Darwin James Kunane Barney

Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 8, 1985 in Portland, OR
High School: Southridge HS (Beaverton, OR)
School: Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 2007 amateur draft.
Signed July 9, 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 12, 2010 (Age 24)   vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Team: Cubs 2010-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$562k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 2.053, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*], Agents: CAA Sports (Joe Urbon) [*]
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• 4/1 Injury Report: ()
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• 10/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Chicago Cubs: The Cubs enter the 2012-13 offseason with multiple needs, but their pitching staff requires the most attention at this point. Guaranteed...
• 10/15 Cubbies Crib: Why The Chicago Cubs Should Retain Dale Sveum: On Sunday, I made the case why the Chicago Cubs should fire manager Dale Sveum. The reasoning for my suggestion was that Sveum...
• 10/14 Cubbies Crib: Why The Chicago Cubs Should Fire Dale Sveum: Over the next two days, I will provide two arguments. The first argument, to be laid out in this article, will be discovering...
• 10/7 Cubbies Crib: Randy Wells and Blake DeWitt Elect For Free Agency: With their regular season concluding for Major League Baseball teams, and only a handful of teams playing in the post-season,...
• 10/3 Cubbies Crib: Smile! 100+ Losses Couldn’t Be Better For the Cubs: Yes, you read that correctly. And no, I haven’t lost my mind. I’m absolutely thrilled to see the Cubs drop over 100...

• 9/30 Baseball News Source: Cubs – Alfonso Soriano’s Trade Value On the Rise: Soriano has a .263 average, an .825 OPS, 32 home runs and 108 RBI in 2012 With a 7-2 victory over Arizona on Sunday, the Chicago...
• 9/30 Cubbies Crib: Matt Garza Clearly Did Not Like Mike Quade: When the Chicago Cubs opted not to retain Mike Quade as the team’s manager after the 2011 season, there was a sense that...
• 9/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Day off for Darwin Barney: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney did not start Saturday, Sept. 29, against the Arizona Diamondbacks, one day after his errorless...[+] streak ended at 141 games.
• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney's errorless streak ends: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney's errorless streak came to an end against the Arizona Diamondbacks Friday, Sept. 28, when he made...[+] a throwing error in the ninth inning. He was one inning away for setting the MLB record for most consecutive errorless games by a second baseman but will instead finish in a tie with Placido Polanco, who had 141 consecutive errorless games with the 2007 Detroit Tigers.
• 9/29 Baseball Musings: Bad Night for a Reunion: Last night I drove to Cambridge for my 30th college reunion. I was out of touch with baseball visiting with Duncan O’Brien,...
• 9/28 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Honor Minor League Players: One of the more prestigious meanings that the end of the season brings is the awards that are handed it out to the respective...
• 9/28 Cubbies Crib: Darwin Barney Going Down In The Record Books: Coming into the season, there was much debate over whether or not Darwin Barney would be the long-term solution for the Chicago...
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney extends streak: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney extended his errorless streak to 141 games Thursday, Sept. 27, tying the major league record set...[+] by Philadelphia Phillies 3B Placido Polanco when he did it with the Detroit Tigers in 2007.
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney nearing record: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney extended his errorless streak to 140 games Wednesday, Sept. 26. He is one shy of tying the major-league...[+] record.
• 9/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs-Cards weekend series is what baseball is all about: I was lucky enough to be in the stands at Wrigley Field on Friday, when the Cubs got a ninth-inning home run by Darwin Barney...
• 9/23 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs St Louis Cardinals: Pre-Game Notes, Starting Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs are not the only Chicago team playing a team from St Louis on Sunday. The Bears take to soldier field to play...
• 9/22 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes, and a little catch-up: Too much going on for a full report, but I’ll just hang it up there and see how y’all whack it. @Angels 6, White Sox...
• 9/22 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 152: Agony And Ecstasy: The Cardinals appeared competitive in the early innings today after yesterday’s anesthesia-free castration. However, Adam...
• 9/22 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs St Louis Cardinals: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Information: The Chicago Cubs have the St Louis Cardinals’ number at Wrigley Field. In the teams past 7 games against each other at Wrigley...
• 9/22 Redbird Rants: Musings from an Optimistic Redbird fan: 10-2012: Disappointing loss – Chris Carpenter made his season debut for the St. Louis Cardinals earlier Friday. He pitched very well...
• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney continues to tear up in September: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney hit a two-out, two-run homer to tie the score at 4-4 in a game the team eventually won, 5-4, in...[+] 11 innings Friday, Sept. 21, against the St. Louis Cardinals. Barney has 25 hits in September, matching his highest output of any month this season, with eight games yet to play. The 26-year-old is hitting .352 this month.
• 9/21 El Maquino: CUBS WALK OFF CARPENTER’S OPENING DAY: THE POSTGAME David DeJesus was a Cardinal killer before Friday’s game.  In 44 career games against them, he had an average...
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney streakingChicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney has a 13-game hitting streak entering play Wednesday, Sept. 19....[+] Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney has a 13-game hitting streak entering play Wednesday, Sept. 19.
• 9/18 High Heat Stats: Stupid stuff from Monday’s games: Orioles 10, @Mariners 4: It’s the first time any team has scored 10+ runs at Safeco Field since 2011-08-30. The total of...
• 9/18 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 146 Recap - Pirates 3, Cubs 0: The game was delayed over three hours. The Pirates were in Chicago and if over 100 people stayed at Wrigley Field for the game...
• 9/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Worth the wait: The Pirates and Cubs didn’t get under way until 11:42 PM eastern time thanks to a rain delay, but the Bucs actually made...
• 9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney extends hitting streak: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney extended his career high hitting streak to 12 games Monday, Sept. 17, with a second-inning single....[+]
• 9/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: Failure to finish: The Pirates lost in utterly devastating fashion yet again on Sunday, turning what looked like a promising game and some possible...
• 9/16 Baseball News Source: Alfonso Soriano Still in Cubs’ Trade Plans: Soriano is one home run and one RBI away from his first “30-100″ season since 2002 Owed $36 million over the next...
• 9/16 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Information: The Chicago Cubs take the field today in an attempt to add to the Pittsburgh Pirates woes. The Cubs failed on that opportunity...
• 9/15 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Snap Skid With Wild Ninth Inning from Joel Hanrahan: After Andrew McCutchen called off Jose Tabata to catch the second out of the ninth inning, Darwin Barney tagged from second and...
• 9/15 Cubbies Crib: Theo Epstein Endorses Dale Sveum: As mentioned on Cubbies Crib on Friday, Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein spoke to reporters at Wrigley...
• 9/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney hitting streak at nine games: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney went 2-for-2 Friday, Sept. 14, against the Pittsburgh Pirates to extend his hitting streak to nine...[+] games.
• 9/13 High Heat Stats: Is Darwin Barney baseball’s best defensive infielder?: Quick – who’s the best defensive 2nd baseman in baseball? Chase Utley? Robinson Cano? Dustin Pedroia? All fine second...
• 9/11 Climbing Tal's Hill: Monday’s loss a microcosm of Astros 2012 season: I admit it. I was a little excited about the prospect of Monday’s series opener against the Cubs. Even bad teams get hot...
• 9/10 Obstructed View: Alfonso Soriano is overpaid: The other day The Hardball Times wrote that Alfonso Soriano is not overpaid. I'm a big fan of anyone who doesn't talk...
• 9/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney sets NL fielding record: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney set a National League record by playing his 124th consecutive errorless game at second base Saturday,...[+] Sept. 8, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. During the game, his streak also surpassed 1,000 errorless innings.
• 9/9 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs probably will not have a lot of viewership from the Chicago land area today for their game against the Pittsburgh...
• 9/8 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Pittsburgh Pirates: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: On the same day that the starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija will be making his final start of the season for the Chicago Cubs, the...
• 9/7 Cubbies Crib: A Field Of Nine: The month of September is here. That means a multitude of things, but perhaps most important, it means that the Chicago Cubs are...
• 9/6 Obstructed View: Alfonso Soriano, Gold Glover?: Everyone has been focusing on Darwin Barney's record breaking errorless streak, but yesterday was the first that I had heard...
• 9/5 District On Deck: Game 136: Nationals 9, Cubs 1:   In their resounding 9-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs (51-85) , the Washington Nationals (83-52) did so much so well and,...
• 9/4 Cubbies Crib: All Star LaHair vs. Top Prospect Rizzo: Who’s Best On First and the Stats That Will Shock You: In a roller coaster season loaded with ups, dows, low points and especially downs, it’s never easy to go back to the highs...
• 9/3 District On Deck: Game 134: Nationals 2, Cubs 1: In a season the Washington Nationals hope to fill with milestones, few in the regular season will match the significance of the...
• 9/3 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Washington Nationals: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs are celebrating the Labor Day holiday in the Nation’s Capitol as they begin another week of labor beginning...
• 9/2 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs San Francisco Giants: Pre-Game Notes, Lineups, and TV Info: Before we dive into too much detail about the Chicago Cubs attempt to win their weekend series against the San Francisco Giants...
• 9/1 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs San Francisco Giants: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs set their playoff roster today. Despite speculation among the fan base that the Cubs could trade left fielder...

