Chicago Cubs Headlines for Wednesday
2009-11-18 11:55:00 Here's one out of left field. From PhillyBurbs.com comes the headline "Reports: Dodgers, Cubs stalk Martinez". Doesn't that sound a bit severe and quite possibly illegal? Here's the text within the story that prompted the headline:As much as both sides enjoyed their 2 1/2-month joyride together, all signs point to a breakup with Martinez, now a free agent right-hander, finding a new home for 2010. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs reportedly are possible landing spots for Martinez, who did prove in his short time with the Phillies that he has something left after having consecutive injury-riddled seasons with the New York Mets from 2007-08.I'm not sure how "reportedly landing spots" turns into stalking. And this is the first...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Monday
2009-11-16 09:59:00 Well, kids, I think we've finally done it. And by we, I mean me. Here at LOHO, we don't have a strong history of supporting winners. You may remember:2007, 2008: Cubs win NL Central but fail to win a playoff game2009: Cubs don't even whiff playoffs2009: LOHO rents out its loyalty for playoffs, Minnesota Twins seek refund, LOHO has funds safely stashed in Cayman IslandsEvery year since 1985-86: Bears disappointYou also might remember that on yesterday's headlines thread, I posted a picture of one Peyton Manning. It looked for most of Sunday night like I had infected the Indianapolis Colts with the LOHO losing streak. But I think the long winter of our discontent might be over. Last night, the...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Sunday
2009-11-15 12:05:00 Cubs, you only have yourselves to blame for this. If you'd do something already, I could put up a picture of whomever we got in the Milton Bradley trade. Or the Aaron Heilman trade. Instead, you force me to put up a picture of Peyton Manning, the greatest quarterback of all time. I won't go into anything else regarding tonight's game, but should the Colts win tonight, there will probably be another Colts picture up tomorrow morning.As for the Cubs, Jim Callis is really setting up Cubs fans for a big letdown when the Curtis Granderson trade doesn't happen.I asked Jim to rank the Angels, Cubs and Yankees in terms of their ability to swing a prospects-rich deal, and here's...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Friday
2009-11-13 11:48:00 There's so much news today I don't know where to start. I guess we'll go with "Silver Sluggers" for $400, Alex:Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano, who has volunteered eagerly for designated-hitter and pinch-hitting duties in the past despite swinging-related stints on the disabled list, has been awarded his third Silver Slugger award for pitchers. The switch-hitting Zambrano is tied for the third-most awards for pitchers behind Mike Hampton (five) and Tom Glavine (four) after leading pitchers with four home runs and nine extra-base hits while batting .217.Dave Van Dyck then goes on to remind us that all Zambrano does is hurt himself when trying to hit and take batting practice....
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Wednesday
2009-11-11 11:53:00 Jim Hendry and Randy Bush burn the midnight oilAs the GM meetings proceed, it becomes more and more evident that the Cubs won't get a whole hell of a lot done until Milton Bradley is traded. Meanwhile, questions such as these hung in the air: Will the Cubs' leadoff man in 2010 look more like Kosuke Fukudome, Chone Figgins or Luis Castillo? Will the center fielder be Mike Cameron, Fukudome, Reed Johnson or Marlon Byrd? How many left-handed hitters will be in the Opening Day lineup? And will the Cubs increase their starting-pitching inventory to help cover for the early-season loss of left-hander Ted Lilly, who had shoulder surgery last week? The answers: Most of it still depends on Bradley,...
Chicago Cubs Saturday Fun: Vote For Your Favorite Motto!
2009-11-07 16:48:00 I'll be honest, there is precious little Cubs news out there today. Want to read more about Lilly missing the start of the season? Go here. Want to hear about how well Josh Vitters is doing in the AFL? Go here. Personally, I'd rather give away this striking thong. So let's get to it. One the following page you will see a list of the 25 best 2010 Cubs mottos submitted yesterday. Your task? Vote for one. And for those of you who were curious about thong sizing, let me clear some things up. If you're shopping for a thong at say, Victoria's Secret or Perla, they definitely come in various sizes. However, it appears that Cubs thongs found at...
