Cubs fans have suffered for too long.
Cubs GM, Jim Hendry, has done the right thing this season. He’s put the right pieces together and convinced the owners to invest the proper cash to bring in the talent needed to secure what every Cubs fans for 101 years wants, a damn Championship.
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Good ol' Canadian James Richard Harden showed us why the Cubs got him when he pitched 2 innings in Tuesday's Cactus League game against Seattle.
The cubs have been all tip-toe with Rich, limiting his throws since he's been taking trips to the DL for the past 3 seasons, and was on the stint when he was traded.
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I am so excited to finally watch a Chicago Cubs game in Spring Training. So, I am gonna do my best to do up-to-the-minute highlgihts.
9:06 p.m.: Getting ready to start. White Sox John Danks is the starting pitcher. So Taguchi plaays right field for the Cubbies. Derrek Lee is off, Micah Houffpauir is at first. Seems sold out, which I think it is. Groovy.
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Milton Bradley has now made my Can't Stand to Watch cause He'll be on the IR List.
Mild tightness in his right quad forced him out of Thursday's game. And while he's taking it easy, i cannot help but think about other crazy injuries that have happened to the Cubs.
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I have been dedicated to the Chicago Cubs since 1984 as a little 3-year-old gal. Since then, the friends I have made are either dedicated White Sox fans or former-Cubs-fans-turned-Sox-fans-cause-they-couldn't-take-losing.
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I know that the title suggests pure blasphemy for loyal fans, and if you're wondering where I could possibly be going with this, let me be the first to say, I really don't like the Phillies. However, as a loyal and lifelong Cubs fan, I thought I should point out that the Phils are the logical choice to root for in this World Series.
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Carlos Marmol sustained a few minor injuries in his home country of the Dominican Republic a day or two ago. He was picked up from the airport by a few friends and family members, when the car they were driving was hit. Reports are that he is fine, with only a few bruises and "swelling" of the forehead, which I assume means a bump on the head. Since he's going to be the Cubs 8th-inning set-up man for years to come (I hope), all the best to him, and hopefully he's feeling great by the time 2009 rolls around.
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Well, it's official. The Chicago Cubs have become the biggest joke in professional sports. For such a storied franchise, nothing in the world can explain how a team laden with so much talent could implode with such alacrity. Or can it? I'm going to try.
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No "Around the Horn this week". Maybe I'm done with that, seeing as how the Cubs season is down to a one-game playoff at least 3 times in a row.
Let's just get this out of the way: the Cubs must win. Plain and simple. It is not impossible for the Cubs to go into Los Angeles and take two, bring it back to Chicago, and finally win a game at home. But there is no chance of that if the Cubs' play does not pick up. NOW.
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What can I say?
The Dodgers look like a team that won 97 games not the Cubs. They couldn't hit and they couldn't field!
Zambrano pitched well enough to win, but had no help defensively. 2 errors in the 2nd inning one should have been an inning ending double play. Lee booted a routine grounder UGH! Ramirez and Theriot then contributed their errors a little later. The bats didn't come alive till the 9th inning and then only briefly. So far this series has been hard to watch and I can honestly say I'm not looking forward to Saturday.
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Well it seems as though the "Devil" in Devil Rays has officially been exorcised. The Rays win their first playoff game in franchise history on the shoulders of rookie Evan Longoria.
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I've been asking myself that very question for some time now. I really want to believe they can but now history is against them, teams that win Game 1 on the road are 13-1 in the NLDS. This stat alone is scary but it is the Cubs and anything that can go wrong will. Don't get me wrong I absolutely LOVE the Cubs and want nothing more than for them to win it all.
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No one on the Chicago Cubs, save IF/OF Mark DeRosa, means more to the continued success of the Cubs as does C Geovany Soto. The guardian of the plate, and a force to be reckoned with in the middle of the order (and even in the bottom of the order, depending on how others in the line-up are hitting that day), Soto has done it all in this, his ROOKIE year. The stats don't lie: .285/.364/.504, 23 HRs, 86 RBI, 141 hits, 35 doubles, 2 triples, and 62 BB. As a Catcher. A Rookie Catcher. I don't know about you, but I can't remember a better all-around statistical season by a catcher in a very long time.
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The team unfortunately lost last Tuesday's game 6-2 which is a minor concern to me since the Cubs always seem to have problems with really good left handed starters but i suppose Johan Santana has
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
" . . . Mike Ditka who is the Principal of the Old School." - Mike Greenberg on Hall of Fameer Mike Ditka
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Let's just get this out of the way: P Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter on Sunday night at Miller Park was brilliant. Sure, the Astros were tired, worn-down some from Hurricane Ike, and the game was a virtual home game, but you would have a great amount of difficult convincing me that Carlos couldn't do that to any other team in the majors. His fastball was popping, he's splitter was uber-filthy, and he had every hitter off balance. THe only time he lost his command has the pitch he plunked OF Hunter Pence with, and the walk to OF Michael Bourne was on three pitches that were extremely close but didn't go Carlos' way. It is great to see Carlos Zambrano back on the mound, the human buzzsaw of every major league lineup.
