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Eight Is Not Enough...
... so the Cubs made it nine wins in a row with a 9-6 win over the Padres. First, my thanks to BCB reader GoCubbies34, who posted the two overflow comment threads last night after -- well, I could ...
Sunday Photos
While we are waiting for Late Night With The Cubs, here are some of the key moments from yesterday's game. Alfonso Soriano drops Todd Helton's first-inning fly ball... ... but throws to ...
Gee, It's Good To Be Back Home Again: Cubs 5, Rockies 3
Giddy. Giddy, I tell you. Here it is June and the Cubs are doing so well that I'm quoting lyrics from cheesy John Denver songs in the title of my game recap. It was that kind of day. It was that ki...
Saturday Photos
Reed Johnson catches Chris Iannetta's fly ball in the 2nd inning Alfonso Soriano crosses the plate after his HR (note sign right behind him) Reed Johnson catches another Iannet...
Rolling On: Cubs 5, Rockies 4
HAMILTON, New York -- The rest of you sweated out a tense top of the 9th inning; never fear, Carlos Marmol is here! Despite giving up a home run to Scott Podsednik, a non-power guy who seems to hit HR...
There's No Place Like Home: Cubs 3, Dodgers 1
I had just turned the radio on to the postgame show to hear Lou Piniella discussing the merits of winning a lot of games at home and breaking even on the road, which is a nice little combination. W...
Oh, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! - Cubs 5, Pirates 6
It looked and felt just like the Brant Brown Game, didn't it? A lazy fly ball that the left fielder should have caught to end the game instead winds up giving the game to the other side. It didn't ...
They Don't Come Much Tougher Than That: Cubs 4, Pirates 5
So I'm screaming at the TV -- OK, not screaming, because it's late and I should be sleeping because it's late and I have to get up at 3:30 am for work on Sunday, and it was more like beseeching -- "Pu...
Feel Better Now? - Cubs 12, Pirates 3
The Cubs started hitting almost the very second that the Pirates' Zach Duke took the mound and didn't stop all night, registering nineteen hits, scoring in seven of the nine innings and blowing out th...
The Thigh Bone's Connected To The Knee Bone, And...
Hey Z! Next time you're pissed at yourself for striking out, don't break the bat over your knee!!! Seriously. It was, I suppose, sort of funny at the time and provoked a huge cheer from the sellout...
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