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 [...]
Tag Archives: Pedro Martinez
Are The Cubs Falling Out of Contention?
August 13, 2009 – 7:21 am
There is no joy in Mudville this morning. The Cubs were beaten to a bloody pulp last night by the Phillies 12-5. Honestly, the game wasn’t as close as the score would indicate. You can read Carrie Muskat’s recap of the game from MLB.com. I’d just as soon not talk about it. ********** As upset [...]
Cubs Lose in Extras to Phillies
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 [...]
More Bad News For The Cubs
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 [...]
Is Halladay In The Cards?
July 16, 2009 – 9:09 am
The period betwen the All-Star break and July 31 is always full of rumors and speculation. One of the best places to follow all of the rumors is at MLB Trade Rumors. Tim Dierkes, the proprietor of MLBTR does a terrific job of following all of the scuttlebutt. While Tim covers the entire league, my [...]
Cubs Odds & Ends
June 12, 2009 – 5:39 am
The Cubs lost two-out-of-three to the Astros this week. Cubs pitching gave up a total of five runs in the three games, but the offense couldn’t muster more than one run in the two games they lost. I’ll be the first to admit that the bullpen couldn’t hold the Astros in game two or three [...]
