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Should the Chicago Cubs Be Interested in Mike Jacobs?
Posted: 12th December 2009 by TAB BAMFORD in MLB
On Thursday, the Kansas City Royals released first baseman Mike Jacobs.
Should the Chicago Cubs give Jacobs a call?
There are a couple reasons Jacobs intrigues me as a free agent, the biggest of which is that he would bring something the Cubs' bench currently lacks: power.
Over the course of his career, Jacobs has hit a home run every 19 at bats, a ratio that's significantly better than Andres Blanco, who has ...
“One Goal”: Where Has the Chicago Blackhawks’ Offense Gone?
Posted: 12th December 2009 by TAB BAMFORD in NHL
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I know the Blackhawks’ marketing department is really pushing this “One Goal” mantra, but it might be time for the Hawks offense to think about three or four.
A sign of a good hockey team is their ability to overcome mistakes and shortcomings, and great hockey teams can win despite themselves. In the month of December, the Blackhawks haven’t played great ...
Christmas is coming, as it the end of 2009, so I thought now would be a great time to look back through the years that was in Chicago and give out some holiday thoughts.
We'll be awarding the first annual Tab's Naughty & Nice list awards to players from Chicago's pro teams at my personal discretion. Some might be obvious, some might not. But hopefully it's at least entertaining.
And, to the ...
According to reports out of Detroit, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock has confirmed that forward Dan Cleary will be out for a month with a separated shoulder. Cleary was injured Wednesday night in Detroit's loss to St. Louis.
Cleary joins Johan Franzen, Valtteri Filppula, Jason Williams, and Niklas Kronwall on Detroit's injury report.
Only Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datysuk have more points so far this season than Cleary, who had 16 before ...
Are the Boston Red Sox Killing the Cubs’ Ability To Move Milton Bradley?
Posted: 10th December 2009 by TAB BAMFORD in MLB
One of the hottest rumors flying around Thursday at baseball's Winter Meetings is that the Boston Red Sox have agreed to trade third baseman Mike Lowell to the Texas Rangers for minor league catcher Max Ramirez.
Lowell, who has dealt with numerous injuries over the past few seasons, is set to make $12 million in 2010, while Ramirez's salary is substantially less; Ramirez made $402,000 last year.
Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman first ...
On Thursday morning, Major League Baseball held their annual Rule 5 Draft, in which teams can pirate other teams' minor leaguers for nothing.
The deal with the Rule 5 Draft is that any player selected must be on the selecting team's major league roster for the full season, or the selecting team is forced to send said player back to their original team with cash considerations.
Last year, the Cubs selected David ...
Brewing a Winner? Milwaukee Adds LaTroy Hawkins to the Mix
Posted: 9th December 2009 by TAB BAMFORD in MLB
According to reports, including ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Milwaukee Brewers have landed another veteran free agent.
Reliever LaTroy Hawkins has agreed to a two-year, $7.5 million deal to potentially close in Milwaukee.
Hawkins was in Houston last year and rebounded from a stretch of rough seasons starting when he left Minnesota for the Chicago Cubs.
In 2009, Hawkins was 1-4 with 11 saves and 19 holds in 65 games. He had a 2.15 ...
With the dust still settling from the acquisition of Curtis Granderson in New York, the Yankees have some decisions to make about their 2010 outfield.
What happens to Melky Cabrera? Do they entertain the idea of bringing back Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui? Are they done adding outfielders?
This might be the perfect time for the Chicago Cubs to give the Bronx Bombers a call and ask about Nick Swisher's availability.
Swisher could ...
A deal that had been a hot rumor for 48 hours appears to be complete.
According to reports, the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers have agreed on the first blockbuster trade of the winter.
Headed to New York will be centerfielder Curtis Granderson.
Headed to Arizona is starter Edwin Jackson and starter/reliever Ian Kennedy.
Headed to Detroit are pitchers Max Scherzer, Daniel Schlereth and Phil Coke, as well as minor league ...
Could the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks Make a Deal?
Posted: 8th December 2009 by TAB BAMFORD in NHL
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A number of Canadian media outlets are reporting that the Anaheim Ducks, who are currently in last place in the Western Conference, are looking to become active in the trade market.
Because of their poor performance so far this year, the Ducks appear to be ready to make some bold moves.
Perhaps the ChicagoáBlackhawks should give Ducks GM (and former Blackhawks ...