On August 4, 2013, Commissioner Bud Selig, through Major League Baseball, announced the suspensions of thirteen players for using Performance Enhancing Drugs. The players that were suspended include: Alex Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta, Jesus Montero, Everth Cabrera, Francisco Cervelli Continue reading
Ears tend to perk up when you hear the words “baseball” and “steroids” used in the same sentence. So it goes. MLB is seeking to suspend 20 players who were involved in the Biogenesis scandal. Among the players named were Continue reading
The idea of an international draft for Major League Baseball has been brewing for quite a while, but in the past few days or so it really has picked up. The ramp-up is designed to try to get the international Continue reading
Once upon a time, we did a Cubs story in pictures with Theo Epstein as Indiana Jones. It was well-received and actually a lot of fun to set up. The pictures do take a bit of time to manipulate, though, Continue reading
This is what happens when spring training games aren’t even on TV yet…I get bored and start doing weird stuff. If you are a fan of our Facebook page (and you should be, just click on the icon in Continue reading
I mostly wrote this because I wanted to test out a few things in the comments section (which you guys should register for our site and use, by the way) but also because Bud Selig’s derp face is unusually funny Continue reading
According to a report from Nick Cafardo from the Boston Globe, there is a growing rumor that the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox will finally have a settlement in the compensation for Theo Epstein. Much like the rumors Continue reading
Since it is now up to Bud Selig to decide the compensation issue between the Cubs and Red Sox over Theo Epstein’s assumption of the role of President of Cubs Baseball Operations (patent pending), there are debates on how much Continue reading
So we’re less than a month away from spring training and the Cubs’ roster has changed significantly, but not exactly for the better. It seems like the plan has been to jettison dead weight, improve the defense where possible, and Continue reading