Chicago Cubs Blog http://www.chicagocubsblog.net Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:36:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Reed Johnson’s home run helps Cubs avoid sweep in Arizona http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/reed-johnsons-home-run-helps-cubs-avoid-sweep-in-arizona/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/reed-johnsons-home-run-helps-cubs-avoid-sweep-in-arizona/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:36:54 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/reed-johnsons-home-run-helps-cubs-avoid-sweep-in-arizona/ Yay, the Cubs are back in the win column!  The Cubs avoided a three game sweep down in Arizona by beating the Diamondbacks 10-6 on Wednesday night.  The Cubs had their leadoff man Alfonso Soriano back in the lineup, Derrek Lee hit a home run, Reed Johnson hit a grand slam, and Ted Lilly won his 10th game of the year!  Yeah, all that happened in last nights game!

The Cubs blew the game wide open in the 8th inning when Geovany Soto singled in Ryan Theriot, then with the bases loaded Mark DeRosa walked.  Leo Rosales then came into the game in relief of Micah Owings and Reed Johnson welcomed Rosales with a grand slam to right center field.  It appeard that a fan might have helped the ball get over the fence but the umpires all met and kept the call as a home run.

It was nice to see Lee hit a ball in the air and over the fence as he hit a home run in the first inning.  Lee has really been struggling while hitting into a lot of double plays.  Soriano made his return and went 1-5 while picking up one rbi.  Ryan Theriot also had one rbi in the game as did Lilly.  Soriano,’s Theriot’s, and Lilly’s rbi’s all came in the 5th inning when the Cubs scored three runs.

On the mound Lilly tossed six innings to pick up his 10th win of the season.  He allowed six hits and three runs in the game.  Tony Clark hit a two run home run in the 4th inning and then Conor Jackson had a rbi single in the 5th off of him.   Neal Cotts and Carlos Marmol both threw scoreless innings out of the bullpen.  However, once again Bob Howry had to give up runs.  He pitched the eighth inning and gave up a three run home run to Chris Snyder.  Right now I don’t have a lot of trust in Howry.  No way can I trust him and put him a tie or one run game.

The Cubs will now head back to Chicago and begin a four game series with the visiting Florida Marlins on Thursday evening.  Carlos Zambrano will take the mound for the Cubs as he hopes to get back on the winning ways and pick up his 11th win of the season.

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Post from: Cubs Blog Reed Johnson’s home run helps Cubs avoid sweep in Arizona ]]> Yay, the Cubs are back in the win column!  The Cubs avoided a three game sweep down in Arizona by beating the Diamondbacks 10-6 on Wednesday night.  The Cubs had their leadoff man Alfonso Soriano back in the lineup, Derrek Lee hit a home run, Reed Johnson hit a grand slam, and Ted Lilly won his 10th game of the year!  Yeah, all that happened in last nights game!

The Cubs blew the game wide open in the 8th inning when Geovany Soto singled in Ryan Theriot, then with the bases loaded Mark DeRosa walked.  Leo Rosales then came into the game in relief of Micah Owings and Reed Johnson welcomed Rosales with a grand slam to right center field.  It appeard that a fan might have helped the ball get over the fence but the umpires all met and kept the call as a home run.

It was nice to see Lee hit a ball in the air and over the fence as he hit a home run in the first inning.  Lee has really been struggling while hitting into a lot of double plays.  Soriano made his return and went 1-5 while picking up one rbi.  Ryan Theriot also had one rbi in the game as did Lilly.  Soriano,’s Theriot’s, and Lilly’s rbi’s all came in the 5th inning when the Cubs scored three runs.

On the mound Lilly tossed six innings to pick up his 10th win of the season.  He allowed six hits and three runs in the game.  Tony Clark hit a two run home run in the 4th inning and then Conor Jackson had a rbi single in the 5th off of him.   Neal Cotts and Carlos Marmol both threw scoreless innings out of the bullpen.  However, once again Bob Howry had to give up runs.  He pitched the eighth inning and gave up a three run home run to Chris Snyder.  Right now I don’t have a lot of trust in Howry.  No way can I trust him and put him a tie or one run game.

