Carlos Zambrano

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...]

NLDS Game 2: 10/2/08 vs Dodgers; L 3-10

I'll remind you that the first Red Sox World Series Championship in 76 years didn't seem possible when they were down 3-0 to the Yankees in the NLCS. Those were the only three games they lost in that postseason. It could happen for the Cubs.But not if they continue to play as they have the first two games. [read more...]

9/24/08 @ New York; W 9-6; (96-61)

Never say die. Chicago was down 5-1 after a grand slam by Carlos Delgado. Mark DeRosa, who homered for the first run, doubled home two more in the fifth. Chicago added two more on a single by Reed Johnson to tie the game. That gave Zambrano a chance to pick up a win.He couldn't do it. [read more...]

9/19/08 vs Cardinals; L 6-12; (92-60)

A day after Chicago's "defining moment" game, the Cubs lost miserably to the Cardinals. Z didn't have it, giving up five runs in the first. Adam Kennedy capped that inning with a grand slam on his way to a four for five day. Three more in the second ended Zambrano's day early. He wasn't the only one. [read more...]

9/14/08 vs. Houston @ Milwaukee; W 5-0; (89-58)

The first no hitter since 1972! Big Z is back in a big way! These headlines steal the thunder...or add to Cecil Cooper's argument...that Milwaukee is not neutral. Combined with a double header sweep of the Brewers by the Phillies, Chicago easily had it's best day in two weeks.The game started with Alfonso Soriano hitting a lead [read more...]

9/2/08 vs. Astros; L 7-9; (85-54)

The Cubs fell again on Tuesday night, but extra base hits wasn't the problem. Alfonso Soriano led off the bottom of the first with a home run to break a three game streak of singles. Chicago went on to add three more home runs and three doubles on their way to fifteen hits.No, offense wasn't the problem in [read more...]

8/26/08 @ Pittsburgh; W 14-9; (82-50)

Maybe we should title this post every101years! Chicago's ninth straight series win is an accomplishment not equalled since 1907! That was a World Series Championship year as well. The 32 games above .500 takes us back to late season 1984 to find a comparable record. This is some kind of team.Watching the game on WGN, I [read more...]

8/21/08 vs Reds; W 3-2; (78-49)

Chicago won it's seventh consecutive series Thursday with a 3-2 victory over the Reds. Their record is 17-5 during that stretch. They have increased their NL Central lead by 4.5 games and passed the LA Angels for the best record in baseball.Thursday was Carlos Zambrano's day. He picked up his thirteenth win of the season and his [read more...]

8/15/08 @ Florida; W 6-5; (75-47)

Daryle Ward has only had eleven games this season where he has come to the plate more than once. He has been called on to pinch hit most of the season, and it hasn't gone real well for him. He is hitting only .217 and had driven in only ten runs going into Florida. His home run [read more...]

8/3/08 vs Pirates; W 8-5; (67-45)

The Cubs did in fact eclipse the 21 game mark and get to 22 games over .500 for the first time since 1989. They didn't make it easy.Carlos Zambrano pitched five good innings, but was pulled just to allow some rest. The logic was that he had thrown an extremely high number of pitches in his last two [read more...]

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