August 21, 2009 – 8:32 am
The Cubs lost, the Cardinals won, yada, yada, yada… With 40 games remaining in the season, the Cubs are now 7.0 games back in the NL Central and 6.0 behind Colorado in the NL Wildcard race. Honestly, there’s not much hope left to hold on to. Maybe if I ignore it, it will just go [...]
August 19, 2009 – 7:53 am
The Cards lost to the Dodgers last night, but the Cubs couldn’t take advantage of the situation as they also lost 6-3 to the Padres. Derrek Lee had two hits, including a home run and a double, but it wasn’t enough to save the game for the Cubs. You would think that a team in [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Miles, Atlanta Braves, Bill Hall, Bud Selig, Cincinnati Reds, Dave Duncan, Derrek Lee, Joey Gathright, John Smoltz, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark Derosa, Milwaukee Brewers, Ryan Franklin, Ryan Freel, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Tony LaRussa, Walt Jocketty
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August 17, 2009 – 4:15 pm
As you could probably tell from my post from Friday, I was a wee bit frustrated with the Cubs and their poor play. After taking a couple of days off and with two victories against the Pirates (and an unfortunate rain out on Sunday), I’m feeling better. I’m still not ready to write off this season [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged Aaron Harang, Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Francisco Cordero, Hiroki Kuroda, Houston Astros, Jim Hendry, John Smoltz, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals, Stephen Strasburg, Texas Rangers, Walt Jocketty, Washington Nationals
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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 [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Roster Moves
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Also tagged Alex Rios, Alfonso Soriano, B.J. Ryan, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Zambrano, Cincinnati Reds, J.P. Ricciardi, Jayson Stark, Jon Heyman, Justin Lehr, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Randy Bush, Rich Harden, Roy Halladay, Toronto Blue Jays, Ubaldo Jimenez, Vernon Wells
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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 [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Game Summary, Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Aaron Harang, Aramis Ramirez, Bronson Arroyo, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago White Sox, Derrek Lee, Edwin Encarnacion, Florida Marlins, Francisco Cordero, J.P. Ricciardi, Jake Peavy, Jeff Samardzjia, Josh Roenieke, Kenny Williams, Kevin Gregg, Leo Nunez, Lou Piniella, Mark Prior, Ricky Nolasco, Roy Halladay, Ryan Dempster, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Walt Jocketty, Zach Stewart
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Several trades took place today before we hit the trade deadline at 4:00 ET. I’m not going to cover all of the trades here, but you can check out MLB Trade Rumors for all of the trade news. For now, I just want to talk about a few of the trades that stick out to [...]
By Lou
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Posted in Opinion, Trade Rumors
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Also tagged Alcides Escobar, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Claudio Vargas, Cliff Lee, Detroit Tigers, Doug Melvin, Edwin Encarnacion, J.P. Ricciardi, Jake Peavy, Jeff Suppan, Jerrod Washburn, Josh Roenicke, Kenny Williams, Mark Buerhle, Mat Gamel, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Victor Martinez, Zach Stewart
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