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Ouch.  The Cubs suffered a painful loss yesterday, after having achieved an early lead of 4-0.  In case you were wondering, t......

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After yesterday's depressing collapse, the Cubs apparently decided to get serious about beating the Nationals today.  Impressively, t......

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They probably didn't need him to win, but the Cubs landed big when they acquired Rich Harden from the Athletics right before the All Star Break.  Since Harden's trade to Chicago on July 8th, the Cubs have gone 23-14, a .621 winning percentage.  Harden, meanwhile, has pitched in 8 games......

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When he realized that neither Jason nor I had themotivation to write up a Series Preview, our resident realist Rob revealed his belief th......

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It is August 25th, and the Cubs have the best record in baseball.  I can't tell you how long it's been since the Cubs had the best record this late in a season, although even money says 1945 at the latest. 

The Cubs are currently 30 games over .500.  They've only finis......

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Ah, Pittsburgh, how I love it when the Cubs play you.

The Cubs are playing in the Skeezy City for the next few days.  It's a last chance for them to grab a few theoretically easy victories before taking on the arguably tougher Phillies at Wrigley Field, a potential playoff preview ......

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It's August 26th and the Cubs are already an 81 win team. They are the first team to win 81 this season - in fact, no other team even has 80 at this point. With 31 games remaining, the Cubs need to go 19-12 in order to win 100.

The Cubs are now guaranteed to finish .500 or higher......

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I'm just updating an older post; go read it for an explanation of what I'm doing.

Last I wrote about the Cubs' strength of schedule, I anticipated them having a .702 win percentage over the past six games. That didn't come to ......

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If there's such a thing as jinxes, then I am responsible for the Carlos Zambrano implosion tonight. Earlier in t......

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The Cubs have won 75% of their home games, and the Nationals really, really suck.

If there is any justice in the world, the Cubs will sweep this series with extreme malice aforethought.

You may recall a couple of weeks back, when Kurt penned some posts about the Overwork of Carlo......

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It's August 20th and the Cubs are 29 games over .500.  They remain on pace to win about 100 games, but most impressive, they are now tied with the Tampa Bay Rays for the best record in baseball. 

The Cubs currently have scored 677 runs.  That's 60 more runs than the second-bes......

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Please, if you have a moment, go participate in Tom Tango's Fan Scouting Report. Directions:

What I would like to do now is tap that pool of talent. I want you to tell me what your eyes see. I want you to......

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On occasion, I like to dabble in books and other literary pieces…especially when I have been without cable or Interwebs the last few days because I've just moved into my new apartment.

But that's neither here nor there. No hard feelings Comcast…for now.

Anyway, a few years ago ......

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Sorry Cub fans, but apparently our team won't be winning eve......

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It looks like former Goat Rider Mastrick is falling behind in the Douchebag Tournament over on Another Cubs Blog.  anyone who remembers the endless posts about Aramis and his cock fighting days knows that he should be an easy Final Four finisher.

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