Cubs' Johnson likely out rest of year

Game One Hundred Thirty-Eight - Cubs 8 Pirates 5 WP - Carlos Zambrano (8-6) LP - Kevin Hart (4-6) Save - Carlos Marmol (11) Even when the Cubs win a game there is drama ... and that was the case on Wednesday afternoon in Pittsburgh. The Cubs completed the three-game sweep of the Pirates and Carlos Zambrano earned his first victory since July, but ... Carlos Zambrano struggled...

I figured this was as good a title as any for us to use when we take a look at how the Cubs have performed in the 2009 season.  i used it first with Soriano, but will continue using it.  I’ve begun these now because a lot of what happens the rest of the way is meaningless.  Lou may skip a starter or a player and give some playing time to the so-called younger players.  Also...

Earlier in the year, Angry proclaimed the Cubs mantra for 2009, "Just Get It ******* Done." Well, they didn't and the season is practically over. Things have been pretty slow here at the College. Only 5 posts from last month and this will probably be the last Cubs post of the 2009 season. Don't worry though, COI has already moved onto the Bears, who will open up with the Packers...

While the 2009 season is one that Cubs fans would like to forget -- just a few weeks left -- as soon as possible, with new ownership taking over it's possible that next year's version of the Cubs could look a lot like the team you've seen this year. No matter how badly fans may want Alfonso Soriano gone this offseason, he isn't going anywhere.Even if somebody wanted...

PITTSBURGH(AP) Carlos Zambrano won for the first time since July 22 by limiting the slumping-again Pirates to two runs over six innings, and the Cubs finished off a three-game sweep by beating Pittsburgh 8-5 on Wednesday.

PITTSBURGH -- As tough as this season has been at times, and even amid the excitement of the NFL season starting this week, Cubs rookie pitcher Jeff Samardzija says he has no regrets about choosing baseball over football and isn't tempted to switch.

Carlos Zambrano won for the first time since July 22 by limiting the slumping-again Pirates to two runs over six innings, and the Cubs finished off a three-game sweep by beating Pittsburgh 8-5 on Wednesday.

Filed: September 9th, 2009 Source: Cubbie Nation I consider the Pittsburgh Pirates a balm. A cure-all, really. Whatever is wrong with your team, sprinkle in a series with the Pirates, and apply liberally. Need a little offense? Try that pitching staff, with their 4.63 ERA, good for 14th in the NL. Want to give your bullpen a rest? Your starters are practically sure to go long against...

A new year, a new scapegoat. Last year's playoff failure was blamed on the Cubs being too right-handed. Now, at least based on what Cubs manager Lou Piniella recently had to say, the thinking is that the Cubs are too slow. Lou's need for speed aside, it is true that the Cubs are a slow, plodding bunch. They rank last in the NL in stolen bases. And while the...