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Don’t Tease Us, Al

Submitted by Rob G. on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 1:04pm

From Al Yellon's Bleed Cubbie Blue, way way down at the bottom of the post, after his review of the new Star Wars movie:

Finally, the usual "reliable sources" tell me that further trades may be on the horizon, which may include one or more starting players. Beyond this I cannot comment without compromising my source, and I'd like to keep the information flow. Stay tuned.

That, my friends, is one of the best cases of burying the lede I have ever seen in my life. So who's it gonna be? Speculators, mount up!

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May 30th

Game 49 Review

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 05/30/2005 - 10:53pm

CUBS 5 DODGERS 3
Recap | Box Score | Play-by-play | Game Chart
W: Greg Maddux (3-3) L: Wilson Alvarez (1-3) SV: Ryan Dempster (5)

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Going Gets Tougher, Can The Cubs Keep Going?

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 05/30/2005 - 4:05pm

GAME 49 PREVIEW CHICAGO CUBS (24-24) at LOS ANGELES DODGERS (26-23) Dodger Stadium, 7.10pm CT, TV: ESPN, FSN2

SP *Wilson Alvarez	SP Greg Maddux
2B Jerry Hairston	SS #Cesar Izturis
SS #Neifi Perez	RF Jayson Werth
1B Derrek Lee	CF *JD Drew
3B Aramis Ramirez	2B Jeff Kent
LF Jason Dubois	1B Olmedo Saenz
RF *Jeromy Burnitz

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Cubs Organizational Report Week 7-8(2005)

Submitted by Rob G. on Mon, 05/30/2005 - 9:15am

Team Records Updated through 5/29/05; Individual Stats Updated through 5/29/05

Organizational Records
Team	W-L	GB/Pos.	Last 10	W/L (2003)	W/L (2004)
Chicago Cubs	24-24	7.5/2nd	6-4	27-21	25-23
Iowa Cubs	22-28	4.5/3rd	6-4	&nbsp	&nbsp
West Tenn Jaxx	34-16	0.0/1st	5-5	&nbsp	&nbsp
Daytona Cubs	25-23	2.5/3rd	4-6	&nbsp	&nbsp
Peoria Chiefs	25-25	4.0/3rd	7-3	&nbsp	&nbsp
Boise Hawks	Season begins in June	N/A	N/A	&nbsp	&nbsp
AZL Cubs	Season begins in June	N/A	N/A	&nbsp	&nbsp

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May 29th

Young Guns

Submitted by Transmission on Sun, 05/29/2005 - 10:23am

GAME 48 PREVIEW COLORADO ROCKIES (14-33) at CHICAGO CUBS (23-24) Wrigley Field, 1.20pm CT, TV: CSN

SP Sergio Mitre	SP *Jeff Francis
SS Clint Barmes	2B Jerry Hairston
2B Luis Gonzalez	SS #Neifi Perez
1B *Todd Helton	1B Derrek Lee
CF Preston Wilson	3B Aramis Ramirez
RF *Brad Hawpe	LF Jason Dubois
LF Matt Holliday	RF *Jeromy Burnitz

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The Fall of LaTroy

Submitted by John Hill on Sun, 05/29/2005 - 9:37am

When the Cubs first signed LaTroy Hawkins as a free agent in the first few days of December 2003, they were signing the most dominant eighth-inning pitchers in the game. And, through until early June, that is exactly what they got, and at a good price too. Hawkins' numbers from the start of 2002 (when he was of course with the Twins setting up Eddie Guardado) through to that June were simply formidable...

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