• 8/31 Reviewing the Brew: MLB2k12 Franchise: Brewers Game Seven: Well, can’t win ‘em all. The Milwaukee Brewers (6-1) have finally lost a game and what a game it was. This match-up...
• 8/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney excelling with glove: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney played his 115th straight errorless game at second base Thursday, Aug. 30, extending the single-season...[+] National League record that he set Wednesday, Aug. 29. He's only eight games away from 2B Ryne Sandberg's team record of errorless games including streaks over multiple seasons.
• 8/30 Cubbies Crib: Darwin Barney Sets Errorless Record: One of the most under-the-radar Cubs has set one of the most under-the-radar records. Darwin Barney has been quietly setting an...
• 8/30 Obstructed View: Darwin Barney defensive highlights: Since Darwin Barney set the single season record for an errorless streak at 2nd base last night, I figured we might look back...
• 8/27 Reviewing the Brew: MLB2k12 Franchise: Brewers Game Six: Once again, the virtual Milwaukee Brewers have come away as victors. In this four game series with the Chicago Cubs, the Brewers...
• 8/26 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Holliday backs Wainwright to shut down Reds: St. Louis 8 – Cincinnati 2 - Matt Holliday had four hits and four RBI to back up the pitching of Adam Wainwright who won...
• 8/26 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Colorado Rockies: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs take the field today in an effort to try and win the weekend series against the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field....
• 8/25 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Colorado Rockies: Pre-Game Notes, Lineup, and TV Info: The Chicago Cubs kicked to the weekend off to a good start on Friday as the Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 5 to 3. The starting...
• 8/24 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Vs Colorado Rockies: Pre-Game Notes, Lineups, and TV Info: The Chicago Bears play in their third pre-season game tonight in New York against the New York “Football” Giants....
• 8/20 Justin Jabs: Recap: My first game with Castrizzo Vitt**** #69: I’m back! Camp is done, I’m back home, most of my stuff is unpacked. And best of all, it’s back to baseball....
• 8/19 Baseball News Source: Castro Agrees to Seven-Year Extension with Cubs: A centerpiece in the Chicago Cubs’ rebuilding movement, 22-year-old shortstop Starlin Castro has agreed to  seven-year,...
• 8/19 Obstructed View: Cubs upset Alfonso Soriano won’t waive no-trade clause: This is getting old. Cubs personnel are disappointed that Alfonso Soriano won’t waive his 10-and-5 rights to go to the Giants....
• 8/18 mlbreports.com : Dustin Ackley: What’s Gone Wrong For The Once Highly Touted Prospect?: Saturday August 18th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto:  Dustin Ackley has a lot to live up to with the Seattle Mariners. Anyone who is selected...
• 8/17 Baseball News Source: Cubs Looking to Extend Starlin Castro with Long Term Deal: Days after it was learned that expensive veteran outfielder Alfonso Soriano cleared waivers and can be dealt to any team willing...
• 8/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney sittingChicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney is resting Wednesday, Aug. 15....[+] Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney is resting Wednesday, Aug. 15.
• 8/13 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Hamels Throws 2nd Straight Shutout in Win over Marlins: Philadelphia 4 – Miami 0  - Cole Hamels tossed his second straight shutout, a 4-0 win over the Miami Marlins. in his...
• 8/11 Blog Red Machine: Reds Win, Votto Setback: Comebacks are awesome…when the Reds are the team pulling off the comeback. That’s what the Good Guys did today. Former...
• 8/10 Cubbies Crib: The Evolution Of Darwin Barney: The Chicago Cubs have long been in search for a long-term solution to the team’s second base position. From Todd Walker...
• 8/10 Obstructed View: The Cubs probably won’t be taking many walks for some time: The Cubs 6.5% walk rate prior to last night's games was the lowest in baseball (league average 8.1%). The following Cubs with...
• 8/8 Obstructed View: Worst Cubs offense ever?: I was checking out Starlin Castro's disappointing offensive season on Fangraphs and thought I'd check to see where the...
• 8/7 Baseball News Source: Anthony Rizzo – Cubs Source of Hope and ****: Anthony Rizzo‘s story is one of **** and perspective. A highly acclaimed prospect since he was a sixth round draft pick...
• 8/5 Lasorda's Lair: Today Was A Great Dre In Hanleywood as Dodgers Walk-Off to Sweep Cubs: Cubs        6 9 0 Dodgers  7 9 0 WP-Jansen-5-3 LP-Camp-2-5 HR-Castillo-3-Rizzo-9 All of the hullaballo today was on...
• 8/5 Lasorda's Lair: Kershaw’s Dominance Pitches Dodgers to Series Victory: Cubs        1 3 1 Dodgers  3 7 0 WP-Kershaw-9-6 LP-Volstad-0-8  SV-Jansen-21 HR-Kemp-16   People keep complaining about...
• 8/4 Obstructed View: Let’s play “What if”: Starlin Castro has established himself at the big league level and he's going to get better. How much so? Who really knows,...
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney returns to action Friday: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney (head) went 1-for-4 with a run scored in his return to the lineup against the Los Angeles Dodgers...[+] Friday, Aug. 3. He tied Ryne Sandberg's franchise record for the most consecutive errorless games in one season with 90, established during the 1989 season. Sandberg carried his streak into the 1990 season until it ended at 123 games.
• 8/3 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Take On the Ryan Dempster-Less Cubs: Dodgers Lineup vs. Cubs Victorino 7 M. Ellis 4 Kemp 8 Ethier 9 Ramirez 6 Loney 3 Cruz 5 Ellis 2 Billingsley 1 * this is the first...
• 8/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: The amazing AJ Burnett: You could say that the Pirates needed A.J. Burnett to step up tonight and deliver a big time performance to stop a mini-skid....
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney OK: Updating an earlier report, Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney (head) said he doesn't have a concussion after being hit in the helmet...[+] with a pitch Tuesday, July 31.
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney sittingChicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney (head) is out of the lineup Wednesday, Aug. 1....[+] Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney (head) is out of the lineup Wednesday, Aug. 1.

• 7/31 Baseball Musings: Burnett in the Eighth: A.J. Burnett is out for the eighth inning with a no-hitter intact. He gets a grounder for the first out, then hits Darwin Barney...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney hit in the helmet: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney (head) was hit in the helmet by a pitch in the eighth inning Tuesday, July 31, against the Pittsburgh...[+] Pirates. He did not want to leave the game, but after being tended to by the head trainer and manager Dale Sveum, Barney was lifted for a pinch runner.
• 7/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Dismantling of the Cubs continues today … or does it?: Today’s trading deadline could be the biggest purge yet of the remnants of Jim Hendry’s Cubs, in favor of Theo Epstein...
• 7/31 The "Mc" Effect: 7/30 Recap | Cubs 14 Pirates 4: Erik Bedard had his worst start of the season for the Pirates pitching 4.1 innings and allowing nine runs. He allowed home runs...
• 7/30 Baseball News Source: NL Recaps – Cubs Pile On Bedard to Beat Pirates: CHICAGO – Erik Bedard did not bring his “A” game tonight and was rocked for nine runs, eight of those earned...
• 7/30 Baseball News Source: Cubs Epstein Looks to Stock Farm System with Trade Deadline Deals: When he took over as general manager of the Boston Red Sox before the 2002 season, Theo Epstein inherited a mostly barren farm...
• 7/30 Operation Shutdown: Bucs Lose By a Ton, But No One Cares: Cubs Plate 9 in the 5th, Mercy Rule the Pirates 14-4WP: Justin Germano (1-1)LP: Erik Bedard (5-12)Source: FanGraphsWell, not...
• 7/30 Call to the Pen: Alfonso Soriano Trade Rumors, Dodger and Cubs Talking: Alfonso Soriano may be heading to Los Angeles, but not because he’s the primary target.  The Dodgers have been persistent...
• 7/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bedard & Bucs blown out: The Pirates imploded for a second straight day–this time in more spectacular fashion–as they lost in a horrific blowout...
• 7/26 Baseball News Source: Andrew McCutchen, Chris Sale and MLB’s Biggest Salary Bargains: Baseball players get paid. Period. North America’s only major team sport to operate without a salary cap has often been...
• 7/26 Eye On the Tigers: Trade Reaction: Jacob Turner, Rob Brantly and Brian Flynn for Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante: The Marlins and Tigers also swap competitive balance lottery draft picks.  So now the Tigers get the 6th pick after the first...
• 7/26 Cubbies Crib: Pirates Sweep Incomplete as Dempster Dominates: Its starting to feel like Ryan Dempster is going to have a lot of “final starts” for the Cubs…. While rumors...
• 7/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs need to move on after a painful series in St. Louis: I was at a theme park with my family on Saturday, and I didn’t make any attempt to follow the Chicago Cubs’ game against...
• 7/18 Cubbies Crib: Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster To The Los Angeles Dodgers?: June 13, 2012; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Matt Garza (22) kicks the rosin bag after giving up four runs in...
• 7/18 MLBTradeRumors: Bowden On Padres, Tigers, Indians, Royals, Pirates: Here's the latest from around the league, courtesy of ESPN's Jim Bowden... The Padres have fielded offers for both Huston...
• 7/17 Motor City Bengals: Deadline Central: Detroit Tigers: As the trade deadline approaches and the rumors begin to fly, I thought I would take a team by team look at the A.L. Central,...
• 7/16 Cubbies Crib: Poll Of The Week: Most Valuable Trade Commodity?: With that trade deadline a little over two weeks away, the phone of Cubs’ general manager Jed Hoyer likely is hosting phone...
• 7/15 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Rumors: Garza, Barney, Wood, Stewart: Pitching amid trade rumors yet again, 28-year-old Cubs righty Matt Garza blanked the Diamondbacks at Wrigley Field this afternoon,...
• 7/15 Cubbies Crib: Ryan Dempster Streaking To A New Team?: July 14, 2012; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster throws a pitch during the first inning against the...
• 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Notes: Brantly, Castellanos, Pitching: The Tigers could use an upgrade at second base and they could also consider corner outfielders and starting pitchers between now...
• 7/10 Obstructed View: How much is Darwin Barney worth in a trade?: Before we look into Darwin Barney's trade value, I was thinking I wouldn't be that confident in the numbers below. Most...
• 7/8 Obstructed View: Dale Sveum’s First Half MVPs: Shawn Camp and James Russell: NEW YORK — Who's your first half Most Valuable Player for the Cubs? Manager Dale Sveum picked relievers Shawn Camp and...
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Checked in on Darwin Barney: The Detroit Tigers called the Chicago Cubs a few weeks ago to inquire about the availability of 2B Darwin Barney but the talks...[+] between the teams did not go far.
• 7/6 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Inquired On Darwin Barney: The Tigers asked the Cubs about second baseman Darwin Barney a couple of weeks ago, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports reports (on...
• 7/5 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Second Basemen: MLB second basemen have combined to hit .255/.317/.381 for the first half of the season -- hardly an impressive offensive performance....
• 7/4 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Maholm Strong Again as Cubs Beat Braves: It’s a winning formula, solid defense, great pitching, and home runs, the Cubs did all of that to celebrate the Fourth of...
• 7/4 Cubbies Crib: Cubs Firing On All Cylinders in Win Over Braves: The Cubs’ win over the Atlanta Braves today was a textbook display of good baseball fundamentals and really shows the value...
• 7/4 Braves Journal: GUYS WEARING “BRAVES” UNIFORMS 10, CUBS 3: Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves – Box Score – July 3, 2012 – ESPN. I don’t know who was playing yesterday. At first,...
• 7/4 Through The Fence Baseball: With loss to Braves, Cubs now halfway to the “double-triple”: Lately, I’ve been thinking of the Bon Jovi song “Livin on a Prayer.” There’s Tommy and Gina, and the general...

