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A Harden Day's Night: Cubs 7, Reds 3
The Cubs beat the Reds 7-3 last night, but I know all any Cubs fan wants to discuss this morning is the Cubs' acquisition of Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from the A's, which was announced a couple of h...
Reinforcements: Cubs 6, Giants 5
Thank heavens, injured and absent Cubs will begin to return today. Aramis Ramirez, in the Dominican Republic the last three days for the birth of a child, will return in time for today's odd-starti...
Losing Ugly: Cubs 3, White Sox 10
There's no way to sugarcoat today's 10-3 Cub loss to the White Sox, so I won't. As bad as the Cubs looked in yesterday's loss to Baltimore, they just about matched it in looking bad against the Whi...
In Rainbows: Cubs 7, White Sox 1
Photos by Al Photo by Kasey Ignarski After it rained before the game for the third day in a row (delaying the start about ten minutes), a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky to t...
Almost Flawless: Cubs 7, Braves 2
If I had told you, last June 16, when the Cubs were five games under .500, 6 1/2 games out of first place, and Carlos Zambrano threw a complete game in a 1-0 loss to the Padres at Wrigley Field (the s...
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...
Eight Bad Pitches: Cubs 2, Astros 4
Len Kasper said it best, right after Hunter Pence hit the grand slam that held up for Houston's 4-2 win over the Cubs last night. It wasn't "one bad pitch", as is often said when an opposing player hi...
We're Gonna Cheer, And Boo, And Raise A Hullabaloo, At The Ballgame Today
When Jessica returned from one of her many sojourns through Wrigley Field, she reported that she overheard someone saying, "I don't know how I feel about cheering for Jim Edmonds. It's just weird." ...
The Complaint Department Is Closed
I suppose I shouldn't have any complaints after today's come-from-behind Cubs win, 7-2 over the Diamondbacks, but indeed, there are some things that need to be said before I recap all the good stuff: ...
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