Headlines for April, 2009

And The Last Shall Be First….Zambrano Leads Way For Cubs

Big Z, last in the alphabet, ninth in the order, first in the heart of Cubs fans.  He lead the way in Arizona, to keep the Cubs from dropping below .500, at the plate as well as on the mound.  He was a triple short of the cycle at the plate and battled through seven innings to earn the win. He was [read more...]

Cubs Struggle Through Week 3

This was far and away the worst week of this first month of the MLB season for the Chicago Cubs.  They managed their lowest total run production, 23 runs, even though they played one more game than they did last week.  With the majority of the runs coming in two games, it made things even worse as they dropped four [read more...]

Cubs Bats Break Through in St. Louis

Finally, the W flag flies again.  After suffering through a season high four game losing streak, their 10-3 victory prevented them from falling below .500 for the first time this year.  The bats came out in a big way today, with the ten runs being more than they had managed in the four losses combined. Kosuke Fukudome led the way, on [read more...]

Piniella Juggles Cubs Lineup

Heading into their second road trip of the season the Cubs needed a spark.  Having only scored one run in their previous twenty innings, they headed into arch rival St. Louis having lost two in a row.  Lou Piniella decided it was time to do something different.  His lineup card for this game: Ryan Theriot, SS                 Kosuke Fukudome, RF                 Alfonso Soriano, LF                 Aramis Ramirez, 3B                                   Derrek [read more...]

Can Cubs Cajun Connection Carry Chicago to Championship

A couple years ago I made the mistake of saying I would take Ryan Theriot over Alex Rodriguez as my shortstop.  I have a thing for hard nosed little guys that play hard.  I was one in college, admittedly with much less talent than Theriot.  I was harassed to no end, because at the time Theriot was average at best.  [read more...]

Harang Tops Zambrano As Reds Take Two of Three from Cubs

For the second day in a row, the Cubs seemed in a funk.  Errors, again by the pitcher, lackluster hitting, poor baserunning, you name it.  The result is the first series loss of the season.  The Cubs, held scoreless yesterday, stayed that way today through six innings.  They didn't touch home plate today until the sixth inning.  They only did [read more...]

Cubs Fail To Score For First Time in 2009, Fall to Reds

The Chicago Cubs were blanked by Johnny Cueto and the Reds bullpen.  For the first time this year, they failed to touch home plate even once in the game.  The team just looked flat or sluggish all night.  Defense was a problem too as Ted Lilly committed an error and had another misplay that scored as a hit.  Milton Bradley seemed [read more...]

Cubs Play the Wind to Beat Reds

The Cubs fought through the strong wind blowing in from left field to beat the Reds 7-2.  Actually, they didn't fight through it as much as they did use right field.  Imagine last year's lineup of all right handers trying to do that.  Micah Hoffpauir, left handed hitter, got things started with his first home run of the year in [read more...]

Chicago Cubs Week Two Is High On Drama

The Cubs ended week two the same way they will begin week three, with a day off.  The Sunday night game was postponed due to weather and will be made up on July 12th.  A scheduled off day Monday means a little extra rest early in the season.  They can probably use it this week after an exciting week and [read more...]

Ramirez Beats Cards With Best Soriano Impression

A day after Alfonso Soriano beat the Cardinals with a two run home run in the bottom of the eighth, Aramis Ramirez did him one better.  While Soriano's two run shot gave the Cubs the lead and the eventual win, Rami's was a walk off in the bottom of the eleventh.  Just like Soriano, Aramis was hitless up until that [read more...]

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