• 6/27 Rising Apple: Game Recap: Daniel Murphy Hits Two Homers in 17-1 Rout: Terry Collins was rendered speechless after last night’s loss to the Cubs, their second in a row and fourth overall. Today,...
• 6/27 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Bid For Sweep Ends In Disaster: Certain games you just forget and move on, I think losing 17-1 would be one of those games.  Nothing went right for the Cubs...
• 6/25 MetsToday.com: Mets vs. Cubs Series Preview: Mets vs Cubs: Snakebitten Edition I don’t want to be cliche and use the “this is a trap series” but this is...
• 6/24 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Another Lefty Handcuffs Cubs; D-Backs Sweep: Another lefty on the mound and another loss for the Cubs in what is shaping up to be a historically bad season.  The Cubs record...
• 6/24 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes: [I'll keep updating during the Dickey-Sabathia game.] Sunday Rays 7, @Phillies 3: In the nightcap, Tampa scored 3 in the 2nd off Cliff...
• 6/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney gets day to restChicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney received a scheduled day off Saturday, June 23, against the Arizona Diamondbacks....[+] Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney received a scheduled day off Saturday, June 23, against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• 6/20 FanSided: Ramon Santiagos R Good EnoughCue Cyndi Lauper's "Goonies" theme song. ...
• 6/19 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs rumors heating up: With the Cubs wallowing in last place, there hasn't been much to write about this year (how many different ways can you say the...
• 6/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Royals, A’s, Barney, Orioles: Many baseball people expect the Padres to trade Carlos Quentin, but the team is in a fluid situation, so that assumption is not...
• 6/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/18: For the 8th time this season and first since June 8th, the Boston Red Sox are at the .500 mark (33-33) after a 7-4 win over...
• 6/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/18: For the 8th time this season and first since June 8th, the Boston Red Sox are at the .500 mark (33-33) after a 7-4 win over...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/17: After holding on for a 4-3 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to escape the Windy City tonight with a series win in the...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/17: After holding on for a 4-3 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to escape the Windy City tonight with a series win in the...
• 6/17 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/16: After being shutout 3-0 yesterday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of a three-game...
• 6/16 SOX & Dawgs: Windy City Red Sox Delight - 6/16: After being shutout 3-0 yesterday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of a three-game...
• 6/15 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Wood, Cubs Battle Verlander but Come Up Short: Sometimes teams just beat you, sometimes a pitcher is just better than you, and that is exactly what happened today.  The Tigers...
• 6/13 Release Points: MLB Trade Deadline Watch: The trade deadline is still weeks away, something like five or six.  But that doesn’t stop writers, analysts, and prognosticators...
• 6/13 Born on Third - Cubs Blog: Cubs Finally Win a One-Run Game, Thanks to Tigers Defense: The last 12 one-run games have ended with the Cubs coming up short, not tonight as the Cubs rallied in the 8th inning to break...
• 6/13 High Heat Stats: Tuesday tidbits: Nationals 4, @Blue Jays 2: Jose Bautista homered, doubled, and reached in all 4 trips — but the rest of the Jays got just...
• 6/13 Cubbies Crib: The Story That Could Have Led To Jaramillo’s Firing: Feb 17, 2011; Mesa, AZ, USA; Chicago Cubs hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo (7) during spring training at Fitch Park. Mandatory Credit:...
• 6/11 Obstructed View: Handling Starlin Castro: The other day in San Francisco Starlin Castro lost track of the number of outs and failed to complete the second half of what...
• 6/4 Baseball Musings: Castro Loses Count: Jeff Samardzija of the Cubs has been pitching in and out of trouble all day. The Giants had the bases loaded with one out in the...

• 5/31 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Injured Stars: How to replace your banged up studs: If you play in more than one fantasy baseball league, there is a very good chance that this has been a rough week for you. In...
• 5/31 High Heat Stats: Wild Wednesday notes: (Updated again) @Twins 4, Athletics 0: In 24 starts since his 2011-05-03 no-hitter, Francisco Liriano was 7-10 with a 5.36...
• 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney the hero: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney hit a walkoff two-run dinger in the bottom of the ninth inning to help defeat the San Diego Padres...[+] Wednesday, May 30. Barney went 2-for-3 with three runs scored, three RBIs, his third stolen base of the year and two walks in the game. He now has three home runs this season.
• 5/30 Baseball Musings: Evolution of a Win: Darwin Barney hits a two-run home run on a 1-2 count with two outs in the bottom of the ninth as the Cubs beat the Padres 8-6....
• 5/23 Cubbies Crib: Wednesday One Liners Including The Iowa Cubs Showing Up The Chicago Cubs: Mar. 16, 2012; Mesa, AZ, USA; Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) looks on during the first inning against the San Francisco...
• 5/20 Justin Jabs: Emma Award 7: Joey Votto: Joey Votto began his week with a bang. On the 13th, a three-homer game coupled with six RBIs put the Cincinnati Reds over the...
• 5/17 Cubs Stats: Good Things On The Horizon For Cubs Hitters?: My latest work at FanGraphs suggests more than a few Cubs hitters should be doing MUCH better than they presently are. Namely:...
• 5/15 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 35: Tossed In The Dempster: Jake Westbrook was hammered more often than an alcoholic college chick, while Westbrook’s teammates struggled to come through...
• 5/14 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 34: Tossed In The Dempster: Jake Westbrook was hammered more often than an alcoholic college chick, while Westbrook’s teammates struggled to come through...
• 5/14 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: May 14, 2012: Jon Rauch $15. Other bids: $15, $10, $4.You can always tell when news breaks on a Sunday which owners are paying attention...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs farm report: Watkins impressing, Rizzo HR form back: Here is a re-cap of what is going on down on the farm for the Chicago Cubs. Triple-A Iowa Chris Rusin continued his up-and-down...
• 5/10 Roto Think Tank: In Season Free Agents: What's the Best Way to Get Value?: Normal.dotm 0 0 1 638 3641 Roto Think Tank 30 7 4471 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false...
• 5/7 Cubbies Crib: Adrian Cardenas Can Hit, But Will He Start?: March 15, 2012; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Chicago Cubs third baseman Adrian Cardenas (45) catches a pop fly by Colorado Rockies first...
• 5/7 Justin Jabs: Recap: Literally the best game I’ve ever been to: Today was literally the best game I’ve ever been to. This game recap is very long and kind of wordy, but I want to be able to...

