A Desipio oral history of the Ryan Dempster trade

Aug 2, 2012 | Cubs, MLB, Oral Histories

Ryan Dempster, Cubs pitcher 2004-2012 I said all along that all I wanted to do was help the Cubs, and if I could help them by being traded to a contender for some supergreat prospects, then I was happy to do it.  Theo [Epstein, Cubs President of Baseball Operations]...
Phil’s putting us on, right?

Phil’s putting us on, right?

Nov 22, 2010 | Cubs

Some days you know Phil Rogers’ writing sucks because he was careless and used the wrong name for a guy, say for example the name of a dead Colombian drug kingpin instead of a Giants’ third baseman.  Sometimes you know it sucks because he’s just not...