Marlins at Cubs May 29th

As stated before I apologize for my absence.  Now, back to business.  The cubs have been really snake bitten lately.  They starters have pitched great including earning a quality start in each of the last four games.  The Bullpen is right where i left it… floundering.  The Offense has been struggling a bit as well, [...]

Update May 29th

It’s been a week since I last updates and I appologize for the wait.  Unfortunately, Illness got in the way and due to the medication I was pretty loopy for a few days.  Then, I had wedding planning all weekend so I hadn’t had the time to for the blog.  I’m currently catching up on [...]

Transactions May 22nd

Lou Piniella had promised to make some “interesting” changes on Tuesday and my guess this is it or part of it.  Sean Marshall has been called up from AAA.  Marshall was pitching really well in AAA this year.  In 4 starts he is 2-0 with 1.82 ERA.  Marshall had some shoulder problems at the end [...]

White Sox at Cubs May 19th 2007

That was a great win yesterday.  A comeback win is exactly what the Cubs needed after coughing up 5 runs in the 9th on Thursday.  The Bullpen (Howry and Dempster) pitched two innings of scoreless ball and struckout 4 batters.  Ted Lilly was finally given somerun support to earn his 4th win of the year.  Lilly [...]

Keys For Success Against the White Sox

I know there has been one heart breaking loss and a come from behind victory since I last wrote.  However, that is ancient history.  If you have a problem with that you need to stop living in the past…
 Keys to Success
1.  Michael Barrett’s temper.
You know A.J. and the rest of the White Sox will be [...]

Cubs at Mets May 16th

It’s amazing the difference a day makes.  The Cubs actually looked like a playoff team last night.  We had a strong outing by Zambrano, and lots of timely hitting.  Every single person who had an at-bat last night got a hit except for Alfonso Soriano (he did get a walk).  This includes defensive sub Angel [...]

Cubs at Mets May 14th

Ted Lilly finally got a little bit of run support last night.  Leading the charge was Mr. Matt Murton and Cesar Izturis with 3 hits apiece.  I’ve noticed the last few weeks Murton has been thrown through the mud on the www.cubs.com fan forum.  Most people on the forum do seem to be over-reactive and want to trade [...]

May 13th Cubs vs Phillies

The Cubs showed a lot of heart last night to tie the game late.  Unfortunately the bullpen was not able to prevent the team’s 3rd straight loss.  Matt Murton played a great game as he is benefiting from regular playing time.  Today, The Cubs will be taking on the Phillies for the 3rd and final game of [...]

Todays Transactions: The Oxymoron is Back as the Pie is returned

The Cubs have sent Felix Pie back to Iowa and recalled Mr Oxymoron himself, Angel Pagan.
The move doesn’t really come as surprise as Pie was only hitting .229 and was not getting much playing time.  Pie’s defense was very impressive but he did look over-matched at times and had a few bad at bats.  We’ll [...]

Pirates at Cubs May 10th

Jason Marquis continued his quest to make me look foolish.  In spring training I ragged on him every chance I could.  After every good start I’ve said it won’t last.  After his complete game shutout and 3 hitter last night, I’m officially on the Jason Marquis bandwagon.  I am happy to admit I may have [...]