The Cubs will now head back to Chicago and begin a four game series with the visiting Florida Marlins on Thursday evening.  Carlos Zambrano will take the mound for the Cubs as he hopes to get back on the winning ways and pick up his 11th win of the season.

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Reed Johnson’s home run helps Cubs avoid sweep in Arizona

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/reed-johnsons-home-run-helps-cubs-avoid-sweep-in-arizona/feed/ Cubs are blasted in Arizona 9-2 http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-blasted-in-arizona-9-2/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-blasted-in-arizona-9-2/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:07:09 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-blasted-in-arizona-9-2/ The Chicago Cubs once again lost down in Arizona as they fell to the Diamondbacks by the score of 9-2 on Tuesday night.  Once again the offense struggled at the plate as they just can’t get any runs across the plate.  The pitching was terrible as well in the late innings so the team really deserved to have their butts kicked like they did.

Jason Marquis started the game for the Cubs and pitched six innings.  Marquis gave up five hits and three runs as he took the loss and is now 6-6 on the year.  Things got bad once Marquis left however as Sean Marshall gave up three hits and two runs while only recording two outs in the 7th inning.  Chad Gaudin came in to get Mark Reynolds for the final out of the 7th inning.  In the 8th inning, Kevin Hart allowed four more runs (two were earned) to score on only two hits.  The big hit was a double by Conor Jackson.  Neal Cotts came in and finally got the Cubs out of that inning by striking out Miguel Montero.

As for the offense, or we should say crappy offense, they struckout nine times and left 19 runners on base while scoring only two runs.  Mike Fontenot had a rbi triple that scored Mark DeRosa in the 4th inning and then Daryle Ward hit a solo home run in the 8th inning for the Cubs second and final run.  The middle of the lineup hurt the Cubs once again as Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, and Jim Edmonds went a combined 0-10 in the game.  All three of those players are in big slumps.  Lee can’t seem to stop hitting into double plays and could probably use a day off.  I say Piniella should sit Ramirez and Lee for Wednesday’s game and let them get a little bit of rest.

One bright spot is that Alfonso Soriano might be back in the lineup for the game on Wednesday.  That might be exactly what the Cubs need to get going.  Let’s all hope so anyways.

Post from: Cubs Blog Cubs are blasted in Arizona 9-2 ]]> The Chicago Cubs once again lost down in Arizona as they fell to the Diamondbacks by the score of 9-2 on Tuesday night.  Once again the offense struggled at the plate as they just can’t get any runs across the plate.  The pitching was terrible as well in the late innings so the team really deserved to have their butts kicked like they did.

Jason Marquis started the game for the Cubs and pitched six innings.  Marquis gave up five hits and three runs as he took the loss and is now 6-6 on the year.  Things got bad once Marquis left however as Sean Marshall gave up three hits and two runs while only recording two outs in the 7th inning.  Chad Gaudin came in to get Mark Reynolds for the final out of the 7th inning.  In the 8th inning, Kevin Hart allowed four more runs (two were earned) to score on only two hits.  The big hit was a double by Conor Jackson.  Neal Cotts came in and finally got the Cubs out of that inning by striking out Miguel Montero.

As for the offense, or we should say crappy offense, they struckout nine times and left 19 runners on base while scoring only two runs.  Mike Fontenot had a rbi triple that scored Mark DeRosa in the 4th inning and then Daryle Ward hit a solo home run in the 8th inning for the Cubs second and final run.  The middle of the lineup hurt the Cubs once again as Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, and Jim Edmonds went a combined 0-10 in the game.  All three of those players are in big slumps.  Lee can’t seem to stop hitting into double plays and could probably use a day off.  I say Piniella should sit Ramirez and Lee for Wednesday’s game and let them get a little bit of rest.

One bright spot is that Alfonso Soriano might be back in the lineup for the game on Wednesday.  That might be exactly what the Cubs need to get going.  Let’s all hope so anyways.

