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, Geovany Soto, Houston Astros, Jeff Baker, Kevin Hart, Milton Bradley, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Dempster, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
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August 14, 2009 – 7:51 am
With the Cubs loss yesterday to the Phillies to complete the three game sweep, I suddenly had a revelation of sorts. The loss made me angry, and my first reaction was to make excuses for the Cubs. Sure they lost, but Aramis Ramirez is hurt. Injuries have been the downfall of this team. Then I [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee, Jim Hendry, Joey Gathright, Mark Prior, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Philadelphia Phillies, Reed Johnson, Ryan Freel, Ryan Theriot, Scott Boras, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
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August 12, 2009 – 10:14 am
When you hear that Rich Harden took a perfect game into the sixth inning, you’ve got to believ e the story is going to turn out good for the Cubs. Unfortunately, this story doesn’t have a happy ending. Rich Harden pitched 6.1 innings of perfect baseball before Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz conived a walk off the [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Ben Francisco, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Ruiz, Carlos Zambrano, Chase Utley, Jeff Samardzjia, Jimmy Rollins, Kevin Gregg, Milton Bradley, Pedro Martinez, Philadephia Phillies, Rich Harden, Ryan Howard, Scott Eyre, Shane Victorino
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The Cubs are pretty good at beating bad teams. They handed the Reds another loss last night by the score of 6-3. Tom Gorzelanny, who was acquired at the trade deadline from Pittsburgh, got the start and was impressive. He pitched 7.1 innings, giving up three hits and one earned run. He struck out six and [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion
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Also tagged Alfonso Soriano, Cincinnati Reds, Derrek Lee, Florida Marlins, Jim Hendry, Justin Lehr, Kansas City Royals, Kevin Towers, Koyie Hill, Mark Prior, Milton Bradley, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rich Harden, San Diego Padres, The Cub Reporter, Tom Gorzelanny
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After their 5-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, the Cubs found themselves all alone in first place in the NL Central. The sweep of the Reds coupled with the Cardinals loss at Philadelphia catapulted the Cubs into the division lead. Rich Harden earned the victory on Sunday by pitching 6.0 innings of one [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Alcides Escobar, Alfonso Soriano, Andres Blanco, Aramis Ramirez, Baltimore Orioles, Brett Wallace, Carlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Chris Perez, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Ed Wade, Freddie Sanchez, Gary Matthews Jr., George Sherrill, Houston Astros, JA Happ, Jerrod Washburn, Jess Todd, Jim Hendry, JJ Hardy, Joey Votto, Koyie Hill, Kyle Drabek, Los Angeles Angels, Lou Piniella, Mark Derosa, Matt Holliday, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Tom Gorzelanny, Toronto Blue Jays, Vernon Wells, Wandy Rodriguez, Zach Duke
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The Cubs started the second half of the season by sweeping the Nationals in a four game series in Washington. Granted, the Nationals aren’t very good, but a four game sweep is still a very nice feat. In Sunday’s game, the Cubs offense exploded for eleven runs to beat the Nationals 11-3. Micah Hoffpauir, Jake [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alcides Escobar, Alfonso Soriano, Andy McPhail, Baltimore Oriloes, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Jake Fox, JJ Hardy, Kevin Gregg, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mat Gamel, Micah Hoffpauir, Mike Fontenot, Millwaukee Brewers, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Rodrigo Lopez, Roy Halladay, St. Louis Cardinals, Ted Lilly, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
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Just a quick update to say that the Cubs won last night 6-5. Randy Wells got the win, although he didn’t look stellar. Kosuke Fukudome batted leadoff again and went 2-4 with a triple and a walk. Alfonso Soriano batted fifth again and smacked a three-run homerun in the sixth inning. Some guy named Mike Fontenot [...]
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, Geovany Soto, Kevin Gregg, 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, Geovany Soto, Jake Peavy, Jim Hendry, Kevin Gregg, 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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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 [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Cincinnati Reds, Derrick Lee, Geovany Soto, Milton Bradley, Milwaukee Brewers, Rich Harden, Ryan Freel, Ryan Theriot, St. Louis Cardinals
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