Fun and Names
As the Cubs’ season gets rolling and my friends and I talk baseball we start to develop nicknames for our favorite (and not so favorite) Cubbies. For the most part nicknaming players is an organic...
View ArticleWeekcap: a Look at the Week That Was, and the Week That Will Be
Last Week: Record: 4-2 The Cubs opened the we in the Steel City, Pittsburgh PA, for a three game set with the Pirates. Monday’s game was the Pirates home opener and saw a significantly bigger crowd...
View ArticleGame 13 Recap- CUBS 9, Reds 5
Lee, homers help Dempster Derrek Lee turned in a workmanlike performance Tuesday night and Ryan Dempster was helped by the longball as the Cubs beat the Reds 9-5 at Wrigley Field. Lee went 3-for-5 on...
View ArticleGame 14 Recap
@ 3 -12 Big “Z,” Carlos Zambrano, cruised and the Cubs offense put tonight’s game away early with a four run first and a six run third. After eleven batters and two Cincinnati pitchers the third...
View ArticleGame 15 Recap: Reds 9, Cubs 2
Volquez, Votto Kill Cubs As the saying goes, the third time’s a charm. In his third game managing against his former club, Dusty Baker and the rest of the Reds got some revenge, beating the Cubs 9-2...
View ArticleGame 16 Recap
2 3 The Chicago Cubs grabbed their tenth victory, in sixteen tries, today. A big fourth inning paired with solid pitching help the boys in blue down the Pittsburgh Pirates who fell to 7-9. The Cubs...
View ArticleWeekcap 4/14-4/20
Last Week Record: 5-1 The Cubs found their swagger at the plate last week putting up 52 runs over six home games against division rivals the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Cubs opened...
View ArticleRecap Game 19
Mets – 1 Cubs – 7 Carlos Zambrano and John Maine were locked in a pitchers duel through six innings, but the Cubs were able to get to the Mets’ bullpen in the bottom of the eighth to put tonight’s game...
View ArticleRed Line to Wrigley
Covering All The Bases By: Dan Biederman That’s right, Koskue Fukudome, the apple of many Cubs fans’ eyes, graces the cover of the May 5 issue of Sports Illustrated, which hit the mailboxes of...
View ArticleOut of the Gates – April in Review (and March 31 too)
The Cubs improved significantly on last years 10-14 start to open the 2008 season 17-10. The Cub hitters have carried the club why the pitching staff (with a few exceptional exceptions) has struggled....
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