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Saying Goodbye: Marlon Byrd
The first farewell of this 2012 season has come early, as Marlon Byrd was dealt to Boston for relief pitcher Michael Bowden and a player to be named later on Saturday. I’m not sure what the initial...
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Happy Trails, Kerry Wood
It has been learned today that my favorite Cub ever has decided to hang up his cleats. This is one of those events where words suddenly seem an insufficient form of expression. What can we say besides...
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Saying Goodbye: Geovany Soto
Geovany Soto’s career has had its ups and downs. Since his Rookie-of-the-Year performance in 2008, there have probably been a few more downs than ups. Even so, I have to think that Cubs fans everywhere...
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Saying Goodbye: Reed Johnson
This is the second time I’ve had to dedicate a Saying Goodbye post to Reed Johnson. It really isn’t fair. I don’t have anything to say that hasn’t been said before, at one point or another. Just this:...
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Saying Goodbye: Paul Maholm
Dear Paul Maholm, Though your time in Chicago was but brief, I would like to thank you for your services. You pitched like an All Star these past few weeks, and I particularly appreciate the positive...
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Saying Goodbye: Ryan Dempster
NOTE: I prepared the following post before the whole Atlanta trade-that-wasn’t went down. Since then, the general attitude toward Mr. Dempster has taken a vicious turn. I have a lot of things I could...
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Saying Goodbye: Jeff Baker
And here I thought we might actually get to keep one of my old favorites… No such luck. Sigh. I estimate the percentage of Cubs fans who regret to see Jeff Baker depart to be between 0.1 and 1.5%. I …...
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Saying Goodbye: 2012 Chicago Cubs
Another year of disappointing Cubs baseball is in the books. I know this wasn’t the easiest team to watch… I know you guys probably made a few faces like THIS during the course of the year… I know I...
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Saying Goodbye: Bryan LaHair and Randy Wells
The Cubbies 2012 first-half first baseman (and All Star, thank you very much) recently agreed to a deal that will send him to play for the SoftBank Hawks in Japan next year. Seems about right,...
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Saying Goodbye: Tony Campana
If The FBB has seemed even more than usually neglected as of late, you may chalk it up to the fact that it’s authoress has recently acquired a full-time job (I don’t know why I’m writing in the third...
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Saying Goodbye: Matt Garza
Certain things are worth breaking out of self-imposed blogging hiatuses for, and the dealing of Matt Garza to the Rangers by the Cubs is one of them. If I have one regret in the departure of Mr. Garza,...
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