The Cubs dropped their third game in a row and the second to the Tigers on Wednesday, losing 5-3. The Cubs left 13 runners on base and were 1-15 with runners in scoring position. Rich Harden only gave up two earned runs on four hits in 5.1 innings. He also walked four and struckout three. On [...]
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Cubs Get New Hitting Coach
June 15, 2009 – 8:15 am
The Cubs have been having trouble scoring runs this year so they made the only move the could make. They fired hitting coach Gerald Perry and replaced him with Triple-A hitting coach Von Joshua. The move immediately paid off as the Cubs went out and beat the Twins 3-2 to salvage the final game of [...]
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 Win, Dempster Great
May 31, 2009 – 8:34 am
The strong pitching of the past two days continued – at least for the Cubs – as they shutout the Dodgers 7-0. Ryan Dempster was the pitching hero on Saturday, throwing seven innings of four hit ball. He gave up one walk and struck out five on the way to the victory. Three of the [...]
Trading DeRosa Was A Mistake
May 29, 2009 – 8:29 am
Before I get into my thoughts on Mark DeRosa, let me report that the Cubs lost to the Dodgers last night 2-1. For me, the best thing about the game was watching it on the MLB Network with Bob Costas doing the announcing. He is a terrific baseball voice; one of the best. It took [...]
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 Win!
May 27, 2009 – 7:33 am
Our long national nightmare is over. The Cubs beat the Pirates 6-1 in a rain-shortened game at Wrigley. The win ends the Cubs eight game losing streak which started on April 17 against Houston. Sean Marshall pitched well, going five innings and giving up just four hits and an earned run. He also chipped in [...]
Offense Explodes, Pitching Implodes
May 26, 2009 – 7:45 am
The offense erupted for eight runs, but the pitching allowed 10 runs to the Pirates, as the Cubs stumbled to their eighth loss in a row. The Cubs pounded out 10 hits, including a three double night for Ryan Theriot, but the offensive explosion wasn’t enough to overcome the poor pitching. Ryan Dempster got the [...]
Cubs Score Two!…But Still Lose
May 25, 2009 – 8:21 am
The Cubs offense really came alive on Sunday in San Diego by doubling their output from the previous day. By scoring two runs (yeah, that’s all) in a 7-2 lose to the Padres, the Cubs raised their run production to five runs during their seven game road trip. Certainly not a good performance for one [...]
