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NLDS Game 3: 10/4/08 @ Dodgers; L 1-3

You've really got to be kidding me.97 regular season wins, first place since May 11th, and we go three and out!We lead the National League in runs scored, averaging over 5 a game. We average only two in this sweep.We acquire a pitcher in Harden who could realistically challenge Zambrano as the ace of the staff, thereby giving us [read more...]

6/8/08 @ Dodgers; W 3-1; (40-24)

The Cubs are still the only major league team to avoid a three game losing streak all year. They were in danger today, having lost their last two against the Dodgers. Jason Marquis and Mark DeRosa made sure of that.Marquis gave up only one run, unearned, in six plus innings. DeRosa hit a solo shot in the [read more...]

6/7/08 @ Dodgers; L 3-7; (39-24)

Man do I wish I could have seen this game. Zambrano blew up after giving up a home run to Matt Kemp in the seventh. The maturity we had been hearing about wasn't evident Saturday. Unfortunately, I was involved in a fundraising event and couldn't watch.The Cubs took the lead in the fifth 1-0. Alfonso Soriano [read more...]

6/6/08 @ Dodgers; L 0-3; (39-23)

There doesn’t seem to be any average games for the Cubs offense this year. If they are scoring, they are scoring seven or more. If they aren’t scoring, they really aren’t scoring. They fell victim to not scoring…AT ALL….last night. The Dodgers Hiroki Kuroda threw a complete game shutout for his best performance of the year [read more...]

6/5/08 @ Dodgers; W 5-4; (39-22)

The last time the Cubs faced the Dodgers, Takashi Saito blew a save in the ninth inning. Tonight he came in with the game tied and was charged with the loss. He gave up an RBI singe to Kosuke Fukudome in the ninth that proved to be the winning run.It didn’t seem like the Cubs were going to [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...]

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...]

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