“Congrats on the win, Kevin. Now pack your s–t and get to Pittsburgh. The good news is you won’t have to look at Jack Wilson’s or Freddy Sanchez’s ugly mugs when you get there. The bad news is your team is probably going to suck for quite some time. Enjoy!”
The Cubs got lefties John Grabow [...]
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After the way the Cubs played during the 1st half of the season, I thought I would have to give up baseball for the summer and switch to competitive cheese rolling.
But the Cubs have been on a tear since the break (9-2), and they are still in the hunt for the cheese. The guys who [...]
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I can’t remember a time when a Cubs player hit in a game-winning run and I’ve disliked him at that moment as much as I disliked Soriano last night. I haven’t hid the fact that do not like Soriano. I would love to see him and his streakiness off this team at the trading deadline. [...]
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Life’s busy and it’s just not going to happen this week. We’ll have a new episode up Monday, August 3rd.
Also, we’re looking to add a few new voices to the podcast. If you live in the Quad Cities and you’d like to talk about the Cubs while being recorded, get in contact with me through [...]
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The Cubs spent the first two games against the Phillies reinforcing my feelings that they have no chance in the playoffs (if they even make it). Two runs in twenty-two innings is abysmal. No walks in a thirteen inning game is rough. Losing a thirteen inning game on a walk-off three run homer is demoralizing, [...]
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I just started watching game one of the Cubs/Phillies series. Since the Cubs have underperformed the first half of the season, I’ve had to remind myself that I still really like baseball, good baseball, and just enjoy watching the game without worrying about the standings. After a pretty weak first half the Cubs are just [...]
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This guy does:
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And who does this guy say the Cubs should replace Zambrano with? Martin Perez. Oh, you haven’t heard of him? That’s because he’s a guy that, as the writer of this blog says, “has pitched well at Single A this year”…for the Rangers.
Anyone care to defend the idea of [...]
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We did take some pictures from our minor-league experience in Peoria, so here they are–
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Andy and Corey evaluate the first half of the season and look ahead at the second half. We discuss the pleasant surprises and the disappointments thus far.
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The AAA All-Star Game will be on ESPN2 tonight and I’ll surely be watching. Matt Murton earned a spot on the PCL All-Star team. Chris Robinson, the catcher for the Iowa Cubs will be representing the team. Another name worth noting is Eric Patterson, who will be playing in the game for the Oakland AAA [...]
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