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 [...]
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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 [...]
Cubs Offense Takes The Night Off
August 6, 2009 – 10:24 am
The Cubs offense decided to take a break last night as they lost to the Cincinnati Reds 4-0. The offense made journeyman Reds pitcher Justin Lehr look like a potential Cy Young candidate. The 32-year old right hander got his first major league victory since 2006 by pitching a complete game, four hit shutout. Rich [...]
Cubs Beat Florida in 10 Innings
August 2, 2009 – 10:38 am
It took an extra frame, but the Cubs beat the Marlins on Saturday by a score of 9-8. The big hit for the Cubs came in the top of the 10th when Derrek Lee launched a solo homerun deep into the left field stands off Marlins pitcher Leo Nunez. Lee was 4-for-6 for the night [...]
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 [...]
