2010 Chicago Cubs Thread

[hubble74]

Figure I would go ahead and get this started.

Cubs agree with Marlon Byrd on $15M, 3-year deal

CHICAGO (AP)—The Cubs found the center fielder they’d been searching for, agreeing Thursday to a $15 million, three-year contract with Marlon Byrd(notes).

And the Cubs are hoping to have more success with this former Texas Rangers outfielder than the one they signed last offseason—Milton Bradley

Byrd hit .283 with 20 homers and 89 RBIs last season for Texas. He will take over in center from Kosuke Fukudome(notes), who will move to right field full-time after the trade of the troubled Bradley to Seattle.

A career .279 hitter with 60 homers and 335 RBIs in 785 major league games with Philadelphia, Washington and Texas, Byrd will be reunited with former Texas and current Cubs hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo. In three seasons working with Jaramillo in Texas, Byrd batted .295 with 40 homers and 212 RBIs.

[Greenwood Red]

Its Jan. 2nd and............







THE CUBS STILL SUCK!

[hubble74]

Oh I forgot to add Jerry and GR can go fcuk themselves.

[Greenwood Red]

Originally Posted by hubble74

Oh I forgot to add Jerry and GR can go fcuk themselves.

Come on now Hubtard-no Bullsh1t Cubs thread would be complete without those of us not suffering from the disease that is being a Cub fan(simple chronic sukititis) tell the rest of you the truth.

[hubble74]

Originally Posted by Greenwood Red

Come on now Hubtard-no Bullsh1t Cubs thread would be complete without those of us not suffering from the disease that is being a Cub fan(simple chronic sukititis) tell the rest of you the truth.

Actually I had something in my original post about you but erased it and then the first reply was of course you.

[Greenwood Red]

Originally Posted by hubble74

Actually I had something in my original post about you but erased it and then the first reply was of course you.

Karma-she is a beotch.

[hubble74]

Top Ten Cubs games of the decade according to Carrie Muskat. Leave it up to the Cubs to have four of the top ten as losses.

1. Game 5 of National League Division Series, Oct. 5, 2003: For the first time since 1908, the Cubs won a playoff series. Kerry Wood had won Game 1 of the '03 NLDS when he struck out 11 and hit a two-run double. In the deciding Game 5 on Oct. 5 in front of 54,357 at Turner Field, Wood fanned seven and held the Braves to one run in a 5-1 victory. Aramis Ramirez, a key in-season acquisition from the Pirates, hit a two-run homer.

2. Game 7 of NL Championship Series, Oct. 15, 2003: After the debacle of Game 6 (see No. 3), Wood started the deciding game of the series on Oct. 15, and served up a three-run homer to Miguel Cabrera in the first inning. But Wood gave Cubs fans hope when he hit a two-run homer in the second to tie the game at 3. Moises Alou's two-run homer in the third opened a 5-3 lead. But the Fish scored three in the fifth and dashed the Cubs' dream with a 9-6 series-clinching win.

3. Game 6 of NLCS, Oct. 14, 2003: The Cubs led the NLCS against the Marlins, three games to two, and had taken a 3-0 lead in Game 6 in front of 39,577 at Wrigley Field. Then the fateful eighth. Mark Prior started the game and retired the first batter. The Cubs were five outs away from getting to the World Series for the first time since 1945. Juan Pierre doubled, and Luis Castillo popped up, sending a ball to foul territory which fans in the left field seats tried to catch. So did Cubs left fielder Moises Alou. Nobody did, and Castillo walked. Both he and Pierre moved up on a wild pitch by Prior. Ivan Rodriguez hit a RBI single and Miguel Cabrera reached on an error by shortstop Alex Gonzalez. Derrek Lee -- yes, the same D-Lee now with the Cubs -- delivered a two-run double which tied the game and chased Prior. The Marlins would score eight runs in the inning and win, 8-3.

4. Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter, Sept. 14, 2008: The Cubs and Astros were relocated to Miller Park in Milwaukee because of hurricane damage to Houston, and 23,441 bought tickets to the last-minute game. What a trip. Big Z struck out 10 and walked one in a 5-0 victory over the Astros, the first no-hitter by a Cubs pitcher since Milt Pappas did so Sept. 2, 1972.

5. Sammy Sosa's 500th home run, April 4, 2003: In the top of the seventh inning in Cincinnati, Sosa connected off Scott Sullivan for his historic blast, launching a 1-2 fastball over the right-center field wall. It was his first home run of the '03 season.

6. Greg Maddux's 300th win, Aug. 7, 2004: Maddux had returned to the Cubs for the 2004 season, and in San Francisco, he became the 22nd pitcher to join the elite 300-win club. The Cubs posted an 8-4 victory over the Giants in front of a sellout crowd of 42,578. Maddux notched the win in his second try.