Chicago Cubs Friday Headlines
2009-11-06 14:42:00 There is nothing more bittersweet for a mother than the day when one of her babies grows up and leaves the nest. Sure, you're baby will never be a baby again. Then again, now maybe you can have your life back instead of having some whiny, clingy, grumpy toddler with sticky hands and a running nose clinging to your skirt all day. And like, instead of watching "The Wiggles" 24-hours a day and getting to the point where you start trying to figure out which Wiggle is the hottest because you're so desperate for adult company and conversation that you start thinking Steve from Blues Clues is probably kind of a babe in real life, you can watch the...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Thursday
2009-11-05 15:44:00 Hooray! I slept in. That means we get to play headlines-as-we-go. That also means if I don't find anything, this is the headline.Oh, goodie. I found something. Ted talks about his surgery, and answers Doc Blume's question:"I initially wanted to try to avoid it, go into the off-season without having to do anything," Lilly said Wednesday by teleconference. "I figured it would get better. It did not, even after all the rest. I just didn't want to go into the season kind of doing what I was doing at the end of the year where I was missing starts."(snip)"If I would have known I'd be in this situation a month earlier and it wouldn't have gotten better, then I would...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Wednesday
2009-11-04 11:48:00 It's mailbag day! The Rickettseseses have been in charge for a week, and already they're being courted like a princess with only ten fingers and one hell of a dowry. Mesa, Arizona is putting on the full court press in hopes of keeping the Cubs from jumping ship to the Grapefruit League. Mesa's presentation featured a video selling the team on Arizona's scenery, sports venues and resorts where guests were pampered. Political leaders emphasized government and businesses will fight for the Cubs. Even Sen. John McCain spoke in a recording made in Washington, D.C. McCain wished the team a World Series victory and emphasized, with a comically timed cough, how much fans would appreciate that. "Please stay with us," McCain...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Tuesday
2009-11-03 14:52:00 Hey Jim--If you could pick up one of these at the Winter Meetings, it would really help me out. In case you missed it last night, Chase Utley hit his FOURTH and FIFTH HRs of the 2009 World Series, tying Reggie Jackson for most HRs in a World Series. By the way, Chase's line for this postseason is .314/.435/.686/.1.122. Chase scoffs at all the Yankee fans trying to declare ARod "Mr. October." With the World Series finally winding down (or winding UP, if you watched last night's game), there's actually some Cubs news floating around out there. Kinda. First up, the Tribune tells us that the stage "is set" for the Cubs' Organizational Meetings. What a yawner. That's like telling...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Monday
2009-11-02 11:37:00 What does this picture have to do with anything? This young Austrian childhad Ricketts, too!I'm still not quite used to this strange "public-face-of-ownership" experience we've been having lately. After so many years of corporate overlords, putting a face other than the Trib Tower or Sam Zell to ownership seems to be a positive experience. Especially when said owner is saying things like this:''It's not like they're not spending money already,'' he said. ''There's no magic formula for winning a World Series, but it has to be the goal every single year. You have to be consistent and you have to think long term. The one big signing is fool's gold. You have to have a team that's put together thoughtfully,...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Sunday
2009-11-01 11:59:00 Do dogs whisper to Phil Rogers, too?There's not really anything jaw-dropping in this week's edition of Crazy Uncle Phil is hearing whispers again. But with precious little else to report, we'll hop on the crazy train and take a ride till the next stop.The Aroldis Chapman market is going to be interesting to judge. The Mariners are the latest team to jump seriously into the bidding, possibly hoping to have another front-line arm so they can deal Felix Hernandez before he reaches free agency. The Cubs and White Sox have expressed interest, but it's unclear if they have the resources to compete with the Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals, Mets, Tigers, Orioles and others for the Cuban with the 100 mph...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Saturday
2009-10-31 18:31:00 There were some seriously scary gazes cast Ryan Dempster's way at the presser.Tom Ricketts' first announcement from yesterday's gee-gosh-golly press conference was that the Cubs are going to win the World Series. Since two teams already have wins in the 2009 edition, I'm pretty sure he has another year in his sights. I'll let Gordon Wittenmyer tell you about the new owner's forecast, which he compares to a prediction from a guy whose last game at Wrigley involved pucks:Three years ago this month, in a prelude to a sale as it turned out, John McDonough took over as Cubs president and declared, ''It's time to win a World Series.''Since then, time, a half-billion dollars in payroll commitments and McDonough have...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Friday: Scaaaaary Halloween Edition
