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Some Days... Cubs 2, Giants 4
If the Cubs' attempted comeback in the 9th inning today -- they did manage to get the tying run on base with one out -- had been successful, I'd have thrown up my hands in amazement, and there's alrea...
Wasted: Cubs 4, Cardinals 5
I close my eyes when I get too sad I think thoughts that I know are bad Close my eyes and I count to ten Hope it's over when I open them -- Everclear, "Wonderful" I've been sitting here at the k...
Credit Where Credit Is Due: Cubs 1, Giants 2
Last night was yet another game I had to shut off in the fourth inning -- not because I didn't want to watch, but because if I stay up that late, I won't be able to function at work -- and I had a fee...
Uh-Oh: Cubs 5, White Sox 6
Really, it shouldn't have even gotten as far as the top of the ninth. The Cubs had numerous chances to put today's 6-5 loss to the White Sox away and failed almost every time. Ten men left on base;...
Almost Famous: Cubs 2, Rays 3
CLEVELAND -- I missed about half of last night's 3-2 Cubs loss to the Rays, still on the road back to Chicago from Toronto and Cooperstown, but arrived at my hotel room in Cleveland (a convenient half...
Tipping Your Cap: Cubs 0, Dodgers 3
This one, I knew I wouldn't be able to stay up for, because of the later start (and even with that, Dodger Stadium appeared half-empty at game time, despite an announced crowd of 52,484), so I tried t...
A Numbers Game: Cubs 1, Padres 2
Feels weird to lose, doesn't it? And isn't that a good thing? After nine wins in a row -- coming from behind in eight of them -- it still felt OK even when the Cubs went down 1-0 in the first innin...
Oh, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! - Cubs 5, Pirates 6
It looked and felt just like the Brant Brown Game, didn't it? A lazy fly ball that the left fielder should have caught to end the game instead winds up giving the game to the other side. It didn't ...
They Don't Come Much Tougher Than That: Cubs 4, Pirates 5
So I'm screaming at the TV -- OK, not screaming, because it's late and I should be sleeping because it's late and I have to get up at 3:30 am for work on Sunday, and it was more like beseeching -- "Pu...
Second Verse, Same As The First
Stop me if you've heard this one before: the Cubs go out to an early lead, then cough it up because the other guys got ONE key hit, and then the Cubs have numerous chances to get back in the game, but...
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