Marlins

8/17/08 @ Florida; W 9-2; (76-48)

Alabama once sang "You Can't Keep A Good Man Down." Well, this Chicago Cubs roster is full of good men. So while the Florida Marlins held Chicago scoreless through six innings, the good men rose up in the seventh.Trailing by two runs, and having managed only four hits, the Cubs sent twelve batters to the plate. They [read more...]

8/16/08 @ Florida; L 1-2; (75-48)

Four guys who normally don't see their names in the starting lineup all did on Saturday. Sean Marshall was called upon for a spot start. Henry Blanco gave Geovony Soto a day off and Darlye Ward did the same for Derek Lee. Aramis was again held out of the lineup, we'll call Mike Fontenont the replacement. [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...]

7/27/08 vs. Marlins; W 9-6; (61-44)

When I turned on the game, Derek Lee had just hit an rbi ground out to Hanley Ramirez. That put the Cubs on the board, but they already trailed the Marlins by five runs. Needless to say, I was disappointed. More of the same I assumed. Aramis Ramirez was the first hitter I saw, and he [read more...]

7/26/07 vs. Marlins; L 2-3; (60-44)

Since the Cubs acquired Rich Harden on July 8th, he has made three starts. In each of those, he struck out ten batters. He is the first Cub ever to notch double digit strikeouts in each of his first three starts. He has allowed only two runs in three starts, both on solo home runs. He [read more...]

7/25/08 vs Marlins; L 2-3; (60-43)

Ryan Dempster pitched a nice game today. He did allow a season high six walks in only six innings. Still, he only gave up one run and struck out six. He left the game at the end of six with a 2-1 lead.The lead was courtesy of home runs by Geovony Soto and Reed Johnson. Speaking [read more...]

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