7. The Ramirez walkoff, June 29, 2007: Aramis Ramirez belts a two-run walkoff homer with two outs in the ninth off Francisco Cordero to power the Cubs to a 6-5 victory over the first-place Brewers in front of 41,909 at Wrigley Field. The win was the Cubs' seventh straight and boosted them to .500 for the first time since early May. "I know it's early," Mark DeRosa said, "but it's an exciting win for us."

8. Lou's first ejection, June 2, 2007: One day after Michael Barrett and Carlos Zambrano scuffled in the dugout, Lou Piniella erupted and was ejected in the eighth inning for arguing a call at third base. It was the first time he was tossed as a Cubs manager and the 60th ejection of his career.

9. The rally vs. the Rockies, May 30, 2008: The Cubs rally from deficits of 8-0 and 9-1 to beat the Colorado Rockies, 10-9, at Wrigley Field. Kosuke Fukudome, Jim Edmonds and Henry Blanco each homered and DeRosa smashed a two-run shot to cap a six-run seventh inning. Ryan Theriot and Aramis Ramirez didn't start the game and Piniella pulled Derrek Lee and Geovany Soto after the Rockies opened a 9-1 lead in the sixth.

10. The Barrett-Pierzynski game, May 20, 2006: Barrett and A.J. Pierzynski collide at home plate in the second inning of the Cubs' Interleague game against the White Sox, sparking a bench-clearing fight and four ejections. The White Sox had the bases loaded with one out against Rich Hill at U.S. Cellular Field. Pierzynski raced home on Brian Anderson's fly ball and barreled into Barrett. Pierzynski slapped the plate with his hand and got up. Barrett grabbed the White Sox catcher and delivered a right punch to the face. The Cubs eventually lost, 7-0

[hubble74]

The Cubs hired 300-game winner Greg Maddux as a special assistant to the GM, and he'll help this spring at both the Major League and Minor League levels. Maddux also will be asked to evaluate talent.

[hubble74]

The Cubs plan to make a run at free-agent pitcher Ben Sheets, who will work out for teams later this month.

General manager Jim Hendry declined to comment, but he spoke to Sheets' agent at the winter meetings in Indianapolis and major-league sources say the Cubs are one of Sheet's preferred destinations.

Sheets reportedly has been asking for a two-year deal averaging around $10 million to $12 million per year, but the Cubs believe they have a good shot at landing him with an incentive-laden deal.

The 31-year-old right-hander, who spent his entire career with the Brewers, has a history of injuries, including arm and back problems, an inner-ear infection and blisters. He missed the 2009 season following elbow surgery.

In eight seasons pitching for the Brewers, Sheets posted an 86-83 record with suspect teams while compiling a 3.72 earned-run average. If Sheets is healthy and his desire to pitch for the Cubs is real, he could give manager Lou Piniella a formidable rotation in 2010, anchored by Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster and Ted Lilly.

With Lilly expected to miss at least a month after arthroscopic shoulder surgery, Randy Wells would then move to fifth starter after Lilly's return, with newly acquired Carlos Silva serving as long man in the bullpen.

[WhoDey]

Originally Posted by hubble74

The Cubs plan to make a run at free-agent pitcher Ben Sheets, who will work out for teams later this month.

Trying to find a replacement for Kerry Wood/Mark Prior, I see.

[ravensdale]

Originally Posted by WhoDey

Trying to find a replacement for Kerry Wood/Mark Prior, I see.

Maybe thats what the Reds should do. Sign pitchers with arms already blown out and save the Lizard the trouble of doing it himself. It's your classic win/win scenario.

[hubble74]

Just saw this today. Ryno is now the manager at Iowa. Looks like if he is the heir apparent after Lou. I really didnt think he would move up through the minors this quick.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

[fbtj]

Originally Posted by Greenwood Red

Its Jan. 14th and............







I STILL SUCK!

More appropriate.

[hubble74]

Here is your Cubs update GR.

Cubs and Xavier Nady agree on 1-year, $3.3M deal

A's sign RHP Ben Sheets to $10Million 1-year deal.

[ColtsKurt]

too soon

[Greenwood Red]

The Cubs 2010 has its first loss. Andre Dawson will enter the Hall of Fame as an Expo.

[Pike County Jeremy]

Originally Posted by Greenwood Red

The Cubs 2010 has its first loss. Andre Dawson will enter the Hall of Fame as an Expo.

I'm pretty sure everybody knew this was happening. I wouldn't call this a loss.

[ravensdale]

Originally Posted by Greenwood Red

The Cubs 2010 has its first loss. Andre Dawson will enter the Hall of Fame as an Expo.

Are you surprised each night when the sun sets in the west as well?

[Greenwood Red]

Originally Posted by ravensdale

Are you surprised each night when the sun sets in the west as well?

No-but I do continue to be surprised at the new levels of idiocy you reach every day.

[ravensdale]

Originally Posted by Greenwood Red

No-but I do continue to be surprised at the new levels of idiocy you reach every day.

It's only 8:55 are you doing reading every newspaper, blog, and website on the winnernet looking for slights real and imagined against the Colts,