Category Archives: Matt Murton

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July 31, 2007

What A week

I had a pretty emotional and lengthy absence here.  I had to go away to attend a funeral for my grandfather.  He was truly a great man will be missed.  Unfortunately, I’ve spent the last day or so packing and … Continue reading →

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Filed under Billy Petrick, Chicago Cubs, Jake Fox, Kerry Wood, Matt Murton, MLB baseball, Rocky Cherry, Trade News

July 16, 2007

Cubs Sweep Astros, Barry Bonds and The Giants next?

The Cubs opened the second half of the season with a bang sweeping the Astros.  Unfortunately, I can not comment on the games because I missed a large portion of all 3 games due to a combination of Ottawa Lynx … Continue reading →

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Filed under Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs, Cliff Floyd, Henry Blanco, Lou Piniella, Matt Murton, Michael Barrett, MLB baseball, Rich Hill

June 5, 2007

Two Game Winning Streak

How about that we won two games in a row.   Alfonso Soriano is a big part of that.  He is absolutely on fire and he is really earning his pay the last week or so.  He looks like a completely … Continue reading →

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Filed under Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs, Felix Pie, Hitters, Jacque Jones, Lou Piniella, Matt Murton, Michael Barrett, MLB baseball, Pitchers, Trade News

May 29, 2007

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 … Continue reading →

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Filed under Alfonso Soriano, Angel Pagan, Aramis Ramirez, Cesar Izturis, Chicago Cubs, Derrek Lee, Hitters, Jason Marquis, Lou Piniella, Mark Derosa, Matt Murton, Michael Barrett, MLB baseball, Pitchers

May 19, 2007

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 … Continue reading →

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Filed under Alfonso Soriano, Angel Pagan, Aramis Ramirez, Bob Howry, Chicago Cubs, Cliff Floyd, Daryle Ward, Hitters, Jacque Jones, Jason Marquis, Mark Derosa, Matt Murton, Michael Barrett, MLB baseball, Pitchers, Ryan Dempster, Ryan Theriot

May 16, 2007

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 … Continue reading →

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Filed under Alfonso Soriano, Angel Pagan, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Cesar Izturis, Chicago Cubs, Cliff Floyd, Daryle Ward, Derrek Lee, Hitters, Mark Derosa, Matt Murton, Michael Barrett, Mike Fontenot, MLB baseball, Pitchers, Rich Hill, Rocky Cherry, Ryan Theriot

May 14, 2007

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 … Continue reading →

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Filed under Alfonso Soriano, Angel Pagan, Aramis Ramirez, Cesar Izturis, Chicago Cubs, Henry Blanco, Hitters, Jacque Jones, Jason Marquis, Mark Derosa, Matt Murton, MLB baseball, Pitchers, Ryan Theriot, Ted Lilly

May 13, 2007

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, … Continue reading →

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Filed under Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Cesar Izturis, Chicago Cubs, Cliff Floyd, Daryle Ward, Derrek Lee, Henry Blanco, Hitters, Jacque Jones, Mark Derosa, Matt Murton, Michael Barrett, MLB baseball, Pitchers, Ryan Theriot, Ted Lilly

April 23, 2007

Brewskis Vs Baby Bears April 23rd

The Cubs are facing the Brewers for the 4th time this year.  The Cubs took 2 or 3 from the Brewers at Miller field April 6-8th.  Last year the Brewers and Cubs split their meetings 8-8, including going 4-5 at … Continue reading →

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Filed under Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Cesar Izturis, Chicago Cubs, Cliff Floyd, Derrek Lee, Hitters, Jacque Jones, Mark Derosa, Matt Murton, Michael Barrett, MLB baseball, Pitchers, Rocky Cherry, Ronny Cedeno, Wade Miller

April 20, 2007

April 20th Cardinals at Cubs

This afternoon the Cubs take on their division rivals the St. Louis Cardinals.  Although the Cardinals went on to have a pretty good year (winning the world series and all), the Cubs had their number winning 11 games and losing … Continue reading →

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Filed under Alfonso Soriano, Aramis Ramirez, Cesar Izturis, Chicago Cubs, Cliff Floyd, Daryle Ward, Derrek Lee, Henry Blanco, Hitters, Jacque Jones, Mark Derosa, Matt Murton, Michael Barrett, MLB baseball, Pitchers, Ronny Cedeno, Ted Lilly