Ted Lilly News Today

The Cubs play the first of 81 games at Wrigley Field.

Two of my favourites have birthdays today. Dustin McGowan turns 42 today. Dustin was a first-round pick back in 2000, 33rd overall. Although not the Blue Jays’ first first-round pick, we had the...

#Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Cubs thump the Rockies. More players cut. Taillon has a back issue.

Trades between New York and Washington have run the gamut between World Series winners and utter disappointments.

This was a VERY slow year for deals.

A long history between the Yankees and Athletics has resulted in a lot of notable transactions

A few deals were made to try to help the Cubs to the postseason.

Ted Lilly turns 48 today. Ted had a 15-year career, 3 of them with the Blue Jays. He came to the Jays in trade for Bobby Kielty from the A’s. Lilly went 37-34 as a Jay, with a 4.52 ERA in 89 games...

There were a lot of hit-or-miss minor trades, and a couple of big ones.

Second of 2 posts about post-season starts by pitchers. .......... Since 1903, when the first World Series was played, Major League pitchers have started 4,524 games in the post season. They...