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Oh where, oh where could our season be? Utes in desperate need of win
Not since 2007 has Utah been in such dire need of a victory. That seems like a lifetime ago and past horrors we had hoped were long gone when the team finished strong in 2007, went undefeated in 2008 and did well enough in 2009. Yet here the Utes are - the least satisfying 8-2 team in the nation...
Koyie, Harden Star, But Gregg (And Lou) Fail In Cubs' 4-3 Loss To Brewers
This one, I'm putting on Lou. Yes, there were plenty of player failures in today's 4-3 Cubs loss to the Brewers, but some of the decisions by Lou Piniella today were mind-boggling. He finally let Sean Marshall pitch -- great, since he's not scheduled to start till next Thursday. But then, he...
Dempster Solid, But Bullpen Fails: Cubs 2, Astros 3
That headline really isn't fair, because the hits that allowed the Astros to beat the Cubs last night 3-2 in 10 innings weren't blasts, they were little dinky things that perhaps on another day would have been fielded. Instead, Ivan Rodriguez's little infield single couldn't be handled by Aramis...
Baseball 101: Cubs 3, Cardinals 4
Lou Piniella got outmanaged last night, and I'm not real happy about that. Answer this question: why would you, in the eighth inning of a tie game, have one of your best RBI men bunt? Maybe this question should be asked first, and don't look it up before you answer: how many sacrifice bunts did...
No Words: Cubs 3, Reds 4
There's nothing I could say here that would make you, or me, feel better about today's 4-3 Cub loss to the Reds. Nope. Nothing. Had something all planned out to write about how well Sean Marshall pitched, that ONEDEC had driven in what turned out to be the winning run, and that Kerry Wood threw...
Pitching? Check. Fielding? Check. Hitting? Not So Much: Cubs 1, Reds 2
This recap of the Cubs' 2-1 loss to the Reds will be almost as short as the game itself (which ran a snappy two hours and twenty-eight minutes). Ted Lilly took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, and he appeared to have no-hitter stuff; he had walked only one up to that point, and Mark DeRosa had...
You Can't Win 'Em All: Cubs 1, Marlins 2
Yes, I know. That's a cliché. But it really is true. Look, for example, at the sidebar box that has the best starts for Cub teams since 1900. Even the 1906 Cubs -- who still hold the ML record for wins in a season, 116 (tied by the 2001 Mariners, managed by Lou Piniella, to keep this somewhat...
The Positive Thinking Recap: Cubs 2, Marlins 3
Because wallowing in the detritus of today's 3-2 Cub loss to the Marlins would probably make us feel a lot worse than we already do, I'm going to try to put a positive spin on events, and give you some good news (before discussing the things that brought us to yet another loss to Florida, the 19th...
Bob Howry Must Go: Cubs 2, Marlins 3
There, I said it. I'm sorry, but no matter what his veteran status, how many times management can say, "Well, he'll come around", how many dollars are left on his contract -- how many times can we sit here and watch Howry, who at one time was a premier setup man, blow game after game (or take...
A Harden Luck Pitcher: Cubs 0, Diamondbacks 2
Well, that was a waste of time. No, not Rich Harden's effort in the Cubs' 2-0 loss to the Diamondbacks, continuing Bank Holding Company Ballpark's reputation as a Cub house of pain -- the Cubs are now 13-26 there, and that doesn't include the two playoff losses there last year. I wasted my time...
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