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Game 99 Recap: Cubs 12, Astros 0
July 29, 2009 by
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Just Need an Better Extra-Point Kicker.
W - Wells (7-4), pitching to contact, GIDP chances
L - Hampton (6-8), pitching badly to contact
Box Score, Photos, Game Graph
Things to Take from This Game
1. The batters hit well.
Hampton...
Cubs Win Streak Ends at 5
July 29, 2009 by
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The Cubs five-game win streak doesn't make it to six and and the loss coupled with the Cardinals win over the Dodgers, drops the Cubs back to second place. Ryan Dempster returned from the disabled list and was nothing short of awful. 5 IP, 9 H, 3 K and 5 ER, 6 total and the error...
Lucky Number 13
July 27, 2009 by
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For the second time in a week the Cubs go 13 innings, but manage the win this time to keep a half-game lead in the NL Central as the Cardinals defeated the Dodgers (Brewers lost again to drop 4 back). The class of the Central division since June, the Astros waltzed into Wrigley on...
It's National Rumor Week
July 27, 2009 by
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It's everyone's favorite time of the year, so gather the kids around the fire and let's speculate away to our heart's content.
Cardinals - Like those annoying folks that get their Christmas shopping done early, the Cards are probably done wheeling and dealing...
Sunday Funnies
July 26, 2009 by
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Click on the image for the full-size animation.
Tim Souers is the illustrator and author of Cubby Blue and appreciates the opportunity to guest blog here at The Cub Reporter.
http://www.cubby-blue.com
The Ted Lilly Chronicles --The Knee Bone is connected to the Shoulder Bone
July 25, 2009 by
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Bruce Levine reports Ted Lilly goes to the DL, righty reliever Justin Berg (acquired in the 2005 Matt Lawton trade from the Yankees) gets called up from Iowa. Lilly's MRI-Arthrogram apparently didn't show "any significant abnormalities" but as we've all seen...
LeMahieu Shines in Pro Debut
July 25, 2009 by
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Cubs 2009 2nd round pick D. J. LeMahieu (LSU) made his professional debut tonight at Fitch Park in Mesa, going 2-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, leading the AZL Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the AZL Brewers in Arizona League action.
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LeMahieu hit...
TCR Friday Notes
July 24, 2009 by
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The big news is that the Cardinals have struck again on the trade market acquiring Matt Holliday from the Oakland A's for 2008 1st round pick Brett Wallace, RHP Clayton Mortensen and OF Shane Peterson. Wallace was a 5-star prospect according to Kevin Goldstein to begin the season...
Game 93 Recap: Cubs 10, Phillies 5
July 22, 2009 by
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The Phillies Don't Go to 11.
W - Zambrano, (7-4), "working" from home and watching afternoon Cubs games, ending someone else's winning streak.
L - Moyer, (9-7), making the same reference to the same movie that everyone else always makes.
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Cubs May Seek Reliever...Hopefully One That Can Hit
July 22, 2009 by
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What are you gonna say about last night's game? Rich Harden looked dominating for a second straight game and the offense looked maddening for the about the 60th time this year. There's not a lot of strategy to complain about when the Cubs couldn't even muster a hit. The...
Game 91 Recap: Cubs 1, Phillies 10
July 20, 2009 by
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Illegitimate.
W - Rodrigo Lopez. (2-0) (Seriously)
L - Ted Lilly (9-7), Pre-mature aspirations of legitimation
S - Chad Durbin (1)
Box Score, Photos
Things to Take from This Game
1. Aspirin.
2. Well, the bullpen pitched well. Mostly....
The Second Half Really Begins
July 20, 2009 by
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To piggyback on Cubby Blue's guest post, now that the Cubs finished that four game warm-up they can start the second half. And before we get too excited about leapfrogging the Brewers and gaining ground on the Cardinals, a quick look at the schedule shows the Brewers still have...
Cubs ticket to Philly is a ticket to Legitimacy, USA.