• 4/28 Crashburn Alley: Cubs-Phillies Game Thread 4/28/12: Last night’s thread mentioned that the Cubs were one of the worst offensive teams in baseball, but it didn’t look...
• 4/27 Crashburn Alley: Cubs-Phillies Game Thread 4/27/12: With the way the Phillies have hit over the first three weeks of the season, you’d be hard-pressed to find a similarly-impotent...
• 4/24 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 18: The Umpire Strikes Out: Adam Wainwright and Matt Holliday flashed their vintage form, but the Cardinals couldn’t pull themselves together in the...
• 4/21 Baseball Musings: Cubs Streak Ends: Paul Maholm allowed just one run in six innings to lower his ERA to 8.36, and the top of the Cubs order collected five hits and...
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney drives in threeChicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney went 1-for-5 with three RBIs and two strikeouts in a losing effort Thursday, April 19....[+] Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney went 1-for-5 with three RBIs and two strikeouts in a losing effort Thursday, April 19.
• 4/16 High Heat Stats: Monday morning action & random stuff: In the annual Patriots Day game in Fenway, Daniel Bard issued 7 walks (a new game high for this year) in 6.2 innings. His last...
• 4/13 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 8: Wainwrong: One of the worst outings in Adam Wainwright‘s career combined with the weather to produce one of the more miserable home...
• 4/5 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Recapping the Spring Training Battles.: Over the last several weeks, I took a look at four of the Cubs Spring Training Battles.  Now that the battles are over and...
• 4/3 The "Mc" Effect: National League Central Preview: by: Drew BrownThe National League Central has taken a major hit this offseason. The World Series champion, St. Louis Cardinals,...

• 3/30 MLB Dirt: My 2012 Predictions: NL Central: I am continuing my 2012 prediction series by revealing my NL East standings and adding a few positive and negative predictions...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Seven questions facing the Chicago Cubs in 2012: With Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer bringing in a new era on the North Side of Chicago, Cubs fans have high expectations … just...
• 3/23 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.23.12 – Too many DUIs edition: Practice game recap The Cubs pounded the rangers 11-4. Soriano, Mather, Jackson, and Ian Stewart all homered. Matt Garza threw...
• 3/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Cubs fans already thinking: Wait ’til next year: The team’s probable opening-day starter is Ryan Dempster, who is in the final year of his contract with the Cubs. The second...
• 3/20 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Spring Training Battle #3: The Bench: With opening day a little over two weeks away, players are starting to sweat out the final cuts as crunch time approaches. ...
• 3/20 Obstructed View: OV’s Projected Playing Time for the 2012 Cubs: On Saturday I published this year's playing time survey and more than 50 of you took the time to fill it out. Thanks for taking...
• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney back in lineup: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney (side) was back in the spring lineup Monday, March 19, after being scratched from the lineup last...[+] week with a sore side. 'It was just during batting practice,' said Barney, who collected two hits in the Cubs' seven-run first inning Monday. 'I felt it a little bit. It was enough to tell somebody. I'm the kind of guy who likes to let people know when things are lingering.' MRI exams came back negative on his side. Barney is hitting .417 (8-for-19) with three doubles, a triple and seven RBIs this spring.
• 3/16 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.16.12 – Too Much Chalk Edition: Was there a Cubs game yesterday? I was so in shock at Wisconsin's ability to score more than 60 points that I failed to pay...
• 3/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney scratched: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney (side) was scratched from the game Thursday, March 15, with tightness in his left side that he suffered...[+] during batting practice. He is day-to-day and was held out as a precaution.
• 3/12 Obstructed View: Ballhawks can take 2012 off: One thing I've noticed while looking over the projections the past couple months is just how little power the Cubs have. Their...
• 3/12 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.12.12 – Garza struggles: Garza has a rough outing While the Cubs starters have been impressive in their short outings for far this spring, Matt Garza ran...
• 3/6 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: Chicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs have a lot of new faces this year and a lot of low expectations to go with them. ...
• 3/6 Obstructed View: Spring Training Game 2: A’s @ Cubs: A's Lineup Eric Sogard, SS Collin Cowgill, CF Seth Smith, LF Jonny Gomes, DH Josh Reddick, RF Brandon Allen, 1B Wes Timmons,...
• 3/6 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 3.5.12 – Random state laws edition: This week in state laws Lots of discussion in the comments this morning about state liquor and marriage laws yesterday. Apparently...
• 3/6 Obstructed View: Spring Training Game 1: A’s @ Cubs: Rodrigo Lopez gets the first Cactus League start today at 2:05 pm. Starters generally pitch a couple innings their first start...
• 3/6 Obstructed View: What’s all this Jeff Samardzija starting crap?: I paid so little attention to Cubs baseball after the first few weeks that it's hard for me to believe that Jeff Samardzija...
• 3/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Spring Training Battle #2: Second Base: After taking a look at the starting pitching battle last week, its time to look at the other big battle shaping up for this spring,...
• 3/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney impressing: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney is impressing manager Dale Sveum this spring. 'I'm a little overwhelmed from watching him from the...[+] other side,' Sveum said. 'He's a lot stronger and a lot quicker than I thought. His first step is really good. He's still learning second base, and there are some things I've talked to him about around the bag.' Barney has regained the weight he lost last season and now weighs 190 pounds.
• 3/1 Obstructed View: Carroll’s Team Health Reports: For several years now Will Carroll has published Team Health Reports. He previously did so at Baseball Prospectus and now does...

• 2/29 Obstructed View: Projecting the 2012 Cubs: Shortstop: Shortstop is the last infield position we have to look at it and it's without a doubt the most exciting position. If you look...
• 2/27 MLB Dirt: 2012 Chicago Cubs Outlook: Infield: In our third installment, we’ll take a look at what options the Cubs have an the infield while they work to build their...
• 2/27 Baseball Musings: Objective PMR, Second Basemen: The series on objective probabilistic model of range (PMR) continues by looking at second basemen. I’ll show teams as a...
• 2/18 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm – 2.18.12, Evening Edition: Neverending Story Remember when we were on the 5-yard line in the Theo compensation talks? Remember when Bud Selig said he'd...
• 2/17 Obstructed View: Projecting the 2012 Cubs: 2nd Basemen: I don't really know why, but whenever I think about Darwin Barney I want to pronounce his name with a Boston accent. I guess...
• 2/15 Release Points: Cespedes’ Contract is NOT a Big Gamble: Well, it’s official – or at least it will be following the requisite physical – and, quite honestly, no one saw this coming:...
• 2/9 i70baseball.com: The Revolving Door At Second: No aspect of the 2012 Cardinals comes with more questions than the middle infield, where one position has no clear starter and...
• 2/8 Cubbies Crib: Wednesday Wakeup: Cespedes, Garza, Cardenas, Spring Training: Aug 6, 2011; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Cubs pitcher Matt Garza (17) in the dugout in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds...
• 2/8 Obstructed View: Daily Facepalm 2-8-2012: Numerology: Campana's Number 1! With **** now saving face in free agency, Tony Campana has claimed the number 1 spot in the jersey lottery....
• 2/7 Cubbies Crib: Looking For A Lead Off Hitter: Ever since Juan Pierre left town, the Chicago Cubs have been searching for a very good lead off hitter, and the 2012 season will...
• 2/6 Cubbies Crib: Who Is Adrian Cardenas?: Feb 24, 2011; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Oakland Athletics shortstop Adrian Cardenas (6) poses for a picture during photo day at the Phoenix...
• 2/6 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs Claim Adrian Cardenas. DFA Blake DeWitt.: The Chicago Cubs continued their efforts to makeover their roster by claiming Adrian Cardenas from the Oakland A's and designating...
• 2/5 Obstructed View: Evaluating the Cubs likely lineup: It's hard to believe that February is here, which means pitchers and catchers will be reporting to Mesa in a couple weeks....
• 2/2 Cubbies Crib: Thursday Tune-Up: MLB Wild Card, Compensation, Cespedes: February 27, 2011; Mesa, AZ, USA; Oakland Athletics shortstop Steve Tolleson (top) attempts a double play as Chicago Cubs center...
• 2/2 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: National League second basemen: Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball Focus is a breakdown of each league, position by position. Each team receives a fantasy...
• 2/2 Obstructed View: Evaluating the Cubs likely lineup: It's hard to believe that February is here, which means pitchers and catchers will be reporting to Mesa in a couple weeks....

• 1/27 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Are the Cubs looking to upgrade at second base?: It appears that the Cubs, like me, are not convinced that Darwin Barney is the long term (or even short term) answer at second...
• 1/20 Cubbies Crib: Darwin Barney Is Liked But Not A Starter: When analysts, scouts, and various front-office begin to look at the long-term future of a major league team they often turn their...
• 1/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Tony Campana, Darwin Barney adding muscle: Chicago Cubs OF Tony Campana has added some weight while working out in Arizona this offseason, and 2B Darwin Barney has put on...[+] 18 pounds of muscle.
• 1/7 High Heat Stats: Highest and lowest rates of swinging strikes: I've been digging in to Fangraph's site, having never looked at it in detail before. Boy, they have a lot of great stuff there....
• 1/4 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Projecting the Cubs future lineups.: Around this time of year, when there is a lull in the Cubs Hot Stove season, I often find myself thinking of the Cubs future and...

• 12/14 District On Deck: District on Deck’s 2012 Top 15 Nationals Prospects: #11 Derek Norris: Image courtesy: washingtontimes.com Name: Derek Norris Date of Birth: February 14, 1989 Bats/Throws: Right/Right Height: 6’0″...
• 12/12 House of the Bluebird: Reminising on Offseason Trade Rumors: Photo by ElCapitanBSC       Photo by SD Dirk         Photo by Keith...
• 12/8 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Rule 5 Draft Preview: The annual Rule 5 Draft is tomorrow, here is a quick preview from the Cubs' perspective. Unprotected Players According to...
• 12/6 Roto Think Tank: 2011 N.L. Shortstops: It's nice when what I'm doing in my tiny corner of the baseball universe dovetails with big news in the real world.Ten Most...
• 12/2 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs Oliver Projections, Part 1: The Hardball Times has released their Oliver projections for the 2012 season. Berselius will once again be writing the player...

