Cubs Equipment On Its Way To Arizona
by Al on Feb 9, 2010 12:30 PM CST
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It's a miserable, snowy day today in Chicago. But this colorful truck is now on its way to Mesa, Arizona, with the Cubs' jerseys, caps and other equipment, awaiting the arrival of pitchers and catchers in only nine days.
Click on photo to open a larger version in a new browser window. Photo by Al Yellon
Oh, and today is the fifth anniversary of this site. Truth be told, the date had slipped my mind. More discussion at the link in this paragraph.
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2010 BCB Community Projections: Geovany Soto
by Al on Feb 9, 2010 8:00 AM CST
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With spring training about to begin, let's start our annual projection series. In the comments to this post, post what you think Geovany Soto is going to do this year. Will Geo bounce back to his 2008 ROY level? The photo in this post, compared to this one I took of him at the Cubs Convention, clearly shows how much weight Geo has lost and that he's in much better shape going into the 2010 season.
For Geo, let's do the following categories:
AB, R, H, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, BB, SO, AVG/OBA/SLG
Make sure your AVG/OBA/SLG numbers match what you've posted for the other numbers. For the purposes of this post, just use BB and H to determine OBA (although other things like SF and HBP will factor into that number in real life).
I'll need a volunteer to compile all the numbers so I can post a full projection when this series is complete.
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Cubs Single Game Tickets On Sale Friday, February 19
by Al on Feb 8, 2010 2:11 PM CST
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It's official, announced via press release today. Procedures are the same as recent years; after the jump, see the official procedures. Note that the Cubs ticket pricing page does not yet have 2010 prices listed.
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White Sox And Diamondbacks Complain About Cubs Spring Training Deal. Here's The Truth.
by Al on Feb 8, 2010 8:00 AM CST
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Photo courtesy Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau
Within the last few days, we've been treated to comments from White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and Diamondbacks president Derrick Hall, grumbling about the deal that the Cubs and the city of Mesa have made for a new spring training complex:
Reinsdorf told the Phoenix Business Journal the Sox were opposed to a plan to institute a surcharge on all Cactus League tickets to help fund the Cubs' proposed $84 million spring training complex in Mesa.
Remember, Reinsdorf threatened to move his team to Florida if he didn't get the state of Illinois to build him a new stadium in Chicago -- which the team occupies virtually rent-free -- and further, says Mesa Mayor Scott Smith:
"We're not affecting the current revenue streams" for other Cactus League teams, Smith said. He leveled a broadside at Reinsdorf, whose team practiced for years in Tucson Electric Park before leaving last year to join the Los Angeles Dodgers in a new sports authority-funded complex in the Valley.
"Is this the same Jerry Reinsdorf that skipped out on Pima County taxpayers who had spent tens of millions of dollars to provide him with a taxpayer-funded stadium, to come to Glendale, where Maricopa County taxpayers provided him a Taj Mahal spring-training facility?" Smith said.
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Wrigley Field Offseason Rehab Work Update
by Al on Feb 7, 2010 9:00 AM CST
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This may look like just a dull photo of the Addison St. side of Wrigley Field (taken Saturday, February 6), but there's plenty of history and information here. First, based on this ESPNChicago.com post from Bruce Levine, the removal of the concrete panels has a purpose:
The team also is building a mirrored opening on the back end of the right-field wall with the intention of allowing fans outside of the park to watch Cubs players take batting practice under the right-field stands.
I'm not quite sure how that would work -- but that's apparently what this project is going to accomplish. The concrete panels, according to Ed Hartig, were first installed in 1958, to reduce noise. Not noise from inside the park disturbing the neighborhood, but to reduce outside noise from coming in. (Not sure why that would have been an problem!) According to an article that appeared in the Chicago Tribune article on January 10, 1960, the panels were eventually supposed to cover the entire exterior of the park, but the work was never completed. (Can you imagine how ugly the exterior would be if they had finished?) Now, it's time to get rid of the ugly panels. The same 1960 article, incidentally, says that the seating bowl between the dugouts was completely removed so that new concrete and steel could be laid at that time -- so that area is only 50 years old, not 95.
After the jump, more photos of the scoreboard work, including closeups where you can see the backs of the numbered and team panels and the interior stairways inside the board.
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Cubs Historic Photos: 25th In A Series
by Al on Feb 6, 2010 8:00 AM CST
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With spring training approaching, I thought I'd post this photo -- this was a drill done in spring training on Catalina Island in 1934.
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Wrigley Field Scoreboard Renovation Photo Update #2
by Al on Feb 5, 2010 12:04 PM CST
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The back of the scoreboard has now been completely removed, presumably for repainting and reinstallation soon. Three more photos after the jump -- look closely and you'll be able to see the "0"s that are on the back of the blank panels, and some of the city names that are hidden during the winter.
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2010 Cubs By The Numbers/Haiti Donation Update
by Al on Feb 5, 2010 8:00 AM CST
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Thanks to everyone who ordered a copy of "Cubs By The Numbers" directly from me over the last couple of weeks.
I haven't forgotten my pledge to send a donation to Haiti earthquake relief from sales of the book. 40 books were sold through these posts; I pledged $1 per book. Several people gave me additional money to donate, and I added some additional money of my own and yesterday made a $150 donation to Doctors Without Borders, an organization now working to help in Haiti that was highly recommended to me by several people, on behalf of BCB. Just so you know, between the price I paid the publisher for the books, postage to send them to you, Paypal fees, and the money I spent on various mailing materials, this was a break-even effort for me.
Thanks again for buying "Cubs By The Numbers" and helping out the people of Haiti with your generosity. After the jump I have a couple more uniform number changes for 2010.
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NL Central Standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Louis
|
91 | 71 | .561 | 0 | Lost 6 |
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Chicago
|
83 | 78 | .515 | 7.5 | Lost 1 |
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Milwaukee
|
80 | 82 | .493 | 11 | Won 3 |
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Cincinnati
|
78 | 84 | .481 | 13 | Won 2 |
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Houston
|
74 | 88 | .456 | 17 | Lost 3 |
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Pittsburgh
|
62 | 99 | .385 | 28.5 | Lost 2 |
(updated 2.10.2010 at 12:25 AM CST)
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