Theriot Homers Again…Lilly Drives in Two..Cubs WIN!

I'll leave it to the Elias Sports Bureau to do the research, but my money is on Ryan Theriot not hitting home runs in back to back games since his 12 year old little league season.  Add to it a triple today, and Theriot is slugging 1.100 in the last two games.  They are going to have to get a bigger [read more...]

Theriot Gets First Career Grand Slam To Lead Cubs

In the sixth inning of a game where the Cubs trailed 5-2 to the Marlins, Ryan Theriot came to bat with the bases loaded.  As I was watching the game, I was hoping that Alfonso Soriano would hit the three run home run to tie it, knowing that Theriot was on deck.  I'm a huge Theriot fan, and was confident [read more...]

And The Last Shall Be First….Zambrano Leads Way For Cubs

Big Z, last in the alphabet, ninth in the order, first in the heart of Cubs fans.  He lead the way in Arizona, to keep the Cubs from dropping below .500, at the plate as well as on the mound.  He was a triple short of the cycle at the plate and battled through seven innings to earn the win. He was [read more...]

Cubs Struggle Through Week 3

This was far and away the worst week of this first month of the MLB season for the Chicago Cubs.  They managed their lowest total run production, 23 runs, even though they played one more game than they did last week.  With the majority of the runs coming in two games, it made things even worse as they dropped four [read more...]

Piniella Juggles Cubs Lineup

Heading into their second road trip of the season the Cubs needed a spark.  Having only scored one run in their previous twenty innings, they headed into arch rival St. Louis having lost two in a row.  Lou Piniella decided it was time to do something different.  His lineup card for this game: Ryan Theriot, SS                 Kosuke Fukudome, RF                 Alfonso Soriano, LF                 Aramis Ramirez, 3B                                   Derrek [read more...]

Cubs Fail To Score For First Time in 2009, Fall to Reds

The Chicago Cubs were blanked by Johnny Cueto and the Reds bullpen.  For the first time this year, they failed to touch home plate even once in the game.  The team just looked flat or sluggish all night.  Defense was a problem too as Ted Lilly committed an error and had another misplay that scored as a hit.  Milton Bradley seemed [read more...]

Chicago Cubs Week Two Is High On Drama

The Cubs ended week two the same way they will begin week three, with a day off.  The Sunday night game was postponed due to weather and will be made up on July 12th.  A scheduled off day Monday means a little extra rest early in the season.  They can probably use it this week after an exciting week and [read more...]

Soriano Prevents Three Game Skid With Eighth Inning Home Run

Alfonso Soriano has five home runs this year.  Two have been as the first Cub hitter of the game.  The other three have sent a game to extra innings and won two others.   Not bad for a guy who shouldn't be hitting first.  I have read this argument over and over again.  No, Alfonso Soriano isn't the typical lead off [read more...]

MLB Week One Recap…Cubs Style

In the classic baseball movie Bull Durham, Crash Davis speaks to the 25 week season with this quote. "Know what the difference between hitting .250 and .300 is? It’s 25 hits. 25 hits in 500 at bats is 50 points, okay? There’s 6 months in a season, that’s about 25 weeks. That means if you get just one extra flare a [read more...]

Cubs Beat Brewers On Soriano’s Ninth Inning Homer

A day after losing their lead, and the game, in the ninth inning, Chicago turned the tables on Milwaukee.  With one out in the top of the ninth, Alfonso Soriano hit his third home run of the season turning a one run deficit into a 6-5 lead.  He joined Aramis Ramirez and Kosuke Fukudome who each homered earlier in the [read more...]

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