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Cubs are blasted in Arizona 9-2

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-blasted-in-arizona-9-2/feed/ Offense struggles as D-backs outduel the Cubs on Monday http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/offense-struggles-as-d-backs-outduel-the-cubs-on-monday/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/offense-struggles-as-d-backs-outduel-the-cubs-on-monday/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:59:30 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/offense-struggles-as-d-backs-outduel-the-cubs-on-monday/ So once again the Chicago Cubs offense struggled as they were only able to come up with two hits and they lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the score of 2-0 on Monday night.  The Cubs did hit some hard balls to the warning track in the game, but they just didn’t have enough to get it out of the stadium.  This offense should never be two hit or shutout in a game if you ask me.

It was really bad that the offense struggled because starting pitcher Rich Harden pitched great.  He made one mistake in the sixth inning when he gave up a solo home run to Alex Romero but other then that he pitched great.  Harden struckout ten batters in his seven innings of action but took the loss and is now 0-1 in the National League.

Bob Howry gave up a rbi triple in the eighth inning to Stephen Drew which was a big run for the Diamondbacks.  It seems that Howry has been giving up atleast one run everytime he takes the mound as of late.  Hopefully he can get that figured out soon.

The Cubs did get a little rally going in the ninth inning when they got the first two runners on base but Derrek Lee got jammed on a 2-0 pitch and grounded into a double play.  Aramis Ramirez then ended the game on a groundout and the rally was all over.  So will the offense get going on Tuesday night?  I sure hope so because Jason Marquis will be taking the mound.

Here is one interesting note that I heard after the game:  Randy Johnson is now 13-0 in his career against the Chicago Cubs.  Wow, talk about dominating one team…

Post from: Cubs Blog Offense struggles as D-backs outduel the Cubs on Monday ]]> So once again the Chicago Cubs offense struggled as they were only able to come up with two hits and they lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks by the score of 2-0 on Monday night.  The Cubs did hit some hard balls to the warning track in the game, but they just didn’t have enough to get it out of the stadium.  This offense should never be two hit or shutout in a game if you ask me.

It was really bad that the offense struggled because starting pitcher Rich Harden pitched great.  He made one mistake in the sixth inning when he gave up a solo home run to Alex Romero but other then that he pitched great.  Harden struckout ten batters in his seven innings of action but took the loss and is now 0-1 in the National League.

Bob Howry gave up a rbi triple in the eighth inning to Stephen Drew which was a big run for the Diamondbacks.  It seems that Howry has been giving up atleast one run everytime he takes the mound as of late.  Hopefully he can get that figured out soon.

The Cubs did get a little rally going in the ninth inning when they got the first two runners on base but Derrek Lee got jammed on a 2-0 pitch and grounded into a double play.  Aramis Ramirez then ended the game on a groundout and the rally was all over.  So will the offense get going on Tuesday night?  I sure hope so because Jason Marquis will be taking the mound.

Here is one interesting note that I heard after the game:  Randy Johnson is now 13-0 in his career against the Chicago Cubs.  Wow, talk about dominating one team…

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Offense struggles as D-backs outduel the Cubs on Monday

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/offense-struggles-as-d-backs-outduel-the-cubs-on-monday/feed/ Cubs are able to salvage one game in Houston http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-able-to-salvage-one-game-in-houston/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-able-to-salvage-one-game-in-houston/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:46:05 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-able-to-salvage-one-game-in-houston/ That was a pretty dissapointing series for the Chicago Cubs as they lost two our of three games against the Houston Astros.  On Sunday the Cubs were finally able to win at least one game in the series and Ryan Dempster tossed eight inning and the Cubs offense came around for a 9-0 victory.  It was nice to see atleast the offense come around one game in the series.  I feel the Cubs could have easily took two out of three in the series and the offense been hitting the ball like they are capable of.

It was a huge win for Dempster who finally won a game on the road for the first time since June 2, 2006.  Dempster is now 11-4 on the season after picking up the win.

