Derek Lee

9/22/08 @ New York; W 9-5; (95-60)

If Jason Marquis doesn't get a chance to be in the playoff rotation, maybe he can pinch hit. With the game tied 2-2 in the fourth, Marquis came to bat with the bases loaded and no one out. He hit the first pitch he saw into deep right center field for his first career grand slam. He [read more...]

9/18/08 vs. Brewers; W 7-6; (92-59)

I'm at work preparing for a meeting with the Regional VP who is in town today. I'm tracking the game on my phone, and the Cubs lead 2-1 when I have to go to the meeting. Rich Harden is in trouble again so I am a little concerned. By the time I get out of the meeting [read more...]

9/15/08 vs. Astros @ Milwaukee; W 6-1; (90-58)

Ninety Wins! For only the fourth time since I have been on the planet, the Chicago Cubs professional baseball team has posted 90 wins. And there are still 14 games to go! They maintain an eight game lead on Milwaukee heading into a three game set with the Brewers at Wrigley. That will be the Brewers [read more...]

9/9/08 @ St. Louis; L 3-4; (86-58)

I wanted to start writing this entry in the first inning. Theriot singled, followed by consecutive doubles from Lee and Ramirez. The Cubs were up 2-0 after only four batters. I was encouraged.I wanted to start writing this entry in the third inning. Theriot tripled to lead off. Aramis Ramirez singled with two outs to [read more...]

9/6/08 @ Cincinnati; W 14-9; (86-56)

The Chicago Cubs threw a party for Derek Lee's birthday. It was a good one too with five home runs, eighteen total hits, and a convincing win to break that nasty losing streak.Lee went four for six with three runs batted in. But it was Alfonso Soriano who stole the show on Lee's 33rd birthday, hitting three home [read more...]

8/5/08 vs Astros; W 11-7; (68-46)

Weather wasn't an issue today, but that didn't make for a boring game. The Cubs jumped on the Astros early and sprinted to a 6-1 lead after just two innings. With Rich Harden on the mound, that is a sure victory...at least that's what I thought. The Astros managed six runs to take a 7-6 lead by [read more...]

7/28/08 @ Milwaukee; W 6-4; (62-44)

In a back and forth game, the Cubs took the lead three times against Milwaukee. Each time was courtesy of Derek Lee.In the first inning, Alfonso Soriano led off with a double off the left field wall. After a Reed Johnson pop up on the infield, and a stolen base by Alfonso, Lee singled to right field to [read more...]

7/22/08 @ Arizona; L 2-9; (58-42)

Lou says not to worry. In fact, after the team hit so well without batting practice on Sunday, he decided to cancel batting practice Tuesday and Wednesday. Relax, Lou says. It is just mid July.Cub fans don't relax. Our overly optimistic attitude starts on the first day of spring training, but masks in inner fear that the other shoe could [read more...]

7/20/08 @ Houston; W 9-0; (58-40)

Ryan Dempster picked up his first road win in almost two years. He also picked up the spirits of the entire Cubs fan base. How quickly we can forget we won the last three series prior to the All Star break. Instead we were focused on losing our last game before the All Star break and the [read more...]

7/13/08 vs Giants; L 2-4; (57-38)

The Chicago Cubs entered today with the best overall record in the major leagues. With a win, they would enter the All Star Break in sole possession of that distinction.They had Ryan Dempster, (the most successful pitcher at home this year) going against Tim Lincecum (the most successful pitcher on the road this year), in an afternoon start at [read more...]

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