2009-10-30 14:46:00 In honor of my mostest absolutest favoritest holiday of the year, today's headlines will center around things that scare me. And don't miss this afternoon's diary: Top Ten Scaaaaaariest Free Agents! Today's the day the Ricketts family meets with the media and holds pressers and talks about how great everything is going to be under their regime. . . i mean "leadership." The first thing that scares me about the Ricketts family is Tom's hair. I mean, I don't even let Aidan have that hair, and he's 8. Also, I think the tie in this photo evidences some pretty poor judgment. Let's just hope that doesn't carryover to the Winter Meetings. Scaaaaaaaary. Are you ready for our next totally terrifying headline? If you...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Tuesday
2009-10-27 14:06:00 LOHO's crack investigative unit (me) was up bright and early this morning, scouring the interwebs for Cubs headlines for your information and entertainment. Alas, it's that time of the year when the Cubs essentially cease to exist while we all wait, breathless, to crown the next World Series champion. So bear with me for this mish mash of headlines that may or may not be Cubs-related. For those of you who want to see Vlad play in Wrigley (even though he's a DH and I have no idea where we would put him), you'd better start sucking up to his mom: From mlbtraderumors.com: "With the Angels eliminated from the playoffs, it was only fitting for Ben Bolch of the...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Sunday
2009-10-25 20:00:00 The mailman delivers to a drug treatment center. Much like the Cubs.com mailman delivers to the drug addicts at LOHO"Guess what?", I say. And you say, "That sentence is rife with grammatical problems." I reply, "you can shove it." And then you say, "Do you own a copy of The Elements of Style?" And I say "Yes I do! But I haven't used it in at least ten years." Then you say, "you really need to break that back out, because this paragraph is brutal."I then say, "But guess what? Carrie Muskat has seen fit to interact with the masses! She's answering our questions!" Let us make this a special tribute to just how far Carrie has come in...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Thursday
2009-10-22 12:38:00 A big LOHO welcome to Rudy JaramilloWhatever Jim Hendry wants, Jim Hendry gets. And my little Jimmy wants Rudy Jaramillo. Yesterday, the Cubs announced their newest addition, the greatest hitting coach EVER:"We're thrilled to have him," Hendry said at a Wrigley Field news conference. "We feel like we're the beneficiary of good timing. I think Rudy feels the same way. "When you get an opportunity to put somebody in place that is so well respected and so universally considered at the top of his profession, you certainly jump at the chance that, and that's what we did."And dearest Rudy sure knows how to sweet talk a fanbase:"I used to be with the Astros from '90-93, and obviously we came here...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Wednesday
2009-10-21 13:15:00 Happy Birthday Panda and gravedigger!Yes, today's that day for which we wait all year long. It's our very own gravedigger's birthday. So please, enjoy a piece of panda birthday cake. It's made of ice, bamboo, shredded beets and beet juice. DEELISH!As for Cubs news, it's still all Jaramillo all the time. If it weren't for this story, we'd have nothing to talk about. So let's be grateful for that. And if all else fails, the Fonz likes him:''That's going to be good news,'' said Alfonso Soriano, who averaged 32 home runs and 98 RBI with Jaramillo and the Rangers in 2004 and '05. ''We had very good communication because he speaks Spanish. He's very good and smart. He works very...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Monday
2009-10-19 11:59:00 Cubs executives and their prized pigI know everyone has been dying for an update on how the Cubs' farmhands are doing in the AFL. Luckily for us, someone from the Trib is down there, watching their every move. Even luckier for us, he's not telling us the gross stuff. Your first question: how did Josh Vitters do in his first game last Wednesday?Making his Arizona Fall League debut Wednesday night for the Mesa Solar Sox, the 20-year-old third baseman ended a seven-pitch at-bat by scalding a line shot directly at Phoenix Desert Dogs shortstop Shawn O'Malley for the first out of the second inning. Vitters saw only four pitches in his next three at-bats -- yet wound up with three...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Saturday
2009-10-17 07:13:00 Is Jim Hendry Jay Leno or Dennis Kucinich in this sketch? Or is he one of the bachelorettes? To answer your question (or is it answering my own question?), I'd have to say that Jim Hendry is Dennis Kucinich, Rudy Jaramillo is Jay Leno and the bachelorettes are Cubs prospects. Please keep in mind that two of the bachelorettes are Cybil Shepherd and Jennifer Tilly. (which binds them to mediocrity) Why do I think Jim Hendry is Dennis Kucinich? Please read our dearest Mr. Miles.In addition to watching minor-league prospects Starlin Castro, Josh Vitters and Andrew Cashner in the Arizona Fall League, the Cubs may have made significant progress toward hiring Rudy Jaramillo as their new hitting coach. Cubs general...
