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 Win Season Opening Series In A Big Way

When the first seven Cubs reached base safely last night, I kind of thought this would be an easy win.  I had forgotten about Ted Lilly's propensity to give up the home run.  Boy did he help me remember by allowing four home runs to the Astros. In the end, the Cub offense carried the night in an 11-6 win that gave [read more...]

Cubs Lose Extra Inning Game in Houston

Miguel Tejada was killing the Cubs.  He had three hits in the opener and had reached base twice tonight with a single and a walk.  Giving him the free pass and loading the bases for Jeff Keppinger was statistically the right move.  It just backfired.  Keppinger, hitting .140 in the spring for the Reds, hit a broken bat infield single [read more...]

Piniella Projects Pitching Plan

Lou Piniella has indicated he will pick his Opening Day starter by the end of the week.  He isn't giving any hints, but if it isn't Zambrano for the fifth straight year I'll fall out of my chair.  He'll be the first Cub since Rick Sutcliffe to start five straight Opening Day games.  Any long suffering Cub fan identifies Sutcliffe [read more...]

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