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The Zambrano Factor

Saturday, August 07, 2004 SPECIAL FROM MAGAZINE - AUGUST 2004 Carlos Zambrano sprints out onto the field during the Cubs' family game day. Wearing a batting helmet, he laughs and smiles as he throws batting practice to several of his teammates' children. It's a far cry from his demeanor on the mound while pitching for the Cubs, where a fiery persona plumes forth. Last [read more...]

Nomar to Cubs is Now Classic Hendry

Sunday, August 01, 2004  - A New View ADVERTISEMENT Jim Hendry keeps playing trade-deadline chicken, but deadly ramifications have yet to be felt on the North Side of Chicago. Playing this time with the Boston Red Sox, Hendry stayed his course, and again, it was the opponent slipping out of the way, relenting. With the acquisition of Nomar Garciaparra from the Red Sox, Hendry again [read more...]

Cubs + Nomar=Good; Sox + Contreras=To Be Determined

Sunday, August 01, 2004  - A New View ADVERTISEMENT Jim Hendry keeps playing trade-deadline chicken, but deadly ramifications have yet to be felt on the North Side of Chicago. Playing this time with the Boston Red Sox, Hendry stayed his course, and again, it was the opponent slipping out of the way, relenting. With the acquisition of Nomar Garciaparra from the Red Sox, Hendry again [read more...]

All According to (the Cubs') Plan

Thursday, July 29, 2004 By Peter Bernstein Peter Bernstein function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;} html .fb_share_link { padding:2px 0 0 20px; height:16px; background:url(http://www.facebook.com/images/share/facebook_share_icon.gif) no-repeat top left; }Share on Facebook Peter Bernstein teaches Economics at DePaul University and is a regular contributor to the Chicago Sports Review. His essay on steroids in baseball is appearing in the NY Times magazine, Front Page. [read more...]

Buehrle: South Side Southpaw Sizzles

Friday, July 23, 2004 By John M. Crist John M. Crist function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;} html .fb_share_link { padding:2px 0 0 20px; height:16px; background:url(http://www.facebook.com/images/share/facebook_share_icon.gif) no-repeat top left; }Share on Facebook John Crist is a longtime contributor to the CSR, and the Editor-in-Chief of Bear Report Magazine. Check it out and become a Bears Insider. You can contact him at johncrist@yahoo.com. Other [read more...]

The Cubs Should Send Kim Home

Wednesday, July 21, 2004 By Peter Bernstein Peter Bernstein function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;} html .fb_share_link { padding:2px 0 0 20px; height:16px; background:url(http://www.facebook.com/images/share/facebook_share_icon.gif) no-repeat top left; }Share on Facebook Peter Bernstein teaches Economics at DePaul University and is a regular contributor to the Chicago Sports Review. His essay on steroids in baseball is appearing in the NY Times magazine, Front Page. [read more...]

Cubs Fall to Cardinals, Emotions

Tuesday, July 20, 2004  - A New ViewThis must have hurt. To be outclassed. To not only be out-classed, but by a team that was, well, classy. There were the St. Louis Cardinals, bludgeoning Chicago Cubs dreams with the second demoralizing defeat in as many days, coming back from a 7-1 deficit to win 11-8, sweeping a precious two-game set. There were the Cardinals, [read more...]

Trade for Everett Does/Will Prove Effective

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 By Mario ScaliseRemember last season around September, when the White Sox were going head-to-head against the Twins in a battle for the Central Division title? For Sox fans, it's a moment they'd rather bury deep in their memory banks, but there was something of interest that came from that series: Carl Everett. It doesn't seem to be a [read more...]

Let the Prior Watch Begin

Tuesday, July 20, 2004 By Mario ScaliseRemember last season around September, when the White Sox were going head-to-head against the Twins in a battle for the Central Division title? For Sox fans, it's a moment they'd rather bury deep in their memory banks, but there was something of interest that came from that series: Carl Everett. It doesn't seem to be a [read more...]

For Baker and his Staff: Pitch Count, Schmidt Count

Thursday, July 15, 2004 By Peter Bernstein Peter Bernstein function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;} html .fb_share_link { padding:2px 0 0 20px; height:16px; background:url(http://www.facebook.com/images/share/facebook_share_icon.gif) no-repeat top left; }Share on Facebook Peter Bernstein teaches Economics at DePaul University and is a regular contributor to the Chicago Sports Review. His essay on steroids in baseball is appearing in the NY Times magazine, Front Page. [read more...]