• 11/29 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs Oliver Projections, Part 1: The Hardball Times has released their Oliver projections for the 2012 season. Berselius will once again be writing the player...
• 11/16 Johngy's Beat: On the Beat with Darwin Barney: On our trip to Houston, Matt and I decided to set some interview goals.  One of Matt's main targets was Darwin Barney, second...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Kimbrel, **** Win Rookie Of The Year Awards: Braves closer Craig Kimbrel and Rays starter Jeremy **** won the 2011 Rookie of the Year awards, announced the Baseball Writers...
• 11/5 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs Bill James Projections, Part 1: Over the years a lot of people have claimed that the Bill James projections are optimistic. In a straight player to player comparison...

• 10/27 Obstructed View: 2012 Cubs CAIRO Projections, Part 1: We can thank the Yankees early exit from the playoffs for SG's CAIRO being released so early. For those of you who read ACB, the...
• 10/25 Obstructed View: Reality Check: As Cubs fans we're used to not getting good news. If some player leaves a game early we're trained to think it's a career ending...
• 10/16 Obstructed View: Bill James Expected RBI and Apologizing For **** You Shouldn't Have to Apologize For: I bought Solid Fool's Gold by Bill James this morning and I always like writing about some of the things he discusses. Not everything...
• 10/13 Blog Red Machine: The Baseball Bloggers Alliance announces Mays Award winners: Early this morning, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance released their results for the winners of the Willie Mays Award for the top...
• 10/8 22gigantes.com: Giants bloggers complete balloting for annual BBA awards: The Baseball Bloggers Alliance has concluded its balloting process for the 2011 baseball season awards and the official national...

• 9/28 Obstructed View: What kids?: Every year the Cubs struggle the masses come out and say the Cubs should play the kids. It happens every single time. It happens...
• 9/15 MLB Dirt: Odd League Leaders and Trailers: As I was looking through the league leaders this morning I kept noticing the same names at the top of most stats. Matt Kemp,...
• 9/12 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (64-82) at Cincinnati Reds (71-75): The Cubs played the Reds just last week, and five of the six starters from that series are pitching this series. I'm just going...
• 9/5 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Cincinnati Reds (69-71) at Chicago Cubs (60-80): Team overview As always, these are team stats with NL ranks in parentheses. Reds Cubs wOBA .323 (4th) .316...
• 9/2 Obstructed View: Caught Sleeping: Josh Harrison had an infield double in today's game (click on the link to view the video). Below is a screen cap at the exact...

• 8/30 MLBTradeRumors: Chicago Notes: Guillen, Dunn, Aramis: The Cubs are vying for a prime pick in next year's draft, while the White Sox have won four in a row and sit five games back of...
• 8/27 Cubs Stats: Narrative Ninja: Darwin Barney, Brent Lillibridge: I don't understand all the love Darwin Barney and Brent Lillibridge are receiving right now. I wrote about Darwin Barney...
• 8/27 Cubs Stats: Jonah Keri On The Cubs: I'm not sure how I missed this article, but about a week ago, Jonah Keri — author of The Extra 2% (good book, read it) and (full...
• 8/23 Braves Journal: Braves 5, Cubs 4: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs – Box Score – August 23, 2011 – ESPN. Never anything easy with these guys, is...
• 8/22 Baseball Musings: Uggla at 30: Dan Uggla homered tonight to reach 30 HR for the fifth year in a row. He’s hit between 30 and 33 homers in each of those...
• 8/21 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Could Jim Hendry's firing open the door for Ryne Sandberg?: The stars may finally be aligning for Ryne Sandberg. After being passed over for the Cubs managerial position this past offseason,...
• 8/21 Through The Fence Baseball: The Heat Index: Second baseman rankings: Sticking with the Runs Created theme, this week, the column will look at the second baseman who have created the most runs over...
• 8/16 i70baseball.com: George Brett: 30 Games In 1980George Brett has the longest hit streak in Royals history, and it was an impressive 30 game stretch....
• 8/15 Fragile Freddy's: News & Notes: While the Sox were getting slapped around in the Pacific Northwest the rest of Major League Baseball was far from boring. ...
• 8/12 Obstructed View: Aramis Ramirez caused the US debt downgrade (also, mini Cubs-Braves preview): Cubs Legend Todd Hollandsworth shot his mouth off on the radio today (recap at HBT). Then you bring into question effort...
• 8/9 Cubs Stats: Chicago Cubs: Base Running And Fielding Anti-Wizards: My recent piece for ESPN concerned the dismal state of the Chicago Cubs base running and fielding. Along with the article, I sent...
• 8/8 i70baseball.com: Looking At The Rookies – NL: Rookies may have a major impact on the remainder of the season. We take some time to point out the ones you should be watching....
• 8/2 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: My Thoughts, Inning by Inning - Cubs 11, Pirates 6: This is what either went through my head or I actually said out loud during the game tonight. PregameOK, the Pirates have lost...

• 7/25 Obstructed View: 2012 NL Central Champion Cubs, part 3: Wreckard took a look at how the 2007 Cubs improved compared to the 2006 team and what kind of improvements this current team would...
• 7/25 Obstructed View: Cubs 2011: The Revenge: Jim Hendry is going around telling Patrick Mooney that the Cubs are just a few smart moves away from contending again.  He's...
• 7/23 Obstructed View: 2012 NL Central Champion Cubs, part 2: In part 1 we found that there were currently 13 players on the Cubs roster that the Cubs want to keep assuming they try to contend...
• 7/21 Cubs Stats: FanGraphs: Jim Hendry Replacement Time: I penned and article today for FanGraphs about present Cubs GM Jim Hendry. It's worth noting: Hendry seems like a classy guy and...
• 7/20 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : How did last year's fire sale turn out for the Cubs?: With the Cubs selling again this year, here's a look at last year's deadline (and waiver) deals and how they have turned out (so...
• 7/20 MLBTradeRumors: Hendry Explains Deadline Approach: Cubs GM Jim Hendry aims to limit his trades to players he knows won't be returning next season, he told Rick Brown of the Des...
• 7/17 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Cubs Mid-season Top 10 Prospects: With Baseball America releasing its Midseason Top 50 Prospects on July 7th (Brett Jackson was ranked 32nd and Matt Szczur was...
• 7/12 11th and Washington: What a merry band of of marauders, they: It's Friday night in Pittsburgh and PNC Park is the place to be."Standing room only," says a fan at a ticket window, turning to...
• 7/12 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Game 88 Recap - Pirates 7, Cubs 4: The Pirates gave themselves a chance to pull into first place this late in the season since God knows when with an unreal win....
• 7/12 Buccos Buzz: “Fort McKenry” Raises the Jolly Roger: Let me make this clear: You – yes, you – are the key to the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ season. I’m...
• 7/12 Baseball Reality Tour: Mixed Emotions: This could get personal and may ramble on, but in the meantime, I'll try to be concise while struggling through the mixed emotions...
• 7/12 Obstructed View: Mid-Season Good and Bad: Position Players: Last year over at Aisle 424, I decided that grading players on a scale of objectivity was ultimately dumb and subjective. But...
• 7/12 Cubs Stats: Cubs Fans Need To Stop Drinking The Castro-Barney Kool-Aid: Much has been made about the double-play tandem of Starlin Castro and Darwin Barney. It seems like these two have drawn comparisons...
• 7/4 Bay City Ball: MLB Gameday Mobile [2.0]: Don’t you sometimes hate how dry MLB Gameday can be on your Android/iPhone/Other? It’s so straight forward, it’s nearly...
• 7/1 Cubbies Crib: Chicago Cubs Place Carlos Zambrano On The DL: The Chicago Cubs can not catch a break this season. The Cubs were anti**** a healthy roster once Kerry Wood, Darwin Barney, and...