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I just wanted to let you know that I may be unable to post for a few days. I live south of Houston, near Galveston, Texas. As hurricane Ike approaches there may be power outages and loss of internet access. If that is the case, I will be unable to write my column. Remember though, there are things much more important than sports. If you need Ike information, you can go to:
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Houston Texans injury update:
Megan Manfull of the Houston Chronicle has reported these injuries -
Running back Ahman Green - It wasn't a cramp that limited his play Sunday. He has a sprained ankle.
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Here is the great Jack Buck's poem that was given on September 17, 2001."Since this nation was founded ... under God
More than 200 years ago
We have been the bastion of freedom
The light that keeps the free world aglow
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
" . . . Mike Ditka who is the Principal of the Old School." - Mike Greenberg on Hall of Fameer Mike Ditka
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On a day when Brett Farve looked damn good in a Jets' uniform, Tom Brady may have torn his ACL, a Kyle Orton-led Chicago Bears team crushed the Colts, Kurt Warner led the Cardinals to a win, Donovon McNabb threw for 361 yards in an easy Eagles' win, and the Atlanta Falcons and Buffalo Bills looked dominant, the Jacksonville Jaguar's preseason sluggishness was confirmed in a troubling 17-10 loss to its division rival and nemesis-in-the-making, Tennessee Titans. It was the second straight season Tennessee handed Jacksonville a season-opening loss. The effort came after former Broncos all-pro Tight End Shannon Sharp predicted the Jags would win the Super Bowl this year. Though an opening loss is no reason to panic, much work is left to be done and gaps left to be filled.
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Cub fans, please say thank you to any Milwaukee Brewers fans you may know. Their team is struggling just as much as the Cubs right now. It could have been disastrous if Milwaukee would have gone on a winning streak this week as the Cubs were skidding against the Phillies and Astros. The Cubs still have a cushion in the NL Central, but they need to try to get Zambrano and Harden healthy before they make this final playoff push. Don't panic, the Cubs will be fine. They have a solid line-up all the way through the batting order, and even if they are sluggish, they will get enough wins to enter the 08 playoffs. Sorry this post is short and I haven't posted in a while, but I have been working on numerous websites. I will try to put the Cubs blog first from now on, and trust me, I will be much more talkative once these Cubbies get closer to the playoffs.
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I know I'm supposed to blog about the Jacksonville Jaguars, but I couldn't resist on this one.
Admit it, though: Most of you laughed when you read this title. In fact, I laughed when Ryan Dempster predicted a World Series win at the beginning of the year. Well, I assure you, he has made me a believer.
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Continuing the Around the Horn way of hitting all the spots on the field, we continue with a foe-turned-ally, CF Jim Edmonds.
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What a day for Alfonso Soriano. He came up with a huge 3-run home run in the 7th inning with 2 on and 2 out to put the Cubs up 10 to 7 over the Astros. Soriano also had a single and a double to give him 4 RBI on the day. He touched home twice.
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(FYI -- All my times are Pacific Time)
4:02 p.m.
It's Monday, August 4th. The Cubs and Astros are about to face off. The wind is always something to pay attention to at Wrigley....and it looks like it is blowing at around 10-15 mph from right to left field, straight across. Sweet outfits and hair on many of the fans tonight. It's 70s night...
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(67-45) ||Chicago Cubs|| vs. ||Houston Astros|| (53-57)
Monday, August 4th, 6:05 p.m. CT
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Tribune Co. is selling the Chicago Cubs franchise, along with Wrigley Field, and part of Comcast SportsNet. The Cubs, as well as Wrigley Field, would be the perfect investment for any billionaire; Cubs fans are not going to simply walk away from their favorite team no matter how long it takes for them to win the World Series. True Cubs fans are fans for life....they will continue to fill the seats every single year no matter the outcome of previous seasons. Call it stupid, some critics do, and I don't want to get into all of that right now, especially since I'm one of those "stupid" people that watches the Cubs every day. Anyway, all I'm saying is that Cubs fans are very loyal fans that will provide continually increasing revenue for the new owner.
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BASEBALL INFO
Soto was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th Round (318th pick) of the 2001 Amateur Draft. In 2007, Soto had a .353 batting average, 26 HR, and 109 RBI with the minor league Iowa Cubs. These numbers earned him the Pacific Coast League's MVP award in 2007. Although Soto had made his very brief major league debut in September of 2005 and another quick stop in the majors in July of 2007, he finally got called up in September of 2007 to play a larger role for the playoff push. Soto had a great first half in 2008, which gave him All-Star Starter honors at catcher. He was the first rookie catcher to be a starter on the National League All-Star Team.
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Continuing my Around the Horn review of the Chicago Cubs roster, I move from the mound to the hot corner. WAy back in 2003, the Cubs middl eof the order and third base defense had a huge void. And by huge, I mean EPICLY huge. And then, Jim Hendry, the Cubs GM, pulled off what could only be described as highway robbery. Some call it "raiding the pantry", but the Pirates, wanting to blow off some cap space and get some youngsters some playing time (when do the Pirates NOT send in youngsters?), traded players like Kenny Lofton, Lenny Harris, and Aramis Ramirez to the Cubs. Since that trade, Aramis Ramirez has been nothing short of amazing. He's put up All-Star quality number or close to it every year he's played and been relatively healthy. He's worked hard to get his legs healthy, he's playing hard and quelled talk of him being lazy, and is hitting homer after homer and knocking in RBI after RBI. Although, if you ask him, he'll say, "It's my job". Gotta love that from a legit All-Star contender.