Now the Cubs will travel to Arizona to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday evening.  Rich Harden will make his second start for the Cubs as he will face off against Randy Johnson.  This is a big series for the Cubs as they need to keep on winning to stay ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers.

How do you think the Cubs will do against the D-backs?  Leave us a comment and let us know!

Post from: Cubs Blog Cubs are able to salvage one game in Houston ]]> That was a pretty dissapointing series for the Chicago Cubs as they lost two our of three games against the Houston Astros.  On Sunday the Cubs were finally able to win at least one game in the series and Ryan Dempster tossed eight inning and the Cubs offense came around for a 9-0 victory.  It was nice to see atleast the offense come around one game in the series.  I feel the Cubs could have easily took two out of three in the series and the offense been hitting the ball like they are capable of.

It was a huge win for Dempster who finally won a game on the road for the first time since June 2, 2006.  Dempster is now 11-4 on the season after picking up the win.

Now the Cubs will travel to Arizona to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday evening.  Rich Harden will make his second start for the Cubs as he will face off against Randy Johnson.  This is a big series for the Cubs as they need to keep on winning to stay ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers.

How do you think the Cubs will do against the D-backs?  Leave us a comment and let us know!

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Cubs are able to salvage one game in Houston

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-able-to-salvage-one-game-in-houston/feed/ Cubs do ok at the All Star game despite the N.L. losing 4-3 http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-do-ok-at-the-all-star-game-despite-the-nl-losing-4-3/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-do-ok-at-the-all-star-game-despite-the-nl-losing-4-3/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:53:37 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-do-ok-at-the-all-star-game-despite-the-nl-losing-4-3/ It wasn’t the outcome that the Cubs players were all hoping for as the American League beat the National League All Stars 4-3 in 15 innings.  Both teams had their chances to score in the late innings but it wasn’t until the 15th inning that the A.L. pushed across the winning run.

The Cubs players didn’t do badly in the game.  Geovany Soto and Kosuke Fukudome both went 0-2 including a strikeout each.  Soto also allowed two runners to steal bases but he really didn’t have a good shot at either runner as they had huge leads.  Aramis Ramirez went 0-0 with a walk in the ninth inning.  He was then replaced by Cristian Guzman who pitch ran.  The Cubs pitchers did great as Carlos Zambrano threw two scoreless innings while Ryan Dempster and Carlos Marmol both pitched a scoreless inning each.

It was very funny watching Big Z throw a 96 MPH fastball to Manny Ramirez and then come back with his slow curve ball that went over the head of Manny.  Both players laughed it off and then Z was able to get him to ground out to second.  Dempster and Marmol struckout a combined five batters in their two innings of action.

Now if the Cubs do happen to make it far in the post season, they will not have home field advantage for the series.  That is the part that really sucks about losing the all star game.  What are your opinion on that?

Post from: Cubs Blog Cubs do ok at the All Star game despite the N.L. losing 4-3 ]]> It wasn’t the outcome that the Cubs players were all hoping for as the American League beat the National League All Stars 4-3 in 15 innings.  Both teams had their chances to score in the late innings but it wasn’t until the 15th inning that the A.L. pushed across the winning run.

The Cubs players didn’t do badly in the game.  Geovany Soto and Kosuke Fukudome both went 0-2 including a strikeout each.  Soto also allowed two runners to steal bases but he really didn’t have a good shot at either runner as they had huge leads.  Aramis Ramirez went 0-0 with a walk in the ninth inning.  He was then replaced by Cristian Guzman who pitch ran.  The Cubs pitchers did great as Carlos Zambrano threw two scoreless innings while Ryan Dempster and Carlos Marmol both pitched a scoreless inning each.

It was very funny watching Big Z throw a 96 MPH fastball to Manny Ramirez and then come back with his slow curve ball that went over the head of Manny.  Both players laughed it off and then Z was able to get him to ground out to second.  Dempster and Marmol struckout a combined five batters in their two innings of action.