Chicago Cubs Tuesday Headlines: All Your Base Are Belong To Us
2009-10-13 11:48:00 Aplogies in advance for waking you up with this photo. I've been thinking about this postseason thing, and I've decided we've been going about it all wrong. We've been all warm and fuzzy and John McDonough-ish about this. We need to think more like Sam Zell. Would an evil genius pussyfoot around offering to cheer on other people's teams? No! He'd figure out what his biggest bargaining chip was and he'd beat people over the head with it. We have a bargaining chip, too. With that in mind, here goes: Hey, fans of the Phillies, Dodgers, Yankees and Angels, how'd you like us to cheer on your team during this postseason run? Wait, before you answer, let me tell...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Monday: Is it Us? It's Us, Isn't It?
2009-10-12 12:26:00 Ryan Theriot, you ass! Soooo. . . cheering for our own team didn't work. Cheering for someone else's team didn't work. Maybe we're just not supposed to enjoy the post season? The question was posed last night, more than once, "where do we go from here?" Well, as I see it, we have three options: 1) We pick a new team to cheer for this postseason. However, I think we all realize the effect we will have on the lucky team we on which we choose to bestow our fandom. With that in mind, I suggest we cheer for either the Yankees, Brett Favre, or Glenn Beck. 2) We take abefrohman's advice, threaten to cheer for all the...
Minnesota Twins version of Chicago Cubs Headlines for Friday
2009-10-09 11:50:00 Creepy manager hugs didn't help win game one, so none for game twoWe should've been preparing for this moment since our Twins lost on Wednesday, but it slipped past me. I failed to see it coming. It's the use of the "must-win situation". To be fair, Kelsie Smith probably doesn't write her own headlines, but the St. Paul Pioneer Press has graced us with the fabled "must-win" one game before it's actually a "must-win". Tonight's game is a "probably-should-win-if-we-want--to-win-the-series". Anyway, on to Kelsie:True. The Twins played the Yankees in the 2003 and 2004 American League Division Series. Both of those series started at Yankee Stadium, and both times the Twins won Game 1, then lost the next three. So they...
Minnesota Twins version of Chicago Cubs Headlines for Thursday
2009-10-08 11:58:00 Did anyone think (other than our endless fountains of positivity gravedigger and doc blume) that the Twins had a shot Wednesday night? They played what may have been the greatest baseball game in years on Tuesday night, flew overnight to New York and had to deal with the smell of the city. I don't think our fearless Twins would use that as an excuse,but they also won't have any problems winning three out of four to win the series. Another Carl (Pavano) enforces my beliefs:"I didn't play [Tuesday], and I'm beat," Twins pitcher Carl Pavano said. "I'm not making excuses for these guys, but they battled today. This day off's definitely going to recharge us. Everyone knows the momentum we...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Wednesday
2009-10-07 11:56:00 Do people always laugh at billionaires' jokes?The Cubs almost have a new owner now. The MLB owners approved the sale of the team to the Ricketts family, of whom you may have heard in the last year or so.Major League baseball owners on Tuesday unanimously approved the sale of the Cubs from the bankrupt Tribune Co. to the family of online brokerage billionaire and longtime fan Joe Ricketts. The vote was made during a conference call. Tom Ricketts, who has headed the sale for his family, could take day-to-day control of the Cubs by the end of the month. Commissioner Bud Selig says the Ricketts family will be "great owners and custodians" of the storied franchise perhaps best known for...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Wednesday
2009-09-23 11:59:00 When mythical TV families have Thanksgiving dinner, and before they eat, they go around and each say what they're thankful for. In reality, everyone's too hungry to wait for that chicanery, but today I'll pretend like I'm on a TV show and say what I'm thankful for regarding the Cubs. First up, I'm thankful for Derrek Lee, since July 1:The Cubs won their third straight since suspending Milton Bradley for the season and Lee has continued his sizzling September. He's hitting .408 for the month and is 6 of 8 in this series with two home runs and six RBIs. Lee has 10 homers in his last 20 games and leads the majors with 24 since July 1.I'm also thankful...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Sunday
2009-09-20 11:58:00 In case you hadn't heard, the Cubs lost to the Cardinals again, 2-1. Dempster once again pitched well, but so did Chris Carpenter. And it's hard to win when you give up home runs that shouldn't be home runs:"I caught the ball, and just the fence jarred it loose," said Scales, who also grounded into a double play to end the Cubs ninth. "That's all there is to it, really. I had it, and the top of the fence jarred it loose, and what are you going to do?...
