September 28, 2009 – 8:01 am
The Cubs lost the series finale against the Giants yesterday 5-1 (Why does the 1 look like it’s in a different font?). At the same time, Colorado beat St. Louis 4-3 to increase their Wildcard lead over the Cubs to 6.5 games with just seven games remaining in the season. I wouldn’t suggest investing in [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Andy MacPhail, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Jake Peavy, Jim Hendry, Kosuke Fukudome, Lou Piniella, Mark Buerhle, Michael Barrett, Mike Fontenot, Ozzie Guillen, Ryan Dempster, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Tim Bogar
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September 13, 2009 – 8:47 am
The Cubs got down early in yesterday’s game thanks to three errors in the fourth inning. They came back to tied the game 5-5 in the 7th inning, only to have Carlos Marmol allow two runs in the 9th to hand the game to the Reds. If Marmol is the heir-apparent to the closers role [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Aramis Ramirez, Atlanta Braves, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Zambrano, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Dewayne Wise, Florida Marlins, Homer Bailey, Justin Verlander, Los Angels Dodgers, Pedro Martinez, Randy Wells, Randy Wolf, Rich Harden, Ryan Dempster, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Tim Lincecum, Washington Nationals
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September 9, 2009 – 7:27 am
The Cubs opened last night’s game in Pittsburgh with eight straight hits to tie a major league record. The start was a good omen as the baby bears went on to defeat the nasty old Pirates 9-4. Ryan Dempster got the victory, going 6.1 shaky, but effective innings. Aramis Ramirez, Geovany Soto, and Kosuke Fukudome [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Uncategorized
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Atlanta Braves, Carlos Zambrano, Chone Figgins, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Derrek Lee, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Jeff Baker, Kevin Hart, Kosuke Fukudome, Milton Bradley, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Dempster, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
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August 11, 2009 – 7:47 am
Things did not go well for the Cubs during their recent trip to Colorado. They lost three-out-of-four games, including last night’s 11-5 shellacking, but that was just the icing on the “bad news” cake. First, Carlos Zambrano was added to the DL with back spasm. Next, Aramis Ramirez “tweaked” the shoulder that landed him on [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Roster Moves, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alex Rios, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Cliff Lee, Colrado Rockies, J.P. Ricciardi, JA Happ, Jake Peavy, Jeff Samardzjia, Jermaine Dye, Jim Thome, Jose Contreras, Kenny Williams, Lou Piniella, New York Mets, Pedro Martinez, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, Ted Lilly, Tom Gorzellany
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The Cubs salvaged the final game of their series in Philadelphia by beating the Phillies 10-5. Carlos Zambrano earned the victory to improve his record to 7-4. Kevin Gregg picked up his 19th save of the year. Ryan Theriot went 3-5 and scored two runs, while Aramis Ramizez was 2-4 with a double, two runs [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Harang, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Chad Qualls, Chris Duncan, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, George Sherrill, Julio Lugo, Kevin Gregg, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Wells, Rod Barajas, Roy Halladay, Ryan Theriot, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Toronto Blue Jays
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The Cubs beat the Nationals last night 3-1 behind the pitching of Carlos Zambrano and a surpringly effective bullpen. Zambrano went five innings scattering four hits, allowed one run, struck out six and walked four. He was effective, but had he been facing a team other than Washington, the results may have been different. Beginning [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Roster Moves
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Also tagged Aaron Heilman, Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Kevin Gregg, Kosuke Fukudome, Larry Rothschild, Micah Hoffpauir, Randy Bush, Ryan Dempster, Sam Fuld, Sean Marshall, Ted Lilly, Washington Nationals
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As we all endure the final day of the All-Star break – a day I personally hate – let’s take a look at the Cubs season so far in 2009. First, let me preface what I am going to say by stating that although I am a glass-is-half-full kind of guy, I am not a [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Albert Pujols, Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, B.J. Ryan, Baseball Musings, Carlos Marmol, David Patton, David Pinto, Derrick Lee, Eric Bedard, Jake Peavy, Jim Hendry, Kevin Gregg, Kosuke Fukudome, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Reed Johnson, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Roy Owsalt, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, St. Louis Cardinals
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As I reported in a previous post, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ryne Sandberg Game, I was planning on taking the family to Sevierville, TN to watch the Sandberg-managed Tennessee Smokies take on the Huntsville Stars. What started out as a good idea turned into something less than fun. First, I had hoped [...]
The Cubs beat the White Sox 5-4 in the first game of a weekend series at Comiskey U.S. Cellular Field. Jake Fox got the start at third and went 3-4 including a big two-run homer in the 4th inning. Geovany Soto (apparently sober and alert) went 2-4 with a three-run blast, and Randy Wells pitched [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Gary Matthews Jr., Jake Fox, Jim Hendry, Jose Guillen, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Lou Piniella, Michael Barrett, Milton Bradley, Randy Wells
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The Cubs lost again to the Tigers. I don’t want to talk about it. ********** Today, I want to talk about a colum that Jason Stark has on ESPN.com. In it, he has a few things to say about the Cubs. First he talks about the Cubs offensive woes. Here’s what he has to say: Who [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Off Field Antics, Opinion
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Cincinnati Reds, Cleaveland Indians, Crane Kenney, Derrick Lee, Jason Stark, Jim Hendry, Los Angeles Angels, Lou Piniella, Mark Derosa, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, World Baseball Classic
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