I knew the season wasn’t going well for the Cubs, but this is the nail in the coffin. Declare the season over and get ready for next season. Maybe Maddux[wiki] and Normar[wiki] can compile notes to write a book on the black hole that seems to hover over Wrigley Field[wiki].
The Chicago Cubs dealt Maddux to the Los Angeles Dodgers for infielder Cesar Izturis ahead of the 4 p.m. ET deadline, agent Scott Boras said.
Maddux waived his no-trade clause to join the Dodgers.
Maddux began the season with a 5-0 record but the 40-year-old has won just four games since. He is 9-11 with a 4.69 earned-run average in 22 starts.
Maddux started his career with the Cubs before leaving after the 1992 season as a free agent to join the Atlanta Braves. He spent 11 years with Atlanta, where he won four Cy Young Awards as the National League’s best pitcher, before rejoining the Cubs in 2004. [cbc]
Start warming up your chops now. Ready? Now say it with me… Next year is- ah just forget it.
Edit: I missed the news of Todd Walker being traded to the San Diego Padres[tsn] in exchange for a minor league pitcher. Good luck, Todd. You served us well, but why a minor league guy? Rumor had it, we almost got Morgan Ensberg from Houston for Walker.
Wrigley is still sold out and the scalpers’ prices are above the roof top seats.
Tribune company is so lucky to own Chicago’s largest block party where an occasional baseball game breaks out.
You left out the part about Pryor’s dismal season.