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The 2008 Chicago Cubs season was the 137th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 133rd in the National League and the 93rd at Wrigley Field. The season began at home on March 31 against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs were champions of the National League Central for the second year in a row, accumulating 97 regular season wins—the most ...
As part of the deal, the Cardinals also agreed to pay part of Edmonds's 2008 salary. [30] Edmonds' 241 home runs with the Cardinals are the fourth-most in franchise history. [31] [32] On May 9, 2008, the Padres released him after hitting only .178 with one home run in 90 at-bats. Edmonds batting for the Chicago Cubs in 2008.
Pitcher Nolan Ryan was the first player to earn an annual salary above $1 million, signing a $4.5 million, 4-year contract with the Houston Astros in 1979. [6] Kirby Puckett and Rickey Henderson signed the first contracts which paid an average of $3 million a year in November 1989.
The Chicago Cubs played in the National League East between 1969 and 1993 before moving to the newly created National League Central in 1994. b Prior to 1995, only two divisions existed in each league. With the realignment into three divisions and the institution of the wild card in 1995, the Division Series was added. Division Series.
The 2008 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2008 National League playoffs, began on Wednesday, October 1 and ended on Sunday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions and one wild card team participating in two best-of-five series. They were:
Team(s) Played For: Seattle Mariners (1989-1999, 2009-2010), Cincinnati Reds (2000-2008), Chicago White Sox (2008) The player simply known as "Junior" was arguably one of the two greatest players ...
The Phillies reached the playoffs, but Lieber was left off their postseason roster because of his injury. [71] On January 16, 2008, Lieber signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs. [31] He competed for the starting rotation but failed to earn a spot and was placed in the bullpen as the Cubs' long reliever. [72]
In its annual analysis of CEO pay, released today, the Associated Press discovered that two CEOs, Chesapeake Energy (CHK)'s Aubrey McClendon and Motorola (MOT)'s Sanjay Jha, received over $100 ...