It would be easy enough to state that Chris Jaffe’s "Evaluating Baseball's Managers, 1876-2008" will do for big league managers what “Bill James’ Baseball Handbook” has done for big league players. Full Article at Sports Blogs

Well, I never heard it before, but it sounds uncommon nonsense. - The Mock Turtle, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - Of the Cubs wanting to sign Ankiel. Just the thought makes me want to vomit all over my keyboard. Full Article at Sports Blogs

we need to have contingency plans for injuries that we didn’t have last year. Tracy seems like a viable candidate for multiple positions and would be worth a risk with his bat. Full Article at Sports Blogs

I'm not sure I really have to convince anyone here of the premise of the headline of this article; numerous people have already posted here about how useful Curtis Granderson would be in the Cubs' outfield, and several traditional media articles in... Full Article at Bleed Cubbie Blue

I’m already tired of reading his name on BCB. As I've told you before, I never repeat myself. … this one might actually happen. For one thing, the Tigers don’t have an owner with Granderson as his favorite player. Full Article at Sports Blogs

"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985. so do you suppose his name might have been inspired by a certain Cub star from the ’80s? Full Article at Bleed Cubbie Blue