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 [...]
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Cubs Acquire Grabow, Gorzellany from Pirates
July 30, 2009 – 9:20 pm
The Cubs scored a dozen runs against the Astros for the second day in a row, but it was the news that was announced after the game that is getting the headlines. MLB.com is reporting that the Cubs acquired lefty relief pitcher John Grabow and LHP Tom Gorzellany from the Pirates in exchange for RHP [...]
Cubs Win First Two Against Reds
July 26, 2009 – 10:00 am
The Cubs have taken the first two games against the Reds by scores of 8-5 (Friday) and 5-3 (Saturday). In the Cubs last nine games since the All-Star break, they are 7-2. In the two games against the Reds, Alfonso Soriano is 4-for-8 with a homerun and an RBI. It’s an incredibly small sample size, [...]
Cubs Drop One-Game Series to Braves
June 23, 2009 – 7:28 am
The Cubs made a quick side trip to Atlanta to play a game that was rained out earlier this year. The results were not good, although there were some very good things to take from the game. For instance, Ryan Dempster had a good outing even though he picked up the loss. He went 6 [...]