Now if the Cubs do happen to make it far in the post season, they will not have home field advantage for the series.  That is the part that really sucks about losing the all star game.  What are your opinion on that?

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Cubs do ok at the All Star game despite the N.L. losing 4-3

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-do-ok-at-the-all-star-game-despite-the-nl-losing-4-3/feed/ Cubs fall in series finale 4-2 http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-fall-in-series-finale-4-2/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-fall-in-series-finale-4-2/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:16:13 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-fall-in-series-finale-4-2/ First off I’d like to say sorry for not having and update after yesterday’s game.  I had to head out shortly after the exciting game and didn’t get back until the late hours.  I was able to watch most of today’s game as the Cubs lost the series finale to the Giants by the score of 4-2.   Basically the Cubs ran into Tim Lincecum who through eight strong innings to shut down the Cubs.  Ryan Dempster lost his first game of the season at Wrigley Field.

The offense could not come up with the big hit that they needed to get to get a good rally going.  They did push across a run in the 9th inning on a Geovany Soto rbi single but Daryle Ward struck out and Ryan Theriot grounded out with a runner on third.

At the end of the first half the Cubs are 19 games over .500 with a 57-38 record.  The team is also 4.5 games up on the St. Louis Cardinals for first place in the division.  Every Cubs fan has to be happy with how the first half of the season has turned out.

Now lets set back and watch the All Star Game where 8 Cubs players have been selected.  Carlos Marmol was added to the roster this morning when Kerry Wood informed the league that he would not be available to pitch in the game due to a blister.

Post from: Cubs Blog Cubs fall in series finale 4-2 ]]> First off I’d like to say sorry for not having and update after yesterday’s game.  I had to head out shortly after the exciting game and didn’t get back until the late hours.  I was able to watch most of today’s game as the Cubs lost the series finale to the Giants by the score of 4-2.   Basically the Cubs ran into Tim Lincecum who through eight strong innings to shut down the Cubs.  Ryan Dempster lost his first game of the season at Wrigley Field.

The offense could not come up with the big hit that they needed to get to get a good rally going.  They did push across a run in the 9th inning on a Geovany Soto rbi single but Daryle Ward struck out and Ryan Theriot grounded out with a runner on third.

At the end of the first half the Cubs are 19 games over .500 with a 57-38 record.  The team is also 4.5 games up on the St. Louis Cardinals for first place in the division.  Every Cubs fan has to be happy with how the first half of the season has turned out.

Now lets set back and watch the All Star Game where 8 Cubs players have been selected.  Carlos Marmol was added to the roster this morning when Kerry Wood informed the league that he would not be available to pitch in the game due to a blister.

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Cubs fall in series finale 4-2

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-fall-in-series-finale-4-2/feed/ Aramis Ramirez hits three run shot and Cubs beat the Giants 3-1 http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/aramis-ramirez-hits-three-run-shot-and-cubs-beat-the-giants-3-1/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/aramis-ramirez-hits-three-run-shot-and-cubs-beat-the-giants-3-1/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:55:53 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/aramis-ramirez-hits-three-run-shot-and-cubs-beat-the-giants-3-1/ Wow, what another exciting win for the Cubbies as they beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Friday afternoon at Wrigley.  The game was tied 0-0 heading into the bottom of the 8th inning and then Aramis Ramirez unloaded a bomb that curved around the left field foul pole for a three run home run.  Once again it was A-Ram being the player of the game for the Cubs.

The hitters knew they had to score some runs because the pitching staff threw the ball so well.  Jason Marquis tossed the first seven innings of the game as he battled against Matt Cain.  Marquis only gave up three hits as the threw the ball the best he has all season long.  Bob Howry tossed a scoreless inning in the eighth and then closer Kerry Wood was called on.  Wood did have some trouble after Mark DeRosa couldn’t come up with a tough catch in left field as he allowed one run and gave the Giants the chance to score the tying runs as they had the tying runs on base.  Wood was able to get the job done however and pick up his 24th save of the season.

