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Kenshin Kawakami shut down the Chicago Cubs for six innings and shortstop Yunel Escobar made a run-saving defensive play in the eighth, helping preserve the Atlanta Braves' 4-1 victory Wednesday.
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July 07, 2009
According to a report from the Sun-Times, the Cubs placed Ryan Dempster on the 15-day DL with a fractured right big toe. No time table on how long Dempster will be out.
Kevin Hart was recalled from Triple-A Iowa just a day after being optioned down in favor of Angel Guzman.
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Via Cub Reporter
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July 09, 2009
Paul Sullivan had a piece in the Tribune on the Fourth of July that noted the heavy lifting being done in Chicago by players who started the season in Iowa. It got me to thinking...
Pending any roster impact that Geovany Soto's obliqueness might have, over half of the Cubs' current 25 man roster came to the NL Central via the PCL American North. Granted, not all of the...
Via The Big Picture
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July 08, 2009
You're Ryan Dempster, mediocre-to-good pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. It's been a tough season for you and the team. Your 5-5 record and 4.09 ERA is disappointing after an impressive 17-6 mark in 2008, and the team, expected to run away with the NL Central before the season began, is hovering around .500 due to injuries and Milton Bradley.But things are starting to look up...
Via SI.com
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July 08, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto, the 2008 NL Rookie of the Year, was scratched from Wednesday's lineup against Atlanta after hurting his side during batting practice.
Via FanHouse
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July 09, 2009
by Matt SnyderFiled under: Cubs, NL CentralIf there's one thing the Cubs have lacked this season, it is drama. Seriously, what a yawn-fest they've been from a theatrical standpoint. It's about time someone complained about something for the simple purpose of injecting some life into the group. Thankfully, Alfonso Soriano and his robust .292 on-base percentage stepped...
Via Baseball Musings
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July 09, 2009
Javier Vazquez strained an abdominal muscle and will miss his start on Sunday. He hasn’t walked a batter in his last two starts. Given Atlanta’s precarious position in the division race, they can’t afford to have one of their best pitchers out very long.
Via Baseball Musings
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July 08, 2009
With the score 2-1 Atlanta in the top of the ninth at Wrigley, Martin Prado hit a liner to straight away center. Fukudome charged the ball and dove, but the ball scooted by him and the runner from first scored with Prado ending up at third. He then scores on a wild pitch. [...]
Via The Herd's Word
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July 07, 2009
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Via Mighty Quinn Media Machine
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And lo and behold, we have a "winner" in the "Player Who Will Get Hurt Because of Those Stupid, Asinine Walkoff Celebrations Pool" is Ryan Dempster.Apparently, Dempster was so eager to join in the celebrating of a Cubs "walkoff" win the other day he tried to jump over the railing of the dugout to join in on the fun, but caught his back leg on it and...
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