Cubbies Crib http://cubbiescrib.com A Chicago Cubs Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:25:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Saturday Starters: Hamilton, Garza, Coffey Oct 27, 2011; St. Louis, MO, USA; Texas Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton (32) prior to game six of the 2011 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-US PRESSWIRE Friday was another quiet day for the Chicago Cubs and their front office, though the team did avoid arbitration with starting pitcher Matt Garza. With Garza and the Cubs reaching an agreement, that may put the Garza trade rumors back into focus. Up to this point, the two teams that have had the heaviest of dialogue with the Cubs have been the Toronto Blue [...]

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]]> http://cubbiescrib.com/2012/02/04/saturday-starters-hamilton-garza-coffey/ Gerardo Concepcion Signing Reactions Nov 1, 2011; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs vice president of scouting Jason McLeod (left) , president of baseball operations Theo Epstein (middle) and new general manager Jed Hoyer (right) in attendance at a press conference at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE The Chicago Cubs completed part one of what they hope to be a Cuban Three Party. Similar to when the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association having Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett; and the Miami Heat having Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James; the Cubs are hoping to have their own party [...]

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]]> http://cubbiescrib.com/2012/02/03/gerardo-concepcion-signing-reactions/ Friday’s Finest: Quade, Dominican Academy, Lannan, Rowland-Smith September 26, 2011; San Diego, CA, USA; Chicago Cubs smanager Mike Quade (8) walks off the field after making a pitching change during the eighth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-US PRESSWIRE The biggest news to come out of Thursday for the Chicago Cubs, obviously, was the signing of Cuban pitcher Gerardo Concepcion. Cubbies Crib will have the reactions to the Concepcion signing later today, but that was not the only Cubs’ related article to be in the news on Thursday. The Cubs made another minor league signing on Thursday, former manager Mike [...]

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