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Playoff Atmosphere? In April? You Bet! - Cubs 8, Cardinals 7
There was more intensity in today's ballpark crowd than during game one of last year's NLDS. Strange but true: we are only ten games into the 2009 season and already, we have had several close and intense games and today, perhaps the most intense of all, with three lead changes and several more...
And Now, We Wait: Cubs 3, Cardinals 2
The Cubs have now played four straight one-run games. Last night's heartstoppingly exciting 3-2 win over the Cardinals evened their one-run game record at 21-21, gave them their first series win in two weeks, expanded their division lead to 5.5 games over the Brewers, who lost 6-3 to the Phillies,...
WHEW! - Cubs 14, Reds 9
Sorry, I've run out of Jason Marquis puns! But between Marquis' outstanding performance (seven-plus innings, only one run scoring while he was in the game, two overall) and Alfonso Soriano's second three-homer game of his Cub career (joining Aramis Ramirez, Sammy Sosa, Dave Kingman, Ernie Banks and...
This Time It REALLY Counts: Cubs 6, Brewers 4
If last night's 6-4 Cubs win over the Brewers had been a postseason game, it would have become legendary. The game had so many memorable elements -- three lead changes, power galore from the Brewers, clutch pitching from Cub relievers, and a suddenly-hot Alfonso Soriano helping lead the charge...
What A Difference An Inning Makes: Cubs 9, Marlins 6
When Mike Jacobs' second homer of the day (and yes, it was definitely a HR, the umpires got it right -- it hit off the concrete facing behind the basket, above the yellow line) left the Yard in the third inning, making the score 5-0 Marlins and you could hear the sound of anguished wrist-slitting...
You (Almost) Complete Me: Cubs 9, Astros 0
Ryan Dempster was just outstanding today, and he needed to be... this is exactly the sort of thing that winning teams do, have one guy pick the other up when the team is struggling, and Dempster threw 73 strikes out of 104 pitches and I thought Lou should have let him finish. The Cubs haven't had a...
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