Our team just lost consecutive weekend series to the Pirates. I think that’s the best way to describe this team: we routinely lose to the Pirates. At least for now. So where do we go from here?
First, we need Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez to start hitting. They are the ONLY weak link in our [...]
By Jeremy Hawn
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Posted in Baseball
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Also tagged Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Marmol, Carlos Zambrano, Cliff Lee, Cubs, Derrek Lee, Geovany Soto, Greg Maddux, Jim Hendry, Josh Vitters, Lou Pinella, MLB, Rudy Jaramillo, Ryne Sandberg, Starlin Castro, Tyler Colvin
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Brace yourselves for this one , Cubs fans: The Cubs are not gonna win it this year. Whoa! I know, shocking, right? But seriously, even though the Cubs have a long tradition of winning, and addressed all of their problems this year, they are somehow going to end up being a bad team. If only [...]
So in last nights game between the Cubbies and Cards, we had an epic matching of wits between managers Lou Pinella and Tony LaRussa. In the top of the ninth, Lou brought in lefty Sean Marshall with the bases loaded. After Marshall got the first out, Lou came in to talk to the umpire, apparently [...]
So the Cubbies just had a crazy weekend that took them from “It’s just not going to happen for them this year” to “once we get Aramis Ramirez back, we’re gonna wreck the rest of the division.” We had 3 straight amazing 9th inning or extra inning comeback wins, and a blowout on Sunday to [...]
By Jeremy Hawn
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Posted in Baseball
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Also tagged Aramis Ramirez, Cubs, Derrek Lee, Geo Soto, Indians, Jake Fox, Jim Hendry, Kerry Wood, Mark DeRosa, Mikah Hoffpauir, Randy Wells, White Sox
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So I did a running diary of yesterday’s Cubs v. White Sox game, which ended up being a terrible decision. It was a horrible game, and I had already committed to watching and commenting on the entire thing. It’s hard to describe just how painful that game was to watch. It was like having to [...]
Cubs/Sox. The battle for Chicago will be decided today. Well, not really. It’s just another game. If you really want to know who wins, check here and here. But if you want a quick preview, just look to the right. I’m pretty sure you know who wins, but just in case, look below it for [...]
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