From Wrigley

I’ve got a new stat for the standings… Win, Loss, ‘Fonzo. For the second consectuive day Alfonso Soriano was a massive liability in left. So bad that somewhere, Manny Ramirez was no doubt laughing. And yes, I know (obviously) it was his homer that tied the game up and he was not on the bump […]

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The Cubs fell yesterday despite another quality start by Ryan Dempster. The Cubs bats have cooled off in the last couple of games, and last night managed 3 runs against the Nationals 5. The real bright point for the game was Reed Johnson’s highlight reel catch last night. If you haven’t […]

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Ten dramatic innings of baseball tonight as the Cubs won their 10,000th game in franchise history.  Rich Hill pitched a few really strong innings to get started, but ended up getting roughed up a bit in the bottom of the 6th inning and looked to be in line for the win going into the 7th.  […]

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So I’m back from England, California, you name it and that means another night up in the 5-2-8. Hindsight is always 20/20 but the ‘07 Cubs might have gassed that game last night and sent Carlos into a tailspin. If it were ‘06 we probably would have headed for the gates early to avoid another […]

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The Cubs early season five game winning streak came to a close last night as the Cubs faltered against the Phillies, 5-3.  The game had its bright points for the Cubs, including back-to-back jacks in the first by D-Lee and Aramis Ramirez, the first time for back-to-back jacks this season.  Congrats to the lucky 720AM […]

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Since Monday the Cubs have played a full 36 innings of baseball. That should be four games. But no, that was done over the course of three games against the Pirates, thanks to 12 and 15 inning games. Last night was the only contest to end in regulation, ending with a scoreless […]

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We had a regular marathon of a game today, 15 innings to take the win from the Pirates 6-4.  Today’s game was a night and day difference from the 12 inning contest Monday.  The Cubs played some solid defense with some downright great plays.  Soriano made fantastic play in extras to keep the game alive […]

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What can I say? Monday’s game against the Pirates featured some atrocious fielding. It was embarrassing really. The Cubs are on pace to allow more unearned runs than any other team in the history of professional baseball. Guys, you are supposed to be professions. Take pride in your glove work, […]

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Big Z led the Cubs to a hard fought 3-2 victory on Sunday against Brandon Backe and the Houston Astros. Derrek Lee continued his hot start, belting a home run and a double, including the game winner in the bottom of the 8th. I don’t think its any secret now that Lee’s wrist […]

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It looked rough for much of the game today, but the Cubs ended up pulling it out, thanks largely to a 5-run 7th inning. Can I say any more how much I adore Kosuke Fukudome? No? I didn’t think so. This gentleman is the most fundamentally sound player I have seen […]

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