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...]

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...]

Can Cubs Cajun Connection Carry Chicago to Championship

A couple years ago I made the mistake of saying I would take Ryan Theriot over Alex Rodriguez as my shortstop.  I have a thing for hard nosed little guys that play hard.  I was one in college, admittedly with much less talent than Theriot.  I was harassed to no end, because at the time Theriot was average at best.  [read more...]

Ramirez Beats Cards With Best Soriano Impression

A day after Alfonso Soriano beat the Cardinals with a two run home run in the bottom of the eighth, Aramis Ramirez did him one better.  While Soriano's two run shot gave the Cubs the lead and the eventual win, Rami's was a walk off in the bottom of the eleventh.  Just like Soriano, Aramis was hitless up until that [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 Walk To Victory Over Brewers

It wasn't pretty, and it had more to do with the poor Milwaukee pitching than it did Cubs hitting.  Either way, the Cubs will take the victory and a 4-2 road trip to start the season. After struggling through games watching his bullpen give out free passes, Lou Piniella's club was on the receiving end of ten walks.  Four consecutive walks scored [read more...]

Cubs Blow Harden’s Lead

Rich Harden...second pitcher picked on my fantasy team....scored 14 points today...but didn't get the win.  No, the Cubs bullpen blew it.  My friend Sean called it as soon as Harden was pulled and Aaron Heilman walked the first Brewer.  I tried to refute his argument, and for a couple innings it seemed to work.  Then in the ninth inning, Kevin [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...]

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