The strong pitching of the past two days continued – at least for the Cubs – as they shutout the Dodgers 7-0. Ryan Dempster was the pitching hero on Saturday, throwing seven innings of four hit ball. He gave up one walk and struck out five on the way to the victory.
Three of the members [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Cubs Win, Dempster Great
May 31, 2009 – 8:34 am
Pitchers Rule
May 30, 2009 – 7:52 am
Chicks may dig the long ball, but the first two games of the Cubs-Dodgers serious have been all about pitching. In Thursday’s matchup, Randy Wolff out-dueled Cubs rookie Randy Wells in a game the Dodgers won 2-1. Although he got the L, Wells pitched a very good game, scattering eight hits, two earned runs, one [...]
Trading DeRosa Was A Mistake
May 29, 2009 – 8:29 am
Before I get into my thoughts on Mark DeRosa, let me report that the Cubs lost to the Dodgers last night 2-1. For me, the best thing about the game was watching it on the MLB Network with Bob Costas doing the announcing. He is a terrific baseball voice; one of the best. It took [...]
Two Wins in a Row
May 28, 2009 – 8:27 am
A lot happened involving the Cubs yesterday, so I’ll present all the happenings in bulletted form for your reading pleasure:
The Cubs beat the Pirates 5-2. Zambrano pitched 6.1 innings before being ejected for (barely) bumping the home plate umpire during an argument over a play at the plate. Carlos Marmol got the victory and Kevin Gregg looked [...]
Cubs Win!
May 27, 2009 – 7:33 am
Our long national nightmare is over. The Cubs beat the Pirates 6-1 in a rain-shortened game at Wrigley. The win ends the Cubs eight game losing streak which started on April 17 against Houston.
Sean Marshall pitched well, going five innings and giving up just four hits and an earned run. He also chipped in an [...]
Offense Explodes, Pitching Implodes
May 26, 2009 – 7:45 am
The offense erupted for eight runs, but the pitching allowed 10 runs to the Pirates, as the Cubs stumbled to their eighth loss in a row. The Cubs pounded out 10 hits, including a three double night for Ryan Theriot, but the offensive explosion wasn’t enough to overcome the poor pitching.
Ryan Dempster got the start [...]
Cubs Score Two!…But Still Lose
May 25, 2009 – 8:21 am
The Cubs offense really came alive on Sunday in San Diego by doubling their output from the previous day. By scoring two runs (yeah, that’s all) in a 7-2 lose to the Padres, the Cubs raised their run production to five runs during their seven game road trip. Certainly not a good performance for one [...]
Cubs Score, But Lose Again
May 24, 2009 – 12:59 pm
The good news is that the Cubs scored a run. After being shut out two of their last four games, the Cubs scored first against the Padres and had their first lead since last Sunday. They went a total of 43 innings without having a lead.
The Cubs lone run came on a Derrick Lee second [...]
Another Day, Another Shutout
May 23, 2009 – 9:35 am
Carlos Zambrano returned last night from the DL to take on the Padres, but it didn’t really matter. Z’s good (but sometimes shaky) pitching performance went to waste and the Cubs failed to score, losing 4-0. Jake Peavy picked up the victory for San Diego.
Every starter for the Cubs, with the exception of Derrick Lee, [...]
