Diamondbacks’ lineup for Tuesday night vs. Cubs

Goes into the expectations, outlook and roster for the Chicago Cubs this upcoming season... For those who bleed the Cubbie Blue, it was another season in a continuous line of disappointment in 2006. With a last place finish in the National League Central, Cubs GM Jim Hendry instituted a radical change in the roster. With the Cubs not having won the World Series since...

There's a story in today's Sun-Times that mentions that Johan Santana would have waived his no-trade clause and come to the Chicago Cubs, but the Twins supposedly never told Johan that the Cubs were interested.

We were able to get a little closer look at what goes on behind the scenes with the Cubs after Mark DeRosa shared the fact that the Cubs have a team fantasy football league last summer.  Bleed Cubbie Blue has now offered us another look at the Cubbies.  This one is is a bit less [...]

Posted by Lionel on April 29, 2009.Ryan FlahertyRank: #17 Batter (TD), #8 prospect (BA), #8 prospect (BP)Age: 22Position(s): SSTeam(s): BoiseAcquired: Drafted in the 1st round, supplemental pick (2008)'08 Key Composite Stats: .297 BA, 8 HR's, 112 total bases in 219 AB's, 16 errorsBreakdown: Flaherty's stick made him a 1st round pick for the Cubs and his production at the plate made...

The Arizona Diamondbacks begin a 3-game series tonight against the Chicago Cubs at Chase Field. The D-Backs come into the game at 7-11 on the season after going 12 innings to defeat San Francisco 5-4 on Sunday. The Cubs are 9-8, and currently in 4th place in the National League Central, 3 games behind the [...]

Doug Davis struggled in the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Cubs. He threw 30 pitches, but came away unscathed. Chad Tracy had a 2-run double in a 3-run first inning for the Diamondbacks, and Davis seemed to settle down after that. The left hander pitched 7 scoreless innings, allowing only 2 [...]

The Diamondbacks finally scored seven runs for starter Dan Haren. Haren held up his end of the bargain pitching a complete game 3 hitter as the Diamondbacks took game one from the Chicago Cubs 7-2. Game two of the series is tonight at Chase Field with first pitch at 6:40pm. Right hander Yusmeiro Petit [...]

After their big 12 inning comeback win against the Giants the Diamondbacks take the field again at Chase to face the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs come to Phoenix losing four of their last five games. As you wait for the game to begin here are a few numbers to get you ready for first pitch. [...]

Sunday's win against the Cards probably did a lot of good for the Cubs pschye.Great show by the birthday boy, Mr. Fukudome, who continues his hot start. Rich Harden looked like Rich Harden. If only Harden could give us some more innings without us worrying about his arm falling off. But I still think Harden has the nastiest stuff on this team, and that includes Big Z.The Cubs also...

In the second game of the three game series, the Chicago Cubs pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 11 to 3. To add to his pitching effectiveness, Carlos Zambrano was only a triple short of hitting for the cycle. Had Zambrano done so, he would have been the first pitcher ever to do [...]

Biz Z pitched 7 solid innings and went 3 for 4 at the plate, coming up just a triple short of being the first pitcher to ever hit for the cycle. He just missed homering in the 5th, driving one deep to right and off the top of the wall, but didn't miss his chance in the 7th, taking a two strike pitch from Vazquez the opposite way and just over the top of the wall, bouncing off a fan...

So Lou said Milton Bradley will be back in the starting lineup Tuesday against Arizona.After watching last night's miserable performance, I hope Uncle Milty can finally come through. I look at it like this....Bradley was hitting over .500 in spring training.And where is spring training? No too far down the road from Phoenix, where Chase Field is.....

Wow, what a pasting the Cubs took today.  Doug Davis joins a lengthy list of sub-mediocre pitchers that all of a sudden turn into Cy Freaking Young.  Two hits? Seriously? The Cubs can only muster two hits against Davis, a "crafty" lefty that thus far this season had a .311 batting average against from right-handers.And the lineup is stacked with right-handers today, save for Fontenot...

A very balanced offensive effort to back a tremendous effort from Big Z on the mound (and at the plate) in Tuesday night's win against Arizona.Now, let's see if Demp can close out the three-game set with a "W" today. Even though Demp didn't contribute on the field last night, you've got to believe he was an accomplice to Ted Lilly and that insanely large winged-creature they placed...