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Carlos Zambrano is Becoming a Headache
June 03, 2009 by
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Are the Cubs and Carlos Zambrano on their way to an acrimonious divorce? It would certainly seem so, given the accumulation of Zambrano transgressions, and the team’s evident mounting irritation with same:
Five days after receiving a six-game suspension for “violent and...
Wrigley Field Plays a Supporting Role in Conan O’Brien’s Tonight Show Debut
June 02, 2009 by
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Conan O’Brien’s people came up with a pretty funny bit for his debut as host of The Tonight Show: Conan, realizing he has forgotten to move from New York to L.A. in time to start his new gig, races on foot across the country. And one of his shortcuts takes him right...
Was That a Blow-Out I Just Saw?
May 31, 2009 by
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The Cubs finally got what they have so desperately needed for the last several weeks: a blow-out. A snot-knocker. A good old-fashioned butt whuppin. That it came at the expense of the Dodgers, the best team record-wise in the NL right now and the club that booted the Cubs from...
One Out, One Back in (Soon)
May 29, 2009 by
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As expected, Carlos Zambrano has been hit with a suspension and a fine for bumping the umpire during his outburst the other day against the Pirates. The suspension is six games and the fine is $3,000. Zambrano says he won’t appeal, which is good, cause he doesn’t have...
More Zambrano Meltdown Coverage
May 27, 2009 by
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Carlos “Big Z” Zambrano put the ‘Z’ in Crazy with a classic meltdown during the Cubs 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. It was a Pinella-esque tirade complete with an ump bump, thrown balls and gloves and another assault on the new dugout...
Meltdown Video: Carlos Zambrano Gets Ejected, Destroys Gatorade Machine
May 27, 2009 by
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Carlos Zambrano was rolling along Wednesday against the Pirates, having allowed only one run into the 7th. Unfortunately, if you’ve watched the Cubs at all this year, you know that, for this team, a roll is only a precursor to some kind of meltdown - and, indeed, the Cubs...
We Have a Brewers Blog Now
May 26, 2009 by
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The Fansided.com sports network has, for whatever reason, elected to add a Brewers blog to its roster of baseball sites. Reviewing the Brew is written by Ken Watkins, a “Brewers fan since the days of the Seattle Pilots,” which makes him about 80. Should you feel the...
Piniella Wishes Bradley Would Just Shut Up and Hit
May 26, 2009 by
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Lou Piniella has given his official reaction to Milton Bradley’s assertion that the umps have it in for him over his incident with Larry Vanover earlier this year:
Milton Bradley’s persecution theory when it comes to umpires doesn’t sit well with manager Lou Piniella...
Cardinals Sweep Offensively-Challenged Cubs
May 26, 2009 by
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The Cubs appear to be embroiled in another of their trademark offensive slumps, having managed only 2 runs in a three-game sweep at the hands of the Cardinals. And if you want to understand how such a run-scoring funk comes about, well, you don’t have to look much farther than...
Jake Peavy Shuts Down Punchless Cubs
May 26, 2009 by
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Two days ago it looked like Jake Peavy was going to become a member of the Chicago White Sox, but the trade was vetoed by Peavy himself, and he remained a member of the San Diego Padres. Friday night he took the mound against the other Chicago team, the offensively inept Cubs, and...
Cubs’ Offense Explodes…for One Run!
May 26, 2009 by
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A day after being completely shut out by Jake Peavy and the Padres, the Cubs offense went on a veritable tear, scoring 1 run on 7 hits. 7 hits! Those guys must’ve doubled up on the Wheaties to manage such an offensive explosion. Maybe on Sunday they will go even crazier...
Milton Bradley Accuses Umps of Bias Against Him
May 26, 2009 by
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Milton Bradley has a novel explanation for why he has sucked so far in a Cubs uniform:
Chicago Cubs right fielder Milton Bradley lashed out at Major League Baseball’s umpires Sunday, saying they are forcing him to swing at bad pitches by widening his strike zone.
Bradley, suspended...