Now lets sit back and hope the Brewers and Cardinals both lose.  Enjoy you Friday night and see you all back here on Saturday afternoon!

Post from: Cubs Blog Aramis Ramirez hits three run shot and Cubs beat the Giants 3-1 ]]> Wow, what another exciting win for the Cubbies as they beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Friday afternoon at Wrigley.  The game was tied 0-0 heading into the bottom of the 8th inning and then Aramis Ramirez unloaded a bomb that curved around the left field foul pole for a three run home run.  Once again it was A-Ram being the player of the game for the Cubs.

The hitters knew they had to score some runs because the pitching staff threw the ball so well.  Jason Marquis tossed the first seven innings of the game as he battled against Matt Cain.  Marquis only gave up three hits as the threw the ball the best he has all season long.  Bob Howry tossed a scoreless inning in the eighth and then closer Kerry Wood was called on.  Wood did have some trouble after Mark DeRosa couldn’t come up with a tough catch in left field as he allowed one run and gave the Giants the chance to score the tying runs as they had the tying runs on base.  Wood was able to get the job done however and pick up his 24th save of the season.

Now lets sit back and hope the Brewers and Cardinals both lose.  Enjoy you Friday night and see you all back here on Saturday afternoon!

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Aramis Ramirez hits three run shot and Cubs beat the Giants 3-1

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/aramis-ramirez-hits-three-run-shot-and-cubs-beat-the-giants-3-1/feed/ Cubs give up seven home runs and lose to the Reds 12-7 http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-give-up-seven-home-runs-and-lose-to-the-reds-12-7/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-give-up-seven-home-runs-and-lose-to-the-reds-12-7/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:46:42 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-give-up-seven-home-runs-and-lose-to-the-reds-12-7/ It just wasn’t a good day to be a Chicago Cubs pitcher on Thursday as all five Cubs pitchers gave up atleast home run.  The Cubs gave up a total of seven home runs and twelve runs while they lost 12-7.  The Cubs still took two out of three from the Reds, but it would have been nice to get the sweep.

Ted Lilly, Michael Wuertz, Jon Lieber, Chad Gaudin, and Neal Cotts all gave up home runs.  Lilly and Lieber both gave up two while Wuertz, Gaudin, and Cotts all gave up one each.  Bad day to be a Cubs pitcher when the wind was blowing straight out.  Gaudin and Rich Harden have to be thinking so this is what it is like to pitch at Wrigley Field during the summer.

The Cubs didn’t have a bad day at the plate as they scored seven runs, they just couldn’t keep up with the Reds.  Mike Fontenot hit a two run home run for the only long ball for the Cubs.  Ryan Theriot added a two run single while Derrek Lee had a rbi double.

The Cubs will now wait for the San Francisco Giants to fly into town as they will play a three game series this weekend.  Make sure you get out there this weekend and catch a game.  Rich Harden will making his Cubs debut on Saturday!

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Post from: Cubs Blog Cubs give up seven home runs and lose to the Reds 12-7 ]]> It just wasn’t a good day to be a Chicago Cubs pitcher on Thursday as all five Cubs pitchers gave up atleast home run.  The Cubs gave up a total of seven home runs and twelve runs while they lost 12-7.  The Cubs still took two out of three from the Reds, but it would have been nice to get the sweep.

Ted Lilly, Michael Wuertz, Jon Lieber, Chad Gaudin, and Neal Cotts all gave up home runs.  Lilly and Lieber both gave up two while Wuertz, Gaudin, and Cotts all gave up one each.  Bad day to be a Cubs pitcher when the wind was blowing straight out.  Gaudin and Rich Harden have to be thinking so this is what it is like to pitch at Wrigley Field during the summer.

The Cubs didn’t have a bad day at the plate as they scored seven runs, they just couldn’t keep up with the Reds.  Mike Fontenot hit a two run home run for the only long ball for the Cubs.  Ryan Theriot added a two run single while Derrek Lee had a rbi double.