Chicago Cubs Saturday Headlines
2009-09-19 15:08:00 "Woohooo! Kegger in the clubhouse! Everyone make sure to drive yourself home!" Well, that sucked. Matt Holliday's opposite-field, walk-off home run off Aaron Heilman gave the Cardinals the victory, sending the Cubs to their third straight loss.Ted Lilly pitched 7 2/3 innings of two-run ball but got a no-decision after leaving in a 2-2 tie. After the Cubs knocked out three straight doubles with one out in the first, John Smoltz held them to three more hits in a six-inning stint."Early in the game, his heater in the first at-bat was pretty straight," Ryan Theriot said. "The second at-bat, he was a different pitcher. ... There's a reason why he's a Hall of Famer." Translation: The bullpen...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Thursday
2009-09-17 11:22:00 The Cubs are back to 6.5 out in the Wild Card race after last night's 9-5 loss to the Brewers. Yet the question lingers: when do I consider the Cubs in or out of the race? I know that, with my head, I should consider them out. I think you know how the rest goes. But now I'm not sure what to think, because even Lou sounds really confused about the situation:"You can see how many things have gone wrong for us here this year, and you can see that we're still in a race," Piniella said. "It goes to tell you with some improvement that you can get right back on top quickly. "Just staying healthy, alone, would help...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Wednesday
2009-09-16 11:53:00 It's never easy, is it?The Cubs won again, that's 8 out of 9. And they spanked the Brewers, 13-7. Derrek Lee got his 100th RBI, Geo Soto hit a home run and the offense drew 12 walks. But of course, the story isn't about any of that, it's about Big Z. Zambrano found himself staked to a 4-0 lead by the fourth inning, but he couldn't hold it. The offense rescued him, and the Cubs went on to a 13-7 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field. He threw 39 of his 103 pitches in the fifth inning as the Brewers sent 10 men to the plate and scored 5 runs after two outs....
Chicago Cubs Headlines/Live Game Thread for Sunday
2009-09-13 15:14:00 We almost got to experience a thrilling comeback yesterday, but it wasn't to be. Pre-closer Carlos Marmol showed up and unleashed a typical 2009 inning. Marmol entered the game with the score tied at 5-5 in the ninth. He gave up a hit but got a double play. Then it was walks to Jonny Gomes and Kevin Barker before pinch hitter Drew Sutton made Marmol and the Cubs pay with a 2-run double to the right-field corner....
Chicago Cubs pictures - chicagotribune.com
2009-09-12 11:53:00 The Cubs went and won their fourth straight game yesterday, thanks in no small part to a squirrel who graced the field with his good luck and plucky attitude. Also, not thanks to Rich Harden, who graced the field with his tremendous buttocks and high pitch count.Harden threw 40 pitches in the first inning on the way to 103 over 4 innings. He couldn't qualify for the victory. That went to rookie Jeff Stevens, who earned his first major-league win despite giving up a game-tying 3-run homer to Jonny Gomes in the fifth. As for Harden, this was the 10th time in 25 starts, including 3 straight, that he's gone fewer than 6 innings. A $7 million pitcher this year,...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Friday: Packer Week Edition!!!!
