It was on this day in 1996 that Cal Ripken Jr. became professional baseball’s all-time iron man. Though Ripken eclipsed Lou Gehrig’s Major League record for consecutive games played in 1995, it took a while longer to surpass Japan’s Sachio Kinugasa, who played in 2215 NPL straight games between 1970 and 1987. Here’s some news [...]
Brandon Moss loves him some Coors Field. The new Athletics first baseman hit his fourth homer of the series in Colorado and doubled twice Thursday as part of an 8-2 win over the Rockies. Ross has now played in eight games, starting seven of them, since being called up by the A’s earlier this month.…
Some links for Thursday afternoon as the Cubs host the Tigers at Wrigley Field… Ryan Dempster and president of baseball operations Theo Epstein discussed potential trades yesterday, Bruce Levine of ESPNChicago.com reports. As many as ten teams have interest in Dempster, who earns $14MM this year and can block any trade. “We discussed a lot [...]
There was an odd scene at Wrigley Field yesterday as Cubs president Theo Epstein and right-hander Ryan Dempster had a one-on-one chat while sitting in the stands during batting practice. Dempster was in uniform and by choosing to have their conversation in public with multiple reporters looking on they had to know that it would…
As if Ian Stewart‘s Cubs career wasn’t off to a bad enough start thanks to a .201 batting average through 55 games now the third baseman acquired from the Rockies in December is on the disabled list with a sore left wrist. Stewart dealt with similar wrist problems last year and was a late scratch…
The Cubs can’t catch a break. In a list season it might not matter much, but they still have to field a team. Injuries make that difficult.
The Cubs designated catcher Koyie Hill for assignment, Carrie Muskat of MLB.com reports (on Twitter). The Cubs activated Welington Castillo from the disabled list in a related move. Hill appeared in 11 games for the Cubs this year, collecting six singles and a double in 39 plate appearances. The 33-year-old has experience in nine MLB [...]
The Cubs, now 21-41, aren’t going to win anything this year, and they’re reportedly willing to listen to trade offers on a variety of players. The Cubs’ front office members would consider a new contract for Ryan Dempster, but there’s no denying the obvious: the 35-year-old right-hander could just as easily be traded. Teams will [...]
Ryan Dempster is having one of, if not the, best year of his career with the … [visit site to read more] Chicago Cubs Rumors: Ryan Dempster Could Be Traded By the All-Star Break – Call to the Pen – Call to the Pen – A Major League Baseball Fan Site – News, Blogs, Opinion [...]
Items out of the NL Central as Wednesday turns into Thursday.. Amid heavy trade talk, Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster had a long chat with Theo Epstein in the stands of Wrigley Field before today’s game, according to Carrie Muskat of MLB.com. Dempster told Muskat that the two discussed an upcoming fundraiser. Meanwhile, some execs believe [...]
