Headlines for May, 2008

5/31/08 vs Rockies; W 5-4; (35-21)

For the last four games, the Cubs have trailed following the seventh inning stretch. All four times they rallied to win. Today they trailed, but only for one half inning. And that was the second inning.The Rockies scored two in the top of the second, but Alfonso Soriano erased that lead with a two run homer in [read more...]

5/30/08 vs Rockies; W 10-9; (34-21)

Driving home early this afternoon I turned on the radio to listen to the Cubs. I was a bit dismayed to learn they were down by seven runs after only three innings. Turning on the TV at during the top of the seventh, things weren't much better. At that point, the Cubs had managed to close the [read more...]

5/29/08 vs Rockies; W 8-4; (33-21)

The Chicago Cubs are officially one third of the way through the 2008 season. They own the best record in all of the major leagues. I hate to say this, but thank you White Sox for beating the Devil Rays today. They are also twelve games above .500 for the first time this year, thanks to thier 8-4 win over [read more...]

5/28/08 vs Dodgers; W 2-1; (32-21)

It took an extra frame, but the Cubs defeated the Dodgers 2-1 for their first series sweep since the Diamondbacks were at Wrigley two weeks ago.Mike Fontenot doubled off of Chan Ho Park with one out in the tenth. Alfonso Soriano then singled to score Fontenot and give the Cubs the win.We never get to that point if the [read more...]

Wood vs Marmol

Editors Note: The majority of this was written prior to the appearance of both in the May 27th gave vs. Dodgers.The debate started even before Sunday’s game. Should Kerry Wood really be the closer for the Chicago Cubs? Carlos Marmol who has been electric this year and many of the Cub faithful are clamoring for him to be [read more...]

5/27/08 vs Dodgers; W 3-1; (31-21)

It wasn't a nice evening, weather wise. Temperature at game time was a brisk 42 degrees with a 19 mph wind. That didn't stop 39,894 of the Cub faithful from showing up to see the Cubs take a two game to none lead on the Dodgers. The Cubs clinched their first series win in over a week [read more...]

5/26/08 vs Dodgers; W 3-1; (30-21)

Derek Lee and Aramis Ramirez are on a hot streak. They hit bookend home runs in the Cubs first and last at bats to drive in the only three runs Ryan Dempster needed today. Dempster shut down the Dodgers for seven strong innings, helping the Cubs remain the only major league team to not suffer a three game [read more...]

Should Soriano be in Left Field in the Ninth Inning

Defensive substitution. I am sure I have heard that term before, so I looked it up. According to Brittanica Online, “Defensive substitutions are common in the late innings of a game when a team is protecting a lead. A fleet-footed outfielder, for example, will replace a slower player who is more valued for his hitting.”Maybe we should send this excerpt [read more...]

5/25/08 @ Pirates; L 5-6; (29-21)

The Cubs appeared to be on their way to a win to wrap up this road trip. It was the bottom of the ninth, two outs, and one on base. Nate McLouth was facing Carlos Marmol, again. This time he didn’t hit a home run. He hit a fly ball that pushed Alfonso Soriano to near [read more...]

5/24/08 @ Pirates; L 4-5; (29-20)

The Cubs were at PNC Park again tonight, looking to create a win streak. A win against the Pirates would put them eleven games above .500. These teams are playing for the eleventh time this year. The Cubs dominance has cast a rather negative pall on the Pirates. Take away the ten games against each other, [read more...]

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