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Is anyone more valuable to the Chicago Cubs right now than Ryan Dempster? Let's think about this
One year, everyone is ripping the guy because he's not the most dependable closer in the game (forgetting completely that in 3 years he saved around 80 games for the Cubs). Now, he's the toast of the town, the Cubs' favorite Canadian son, boasts the best record and ERA on the team, and is invincible at Wrigley Field. Amazing.
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Not winning on the road has to change sooner then later, but the cubs continue their winning ways at Wrigley Field so far in 2008. Ryan Dempster has looked like a new man this season, other th
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HOUSTON DEFEATS CUBS 5-3 ON A CARLOS LEE HOME RUN AS HOUSTON TAKES SERIES
After the Cubs went 8-2 on their latest home stand which made their record at home 19-8, it seems as if they forgot how to play anywhere else. After losing to the Astros 5-3 and losing the series, the Cubs find themselves 9-11 away from the friendly Confines. If a team wants to find themselves in the post-season, they need to win the big games on the road. In a series that had playoff atmosphere, both teams were out to make statements. The Astros were louder than the Cubs according to Shawn Chaccon, who got the decision in the victory. "One message the Cubs might get out of it is, 'We're here. We're here to compete. We're going to battle,'" Chacon said. "'It's not the team it was last year. Basically, it's going to be a tough team to beat the whole year.'"
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After the Cubs had one of their best records in April in 1969, the start of May is starting to resemble the collapse towards of the season in 1969. In one their toughest weeks this season, nothing looked pretty as the Cubs just won two out six against there NL Central rivals the Brewers and the Cardinals. In a week that could have seperated them from everyone else in the divison, the Cubs are now looking up towards the Cardinals who now have a 1 1/2 lead over the Cubs. Lets quickly recap this horrible week the Cubs have endured.
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... and nothing overly exciting or positive has happened quite yet. Alfonso Soriano has a broken finger and Mark DeRosa just had heart surgery. Same old, same old.
The whole Soriano thing has been quite bothersome to me. I was jacked up beyond belief when the cubs signed him last year, but like most people, I was mostly let down by him last year. It's hard not to look at that mammoth contract he signed and to think that he is past his prime. He was playing with a bum hamstring last year and his ability to be a base stealing threat was diminished. And now this year, his hamstring supposedly is still not 100%, and now the broken finger. I hate to ask, "What's next?" but I'm sure we'll find that out eventually.
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Chicago Cubs pitcher Jason Marquis is competing for the final two spots in the starting rotation. If he does not make the rotation, he would probably end up in bullpen. In his first start during spring training he went 2 innings, gave up 2 runs, both earned, along with 3 hits. However, it wasn't his arm that hurt his chances of winning a spot in the rotation. Rather it was his mouth. Jason Marquis does not feel he should be competing for a starting job. He said he signed as a Cub because he thought he would be guaranteed a starter every year. "That's my ultimate goal, that's how I think I help the team the most. Obviously, we'll see what happens when it's time for them to make their decision," Marquis told reporters. Marquis was asked how he would feel if he did not make the rotation and ended up in the bullpen. he replied, " As much as I want to be here in Chicago, and I love it, I love the fans and the stadium, I also have a family to worry about, too. I could take my services elsewhere if that's the case, and I could help another team in that capacity as a starter. My value doesn't lie in the bullpen in my mind."
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As the Cubs open up their first spring training game on Thursday against the San Francisco Giants, there are three stories we should look at while this game is going on. These will also be the stories throughout spring training.
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If you are reading this title, your heart probably sank and it has shattered all the chances of the Cubs making it to the World Series. Put away those tissues and turn that frown around because good old Zambrano is not hurt, but in perfect health. But will he stay that way? Below, I have posted my top ten predictions on what will happen during the Cubs season. If any of these do happen you wish would not happen, please do no send me hate mail. Enjoy!
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After having 120 different lineups last season, Sweet Lou Piniella wants to find the right combination during spring training. His latest idea is probably one of the best he has came up with since juggling everyone around. Lou suggested Fukudome would bat third, followed by Lee and Ramirez. The whole lineup would probably look like this: Soriano, Theirot, Fukudome, Lee, Ramirez, Derosa, Soto, and Pie. It is a great combination of speed at the top and power in the middle. "I've been thinking about our lineup and what makes sense and what we can try," Piniella said Friday. "Let me warn you, it's only Feb. 22, so there's plenty of time to adjust this thing."
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WILD CARD
San Diego Padres
PLAYOFF PICTURE
NLDS
Chicago Cubs defeat Colorado
Mets defeat Padres
ALDS
Cleveland defeats Boston
Detroit defats Angels
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