN Thur 9/1 OFF DAY Fri 9/2 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM CSN Sat 9/3 vs. Pittsburgh 12:05 PM WGN Sun 9/4 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN Mon 9/5 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN Tues 9/6 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN Wed 9/7 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM WCIU Thur 9/8 OFF DAY Fri 9/9 @ NY Mets 6:10 PM CSN Sat 9/10 @ NY Mets 12:10 PM CSN Sun 9/11 @ NY Mets 12:10 PM WGN Mon 9/12 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN Tue 9/13 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN+ Wed 9/14 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WCIU Thur 9/15 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN Fri 9/16 vs. Houston 1:20 PM CSN Sat 9/17 vs. Houston TBD WGN or FOX Sun 9/18 vs. Houston 1:20 PM CSN Mon 9/19 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN Tue 9/20 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN Wed 9/21 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM WGN Thur 9/22 OFF DAY Fri 9/23 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM CSN Sat 9/24 @ St. Louis 12:10 PM WGN Sun 9/25 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM CSN Mon 9/26 @ San Diego 9:05 PM WGN Tue 9/27 @ San Diego 9:05 PM CSN Wed 9/28 @ San Diego 9:05 PM WCIU

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in our lineup? Don't expect great analysis out of me here, as I'm mostly jotting thoughts down and not as good at interpreting the advanced numbers as many others here (though I definitely like reading up on them and seeing others' analysis). You'll see what I mean. The main guy that occurs to me is Aramis, who suddenly had his worst year, by far, as a Cub since we've had him. He did have an awful first half and rebounded later in the year, but he still wasn't producing what we've come to expect from him. I want to chalk it up to the 09 shoulder injury, but he hit so well after the injury that most of us had given up worrying about that. Even if he does rebound a bit, is his defense now so bad that he can't outhit it anymore? Will Castro produce similarly to last year, take a step forward, or will he regress? I'd be satisfied with a similar year and I'd be ecstatic if he continued to progress and showed any level of improvement, considering how special his season was for his age. I'm really not sure what I expect, though. As for LF, I had given up (probably foolishly so) on Soriano's chances of being very good after his 09 season, so a season like last year's would almost satisfy me, though a surprise rebound season would obviously be really nice. I can't say I'd put it past him, as one more of his ridiculous hot streaks last year would've made his numbers pretty respectable and those seem to just show up pretty randomly. He did have one or two last year, though, and he started the season very nicely. Byrd, to me, isn't much of a question mark because I don't expect him to do much better or worse than he did last year. It'd be nice if he weren't hitting high in the order, but lineup order has never concerned me all that much. I'd include Colvin... the only reason I don't is that I think he kinda sucks and I don't expect him to hit for enough power again to be as productive as he was overall despite his crappy patience. A more minor question mark might be Soto in that I'd like to see him follow up 2010 with another good season. My only reason to doubt it would be his struggles after 08, but it seemed he got a bit unlucky with BABIP in 09 (IIRC) and with injuries. I'm pretty much expecting well above average production from him for 2011, though. Thoughts? I know I hit on a lot of different things (and not to a very deep extent)...

Bobby Hill already wore it, anyway.

I, too, love Stacey King. There's not a commentator in the league that I'd take over him for a local team. Very few guys are that entertaining.