Jim Edmonds

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...]

9/2/08 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...]

8/25/08 @ Pittsburgh; W 12-3; (81-50)

What can you say about a 12-3 drubbing of the Pirates? Chicago is 12-4 this season against Pittsburgh and came out swinging Monday night. Soriano, Lee, Edmonds and Fukudome EACH had three hits on the night. Aramis Ramirez hit another three run homer.Chicago chased Jeff Karstens, who had shut out Chicago at Wrigley earlier this year, before [read more...]

8/13/08 @ Atlanta; W 10-2; (72-47)

In the opening game of a double header...making up yesterday's washout...the Cubs jumped to an early lead and poured it on.Geovony Soto got things started with a two run double in the second. Jim Edmonds tacked on two more in the third with his 16th home run of the year. That's sixteen in less than 300 at bats [read more...]

7/31/08 @ Milwaukee; W 11-4; (65-44)

Rich Harden finally earned a win as a Cub. He worked six scoreless innings before surrendering a home run to Prince Fielder. Chicago's offense finally supported him too, spotting him five runs by the fourth inning.Coincidentally, did you notice that the only run he gave up was on a solo home run. The only three runs he [read more...]

6/24/08 vs Orioles; 5-7; (48-29)

This was the Orioles first trip to Wrigley Field. It started out well for them. In the fourth they put two runs on the board to take the lead. Kosuke answered with a one run home run in the bottom half of the inning.Unfortunately, Sean Marshall couldn't hold the Orioles. He surrendered two more in the fifth and was pulled. [read more...]

6/21/08 vs White Sox; W 11-7; (47-28)

Offense Offense Offense. It is about time. Nothing else to talk about this game except offense. Other than Marquis showed us that it is more likely I am right than Gene Wojciechowski, but more on that later.In their last nine games, the Cubs haven't exceed seven runs in a single game. Today they got nine...in one [read more...]

6/13/08 @ Blue Jays; L 2-3; (43-25)

The Chicago Cubs are 3-0 at home in June. They have won their last eleven games at Wrigley Field, last losing to the Pirates on May 17th. During that eleven game home winning streak, they are 6-7 on the road. While that has improved during June, they are 4-3 this month while away from Wrigley, the road [read more...]

6/12/08 vs Braves; W 3-2; (43-24)

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (from a Cub perspective)The GoodAfter Zambrano allowed a leadoff walk in the eighth, Scott Eyre allowed a double to Brian McCann. An intentional walk loaded the bases with no out. Eyre worked two strikeouts and then gave way to Carlos Marmol. Marmol picked up one more strikeout to leave the [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...]

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