It was an event-filled Spring Training for Ryan Dempster. In addition to getting ready for the upcoming season – the first on his new four-year, $52 million contract – he and wife Jenny were also expecting their second child. It was an exciting time, until the problems started. First, doctors noticed that Jenny was retaining [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Cubs Take Two-Out-Of-Three in Cincinnati
June 7, 2009 – 8:27 pm
The Cubs continued to get good pitching and very little offense in their 2-1 victory against the Reds in the first game of the series. Carlos Zambrano pitched 6.2 innings, giving up just two hits and no earned runs. He also hit what would prove to be the game winning home run in the fifth [...]
Cubs Split Two With Atlanta
June 4, 2009 – 9:01 pm
Randy Wells looked great again in the first game against Atlanta. He pitched 7.0 innings giving up just two hits and two earned runs. Unfortunately, the bullpen gave up five runs in the eighth and nineth innnings to allow the Braves to tie the game and then go on to win it in the 12th [...]
Cubs Report Card
June 2, 2009 – 9:52 am
We’re about one-third of the way through the 2009 season and time to take stock of where the Cubs stand and what we can expect for the rest of the seaon. At the moment, the Cubs are one game over .500 with a 25-24 record. The are in fourth place in the NL Central, four [...]
