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Last game: 9-2 loss to Padres


Next regular season game: Thursday, April 5, 2012, vs. Nationals at Wrigley Field, 1:20 p.m. CDT. TV: TBD Radio: WGN.

Next spring training game: Sunday, March 4, 2012, vs. Athletics at Mesa, 2:05 p.m. CST. TV: TBD Radio: TBD

Al's 2011 regular season record: 42-50 (39-42 home, 3-8 road)

Cub record in all other 2011 regular season games: 29-41

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Cubs' 2011 regular season record on various TV channels:
WGN: 26-34
CSN: 37-43 (includes CSN+)
WCIU: 3-5
Fox: 3-6
ESPN: 2-3 (not including games also on other channels)

Cubs' all-time postseason record since 1906: 28-55-1 (13-28-1 home, 15-27 road)
Al's all-time postseason record since 1984: 7-17 (5-9 home, 2-8 road)

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This Date In Cubs History: January 27, 1982

30 years ago today, January 27, 1982, under new general manager Dallas Green, the Cubs and Phillies swapped veteran shortstops Larry Bowa and Ivan DeJesus.

DeJesus was coming off a miserable offensive season in the strike year of 1981 -- by far the worst of anyone with more than 400 PA in that shortened season (.509 OPS, and even for that lower-offense era, that was awful).

Bowa, at 35, hadn't been much better offensively and was getting old, but he had been Green's shortstop as Phillies manager for their 1980 World Series championship team, and Green liked Bowa's aggressiveness and leadership qualities.

There was a third player involved in that trade, a skinny 2B/SS who had put up middling numbers for Triple-A Oklahoma City in the Phillies organization, and coincidentally had registered his first major league hit against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on September 27, 1981.

I think you've probably heard of him.

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Why The Cubs Should Pass On Yoenis Cespedes

Yoennis Cespedes of Cuba runs to third base after hitting into the corner of the outfield againts Japan during the World Baseball Classic at Petco Park in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)

Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes defected from his home country after putting up some eye-popping numbers in both a Cuban league and in the 2009 World Baseball Classic (where he hit .458/.480/1.000 with a double, 3 triples, 2 home runs, 5 runs and 5 RBI. Small sample size, of course: six games).

On Wednesday, Cespedes established residency in the Dominican Republic and became a free agent.

That started a frenzy for fans of various teams to say, "Sign him! ZOMG he's the best thing EVAR!" Various news outlets reported many teams were interested; the Detroit News said the Cubs, Marlins and Tigers were "most active", and Cespedes himself about a week ago said the Cubs had shown the "most" interest, although the Marlins were reported to be wanting to be "aggressive to the point of stupidity" on Cespedes.

I say, let 'em. Follow me past the jump to find out why.

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Via tweet from the official Cubs twitter. He still gets a NRI invite to spring training. This should allow the Kerry Wood signing to become official.

1 day ago Alyellontoppscard_tiny Al Yellon 6 comments

Random Cubs Recap: August 21, 1991

Rick Sutcliffe of the Chicago Cubs winds back to pitch during a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. ( Photo by: Jonathan Daniel/ Getty Images)

Two years after the Cubs won the NL East in 1989, they were struggling. Rookie of the Year Jerome Walton's performance had tailed off and he was benched many days (although he did start in this game, though no longer leading off).

Rick Sutcliffe had more injuries -- his Cubs career was derailed by them -- and 1991 was no exception, he spent more than two months on the DL that year. But by August, he had returned, and pitched quite well from his return to the end of the season (2.33 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and just two HR allowed in 58 innings), prompting many to hope then-GM Larry Himes would retain him as he went to free agency at the end of the 1991 season.

But he didn't. In the meantime, though, Sutcliffe did pitch well in this game. (And yes, I know this recap is of a road game, and the photo shows him in a home uniform. It was the best one available through Getty Images, the photo service SB Nation subscribes to.)

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Random Cubs Recap: August 26, 1972

Fergie Jenkins of the Chicago Cubs pitches in a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

I decided to set the BCB Way-Back Machine to the era in which the Cubs contended in the late 1960s and early 1970s (1967-73).

It chose this game; as it turned out, that was a game I actually attended that year. It was a wild game against the San Francisco Giants that had nine home runs and three lead changes, and went into extra innings before the Cubs won in a most unusual way.

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Random Cubs Recap: June 21, 1989

Pitcher Greg Maddux of the Chicago Cubs winds up for a pitch during the 1989 National League season. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

1989 was an unexpected season for the Cubs; coming off four bad years and 85 losses (and an 11-20 finish) in 1988, there's no way anyone would have thought the team would win the NL East in 1989.

But they got off to a decent start, and then moved into first place in late May. They battled the Mets, Expos and Cardinals through June and July and then took over the top spot to stay on August 7.

This game was at the tail end of a road trip, and featured some outstanding pitching.

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Random Cubs Recap: May 16, 1986

General view of the Houston Astrodome during a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Houston Astros in Houston, Texas. (Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Sport)

The Houston Astrodome was known as the House of Pain when the NFL's Houston Oilers played there.

That phrase was so true, too, for the Chicago Cubs, who went 83-137 there in the 35 seasons (1965-1999) the Astros called it home. The Cubs couldn't seem to win there even when they were good and the Astros weren't.

In 1986, Houston would go on to win the NL West title while the Cubs struggled through their second straight losing season after the 1984 NL East division title.

This game was no exception to the rule.

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Cubs Sign Rodrigo Lopez

A common 2011 sight: Rodrigo Lopez of the Chicago Cubs looks on as another one of his pitches leaves the yard for a home run. This one was hit by Pablo Sandoval of the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Since I've been posting about minor league deals for the Cubs recently, I suppose I need to include this one:

Rodrigo López firma contrato de ligas menores con los Cachorros de Chicago....sólo quedan Dennis Reyes y Luis Ayala como agentes libres.
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Courtesy of Google Translate:

Rodrigo Lopez signs minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs are just .... Dennis Reyes and Luis Ayala as free agents.

Hmmm. Not sure what the Reyes and Ayala references mean, but there you have it.

I'm sure Lopez is a fine fellow, loves his mother and is nice to puppies and kittens.

But I don't want him on the Cubs any more. Hopefully, he'll be released at the end of spring training.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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