Thursday, January 25, 2007

The Cubs release Rusch

The cubs announced today that they have released Rusch. Not really big news and its not that unexpected but I thought I would let everyone know.

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

My prediction on our opening 25 man roster

Note- I changed this a bit, thanks to some posters giving me some info on the 25 man roster so I can better predict this( I must have thought the Cubs still had Dusty managing)haha

This isnt a big prediction on our 25 man roster but here it is anyways-

1. Soriano CF
2. Derosa 2B
3. Dlee 1st
4. Aram 3b
5. Jones RF
6. Barrett C
7. Murton LF
8. Izzy ss

Bench
Theriot IF/OF
Ward 1st/OF
Floyd OF/1st
Blanco C
Pagan OF
T. Perez inf

Dempster CL
Eyre
Howry
Wood
Cotts
Miller


1. Big Z
2. Lilly
3. Prior
4. Hill
5. Marquis

Pie, Marshall, Cedeno, Navoa, Guzman, Weurtz, Mateo, and Marmol etc. start in AAA... and Rusch likely to be released or traded.. I cant see us holding 3 lefty relievers, so I can see Ohman getting traded out of the three leftys .I love our pitching staff with Prior in there. Of course if he is not ready then place Miller there.

Floyd added to bench

I already stated this Sunday but heres the offical release from cubs.com-

CHICAGO -- The Cubs completed their offseason acquisitions Wednesday, signing free agent outfielder Cliff Floyd to a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2008.
Floyd, 34, batted .244 in 97 games with the New York Mets last season, hitting 11 homers and driving in 44 runs. He would most likely platoon in left in the Cubs' outfield after hitting .266 against right-handers, and is part of new manager Lou Piniella's plan to have a deep bench.
It will be a homecoming for Floyd, a Chicago native, who has played for the Montreal Expos, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox and the Mets. He has a career .279 average.
Floyd, who was on the '97 World Series champion Marlins team, was limited to 332 at-bats last year because of an injured Achilles tendon.
He was a three-sport star in baseball, football and basketball at Thornwood High School in South Holland, Ill.

Like I have said numorous times this does nothing but help the cubs!

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Cubs new depth chart

The cubs updated there new depth chart-

CF- Sori- Pie
RF- Jones- Coats
LF- Murton- Pagan
3B- Ram- Coats
SS- Izzy-Cedeno-Theriot
2B- Derosa- Theriot
1st- Dlee- Ward
C- Barrett-Blanco-Soto-Reyes

1. Big Z
2. Lilly
3. Marquis
4. hill
5. Prior
6. Miller
7. Marshall
8. Guzman

Dempster
ryu
wood
cotts
mateo
howery
eyre
navoa
ohman
rusch
weurtz
walrond
marmol

I agree with everything on here, I love the idea of Sori in center and it looks like a winner to me.. the only person left to add is Floyd when they finalize his deal

Erstad signs with Chicago, Sox that is.

Cubs fans have been holding there breath on where the oft injured Erstad would end up and he has landed in White Sox territory, All cubs fans have to believe that the white sox did the cubs a favor, it has been rumored that he might be a cub and a stop gap for Pie but thats all dismissed today by him joining the sox pending a physical.

Alot of this has to do with Sori wanting to play center and thats why I think Erstad is not a cub, and i think i speak for all cubs fans when i say im glad to see him join the White Sox!

Sunday, January 21, 2007

MY COLTS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!!!!

I HAVE BEEN A COLTS FAN ALL MY LIFE, I WENT THRU TEAMS THAT JUST WON 4 GAMES IN A SEASON, NOW I GET TO WATCH THEM IN THE SUPERBOWL!!! THE MONKEY IS OFF PEYTON'S BACK!! GO COLTS!!!

UPDATE

According to ESPNNEWS the cubs have signed Cliff Floyd this will add a power lefty to there bench and will spell Murton and Jones in the oufield.

Floyd sign by this week??

This has been rumored for a while now but it looks for sure thanks to mlbtraderumors-


I know I've used that headline at least twice before. But the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that a Cliff Floyd deal might be completed this week.
The catch was getting
Alfonso Soriano to sign off on trying center field. It appears that he's willing to try it - it was revealed to the crowd at the Cubs Convention yesterday. Soriano could shift to right field in 2008 when Felix Pie is ready.
Floyd will be the fourth outfielder for the Cubs. He'd make a solid bat off the bench. Lou Piniella seems to like
Matt Murton and he'll hopefully get 500 ABs.
Meanwhile,
the Daily Southtown reports that Jacque Jones could still be traded if the Cubs think Pie is ready to debut in right.

This move makes so much since, now that Sori will be in center like i stated yesterday it lets them sign Floyd to a deal and insure that he can spell Murton and Jones.. It even makes it possiable to trade Jones and gamble on Pie becuase if Pie doesnt work out you have Floyd to take the position in right.. This will just improve the team more.