• 6/30 Baseball Musings: Sandoval Over the Wall: Pablo Sandoval picked up the last Giants hit against the Cubs in the third inning of Thursday afternoon’s game, and he gets...
• 6/29 Cubbies Crib: Hendry Opens Up About The Trade Deadline: Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry addressed the media about the July 31 trade deadline. Even though the Cubs are 32-48 on...
• 6/29 Cubs Stats: Newsflash! The Cubs Are Bad At Everything!: The Cubs are not good defensively. They are not good on the base paths. They do not pitch well. And they are average offensively....
• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Release Doug Davis: The Giants have had a lot of trouble scoring this year, so giving up ten runs to them looks especially bad, even though they're...
• 6/29 Cubbies Crib: Wednesday Starters, Including Quade An All-Star: Expect a roster move today as Darwin Barney will be activated off of the disabled list. Though, even if Barney was available yesterday,...
• 6/28 MLB Dirt: Wrigley Field Isn’t a Dump. The Team Might Be: A recent stop to Wrigley Field by the crew of Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN did much to again dispel the notion that the place...
• 6/26 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Catching up with the Cubs top 10 prospects: With the minor league season at the halfway mark, its time to check in on how the Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospects are faring: Brett...
• 6/22 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs' looking good for next year's draft!!!: With the Cubs season already in the tank, one (small) consolation for Cubs fans is that the Cubs should have a high draft pick...
• 6/20 Cubs Stats: FanGraphs: Interview With Darwin Barney: David Laurila, FanGraphs writer and my colleague, has the privilege of interviewing a great number of baseball players. I asked...
• 6/20 Cubs Stats: The Anatomy Of The Cubs Losing Streak: Image courtesy of Baseball-Reference. Woof. You know it is a bad season when do not even notice a losing streak. Yeah, that's...
• 6/20 Cubs Stats: Is It Okay To Question Mike Quade Yet?: Last year, Cubs fans began meandering out of the woodworks bearing signs and slogans in support of manager Mike Quade. When Quade...
• 6/20 Cubs Stats: FanGraphs: Interview With Darwin Barney: David Laurila, FanGraphs writer and my colleague, has the privilege of interviewing a great number of baseball players. I asked...
• 6/20 Cubs Stats: The Anatomy Of The Cubs Losing Streak: Image courtesy of Baseball-Reference. Woof. You know it is a bad season when do not even notice a losing streak. Yeah, that's...
• 6/20 Cubs Stats: Is It Okay To Question Mike Quade Yet?: Last year, Cubs fans began meandering out of the woodworks bearing signs and slogans in support of manager Mike Quade. When Quade...
• 6/15 Baseball Press: 2011 National League Rookie of the Year Race: Gas throwing Craig Kimbrel is a strikeout machine. (Icon SMI)With the baseball season a third of the way complete, Baseball...
• 6/15 Obstructed View: Cubs compared to their projections: Back in April I compared the Cubs players to their projections and intended to do it once a month. Instead, you get once every...
• 6/15 MLBTradeRumors: If The Nationals Become Sellers: Nationals GM Mike Rizzo made one significant trade last July, sending closer Matt Capps to the Twins for catcher Wilson Ramos. ...
• 6/15 Blog Red Machine: Darwin Barney To The DL: Darwin Barney is one of the main reasons why the Cubs are going for their third straight win today. Though, Barney will not take...
• 6/13 Baseball Musings: One More 1-0: Randy Wolf and Ryan Dempster each pitch seven shutout innings as the Cubs defeat the Brewers 1-0, the second 1-0 game of the night....
• 6/13 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Minor League Monday: Who's next to get the call?: Due to injuries and other factors, the Cubs have employed 8 rookies so far this year:  Darwin Barney, Welington Castillo,...
• 6/11 COSFBA: Your League Probably Sucks...: ...IF any of these examples are true about the fantasy baseball leagues you're in this season: Eric Hosmer is owned in only...
• 6/10 Cubs Stats: FanGraphs: Interview With Darwin Barney: David Laurila, FanGraphs writer and my colleague, has the privilege of interviewing a great number of baseball players. I asked...
• 6/9 Cubs Stats: The Anatomy Of The Cubs Losing Streak: Image courtesy of Baseball-Reference. Woof. You know it is a bad season when do not even notice a losing streak. Yeah, that's...
• 6/9 Crashburn Alley: Cubs Series Preview with Joe Aiello: Phillies fans have been a bit frustrated with the team’s performance as of late, but Cubs fans have had much more to lament....
• 6/8 The Friarhood: RIZZOMANIA Just in Time for a NLROY Run: RIZZOMANIA seems to have hit San Diego this week and for good reason.  Padres prospect Anthony Rizzo, rumored to make his...
• 6/6 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs select Javier Baez with 9th overall pick: With the 9th overall pick in the 2011 draft, the Cubs selected Arlington County HS (Fla.) shortstop Javier Baez.  Baez may...
• 6/2 Baseball Moves: The Watchlist: Rookie Rankings June 2nd: Posted by LarryYocum on June 2nd, 2011 The Watchlist will be an article that comes out every Thursday afternoon and it will focus...
• 6/2 Cubs Stats: Is It Okay To Question Mike Quade Yet?: Last year, Cubs fans began meandering out of the woodworks bearing signs and slogans in support of manager Mike Quade. When Quade...
• 6/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : 2011 = the season of suck: We are now about one third of the way through the regular season and I think we can pretty much agree that the Cubs suck. ...
• 6/1 Obstructed View: What the Cubs may soon look like: The Cubs are 8.5 games out of first place and it's just the first of June. Their pythagorean record is even worse than their actual...

• 5/31 Obstructed View: Cubs are Bleeding On and Off the Field: The injuries are piling up for the Cubs. In the outfield, our centerfielder and unlikely three hitter is down with a BROKEN FACE,...
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney continues to shine: Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade said 2B Darwin Barney continues to show good instincts in the field and on the basepaths. 'That's...[+] the only way he knows how to play,' Quade said. 'He has no idea what the scoreboard is and he's not going to coast.' Barney entered play Wednesday, May 25, as the top rookie in the majors in hits (54), multi-hit games (19), and batting average (.318). Barney was 0-for-3 Wednesday against the New York Mets.
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney, Starlin Castro drive in pair of runs: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney and SS Starlin Castro each drove in two runs Tuesday, May 24, against the New York Mets. Each player...[+] has 23 RBIs, tying OF Alfonso Soriano for the team lead.
• 5/24 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Could Marlon Byrd's injury open the door for Tony Campana?: After being hit in the face by a Alfredo Aceves pitch on Saturday, leaving him with multiple facial fractures and blurred vision,...
• 5/23 Obstructed View: The Cubs just aren't very good: About a quarter of the 2011 season is in the books and the Cubs have performed about as we expected overall. The pitching, particularly...
• 5/22 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/22: After blowout wins for each team in the first two games, the Boston Red Sox will host the Chicago Cubs in the finale of a three-game...
• 5/22 Obstructed View: Random facts: Jose Bautista has more home runs than all these Cubs players combined: Geovany Soto, Koyie Hill, Jeff Baker, Darwin Barney,...
• 5/22 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/22: After blowout wins for each team in the first two games, the Boston Red Sox will host the Chicago Cubs in the finale of a three-game...
• 5/21 Obstructed View: Random Cubs Notes and Ramblings: The world won't end today, but by the 5th inning of tonight's game, you'll wish it had. The Cubs aren't just modeling themselves...
• 5/21 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/20: After a two-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox welcome the Chicago Cubs to Fenway Park for the first time...
• 5/20 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/20: After a two-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox welcome the Chicago Cubs to Fenway Park for the first time...
• 5/20 Baseball Happenings: Series Preview - Chicago Cubs: Pitchers:Friday – Jon Lester (5-1, 3.28) vs. Doug Davis (0-1, 1.80)Saturday – Alfredo Aceves (1-0, 2.60) vs. Carlos Zambrano...
• 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Bautista, Vargas, Loney: On this date in 1999, Robin Ventura became the first player in baseball history to hit a grand slam in both games of a double...
• 5/19 Obstructed View: It's never too early to look ahead to next year: A few years ago I wouldn't have considered writing something about looking ahead. The Cubs had the pieces in place to contend...
• 5/19 Cut Four: Seven runs, none earned: On Tuesday night in Cincinnati, a rare thing happened. A “Cubbie Occurence” if you will. The Cubs choked away two...
• 5/17 Cubs Stats: The 2011 Tyler Colvin Experience Has Ended: The Cubs have decided to send down the young Tyler Colvin. The former first round draft pick hit 20 homers last year, despite...
• 5/14 Cubs Stats: Not Buying Barney: Is Darwin Barney For Real?: The Cubs have not had a whole lot to be excited about this season. The offense has been offensive, the base running has been run...
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Three players lead charge: Chicago Cubs OF Reed Johnson went 3-for-5 with a triple and four RBIs against the San Francisco Giants Friday, May 13. SS Starlin...[+] Castro went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored, while 2B Darwin Barney went 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs.
• 5/12 Through The Fence Baseball: Massive storm delays Cubs; helps wash away woes: Yesterday, the Chicago area started out the late afternoon under severe thunderstorm warnings  as Cubs fans anti**** game two...
• 5/12 Obstructed View: St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs 5-12: bref previewgameday Jay RF, Craig 2B, Pujols 1B, Holliday LF, Rasmus CF, Molina C, Descalso 3B, Greene SS, Garcia P.Castro SS,...
• 5/10 Obstructed View: St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs: GamedayBref Preview Cardinals wOBA wRC Def Cubs wOBA wRC Def Ryan Theriot .298 .39 -.01 Kosuke...
• 5/10 Obstructed View: Grades so far: Infield: The Cubs are 33 games into their 2011 season and it seems a good time to check on how players are doing. I'll break it into four...
• 5/4 Obstructed View: 1940s Chicago Cubs @ 1940s Los Angeles Dodgers: GamedayB-Ref Preview Cubs wOBA wRC Def Dodgers wOBA wRC Def Starlin Castro .330 .53 -.03 Aaron...
• 5/4 MLB Fantasy Recon: All Waiver Wire Team from The FB Cafe: I'd be sitting Stewart until he proves himselfIan Stewart heads this week's recommendations from The FB Cafe's list of pick ups. ...
• 5/4 Baseball Musings: Ethier at 29: Andre Ethier just hit a line drive over the leaping Starlin Castro of the Cubs to extend his hit streak to 29 games. There’s...
• 5/3 Lasorda's Lair: Breaking News Ethier Extends Streak to 29: Tonight at least Andre Ethier didn’t make fans wait too long to see if his hitting streak would be extended, and the ball...
• 5/3 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers: GamedayB-Ref Preview Cubs wOBA wRC Def Dodgers wOBA wRC Def Kosuke **** Carroll .346 .59 -.02 Darwin...
• 5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney named NL Rookie of the Month: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney was named the National League Rookie of the Month for the month of April. Barney hit .326 with a...[+] home run, 14 RBIs, four doubles, two triples and scored 15 runs.
• 5/2 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Los Angeles Dodgers: GamedayBRef Preview Cubs wOBA wRC RS Dodgers wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .330 .52 -.03 Jamey...
• 5/2 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: April's Fantasy Baseball All-Stars: My Waiver Saviors articles have always been about finding players available in a high percentage of leagues (I use ESPN and Yahoo!...
• 5/1 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 5 – The Origin of the Smoak Monster’s Species: Ah I’m back from my short Easter vacation and ready for another week of Waiver Mavens. Without further ado… here we...
• 5/1 Obstructed View: Should Starlin Castro move off shortstop?: After Starlin Castro's 3-error inning the other day a lot of talk began again about moving the 21-year old to 2nd base. It's...
• 5/1 Baseball Musings: Late NL Roundup: Josh Johnson lowered his ERA to 0.88 with seven shutout innings against the Reds, but the Marlins bullpen could not hold the 3-0...

