happy thanksgiving. i had no intention of posting today until i saw this --- a sneak preview of the cards' top 10 prospects as ranked by baseball america. derrick goold gets the credit --- he posted the list at Bird Land:
- Anthony Reyes, rhp
- Colby Rasmus, of
- Tyler Greene, ss
- Chris Lambert, rhp
- Mark McCormick, rhp
- Adam Wainwright, rhp
- Travis Hanson, 3b
- Cody Haerther, of
- Nick Webber, rhp
- Stuart Pomeranz, rhp
as long as i've got you, you'll have heard that the cubs signed another setup man, cleveland's bob howry --- 3 yr / $12m. you may not have heard that two chicago radio stations are reporting that the cubs are close to acquiring juane pierre. sounds right, but a lot of outlets with access to good sources remain mum, so who knows . . . .
another cub tidbit: blogger al yellon at Bleed Cubbie Blue was one of 250 finalists in the raffle to sic the wrecking ball on busch stadium. his number wasn't drawn --- or, if it was drawn, was secretly tossed back to prevent the sacrilege of a cub fan launching the demoliition --- but al picked up a nifty consolation prize, viz this print encapsulating the city's baseball history. amusement to be had in the comments thread, as always.
that's enough. i'm s'posed to be vacatin' . . . .