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Sweet! -- Cubs 2, Cardinals 1
It was really considerate of the city of St. Louis to shoot off fireworks for the Cubs' 2-1 win over the Cardinals, wasn't it? Just as Kerry Wood was finishing off the victory, the grand finale of th...
He Did It Again! -- Cubs 4, White Sox 3
As Aramis Ramirez rounded third base to a scrum of his waiting happy teammates after hitting the walkoff home run that won today's thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 Cub win over the White Sox, I got to t...
Sixty Years On: Cubs 3, Braves 2
LANSING, Michigan -- Traffic was terrible! That's what I get for staying till the end of today's excruciatingly exciting 3-2 Cubs win over the Braves; I didn't hit Lake Shore Drive till 5:30, which...
A Marquis Experience: Cubs 3, Dodgers 1
Before I say anything about last night's 3-1 Cubs win over the Dodgers, I have a question. Was there some basketball game on TV last night? I swear, if I had seen one more split screen or one mo...
Nothing's Ever Easy: Cubs 5, Dodgers 4
Yes, I stayed up for the end of this one -- when Kerry Wood loaded the bases in the last of the 9th I was starting to wish I hadn't -- but in the end, all was well, after Kerry struck out Matt Kemp to...
2 Damn Close
That was what BCB reader San Diego Smooth Jazz Man text-messaged me right after the Cubs' 7-6 win over the Padres, their eighth in a row, ended last night just after midnight Central time. This was...
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...
If You Don't Like The Weather In Chicago... Cubs 3, Dodgers 1
... wait five minutes, it'll change. At no time was that old catchphrase more meaningful than the last two days. Between Monday -- a summery, hot, sticky afternoon -- and Tuesday -- a cold, windy, ...
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...
Walk On By
After Jason Marquis had had yet another one of those innings that you'd think would produce a pitchfork-bearing mob ready to run him out of town -- the first, giving up a double and two-run homer -- I...
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