• 4/30 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens – Week 5 – The Origin of the Smoak Monster’s Species: Ah I’m back from my short Easter vacation and ready for another week of Waiver Mavens. Without further ado… here we...
• 4/30 Cubs Stats: Chicago Cubs 25 Man Roster: Infield Grades: The Chicago Cubs 2011 season is well underway now, so why not take a gander down the roster and see how er'body is performing?1B...
• 4/30 Cubs Stats: Optimism Goggles: The Chicago Cubs 25 Man Roster In 2012: Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors explored the Chicago Cubs 2012 financial obligations for the upcoming season. Frankly, it's almost...
• 4/29 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Arizona Diamondbacks: GamedayB-Ref Preview Cubs wOBA wRC RS Diamondbacks wOBA wRC RS Kosuke **** Young .339 .56 .00 Darwin...
• 4/28 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Fliers - Under 25% Owned Picks from COSFBA: Cabrera can be a great short term fixDaniel Aubain over at COSFBA offers a great piece with some advice to fill those holes and...
• 4/28 Baseball Moves: The Watchlist: April Rankings: The Watchlist will be an article that comes out every Thursday afternoon and it will focus on rookies, minor leaguers, and post-hype...
• 4/27 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: April 26th, 2011: Waiver Saviors will be a semi-regular feature on COSFBA looking for players available in a majority of leagues (ESPN and/or Yahoo!)...
• 4/26 Obstructed View: Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs: GamedayB-Ref Preview Rockies wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Dexter Fowler .347 .58 -.03 Starlin...
• 4/26 Cubs Stats: Chicago Cubs 25 Man Roster: Infield Grades: The Chicago Cubs 2011 season is well underway now, so why not take a gander down the roster and see how er'body is performing? 1B...
• 4/25 Obstructed View: Colorado Rockies @ Chicago Cubs: GamedayB-Ref Preview Rockies wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Dexter Fowler .347 .58 -.03 Kosuke...
• 4/25 Lasorda's Lair: Cubs Top Dodgers in a Wild and Windy Day at Wrigley: The wind blowing out at the friendly confines of Wrigley Field typically leads to an offensive battle, and on Saturday the Dodgers...
• 4/25 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Complete Series Win vs. Cubs, Set Sights on Marlins: The Dodgers offense has got to wish that the Cubs series lasted a couple more days.  The Dodgers scored 27 runs in the three...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Top of order spurs team to win: Chicago Cubs SS Starlin Castro, 2B Darwin Barney and OF Marlon Byrd combined for nine hits, six RBIs and four runs scored Saturday,...[+] April 23, against the Los Angeles Dodgers, reports The Associated Press. Each player also stole a base in the game, and Castro tied a career high with four hits.
• 4/23 Obstructed View: Cubs compared to their projections: I wrote this on Friday morning so it's updated through Thursday's games. I'm too lazy to update it to include Friday's blowout...
• 4/22 MLB Fantasy Recon: Buy Low & Sell High - Notes from Razzball: Party like its 2006Lance Berkman is back in a big way.  Not to mention he received a ton of print here, there were a lot...
• 4/22 Obstructed View: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs: GamedayB-Ref PreviewWeather Dodgers wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Jamey Carroll .306 .42 -.02 Kosuke...
• 4/22 Cubs Stats: Chicago Cubs 25 Man Roster: Infield Grades: The Chicago Cubs 2011 season is well underway now, so why not take a gander down the roster and see how er'body is performing? 1B...
• 4/20 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Flier - Darwin Barney: He's no TheriotThe Cubs have recently handed over their second base job to 25 year old Darwin Barney.  Barney has responded...
• 4/20 Obstructed View: San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs Times Two: This is for both games of the doubleheader if possible. Gameday (game 1) Padres wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Will...
• 4/20 MLB Fantasy Recon: Fantasy Fix Rookie Report - Sands, Pineda, Freeman, Arencibia: A different take on SandsJohn Marino over The Fantasy Fix reviews the starts of some key rookies around the league.  Marino...
• 4/19 Cubs Stats: Optimism Goggles: The Chicago Cubs 25 Man Roster In 2012: Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors explored the Chicago Cubs 2012 financial obligations for the upcoming season. Frankly, it's almost...
• 4/19 Cubs Stats: Optimism Goggles: The Chicago Cubs 25 Man Roster In 2012: Tim Dierkes of MLB Trade Rumors explored the Chicago Cubs 2012 financial obligations for the upcoming season. Frankly, it's almost...
• 4/19 Obstructed View: Series Preview: San Diego Padres (7-8) at Chicago Cubs (7-8): Despite the fact that the Cubs lost the series (as expected), I came away mildly impressed with the team's performance in Colorado....
• 4/18 Obstructed View: San Diego Padres @ Chicago Cubs:   Padres wOBA wRC RS Cubs wOBA wRC RS Will Venable .323 .49 .01 Purple .342 .56 -.03 Chase...
• 4/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Mike Quade likes Darwin Barney: Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade has hit SS Starlin Castro and 2B Darwin Barney one and two in the lineup for six straight games,...[+] according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal. 'He's a thinking-man's player. Great instincts,' Quade says of Barney. 'You talk about keeping it simple. How's this for a simple concept? The guy loves to play baseball.'
• 4/17 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies, 2:10 pm: GamedayB-Ref Preview Cubs wOBA wRC RS Rockies wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .332 .52 -.03 Dexter...
• 4/17 Obstructed View: Series Preview: Chicago Cubs (6-6) at Colorado Rockies (10-2): Team Overview The Cubs head to the thin air of Colorado to face the team with the best record in baseball. Here are their numbers...
• 4/15 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies, 7:40 pm: I had wanted to start using Base Runs instead of using wRC to calculate runs, but I need to look things over before I publish...
• 4/14 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Is Kosuke **** getting Wally Pipp(ed) out of the leadoff spot?: With Kosuke **** resting a sore hamstring the last few days, Cubs manager Mike Quade has used Starlin Castro as the leadoff...
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Manager likes Starlin Castro, Darwin Barney at the top: Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade likes the athleticism of SS Starlin Castro and 2B Darwin Barney at the top of the batting order,...[+] reports Bruce Levine, of ESPNChicago.com. 'I like the two kids at the top,' Quade said. 'They're having fun there, they're playing well.' The Cubs lead baseball in batting average and on-base percentage from the leadoff spot.
• 4/13 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros: Time: 7:05 pm CTGamedayB-Ref Preview Cubs wOBA wRC RS Astros wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .332 .556 -0.13 Michael...
• 4/12 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros: Time: 7:05 pm CTGamedayB-Ref Preview Cubs wOBA wRC RS Astros wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .332 .554 -0.13 Michael...
• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney starts, produces: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney made another start Monday, April 11, against the Houston Astros, and he finished 2-for-3 with a...[+] triple, two walks, two runs scored and an RBI. He is batting .381 (8-for-21) through his first nine games.
• 4/11 Obstructed View: Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros: Time: 7:05 pm CTGameday Cubs wOBA wRC RS Astros wOBA wRC RS Starlin Castro .332 .557 -0.13 Michael...
• 4/10 Obstructed View: Cubs @ Brewers, 1:10 pm:   Cubs wOBA wRC RS Brewers wOBA wRC RS Kosuke **** Weeks .349 .622 -0.02 Starlin Castro .332 .537 -0.03 Carlos...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Mike Quade not keen on playing Jeff Baker in RF: Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade said Saturday, April 9, he isn't too keen on playing 2B Jeff Baker in right field to make room...[+] at second base for 2B Darwin Barney, reports Paul Sullivan, of the Chicago Tribune. 'I haven't asked him to do that that,' Quade said. 'Unless I ask him to go out there and do some work. He'll do anything. I have no doubt. But at this point, I have my hands full in the outfield and I like the idea that he can spell 3B Aramis Ramirez if he needs a break, and I would just as soon keep those guys in the infield for now. But never say never.'
• 4/5 Obstructed View: Diamondbacks @ Cubs: The projections below are from the 2011 ZiPS spreadsheet. I'm using last year's bullpen numbers. Diamondbacks wOBA wRC Cubs wOBA wRC Willie...
• 4/3 Obstructed View: Random Thoughts: Three games doesn't tell us anything, but they were three predictable games. The offense struggled, which they're going to do...
• 4/1 Cubs Stats: Opening Day At Wrigley Field: Here's today's Opening Day starters per MLB.com's game notes: P: Ryan Dempster C: Geovany Soto 1B: Carlos Pena 2B: Darwin...

