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Cubs WBC Saturday Round Up

All four of the Cubs WBC teams were in action today.  Three of the four saw action themselves.  After four walks in his first game, Kosuke Fukudome managed a hit today in Japan's rout of Korea.  His team becomes the first to move on to the next round.  Ted Lilly didn't pitch, but USA won a close game against Canada. Geovony Soto [read more...]

9/20/08 vs. Cardinals; W 5-4; (93-60)

Ted Lilly is the most appropriate pitcher to win the NL Central clinching game. His recent success and win at all cost attitude has been vital. Not bad for the #4 guy in the rotation.The St. Louis Cardinals are the most appropriate opponent. These guys have been our rival for as long as anyone can remember.Kerry Wood [read more...]

8/29/08 vs Phillies; W 3-2; (85-50)

There is no I in TEAM. Mark DeRosa, in the midst of a hitting streak, was asked to sacrifice in his last at bat. He was still without a hit in one official at bat, having walked twice, and the Cubs already led 3-2. Like a good team mate he did his job, advancing runners to second and [read more...]

8/2/08 vs Pirates; W 5-1; (66-45)

The Cubs returned to their winning ways Saturday with a 5-1 win over the Pirates. Ronny Cedeno and Geovony Soto both were responsible for knocking in two runs and Reed Johnson went 3-4 and scored two runs. Ted Lilly pitched an effective six plus innings, working his way out of a couple jams. He only allowed one run [read more...]

7/12/08 vs Giants; W 8-7; (57-37)

Chicago....meet Rich Harden. Five and a third innings, TEN STRIKEOUTS, no runs allowed. Harden allowed five hits and walked only three Giants. Impressive outing for the former Oakland A.His teammates welcomed him well, providing him seven runs in four innings. He left in position for a win, turning things over to another former A, Chad Gaudin. Gaudin simply finished the [read more...]

7/3/08 @ San Francisco; L 3-8; (51-35)

The Cubs scored three runs off Tim Lincecum in six innings, getting to the San Francisco bullpen in the seventh. The only problem was they didn’t score against the bullpen, and their own bullpen gave up four runs of their own.Going into the seventh inning the Cubs trailed 3-4. Thanks to a two out two run double from [read more...]

6/19/08 @ Tampa Bay; L 3-8; (45-28)

It had to happen. The Cubs have joined the rest of the major league baseball teams by losing three in a row. This is also the first series they have been swept in.As if that isn't bad news enough...Big Z will miss his next start. The Cubs opted for a more intense MRI, and pushed that back [read more...]

6/14/08 @ Blue Jays; W 6-2; (44-25)

Let’s lead off…pun intended….with a discussion of the lead off hitter for the Cubs. Today, Reed Johnson got the opportunity to lead off against his former team. He didn’t exactly make the most of it, going for 1 for 5. However, the one hit was a three run homer in the second inning. We’ll have to [read more...]

6/2/08 @ Padres; W 7-6; (37-21)

Carlos Zambrano got off to a rough start giving up three runs in the first inning. But in the fourth he tripled to drive in Jim Edmonds and tie the game. The Cubs scored again in the fifth to take the lead. Carlos finished off the fifth inning, putting himself in position for the win.The Cub half of the sixth [read more...]

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...]

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