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The Big Dead Sidebar (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... you really think the Cubs were going to overtake the Rockies, Marlins, Braves and Giants with the Jake Fox/Sam Fuld/Tyler Colvin clusterfuck of an outfield'I didn't think so.Lilly beat the NL Central's three worst teams en route to having a 12-win season. Those three teams finished fourth, fifth and sixth in the NL Central. You wasted a month of the team's best starter on teams that finished...
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The Big Dead Sidebar (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
... to go outside the organization for some help be it by trade or free agency.4)Do you make room for Jake Fox on this team somehow or do you look to trade him'Fox was one of the better stories of the 2009 season for the Cubs but he's best served as a designated hitter for an AL team. He could have some value as a first baseman as well but neither position is open for him on the current club....
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Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Much has been made of Manny Ramirez' location during the National League Championship Series Game Four rally that essentially killed the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2009 season. Jake Fox went 4 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, and the Cubs rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday to avoid a...Most fans of Major League Baseball can remember the Fall of 1996. John Baker drove...
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The Big Dead Sidebar (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
... the 2009 team, Sandberg might be with the big club before you know it.What are the Cubs' plans for Jake Fox next year? Piniella has indicated his desire for a big RBI bat, and it seems Fox could fill that role nicely, especially if there are payroll constraints. Fox added some key production and power in his limited playing time this year. Also, has anyone coined the term "Fox trot" when...
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MLB (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Ryne Sandberg, Jake Fox, Aaron Heilman and an update on the movie, "We Believe" are the topics in this week's Inbox.
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Zoner Sports (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
... They don’t really have any good young players. I might make an exception for Randy Wells, Soto or Jake Fox, but even then those guys will all be 27 or 28 next year. Their bullpen is in shambles. They have no closer. Who knows what Marmol brings next year. I love Guzman, but can he eat up 80-90 innings? It’s a pen in disarray. The starting pitching is not as good as you think. Zambrano (if...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
... Solid player, but Byrd is coming off a career year and the Braves might not prefer doubles power. Jake Fox will probably be available this winter. The 27-year-old slugged .468 in 241 plate appearances for the Cubs after a ridiculous .841 mark in Triple A. The Braves could look into other older minor leaguers with power such as Shelley Duncan , Mitch Jones , or Randy Ruiz . Probably wouldn't...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 06/10/2009
... to him." That'd be overpaying, based on last year's market for lefty relievers. Sullivan believes Jake Fox and Mike Fontenot are trade candidates. Fox might be a good fit with an American League club. Will the Cubs opt for a cheap backup outfielder in Sam Fuld , or will they re-sign Reed Johnson ? Neither writer expects the Cubs to trade Carlos Zambrano .
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AZ Snakepit (Free subscription) | 05/10/2009
... to get a base runner with Derrek Lee getting a single in the bottom of the first with two outs. Jake Fox promptly struck out on four pitches. He might have been inspired by the D’backs’ top of the first effort: both Stephen Drew and Justin Upton struck out, the latter on his way to four strike out day. The second inning featured more of the same, with the Diamondbacks looking...
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The Big Dead Sidebar (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
... months. Unacceptable. All of his best moves (moving Alfonso Soriano down in the order, playing Jake Fox everyday at third base when Aramis Ramirez went down, removing Gregg from the closer's role, moving Fukudome to the top of the order) came too little too late. The Lou Piniella of 2007 or 2008 would have made those moves earlier in the season.If that guy comes back in 2010, the Cubs will...
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Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 02/10/2009
Here is a question from one Joe P. Hutchinson from Glendale, Arizona, in Paul Sullivan's mailbag: In regards to the reader and your agreement regarding dumping Hoffpauir, Jake Fox and then go after Chone Figgins, are you kidding? We develop players and then discard them so we can overpay for free agents such as Soria no; Fukudome and Bradley'?!! It's a shame when even our very own Cubs beat...
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 01/10/2009
... only one run scoring. Instead, Jason Jaramillo followed with a double to the LF corner, on which Jake Fox made a Jacque Jones -like throw to the infield, allowing Jaramillo to take third. Didn't really matter, as .225-hitting Brian Bixler drove him in. And that was it -- the Triple-A lineup the Cubs sent up in game one managed only four singles, three walks and a hit batsman off Morton and...
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Bleed Cubbie Blue (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
... situation has stabilized, he'll be back stronger than ever in 2010. Bruce Miles writes today about Jake Fox and what he's going to do this offseason to help himself improve. And Bruce notes that Jake (given name "Jacob") shares a name with a Hall of Famer: Fox shares the same first and last name of White Sox Hall of Famer Jacob "Nellie" Fox. A native of Indianapolis,...