July 20, 2009 by
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It's about time for this.
The Cubs go to Philadelphia to play just the kind of team they loaded up for in the off season: A playoff team.
They won't see lefty Cole Hamels, but they will see the World's Oldest Crafty Left Handed Veteran, Jamie Moyer...
Sometimes It Feels As If We're Dropping Like Flies
July 17, 2009 by
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A dark cloud seems to loom even with a two game winning streak after tonight's 3-1 win vs the Gnats. So I ask, is dropping like flies worse than dropping flies?
This is not following Lou Piniella's script for the 2nd half of the season:
1) Get Healthy and Stay...
Sometimes It Feels As If We're Dropping Like Flies
July 17, 2009 by
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A dark cloud seems to loom even with a two game winning streak after tonight's 3-1 win vs the Gnats. So I ask, is dropping like flies worse than dropping flies?
This is not following Lou Piniella's script for the 2nd half of the season:
1) Get Healthy and Stay...
Deadline One Month Away
July 17, 2009 by
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The Deadline for signing players selected in this past June's Rule 4 Draft ("1st-Year Player Draft") is a month from today (August 17th). The deadline is normally August 15th, but MLB has extended it by two days because August 15th falls on a Saturday this year...
Deadline One Month Away
July 17, 2009 by
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The Deadline for signing players selected in this past June's Rule 4 Draft ("1st-Year Player Draft") is a month from today (August 17th). The deadline is normally August 15th, but MLB has extended it by two days because August 15th falls on a Saturday this year...
Deadline One Month Away
July 17, 2009 by
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The Deadline for signing players selected in this past June's Rule 4 Draft ("1st-Year Player Draft") is a month from today (August 17th). The deadline is normally August 15th, but MLB has extended it by two days because August 15th falls on a Saturday this year...
Derby Champ Does Des Moines
July 17, 2009 by
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Epifanio [Sandy] Guerrero has a new nickname. It’s Derby, courtesy of the apprentice ballplayers he‘s been working with this season.
That, a ring and a late dinner are his rewards for being what I guess you’d have to call the winning pitcher in MLB’s slugging orgy...
Cubs Get a B.J.
July 16, 2009 by
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The Cubs have signed recently released Toronto Blue Jays reliever B.J. Ryan, according to the Chicago Tribune. The article says he'll first report to Mesa and then Triple A Iowa before supposedly joining the Cubs at some point in the 2009 season.
I figured they'd sign...
Cubs Get a B.J.
July 16, 2009 by
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The Cubs have signed recently released Toronto Blue Jays reliever B.J. Ryan, according to the Chicago Tribune. The article says he'll first report to Mesa and then Triple A Iowa before supposedly joining the Cubs at some point in the 2009 season.
I figured they'd sign...
Cubs Get a B.J.
July 16, 2009 by
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The Cubs have signed recently released Toronto Blue Jays reliever B.J. Ryan, according to the Chicago Tribune. The article says he'll first report to Mesa and then Triple A Iowa before supposedly joining the Cubs at some point in the 2009 season.
I figured they'd sign...
Cubs Get a B.J.
July 16, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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The Cubs have signed recently released Toronto Blue Jays reliever B.J. Ryan, according to the Chicago Tribune. The article says he'll first report to Mesa and then Triple A Iowa before supposedly joining the Cubs at some point in the 2009 season.
I figured they'd sign...
Cubs Get a B.J.
July 16, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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The Cubs have signed recently released Toronto Blue Jays reliever B.J. Ryan, according to the Chicago Tribune. The article says he'll first report to Mesa and then Triple A Iowa before supposedly joining the Cubs at some point in the 2009 season.
I figured they'd sign...
Cubs Get a B.J.
July 16, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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The Cubs have signed recently released Toronto Blue Jays reliever B.J. Ryan, according to the Chicago Tribune. The article says he'll first report to Mesa and then Triple A Iowa before supposedly joining the Cubs at some point in the 2009 season.
I figured they'd sign...
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