Mr. T Cheers Up Despondent Cubs Fans
May 26, 2009 by
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The Cubs followed up their horrific 6-game road trip, during which they scored a grand total of 5 runs, by returning to Wrigley Field and losing 10-8 to the lowly Pirates. To show how bad things have become for the Cubs: the highlight of Monday night was ’80s pop culture...
White Sox Could Land Jake Peavy
May 21, 2009 by
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Jake Peavy was rumored all off-season to be on the Cubs‘ wishlist, but now it appears that other Chicago team could end up landing the Padres ace:
The San Diego Padres could be on the verge of dealing staff ace Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox, the San Diego Union-Tribune...
Portrait of a Brewers Fan
May 20, 2009 by
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Ladies and gentleman, I give you a pretty much typical example of a Milwaukee Brewers fan. The female ones are even worse.
Sports Rubbish
Anyone Want Mark DeRosa Back?
May 20, 2009 by
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SI’s Jon Heyman reports that the Cleveland Indians are fielding offers for Mark DeRosa, whom they acquired from the Cubs in a trade just this last off-season:
The Indians are looking mainly for pitchers who can help them now. Although they are off to their second straight horrible...
Tom Ricketts Invites Famous Cub Fans to Invest in Team
May 19, 2009 by
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This sounds like a good idea on the surface:
Bill Murray’s lifelong love affair with the Chicago Cubs may turn into something more. The actor and Wilmette native has met with Tom Ricketts, who is negotiating to buy the Cubs from Chicago Tribune parent Tribune Co., about investing...
Tom Ricketts Lines Up Financing for Cubs Purchase
May 19, 2009 by
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The protracted Cubs sale drama may soon come to an end:
Chicago Cubs buyer Tom Ricketts is close to lining up three banks to arrange the $450 million financing necessary to complete his acquisition of the team, financial sources said, positioning him to clear a substantial hurdle in...
WWE Meets Baseball Video: Alfonso Soriano, Cubs Called Out By The Miz?
May 18, 2009 by
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This is what I call random video: WWE (they still have that?) performer The Miz doing some bad routine - I’m assuming at an event in Chicago - where he challenges Alfonso Soriano to a match, and blasts the Cubs for not winning a World Series in over 100 years. I think Jay Mariotti may [...]
Zambrano Feels No Pain After Rehab Start
May 18, 2009 by
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Carlos Zambrano moved one step closer to returning to the mound Sunday when he threw 3 2/3 innings in a rehab start in Daytona against the Dunedin Blue Jays, and afterward reported that he experienced no pain in his hamstring or any other part of his valuable body. “”...
Cubs Just Miss Second Straight 9th Inning Comeback
May 17, 2009 by
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On Saturday the Cubs snatched victory from the jaws of defeat (after their “closer” Kevin Gregg blew a 9th inning lead). On Sunday they had a chance to pull a similar rabbit out of a similar hat, but unfortunately, came up just a few inches short. And I mean literally...
New Fansided.com Main Page
May 17, 2009 by
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Fansided.com has gotten rid of that ugly old main page of ours - sorry guys; it was ugly - and replaced it with a new, functional, rather snappy one. This is where you will want to go to keep up with everything going on across the network: the team blogs, lead editor Adam [...]
Kevin Gregg Not So Good at Baseball
May 16, 2009 by
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Cubs closer Kevin Gregg blew a 4-run lead to the Astros in the 9th inning Saturday afternoon after a stellar performance by rookie Randy Wells as he sought his first big-league victory. The first two batters of the ninth went yard and the first 5 men reached base. As manager...
Ryan Theriot Amused by Steroid Insinuations
May 15, 2009 by
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Ryan Theriot is not bothered that people are beginning to whisper behind their hands about the possibility that some illegal performance enhancing substances could be behind his recent home run binge. In fact, Theriot thinks the insinuations are rather amusing:
Ryan Theriot owes...
Bob Uecker Pokes Twitter
May 14, 2009 by
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Bob Uecker clearly doesn’t think much of Twitter. That’s all right. It’s not for folks like him anyway. It’s for people who were born after the sinking of the Titanic.
By the way, Bob ain’t joking when he talks about having the shakes until he...
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