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cubswynn

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Baseball America's list of best to worst farm systems

Well as you may have guessed, the Cubs are not close to the top. But also not that close to the bottom. 18th out of 30 teams is better than what I expected.

The good news is that two NL Central rivals (Houston, St. Louis) are ranked at the bottom.

15 days ago Dsc00911_tiny cubswynn 9 comments 0 recs

iPhone At Bat users get free live streaming of postseason

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Now maybe this is not new to anyone else, but I just discovered it and think it's pretty awesome. The $10 app that I purchased at the beginning of the season is the gift that keeps giving.

First it was free audio (home and away). Second it was the in game highlights. Next it was the ability to watch games live. Well they have officially outdone themselves now, giving users (for no additional cost) live video streaming from postseason games from a number of different angles (behind pitcher, behind homeplate, home dugout, away dugout, or my favorite the split quad screen).

Maybe this is some sort of glitch, but I doubt it. How do MLB.tv users feel about this?


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Manny and Papi test positive for PED's in '03

This shouldn't shock anyone. In case anyone bought Manny's story before, this should put an end to any doubt he knew what he was doing. Sad that such a gifted hitter is tainted.

Papi doesn't surprise me. He came out of "nowhere."

Ladies and gentleman, this is my generation of baseball greats.

4 months ago Dsc00911_tiny cubswynn 30 comments 1 recs

Update on Soriano's finger...

I suppose you can consider this good news on the injury front. It looks like we should have him back in the lineup soon, along with Soto and Dempster back sooner than anticipated.

5 months ago Dsc00911_tiny cubswynn 8 comments 0 recs

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There was a lot of talk on BCB that Reed Johnson caught that ball last night. Silly in my eyes, but I've read more than one person who somehow couldn't tell that from the video last night.

Well I'm pretty sure this pic from the Trib should put all debate to rest. He didn't catch the ball! We got a huge break.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-chicago-cubs-photos,0,6973722.photogallery

5 months ago Dsc00911_tiny cubswynn 19 comments 0 recs

Addition by subtraction: Cotts has Tommy John

Is it wrong to be happy this guy had Tommy John surgery? Of course I feel bad for him, but happy for our Cubs won't have any temptation to bring him back up this year.

It's too bad we traded away David Aardsma for this guy.

Hopefully this isn't old news. I didn't know about it until minutes ago.

5 months ago Dsc00911_tiny cubswynn 17 comments 0 recs

BCB amnesty day

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We are all wrong. These last couple days have felt really good and I think it's time that we all come forward, confess our Cubs sins, and move on with the rest of the season.

Allow me to start. I was dead wrong about Kevin Gregg. Two weeks ago I was calling for Gregg to be a setup man for Guzman. I couldn't be happier to be wrong. Sorta like how Al said last year Edmonds was D.O.N.E. or how Clutche and I were called out earlier this year for our Hoff support on April Fools.

This isn't intended to be a forum for "I told you so," rather just a place for you to admit your wrong doings and be forgiven.

Therefore I challenge you. What have you been wrong about?


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CNNSI.com's Best/Worst MLB Owners

I found this article to be extremely interesting. Not only to see the raw numbers of franchise purchase price vs. current value, but how that translates to wins & losses.

Moreover, I think it's even more interesting to look at the NFL teams. Those owners are making money hand over fist.

Anyway I thought this would lead to some good discussion amongst the BCB community. Hope you enjoy.

Top 5 MLB Owners: (4 out of 5 teams are in the AL)
5: Stuart Sternberg (Tampa Bay)
4: Steinbrenner Family (New York)
3: William DeWitt (St. Louis)
2: Arturo Moreno (Los Angeles of Anaheim)
1: John Henry/Tom Werner/Larry Lucchino (Boston)

Bottom 5:
5: Ted Lerner (Washington)
4: Jeffrey Loria (Florida)
3: David Glass (Kansas City)
2: Tom Hicks (Texas)
1: Peter Angelos (Baltimore)

7 months ago Dsc00911_tiny cubswynn 2 comments 0 recs

OT: Race to Wrigley question.

(I hope I did the link correctly)

Has anyone ever ran this 5k? Now that I'm living in Chicago, I'm thinking about doing it. I figure it's for a good cause and involves the Cubbies.

I was wondering where the race concludes. Do you run through the stadium? Do you run on the field?

Thanks for your help.

9 months ago Dsc00911_tiny cubswynn 6 comments 0 recs

Ryne Sandberg signing - OT

If you're interested. Ryne will be there to sign. I went today and the auto show itself is okay.

10 months ago Dsc00911_tiny cubswynn 3 comments 0 recs