Tag: Chicago Cubs
Kerry Wood: The Greatness That Never Was
Kerry Wood will be remembered for 1 game and years of injuries.
Chicago Cubs weekly update 6/21/09 – The week it all changed?
In another revamping of our Cubs coverage, we now will be doing weekly updates on the Cubs that take a look at the action from the past week and look forward to the upcoming one. Along the way we’ll be posting on major occurences and rumors, but check in every Monday to see what’s going [...]
Series Recap: Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
The Cubbies wrapped up an 8 game road trip in Houston today. They split the trip, 4-4, playing 6 one run games. They lost 4 of those 6 games, all in walkoff fashion. They played 5 extra inning ball games, losing 3 of those. The starting pitching was tremendous all trip long, particularly in the [...]
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs @ Houston Astros
Starting on Tuesday June 9, the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros will play their 18th series in 2009 against one another. OK, that’s a slight exaggeration, it’s just their fourth matchup. It just seems like they play each other every other series. The Cubs are 5-2 thus far versus the Astros, with one game postponed [...]
Reds/Cubs Preview
After a brief absence, the Redlegs are back on the pinkie. This weekend the Reds take on the baby bears from Chicago in a crucial three game series at Great American Ball Park. The Reds and Cubs are battling it out for 3rd place in the NL Central as the Reds trail the division leading [...]
Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds – Series Preview
Welp, the Cubs managed a split out of their impromptu two game series in Hotlanta. With Thursday’s rainout, the Cubs add their third make up game to the schedule. The Cubs now roll into the ‘Nati to face the RedLegs in an important divisional three game series. The Cubs (26-25) will get ace Carlos Zambrano back [...]
Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta Braves Series Recap
Game 1 – Braves 6, Cubs 5 (12) This was a game the Cubs literally gave away. Rookie pitcher Randy Wells flat out dominated the Braves for 7 innings, giving up 2 runs (only 1 earned) on 2 hits, and left with a 5-1 lead with two runers on base. The Cubs late inning relievers came in [...]
Game 49 Recap: Dodgers 8, Cubs 2
It’s not a good sign when your team is playing Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN, but you find yourself flipping to the MTV Movie Awards during the game itself. That’s exactly the situation I found myself in after the Los Angeles Dodgers pounced all over Sean Marshall and the Chicago Cubs for 5 runs in [...]
Game 48 Recap: Cubs 7, Dodgers 0
The Cubs put together perhaps their best all around game of the season on Saturday as they completely manhandled the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-0. Ryan Dempster produced his best outing of the year to improve to 4-3, while Eric Stults took the loss for the Dodgers to fall to 4-2. Dempster went 7 strong innings, [...]
Game 47 Recap: Cubs 2, Dodgers 1
The Cubs continued their offensive woes, but today it didn’t matter as Ted Lilly decided the Dodgers were not going to beat him. Lilly went 7 very strong innings, giving up only a solo YAK EM!!! to Matt Kemp in the 7th, en route to earning his 6th win on the year. Lilly, now 6-4, [...]
Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs – Series Preview
The Manny-less Los Angeles Dodgers roll into Chi-town on Thursday for a four game series against the Chicago Cubs. Led by Joe Torre, the Dodgers have jumped out to a 33-15 record and built a 9 game lead in the National League Western division. The Cubs sit at 23-22 and are currently 4 games back [...]
Game 43 Recap: Pirates 10, Cubs 8
Welp, at least we know the Cubs can still score some runs. For the first time in a week, the Cubs offense did enough to put up a white flag…this time it was Cubs pitching that led to a defeat, the 8th in row for Chicago, knocking them back under .500. The Pirates generally unimpressive [...]
Series Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs
Well. if I had to pick one team to play on the heels of a 7 game losing streak in which the Cubs played shown some of the worst offense I have seen in my years as a Cubs fan, it would be the Pittsburgh Pirates. Unfortunately, that’s about the only good thing I can [...]
Game 42 Recap: Padres 7, Cubs 2
I am a huge Cubs fan, but they are beyond awful right now. There are no words, except dreadful, or possibly atrocious, or maybe even pathetic. Any will suffice. I can’t even talk about it. CLICK HERE FOR THE COMPLETE BOXSCORE COURTESY OF YAHOO
Game 39 Recap: Cardinals 3, Cubs 1
This will be brief, but the theme of this is the Cubs are atrocious at the moment. They rolled into St. Louis after a solid 4-1 homestand and proceeded to look like a weak version the Peoria Chiefs. The Cubs were thoroughly dominated by the St. Louis pitching staff and put together some of the [...]
Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis Cardinals – Series Preview
The Cubs have been rolling in May and look for it to continue as they stop in St. Louis for a three game set against the rival Cardinals. These two teams last met in late April in St. Louis and the Cubs lost two of three. However, since their last meeting, the Cubs have gone 12-7 despite [...]
Game 36 Recap: Astros 6, Cubs 5
The Cubs put together a rally late, but fell a run short in a loss to the Houston Astros 6-5. The Cubs (21-15) saw their five game win streak end Sunday, but still managed a 4-1 homestand. Rich Harden took the loss, dropping to 4-2 on the year, while Brian Moehler (yes, that Brian Moehler) [...]
Series Preview: Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros, part III
Fresh off of a business-like sweep of the San Diego Adrian Gonzalezes, the Chicago Cubs face off for the third series already this season against the Houston Astros. I’ve had the good fortune of previewing a Cubs-Astros series each of the first two times (here and here), so I’m going to keep it brief for [...]
Game 34 Recap: Cubs 11, Padres 3
The Cubbies are on fire folks. After battling through a difficult first month full of slow starts and injuries to key players, the Cubs have caught fire here in May. The boys from the North Side of Chi-town are 10-3 so far this month are show no signs of slowing down. The Cubs swept the [...]
Game 32 Recap: Cubs 6, Padres 2
Where do I sign up to watch THAT Cubs team the rest of the year? Despite starting the season a relatively respectable 17-14, this Cubs team has really done nothing but frustrate me. The only regulars who I would say have played up to or above expectations have been Alfonso Soriano, Ryan Theriot, Kosuke Fukudome, [...]
