Two time American League manager of the year Joe Maddon sudden resignation from the Tampa Bay Rays was stunning. After his friend GM Andrew Friedman left the Rays to become GM of the Dodgers, Maddon was informed he had an opt out clause in his contract and decided to take it.
Where does Maddon go from here?
How about the Chicago Cubs? Yes they have a manager in Rick Renteria, and the Cubs would have to pay him a lot of money to buy him out of his contract. However, that is a small price to pay.
The Cubs have some of the best prospects in baseball, and Maddon is a two time manager of the year with a young Rays team. Plus, a veteran manager could influence more Free Agents to head to Wrigley.
In closing, do not put anything past Theo Epstein and Cubs GM Jed Hoyer.
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Cubs Win Game One 3-1
Starlin Castro singled in the first inning, and Anthony Rizzo crushed a mammoth two run homerun to give the Cubs a lead they would never relinquish. as they won 3-1 over the Pirates.
Carlos Marmol was his usual wild self. He got one batter out, then walked a batter and surrendered a run as manager Dale Sweum pulled him for Japanese Closer Kyuji Fujikawa, who got his first Major League Save.
The Cubs and Pirates were off yesterday, and do battle again today.
The Chicago Cubs are undefeated!
Carlos Marmol was his usual wild self. He got one batter out, then walked a batter and surrendered a run as manager Dale Sweum pulled him for Japanese Closer Kyuji Fujikawa, who got his first Major League Save.
The Cubs and Pirates were off yesterday, and do battle again today.
The Chicago Cubs are undefeated!
Monday, August 6, 2012
New Era For The Cubs
The Cubs have traded away Reed Johnson, Paul Maholm, Ryan Dempster, Geovanny Soto, and now, Jeff Baker. Cubs are hopefully getting a lot of prospects back for these guys. In their place, the Cubs now have a possible solid player in third baseman Josh Vitters, and he also is joined by Outfielder Brett Jackson. Vitters is making first career starts tonight against the Padres in San Diego. Brett Jackson makes his second career start.
Brett Jackson, CF
Darwin Barney, 2B
Anthony Rizzo, 1B
Alfonso Soriano, LF
Starlin Castro, SS
Wellington Castillo, C
Josh Vitters, 3B
Joe Mather, RF
Travis Wood, P
Game starts at 9:05 Chicago Time.
Brett Jackson, CF
Darwin Barney, 2B
Anthony Rizzo, 1B
Alfonso Soriano, LF
Starlin Castro, SS
Wellington Castillo, C
Josh Vitters, 3B
Joe Mather, RF
Travis Wood, P
Game starts at 9:05 Chicago Time.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Ron Santo: Hall of Famer
Awesome weekend for Cubs fans like myself.
Against the Cardinals? Not so much. We witnessed Ryan Dempster's scoreless streak end on Friday, a twelve run inning on Saturday which ended up being the final score 12-0, and a 7-0 loss today.
The great news was that Ron Santo was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. It was long overdue, and should have been given to him while he was alive, (I remember Ryne Sandberg openly trying to get Santo inducted in his HOF speech) He was inducted alongside Barry Larkin.
Santo never played on a great or even a good Cubs team, but he played hard every day. It was recognized by the fans and even the opponents on the other team. Santo was a nine time all star, a four time Gold Glove award winner, and hit 342 homeruns in his career. He played baseball with diabetes, and hid it for years, out of fear that he would lose the game he loved so much.
This truly is a great day for Cubs fans everywhere. Ron Santo is finally getting the recognition he deserves as one of the all time greats.
Against the Cardinals? Not so much. We witnessed Ryan Dempster's scoreless streak end on Friday, a twelve run inning on Saturday which ended up being the final score 12-0, and a 7-0 loss today.
The great news was that Ron Santo was inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. It was long overdue, and should have been given to him while he was alive, (I remember Ryne Sandberg openly trying to get Santo inducted in his HOF speech) He was inducted alongside Barry Larkin.
Santo never played on a great or even a good Cubs team, but he played hard every day. It was recognized by the fans and even the opponents on the other team. Santo was a nine time all star, a four time Gold Glove award winner, and hit 342 homeruns in his career. He played baseball with diabetes, and hid it for years, out of fear that he would lose the game he loved so much.
This truly is a great day for Cubs fans everywhere. Ron Santo is finally getting the recognition he deserves as one of the all time greats.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Lineups for Tonight's Game
Cubs: DeJesus CF, Castro SS, Rizzo 1B, Soriano LF, LaHair RF, Clevenger C, Barney 2B, Valbuena 3B, Dempster P
Cardinals: Schumaker 2B, Craig RF, Holliday LF, Beltran CF, Molina C, Berkman 1B, Freese 3B, Furcal SS, Lohse P
Cardinals: Schumaker 2B, Craig RF, Holliday LF, Beltran CF, Molina C, Berkman 1B, Freese 3B, Furcal SS, Lohse P
First Post!
Welcome to my new blog, The Cubbie Hole! This will be a Cubs blog on the internet from my Point Of View. Ryan Dempster will make what very well could be his final start as a Cub against the Cardinals on WGN tonight. Cubs have the best record in the majors since June 25th. 14-5 in their last 19 games.
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