Reds Dig The Long Ball: Cubs 7, Reds 12
Maybe it's my fault. I did, after all, sort of predict this in the pregame thread when I said: Let's be realistic. It's going to be warm and somewhat humid today with the wind blowing out. Lilly a...
A Lost Weekend: Cubs 1, White Sox 5
I woke up Sunday after a hot, sticky, stormy day Saturday and found myself transported into November. That's what it felt like on the South Side of Chicago last night -- cold, windy, with nasty lit...
Suddenly Summer
Yesterday, I sat watching a taut pitcher's duel, huddled up in sweatshirt and balaclava over my head. Today, in the sunshine, with the wind blowing out to RF and the temperature in the 70's (offici...
Of Jinxes And Homers And Losses
Shake this one off. What else can you do after a loss like this one, 9-0 to the Reds, a game that was over after the second inning? The Reds slammed seven home runs off the Cubs, including four...
Hello Soto
Raise your hand if you still think there's something wrong with Geovany Soto. Just as I thought -- no hands raised. Soto smashed two home runs last night. But look at this photo for people raising ...
Friday Photos
Alfonso Soriano throws in after overrunning Miguel Tejada's triple Soriano at 2B D-Lee and Ryan Theriot execute a perfect hit & run in the 8th inning Mark DeRosa's 9th innin...




