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 [...]
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More Injuries For The Cubs
July 18, 2009 – 8:05 am
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 [...]
Mid-Season Progress Report
July 15, 2009 – 10:33 am
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 [...]
Cubs Sweep Indians
June 22, 2009 – 7:55 am
For the first time in a long time, the Cubs swept a series, this time against Cleveland. The first two games of the series, the Cubs needed extra inning to secure the victories. But yesterday, the Northsiders won the game 6-2 and they got it done in just nine innings. In Sunday’s game, Randy Wells [...]
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 [...]
Cubs Get Lucky
May 17, 2009 – 10:08 am
The Cubs got lucky on Saturday. Going in to the ninth inning, the Cubs had a 4-0 lead over Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros. In his second Major League start, Randy Wells pitched six strong (albeit adventurous) innings and had shut-out the Astros to that point. Micah Hoffpauir led the way offensively with a 2-run [...]
