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Talkin' Cubs Live - Cubs vs. Pirates - 07/01/09

Found July 01, 2009 on Chicago Cubs Online:
PLAYERS: Randy Wells,  Aramis Ramirez,  Reed Johnson,  Angel Guzman
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs

Game Seventy-Five: Cubs (36-38) vs. Pirates (36-41) Game Time - 6:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet Plus - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 184 Location - PNC Park, Pittsburgh Randy Wells (2-3, 2.57/1.09) vs. Virgil Vasquez (1-0, 3.00/1.00) June is over and hopefully the Cubs will be able to turn on the offense with the flip of the calendar. Lou Piniella's crew enters play tonight in fourth place in the central, 4 1/2 back of the Brewers, and just a game and a half ahead of the last place Pirates. The Cubs need a win in the worst way but more importantly they need to start playing more consistently and quit trying to win 10 games in one night. The Cubs difficult 10-game road trip that began with the makeup in Atlanta on June 22 concludes tonight ... the Cubs have won only twice in the first nine games. After tonight the Cubs fly home for a huge four-game series against the Brewers ... and they must not overlook the...
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