The Cubs will now wait for the San Francisco Giants to fly into town as they will play a three game series this weekend.  Make sure you get out there this weekend and catch a game.  Rich Harden will making his Cubs debut on Saturday!

Get your Cubs tickets for home and away games right here! 100% guranteed transactions.

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Cubs give up seven home runs and lose to the Reds 12-7

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-give-up-seven-home-runs-and-lose-to-the-reds-12-7/feed/ Cubs two hit the Reds in a 5-1 victory http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-two-hit-the-reds-in-a-5-1-victory/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-two-hit-the-reds-in-a-5-1-victory/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:48:01 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-two-hit-the-reds-in-a-5-1-victory/ Carlos Zambrano made one mistake to Adam Dunn in the second inning but after that he shut down the next 20 batters and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1.  Zambrano was dealing as he picked up his 10th win of the season.

There was a little trouble in the ninth inning for Carlos Marmol who gave up a infield single and then walked the next two batters to load the bases.  Lou Piniella then brought in closer Kerry Wood who got Brandon Phillips to pop up to Derrek Lee to end the game.  Only giving up two hits is awesome and better yet the Cubs picked up another victory.

Aramis Ramirez got back on track going 2-3 with a solo home run and rbi double to finish the game with two rbi.  Kosuke Fukudome and Lee both had a rbi in the game as well.  The other run for the Cubs that was unearned came in the second inning when Mark DeRosa scored on an error by the Reds shortstop.

It was a great win because the Cardinals and Brewers both lost as well.  The Cubs wll turn right around and play the Reds once again on Thursday afternoon as Ted Lilly takes the mound for the Cubs.

GO CUBS GO! 

Post from: Cubs Blog Cubs two hit the Reds in a 5-1 victory ]]> Carlos Zambrano made one mistake to Adam Dunn in the second inning but after that he shut down the next 20 batters and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-1.  Zambrano was dealing as he picked up his 10th win of the season.

There was a little trouble in the ninth inning for Carlos Marmol who gave up a infield single and then walked the next two batters to load the bases.  Lou Piniella then brought in closer Kerry Wood who got Brandon Phillips to pop up to Derrek Lee to end the game.  Only giving up two hits is awesome and better yet the Cubs picked up another victory.

Aramis Ramirez got back on track going 2-3 with a solo home run and rbi double to finish the game with two rbi.  Kosuke Fukudome and Lee both had a rbi in the game as well.  The other run for the Cubs that was unearned came in the second inning when Mark DeRosa scored on an error by the Reds shortstop.

It was a great win because the Cardinals and Brewers both lost as well.  The Cubs wll turn right around and play the Reds once again on Thursday afternoon as Ted Lilly takes the mound for the Cubs.

GO CUBS GO! 

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Cubs two hit the Reds in a 5-1 victory

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-two-hit-the-reds-in-a-5-1-victory/feed/ Cubs beat the Reds 7-3 on Tuesday evening http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-beat-the-reds-7-3-on-tuesday-evening/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-beat-the-reds-7-3-on-tuesday-evening/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:55:56 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-beat-the-reds-7-3-on-tuesday-evening/ After the big news of Rich Harden being traded to the Cubs, Cubs fans were treated to a good game against the Reds.  The Chicago Cubs had held the Reds to only two hits until the ninth inning when they scored a run and had three hits in the inning.  The Cubs were finally able to finish off the Reds to pick up a 7-3 victory.

Ryan Dempster improved to 10-0 at home as he pitched seven innings to get the win.  Dempster gave up two hits and one run while walking four batters and striking out five batters.  Dempster let his defense really help him out in the game as Aramis Ramirez had multiple nice plays on ex Cub Jerry Hairson Jr.

Neal Cotts came in to pitch the eighth inning but walked two batters and was quickly pulled in favor of Carlos Marmol.  Marmol had no problems getting the Cubs out of the inning.  It was Marmol’s third straight great performance as it appears that he is back on track.  Bob Howry tossed the ninth inning and had some problems as he gave up three hits and one run.