• 3/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney to start on Opening Day: Chicago Cubs 2B Darwin Barney will start at second base on Opening Day Friday, April 1, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat....[+] OF Kosuke Fukudome will lead off, followed by SS Starlin Castro, OF Marlon Byrd, 3B Aramis Ramirez, 1B Carlos Pena, C Geovany Soto, OF Alfonso Soriano, Barney and the pitcher. 2B Jeff Baker will start at second Saturday, April 2.
• 3/31 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Spring Training's Over. What did we learn about the Cubs?: With the final spring training game in the books for the Cubs, let take a look back at this spring and see what we learned about...
• 3/30 Obstructed View: 11 Scandalous Predictions for the 2011 Cubs: By scandalous, of course I mean stupid. Earlier in the offseason I made 103 predictions that won't happen in 2011. That was pure...
• 3/30 Obstructed View: How bad is Koyie Hill?: Over the last two seasons Koyie Hill has posted a 51 wRC+ (weighted runs created, adjusted so that 100 is average like ERA+ and...
• 3/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Second base undecided: Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade has yet to decide who will start at second base to open the season, according to MLB.com's Carrie...[+] Muskat. SS Darwin Barney has been impressive this spring and 2B Blake DeWitt has been in a funk at the plate. DeWitt started at third base Wednesday, March 30, in an intrasquad game. 'We need to get him swinging the bat,' Quade said of DeWitt, who was 11-for-59 this spring.
• 3/28 Obstructed View: Platooning 101: The day everyone has looked forward to is here. Obstructed View is no longer something we can hype though we had little to no...
• 3/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Have not decided on starting 2B for opening day: The Chicago Cubs have not decided if 2B Blake DeWitt, 2B Jeff Baker or 2B Darwin Barney will start at second base on opening day,...[+] reports Carrie Muskat, of MLB.com. Manager Mike Quade is expected to make a decision by Tuesday, March 29, or Wednesday, March 30.
• 3/25 Baseball Reality Tour: Inaugural Post on Rotoprofessor: Hey folks, so we've never done this before... The Braves are reloading, and Freddie Freeman is a big part of it. I wrote...
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney moving up depth chart: Chicago Cubs SS Darwin Barney appears to have surpassed 2B Blake DeWitt on the team's depth chart this spring, and Barney started...[+] over DeWitt Thursday, March 24, according to the Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan. Barney will now share time at second base with 2B Jeff Baker. DeWitt is hitting .167 this spring and will be the backup at second and third base.
• 3/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney wins roster spot: Chicago Cubs IF Darwin Barney is expected to start the season on the team's major league roster, reports Jon Greenberg, of ESPNChicago.com....[+] 'He's played himself into significant time, and that time will be determined,' manager Mike Quade said Thursday, March 24. Barney will see time at second base, and is the presumptive backup at shortstop.
• 3/24 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs roster nearly complete: With today's news that the Cubs optioned Fernando Perez to AAA Iowa and reassigned Bobby Scales, Augie Ojeda, Scott Moore...
• 3/23 Cubs Stats: Bradley Woodrum On Fangraphs!: Hey e'rbody! My first Fangraphs piece is live now! Please do drop by, read it, and then bash me in the comments! Here's a taste: However,...
• 3/19 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Luis Castillo's Next Team: The Mets finally went ahead and did what seemed inevitable yesterday, cutting ties with Luis Castillo. Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports...
• 3/19 Call to the Pen: A Market for Luis Castillo?: If you’ve been following the whole saga of life being Luis Castillo, you know he’s been through a wringer as of late....
• 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney still under consideration: Chicago Cubs IF Darwin Barney has impressived the coaching staff this spring with his tenacity at the plate, reports Bruce Levine,...[+] of ESPNChicago.com. Barney remains in the mix for a roster spot after the first wave of cuts, but he is still believed to be behind 2Bs Jeff Baker and Blake DeWitt for the starting job.
• 3/15 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Topps Heritage…haves and have-nots: I bought two jumbo packs of 2011 Topps Heritage today. Not a single Reds card in the lot. I’ve already set aside a few cards...
• 3/12 Cubs Stats: Darwin Barney: A Prospect?: According to Jonathon Mayo of MLB.com, The Cubs top ten prospects look something like this: Rk Player        ...

• 2/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney, Augie Ojeda are candidates for backup job: Chicago Cubs manager Mike Quade said Tuesday, Feb. 22, that he needs one extra infielder, and that player needs to be able to...[+] backup at shortstop, reports Carrie Muskat, of MLB.com. IF Darwin Barney and 2B Augie Ojeda are among the candidates.
• 2/14 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : What to keep an eye on this Spring for the Cubs.: Pitchers and catcher report.  Each year I hear that phrase, its music to my ears.  While I follow the Bears and the...
• 2/8 Call to the Pen: The Chicago Cubs System: Continuing my journey through the land of prospects, I bring you the twentieth system rundown: that of the Chicago Cubs. The Matt...
• 2/2 Cubs Stats: The 2011 Cubs Roster: A Medium Look: We last looked at the impending 25-man roster in December. Now, in the post-Garza world, let's reexamine it: RF Kosuke ****...
• 2/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Blake DeWitt changed approach last year: Chicago Cubs 2B Blake DeWitt worked with hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo at the end of last season to eliminate a toe tap that he...[+] used at the plate, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. 'It takes less timing,' Jaramillo said of the reason for the switch. 'There's so much timing involved with the tap and your hands going back to a starting point, and now he's taking out the tap and going straight back with his hands.' DeWitt hopes to use the opposite field more this year. DeWitt and 2Bs Jeff Baker and Darwin Barney all figure to see at-bats at second base this year.

• 1/23 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : The Cubs "Leadoff Man by Committee": Its no secret that the Cubs lack a true leadoff hitter.  2010 saw several different players man the top spot, including Ryan...
• 1/20 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : With Tom Gorzelanny gone, Cubs lineup and rotation pretty much set: With the recent trade of Tom Gorzelanny, the Cubs have pretty much finalized their starting lineup and rotation. So here is...
• 1/15 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Updated 2011 Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospect List: With the Cubs trading away 4 players listed in my 2011 Cubs Composite Top 10 Prospect List, I have updated the list to remove...

• 12/2 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Chicago Cubs Rule 5 Draft Preview: With the Rule 5 draft taking place during next week's Winter Meetings, Baseball America (pay site) has come out with...
• 12/1 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Non-tender Candidates: Koyie Hill and Jeff Baker: For those of you who might not keep track of this stuff, tomorrow is the deadline for teams to tender contracts to players who...

• 11/18 Cubs Billy Goat Blog : Cubs Top 5 Prospects for 2011: For you fantasy players out there or those of you who just get excited about the next great propsect, I put together a list...

• 10/30 Obstructed View: Roster update: This is a Cubs blog so we have to talk about the Cubs on occasion.  Yesterday the Cubs added Robinson Chirinos to their 40-man...
• 10/12 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Market For Shortstops: As many as seven teams could be looking for help at shortstop, but the options aren't very interesting beyond Juan Uribe and Hiroyuki...

• 9/21 Obstructed View: Baseball America's Top 30 Cubs Prospects, Part 3: 20. Blake Parker.  Parker converted to pitcher after the 2006 season.  1st baseman who can't hit don't play very long.  He...
• 9/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Darwin Barney playing well: Chicago Cubs SS Darwin Barney is hitting .406 with eight runs scored, two doubles and two RBIs in his last 11 games with SS Starlin...[+] Castro (hip) sidelined, according to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. 'Barney's playing well and I don't think 'Cassie' is 100 percent yet,' said manager Mike Quade. 'We have the luxury of a guy playing well. Let's give (Castro) another day with the off-day and get him back to 100 percent when we get to Florida. I'd be shocked if he wasn't ready to go on Friday.'
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Evolution of a Shortstop: Darwin Barney went two for three for the Cubs Monday afternoon, raising his batting average to .290, scoring two runs. The rookie...
• 9/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cubs | Jeff Baker scratched Wednesday: Chicago Cubs 2B Jeff Baker (Achilles') was scratched from the lineup Wednesday, Sept. 1, with a sore left Achilles' tendon, according...[+] to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat. SS Darwin Barney started at third in Baker's place.

• 8/28 Obstructed View: Why Joe Girardi will not be managing the Cubs: Joe Girardi is in the third season of his three-year deal to manage the Yankees.  They failed to win the division for the first...
• 8/24 Baseball Daily Digest: Pacific Perspectives: Rising Asian-American talent, part 2: Last week, I looked at the pitching talent among Asian-American MLB players, to find only one real standout. But unlike their...
• 8/17 Baseball Daily Digest: Pacific Perspectives: Rising Asian-American pitching talent: My column focuses on the exploits of Asian-born major leaguers, but I’m often reminded of the success of Asian-American...