2009-09-11 15:13:00 Come on, you didn't expect me to go all week without mentioning the Packers game, did you? Even though THE BEST FOOTBALL GAME EVER is on tap for Sunday night, baseball is still in full swing. Let's concentrate on the matter at hand. Paul Sullivan gives us ten reasons to keep watching the Cubs. Warning, some of these may be stupid: 1 Cra-Z's starts : When Zambrano walked off the mound last year before Piniella got there, the manager called him back and told him never to do that again. When Zambrano walked off the mound muttering Wednesday, Piniella chided him in the dugout. (snip) 2 I-Cubs: Randy Wells' arm, Jake Fox's bat, Andres Blanco's glove and Sam Fuld's...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Thursday
2009-09-10 11:28:00 Imagine a scene like this yesterday, but instead of Soto it's Hill, and instead of playing baseball, Freel's been released two timesYou may have heard about a dugout kerfuffle yesterday between two of the Cubs' most vibrant personalities. I didn't see the video, and Pat and Ron didn't have an angle where they could read lips, so we'll have to rely on eyewitness testimony to decide what happened. Just how animated were Lou and Big Z yesterday? That is the question. First, we'll turn to Lou:"I told him, 'Let's just build and get you stronger and stronger,' " Piniella said.Zambrano didn't agree with the decision, so Piniella threw up his hands. "I told him, 'Next time if you want, I...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Wednesday
2009-09-09 15:37:00 Had Tom Ricketts been in Pittsburgh, this is what he would've been doingLast night's game was over pretty early, thanks to a spectacular array of Cubs hitting:The games may be meaningless now, but Ryan Theriot, Milton Bradley, Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Jeff Baker, Geovany Soto, Kosuke Fukudome and Bobby Scales contributed to a part of baseball history with their all-out assault on Pirates left-hander Zach Duke. Three of the hits never left the infield, and two others barely skipped past Pirates infielders.Okay, I guess you might say good hitting and good luck combined to help the Cubs last night. But they cemented their offense as the best, as no other MLB team has accomplished that feat this year, or any...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Monday
2009-09-07 12:03:00 Jerry Lewis is less frightening than the CubsThe Cubs lost to the Mets, and it was so uneventful that at least half the Trib's recap was dedicated to Andres Blanco's spectacular defensive play. But in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the New York Mets, Piniella rested shortstop Ryan Theriot, who is in a 1-for-17 slump, and watched Andres Blanco make a play that defied belief. Blanco dived to his left for a Jeff Francoeur grounder, rolled over and made a perfect throw to first in mid-roll to get Francoeur."That's as good a play as I've seen made at the big-league level," Piniella said. "Just a fantastic, fantastic [play]. I don't know how he got the ball over to first base. I...
Chicago Cubs Headlines For Sunday
2009-09-06 15:44:00 Yesterday was the Derrek Lee and Rich Harden show in Citi Field, with a special guest appearance by Aramis Ramirez. As Gordo points out, if, before the year, you knew that Derek Lee would have the year he's having and Rich Harden would be on pace for 29 starts, you'd be wondering how many games over 100 the Cubs would win this year. Unfortunately, that didn't quit turn out to be the case. But at least we can revel in yesterday's win over the Mets. Rich Harden (9-8) struck out 10 in five innings, Aramis Ramirez hit a two-run shot and Carlos Marmol pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for his ninth save.Lee returned to the lineup after missing two...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Thursday
2009-09-03 15:08:00 It's two-in-a-row for the Cubs, on the way to somewhere between fifteen and twenty-in-a-row. Ted Lilly was his usual dominant self at Wrigley, leading the team to victory: With eight strong innings Wednesday in a 2-0 victory over the Astros, Lilly raised his home record to 7-1 and dropped his home earned-run average to a major-league-low 1.72. WAU_classic('5dufd3h2stz5')...-
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Sunday
2009-08-30 15:42:00 God Bless the Mets. They came to town just in the nick of time to restore some semblance of sanity. The Cubs hadn't won back-to-back games since the Pirates were in town two weeks ago. But now they're on their way to 15 in-a-row and first place in the Central Division after Saturday's 11-4 win. Saturday's hero, Jake Fox, is not only a pretty good hitter, he's a soothsayer:"Fox told me before the ballgame, he said, 'I got your back today, Skip,' " said manager Lou Piniella, whose Cubs improved to 65-62. "That's exactly what he told me. I tell you what, a couple at-bats into it, I was wondering. But he caught up in a hurry."...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Friday: Racism-Free Edition!
