Archive for January 2005
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January 31, 2005
Workout/No Workout
Posted by Mike J. | 9:40 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
The Cubs are planning on having a personal workout for Magglio Ordonez after a face-to-face meeting, sez Dave van Dyck of the Chicago Tribune on January 30th.
The Cubs will not be attending a scheduled workout for Magglio Ordonez and no plans have been made to meet face-to-face, sez Mike Kiley of the Chicago Sun-Times on […]
Are They Serious?
Posted by Mike J. | 1:14 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
While we sit tight and wait for the Sosa trade to finish, I can’t help but be baffled by the reported amount of money the Tigers are offering Magglio Ordonez. ESPN’s Rumor Central sez:
Jan. 31 - Tigers or Cubs? The Tigers are determined to make something happen. Owner Mike Ilitch wants his team beefed up […]
January 30, 2005
What Next?
Posted by Mike R. | 11:19 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
In case you have been living under a rock this weekend you have probably heard by now that Sammy Sosa is pretty close to joining the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston Jr. and a couple of minor leaguers. A lot of writers are coming down hard on this trade on the basis that the Cub’s […]
January 28, 2005
70% Chance Of $8 Million Falling From The Sky
Posted by Mike J. | 10:02 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
WGN Radio and ESPN are reporting a Sammy Sosa trade to the Baltimore Orioles is all but done. Only a physical and a waiving of the no-trade clause should be necessary.
What do the Cubs get in return? Well, they get to pay a lot of Sosa’s salary (a “substantial” portion), but they will get […]
Top Cub Prospects
Posted by Mike J. | 1:17 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Baseball America has their top ten list of Cubs prospects up on their website now, but here they are for your convenience-
1. Brian Dopirak, 1b
2. Felix Pie, of
3. Ryan Harvey, of
4. Angel Guzman, rhp
5. Billy Petrick, rhp
6. Renyel Pinto, lhp
7. Sean Marshall, lhp
8. John Leicester, rhp
9. Grant Johnson, rhp
10. Jason Dubois, of/1b
There’s also a chat […]
Mags Might Be A Tiger Soon
Posted by Mike J. | 1:41 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Magglio Ordonez has at least exchanged figures with the Tigers, who apparently have offered him a contract. He’s in the process of pounding out the numbers right now, but that’s all the news that’s out there.
A good friend of mine pointed this out to me as well (thanks Blake):
“The Orioles are having internal discussions […]
January 27, 2005
2005 Promos
Posted by Mike J. | 4:27 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Cubs.com posted a list of the promotions during the 2005 season, which is helpful if you want to plan your ticket purchasing around it, I suppose. You can find it here.
January 26, 2005
Jumping On The Bandwagon
Posted by Mike J. | 6:12 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Even though this is a baseball blog, its impossible to ignore the tremendous success the Chicago Bulls since going 0-9 to start the season. Amazingly they’re above .500 and it seems like the entire city of Chicago is eagerly jumping back onto the Bulls bandwagon. Being a fan of all the professional sports teams in […]
The Ability to Learn
Posted by Mike J. | 10:07 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
It’s no secret that Corey Patterson was much maligned for his inability to bunt during the beginning of the 2004 season. In fact, a quick Google search on the subject revealed some harsh words for the 25-year-old from several bloggers:
“I don’t know if anyone will ever be able to make him understand what could be […]
January 25, 2005
Detroit Is Shopping Magglio
Posted by Mike J. | 1:39 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
ESPN reports that the Detroit Tigers have had preliminary talks with Magglio Ordonez and Scott Boras. While nothing has been decided, apparently they’ve been talking with one another for a while now about Ordonez’s knee:
“We’ve actually had a number of calls prior to this meeting,” Boras said after returning home to California. “Their doctors have […]