Three Up, Three Down

In this week’s edition of Three Up/Three Down, Norm looks at three “Down” Iowa players, a couple of Kane County hitters, and the first repeat on the “Up” list…someone who didn’t make an appearance on any Top Prospect list this year yet has arguably become the top pitching prospect above A ball in the system.

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The Cubs Way – Rotation Management

Published on May 13th, 201326 comment

Joe Aiello gets on his soap box once again, this time sounding off about statements Dale Sveum made over the weekend about the plan for the rotation once Matt Garza comes back.

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Game 37 – A Hard Earned Series Win

Published on May 12th, 201355 comment

I had a thought that if we could get out of the series with at least one win, I’d consider it a success. Instead, we leave with a series win after dropping the first game on Friday. Not a bad way to finish the weekend.

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Game 35 – Desmond Harpoons Samardzija

Published on May 11th, 20136 comment

Ian Desmond beat up on Jeff Samardzija all night – and so did a few of his teammates. On a night where the Cubs actually tagged a LHP for some early runs, Samardzija could not keep the Nationals at bay. Another short appearance for him; another loss for the Cubs.

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Northside Archives: May Days

Published on May 9th, 201326 comment

It’s an off-day for the Cubs – the Archives will use it as an opportunity to review the month of May in Cubs history.

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Game 34 – Doing All The Little Things Wrong

Published on May 9th, 201361 comment

The Cubs couldn’t hold onto an early lead Wednesday, and their fatal flaws (no bullpen, no hitting with RISP) proved once again to be, well, fatal.

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Recapping the Random – 05/08/2013

Published on May 8th, 201315 comment

I watch a lot of “other” baseball.  ”Other” meaning teams besides the Cubs.  It started years ago when I purchased the ridiculously expensive Extra Innings package on DirecTV.  I feel [...]

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Game 33: Schier Joy

Published on May 8th, 201321 comment

Katie sends her deepest apologies for the late post, as she was in attendance of the game last night and got a late start on the recap.

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Ian Stewart’s Lost Weekend

Published on May 7th, 201315 comment

After being optioned to the minor leagues late last week, Ian Stewart decided to take the weekend off and skip out on his team. Is this the beginning of the end of his career? Jeremiah thinks so.

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Game 32 – Another Feldman Gem

Published on May 7th, 201356 comment

On a night where the Bulls stole the attention of the city with an upset win in game one of their series with the Heat, it was Scott Feldman and the Cubs who completed a series win over the Rangers in a laugher.

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