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In an ironic twist of fate ESPN's Pedro Gomez, who has been shadowing Barry Bonds for the last two seasons, was not a witness to the historic event. Said Gomez, "I had a beer and a brat before the game just like I always do. Nature called and I left to hit the head. Because of the sellout crowd the lines were unusually long. Right about the time I was washing my hands...

Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija reminds me of something...

This is one of two brief posts coming this morning about Rich Harden. I thought I?d start with Gordon Whittenmeyer?s article. MESA, Ariz. - Hey, Rich, what?s with the shoulder? Where?s the tear? How?s the strength? How many starts can you make this year? When do you pitch next? Do you need a cortisone shot? Extra rest? How do you feel? How do you feel? How do you feel? For...

I believe I heard in the promo that on today's 30 Clubs in 30 Days show on MLB Network that covers the Chicago Cubs that they're going to announce their all-time greatest Cubs team. That seems pretty easy for the most part and I'm not sure of their criteria, but let's see if we can guess. C - Gabby Hartnett 1B -Mark Grace 2B - Ryne Sandberg...

Posted by Lionel on March 12, 2009.Theodore Lilly got his first start for Team USA on Wednesday. He gave up 3 hits and 1 run over 3 innings pitched. He struck out 2 and didn't walk a batter. But, in my opinion, it was a disappointing outing. Why? Well, the one run he yielded was on a HR...to Henry Blanco. That's right, Hank White took Lilly yard on an 0-1 pitch. Maybe Hank...

My Brewers just finished off the Chicago Cubs, with two more games left in the series. Hopefully we can get into the playoffs

Well I guess they will learn not to register under their real names anymore, not sure why they did in the first place, I would assume it is common practice to register under an alias. "About 10 hours before he was scheduled to start against the Chicago Cubs, Rodriguez received a message from a man claiming to be a representative of the Astros' organization. "You...

So. Tribune Company's sale to Sam Zell is a done deal, and at least one of you yesterday wondered why I didn't mention it myself, didn't make a front page post, let it go unmentioned. Why did I do this? Because nothing happened to the Chicago Cubs yesterday. We all knew this deal was coming, and the ...

I don?t know if the Cub beat writers are in a dumbass contest or what, but it seems each day one of them writes something dumber than another of them wrote the day before. Today, Gordo?s got some questions: In those first moments after the Cubs were eliminated by the Los Angeles Dodgers and smashed open that dugout water pipe, manager Lou Piniella paced in his office, back and...

As part of this Cubs history kick that started with Wiklifield, I had this idea of trying to figure out what was the best individual season by a member of the Cubs. As I started pouring through the research I decided that the burden of annointing the best Cubs' season ever was too much for this humble Cubs fan. Now I realize as a blogger and top 10 list-maker, I'm suppose...

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A small note from SI.com's Jon Heyman: The Mets appear to be looking for a right-handed-hitting outfielder to platoon with Ryan Church. Presumably the need would be for a lefty-mashing, right-handed hitter. Drunk Jays Fans would like a Reed Johnson rumor started. Pretty good fit.&...

Pitching is the strength of the 2009 San Francisco Giants. It?s the one hope they have for being competitive this season. Well, that?s at least what?s been bought and sold thus far by the organization and the media. Truth is the staff could be pretty good. But the Giants may be in for a surprise as they?re not much farther from being great then they are from being a disappointment...

Recent history tells us the Phillies' 12th pitcher hasn't arrived yet. Quick trivia: Who was awarded the last spot in Charlie Manuel's bullpen at the end of 2008 spring training? If you answered Tim Lahey, you are correct, and if you said "Who the hell is Tim Lahey," you wouldn't be alone. Lahey was a Rule 5 pick by the Cubs who couldn't win over Lou...

I wasn't going to say anything.After seeing the latest SI cover highlighting Fukudome and the Cubs proclaiming that "It's Gonna Happen" I decided to keep my mouth shut. Ignore it. Don't even pick the damn thing up! Maybe the jinx wouldn't land on the Northside.After all, the Cubbies had been on a hot streak since Alphonso Soriano hopped onto the DL and Reed Johnson took over centerfield...