2009-08-28 14:57:00 Please bear with me while I work up the energy to write yet another post featuring this stupid Milton Bradley controversy. (exasperated sigh) Do I want to talk about this anymore? No, I really don't. Why? Because both sides are whipped up into such a frenzy that people only hear what they want to hear and don't listen to what the other side is saying. And I'm sure as hell not going to re-post Paul Sullivan's take on it. So if you're really desperate to read the latest on what Milton says he said and what the media says he said and what the fans in RF said yada yada yada, feel free to skip over to a...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Thursday
2009-08-27 14:59:00 One day after answering no to the question, "Are the Cubs still in it?", they decided they wanted to change their answer and pretend like they are. I'm going to need another 14 in a row to start believing even after last night's 9-4 win over the Nationals. "I think everybody in the clubhouse, we still believe we're in it," Harden said. "Nobody's down. We don't believe we're out of it. You've got to go with that mindset. We've got to win some games. You can't get too ahead of yourself and start thinking we've got to win however many in a row. "Just plan on winning every series, I think we'd be in pretty good position at the...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Tuesday
2009-08-25 14:52:00 Fonzie ducks incoming barbs from fans, media Let's see, it's a weekday. . . so I guess that means we pick up where we left off, which was. . . ? Oh right. Trying to figure out what sent this team into the dumpster. Today, Fonzie takes a stab at it: "It's everybody, it's not only one guy here," Soriano said. "I'll take the responsibility if it's only me, but it's a team. We've been struggling for one reason. We have a very good offense, but things happen. We have a lot of talent here, but we haven't put it together."...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Monday
2009-08-24 14:55:00 (Irfan Khan, Los Angeles Times / August 23, 2009) The Cubs had two bright spots on this seven game California disaster tour. First, they pulled out both games they needed to avoid sweeps. Second, the starting pitching was good. Very good, in fact: Ryan Dempster and his fellow starters posted a combined 1.61 earned-run average on the West Coast swing to San Diego and Los Angeles, doing their jobs while the offense failed to do its.(snip) Dempster threw seven innings of three-hit ball, allowing one unearned run, while Jake Fox homered, drove in a pair of runs and had a career-high four hits to raise his average to .305.Let's give a big LOHO round of applause to Dempster and Fox....
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Sunday
2009-08-23 12:04:00 (Gina Ferazzi, Los Angeles Times)At least Sam Fuld is tryingMaybe instead of going to Dodger Stadium today, the Cubs should just skip the whole baseball thing and go to Disneyland instead. They'd stand about as much chance of winning, and they'd surely have much more fun at the happiest place on Earth, no?After losing their third straight to the Dodgers, I'm hard pressed to find any reason to keep on believing. I know everyone else here has given up, but I'm wholly irrational until about September 15. But when Ted Lilly says I'd better believe, I'd better believe:"It's not looking good, but we're not out of it," losing pitcher Ted Lilly told reporters after the game. "I imagine that we're...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Saturday August 22, 2009
2009-08-22 17:01:00 Even George is surprised that TribCo finally picked a buyer...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Thursday
2009-08-20 15:41:00 London celebrates a Cubs victoryWe're going to play update-as-you-go headlines today, so keep refreshing for more exciting Cubs news!First up, the Cubs pretended they were last year's team Wednesday night, en route to a 7-1 victory over the Padres:The offense finally busted loose against the Padres, with Aramis Ramirez homering and driving in three runs to help the Cubs earn their first victory in six games at Petco Park. Milton Bradley added a solo homer. Harden (8-7) struck out eight and allowed only one hit as the Cubs ensured they wouldn't fall further behind the division-leading Cardinals, who were playing in Los Angeles....
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Wednesday
2009-08-19 11:55:00 You probably woke up this morning expecting that the Cubs made a big comeback after you went to bed last night. Oh, wait, you didn't expect that? Well that's good, because they didn't make a comeback. I guess the picture of sad Lou may have clued you in on that. At least the Cards lost, too.The Cubs' 6-3 loss to the NL West-trailing San Diego Padres on Tuesday night at a ballpark that has become an offensive wasteland for them sent them reeling to their ninth loss in 12 games. Over the same 12 days, the Cardinals went 9-2 -- even after their five-game winning streak was snapped by the Los Angeles Dodgers....
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Monday
2009-08-17 15:06:00 We've been waiting months for Big Z to break his silence, before yesterday's game, he finally did. And guess what? It was entertaining. Check it out: Don't you enjoy how every time he says "abs" it sounds like "ass"? Isn't it fun how he calls Ray King fat? He even admits to being lazy. But both Z and Lou recognize the importance of core work:Doctors are convinced stronger abdominal muscles will ease the pain on back discs, one of which is bulging and has caused Zambrano pain on and off for a few years. "I've got to be honest with me and with you [media] guys and the fans. I'm 28 years old, I'm not 16 anymore," Zambrano said. "I'm a... |
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