Len Kasper
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Kasper: Looking back on busy Cubs weekAug 06, 2012 2:11 am - Q. Can you wrap up last week’s trade-deadline deals in terms of what the Cubs gave up and what they received in return? A. The simple answer is that the Cubs got a lot b...
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Dempster exercised his rights ... and must deal with backlashJul 30, 2012 6:24 pm - Q. What is your take on the failed trade of Ryan Dempster to Atlanta? A. I think my friend Bruce Miles put it best when he wrote that it's not Ryan Dempster's job to fix...
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Kasper: Many arguments support Santo’s spot in HallJul 23, 2012 3:48 pm - Q. The sentiment among all Cubs fans and many baseball observers seems to be that Ron Santo’s Hall of Fame induction should have happened a long time ago. Why did it tak...
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Cubs will expect impact players in any trade dealJul 16, 2012 10:52 pm - Q. What does the trade landscape look like at the moment? A. I think every contender in baseball has been perusing the Cubs’ roster looking for a potential match. Conve...
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Kasper: Despite Cubs’ record, there are positive signsJul 09, 2012 9:27 pm - Q. How would you assess the team’s performance at the all-star break? A. There is no way to answer this question with just one “grade.” Your record doesn’t lie over the ...
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On long seasons, Rizzo hype and Samardzija woesJul 02, 2012 7:35 pm - Q. Bad seasons in baseball are known as “long” years in the business, but has this seemed like a long season to this point? A. I think it's a sign of my advancing age, b...
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Cubs’ Rizzo needs to avoid another offensive funkJun 25, 2012 10:06 pm - Q. With first base prospect Anthony Rizzo on his way from Class AAA soon, what are realistic expectations for him early on? A. Certainly you want to see a pretty vast im...
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Kasper: Cubs vs. Sox an 'interesting' rivalryJun 18, 2012 7:09 pm - Q. With the Cubs and White Sox renewing their rivalry on the South Side this week, the Cubs have been reduced to playing spoiler. Do you think Cubs fans take as much joy...
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Kasper: Draft was important to Cubs’ futureJun 11, 2012 5:03 pm - Q. You have said last week’s draft was the most important three-day period of this entire year for this organization. Why? A. Really since the day Theo Epstein took over...
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Kasper: Cubs just fine without designated closerJun 04, 2012 8:33 pm - Q. The Cubs don’t have a designated closer right now. Yet, you seem to think there’s a silver lining here. Explain. A. Aside from Mariano Rivera (when healthy), there ju...