The Dreaded All-Star Break
I can't begin to explain how much I hate the All-Star break and it's three days of nothing I care about. That's even been stretched to four on occasion as they no longer mandatorily schedule a four-game set after the break. So we sit and twiddle our thumbs waiting for something exciting to happen as the Cubs plan how to make up either 3.5 games on the Cardinals or 5 games on the wild card in the last 76. Some stuff to discuss and think about it or ignore after the jump...
- Morally bankrupt for years, the Cubs may make it official ...oh, that's a financial bankruptcy filing. Supposedly some sort of legalese to facilitate the sale which does look more and more like it's going to go through rather shortly with the Ricketts.
- Pedro is flying to Philly to take a physical, presumambly to sign or maybe the doctors are really good in Philly.
- Ex-Cub manager Jim Riggleman has been named interim manager of the Washington Nationals, just in time for the dead-cat new manager bounce as the Cubs start off the second half against them. Wonderful. How worried is Stephen Strasburg's arm right about now?
- Muskat says the Cubs will make a run at recently released reliever B.J. Ryan once he clears waivers. She adds this brilliant commentary.
He'd be a good addition if Ryan can regain the velocity that made him a dominant reliever.
Rich Harden would also be a good addition if he could throw 95 mph again.
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