For those of you who missed Monday’s game with the Astros (and I’m sure many of us did), Geovany Soto had a great game. Not only did he hit a go-ahead solo homer in the eighth inning, but in the fourth inning he also hung onto the ball after surviving a harsh collision with Michael [...]
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Even though the Cubs lost last night, I’ll be damned if they aren’t playing some entertaining baseball right now. I know the D-backs are terrible, but it doesn’t matter. I’ve still just had fun watching the Cubs play baseball, and watching the Diamondbacks play makes me feel a little better about the Cubs. On one [...]
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There aren’t too many good things to say about the Cubs right now. I watched all of Tuesday night’s terrible game and only some of last night’s equally terrible game. What the crap is up with Wells? It’s too bad that Marshall and Gorzelanny are both lefties because it’s looking like Wells should get a [...]
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The Cubs came through last night with a 3-0 victory over the Dodgers. Kershaw is a tough pitcher and looked pretty sharp last night. Fortunately, Rafael Furcal’s defense didn’t. Kershaw only gave up one unearned run due to a Furcal error, and Lee’s 2-run homer was off the bullpen. Dempster was his usual self last [...]
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This Cubs team is such a disappointment. I honestly can’t identify any point in this season where I figured the playoffs were a lock, except during Spring Training. In his presser after yesterday’s game, Lou indicated there might be changes coming to the line-up. Really?! I would think that would be something you do BEFORE [...]
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Bob Brenly made a trip to the Quad Cities. I’m sure Paul is heartbroken that he missed him. It’s not huge news, but it did make the paper thanks to our good friend Matt Veto. With the Cubs on FOX and a rare weekend day off, Brenly took in the Peoria Chiefs v. QC River [...]
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I can’t express how pleased I am that I won’t see Paul Bako wearing Cubby Blue this season. I won’t have to experience the pain of watching him walk to the plate as essentially a guaranteed out. Forget Bartman and the team meltdown in 2003, I’ll never forget that feeling everytime I saw [...]
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Yesterday, Sean Marshall pitched five strong innings in the Cubs’ 13-2 victory over the White Sox. It is nice to beat the Sox any time, but like I’ve said before, I don’t give much credence to preseason games. It was nice to see some of the strong performances, however.
-Our 5th man Marshall seems to be [...]
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Geovany Soto “dashed” around the bases last night like only a catcher can. Almost 49 years after it last happened, a Cubs catcher hit an inside the park homerun. Soto is quickly helping me forget
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