Geovany Soto had a two run home run and a sac fly to lead the team at the plate with three RBI.  Soto has now hit 16 home runs and has 55 rbi on the season.  Mike Fontenot added a two run home run to dead center field in the sixth inning.  Ramirez had the other rbi for the Cubs which came on a sac fly in the third inning.

Great win for the Cubs as the Cardinals and Brewers both won.  The Cubs remaine up 3.5 games on the Cardinals.

Post from: Cubs Blog Cubs beat the Reds 7-3 on Tuesday evening ]]> After the big news of Rich Harden being traded to the Cubs, Cubs fans were treated to a good game against the Reds.  The Chicago Cubs had held the Reds to only two hits until the ninth inning when they scored a run and had three hits in the inning.  The Cubs were finally able to finish off the Reds to pick up a 7-3 victory.

Ryan Dempster improved to 10-0 at home as he pitched seven innings to get the win.  Dempster gave up two hits and one run while walking four batters and striking out five batters.  Dempster let his defense really help him out in the game as Aramis Ramirez had multiple nice plays on ex Cub Jerry Hairson Jr.

Neal Cotts came in to pitch the eighth inning but walked two batters and was quickly pulled in favor of Carlos Marmol.  Marmol had no problems getting the Cubs out of the inning.  It was Marmol’s third straight great performance as it appears that he is back on track.  Bob Howry tossed the ninth inning and had some problems as he gave up three hits and one run.

Geovany Soto had a two run home run and a sac fly to lead the team at the plate with three RBI.  Soto has now hit 16 home runs and has 55 rbi on the season.  Mike Fontenot added a two run home run to dead center field in the sixth inning.  Ramirez had the other rbi for the Cubs which came on a sac fly in the third inning.

Great win for the Cubs as the Cardinals and Brewers both won.  The Cubs remaine up 3.5 games on the Cardinals.

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Cubs beat the Reds 7-3 on Tuesday evening

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-beat-the-reds-7-3-on-tuesday-evening/feed/ Hendry trades Patterson, Gallagher, Murton, Donaldson to the A’s for Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/hendry-trades-patterson-gallagher-and-murton-to-the-as-for-rich-harden-and-chad-gaudin/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/hendry-trades-patterson-gallagher-and-murton-to-the-as-for-rich-harden-and-chad-gaudin/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:58:58 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/hendry-trades-patterson-gallagher-and-murton-to-the-as-for-rich-harden-and-chad-gaudin/ General manager Jim Hendry has countered the Milwaukee Brewer’s trade for CC Sabathia with a trade of his own.  Hendry and the Oakland Athletics worked out a trade that will send Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Cubs for Matt Murton, Eric Patterson, Josh Donaldson, and Sean Gallagher.

I don’t mind one bit giving up Murton and Patterson in the deal, I would have rather had someone else go instead of Gallagher but you have to give up something good to get something good in return.  Murton should now get some good playing time on the A’s so the trade is very good for him.  I’m not sure what the A’s plan will be for Patterson but Gallagher could go right into their rotation.

So Cubs fans, is Hendry done wheeling and dealing?

Post from: Cubs Blog Hendry trades Patterson, Gallagher, Murton, Donaldson to the A’s for Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin ]]> General manager Jim Hendry has countered the Milwaukee Brewer’s trade for CC Sabathia with a trade of his own.  Hendry and the Oakland Athletics worked out a trade that will send Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin to the Cubs for Matt Murton, Eric Patterson, Josh Donaldson, and Sean Gallagher.

I don’t mind one bit giving up Murton and Patterson in the deal, I would have rather had someone else go instead of Gallagher but you have to give up something good to get something good in return.  Murton should now get some good playing time on the A’s so the trade is very good for him.  I’m not sure what the A’s plan will be for Patterson but Gallagher could go right into their rotation.

So Cubs fans, is Hendry done wheeling and dealing?

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Hendry trades Patterson, Gallagher, Murton, Donaldson to the A’s for Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/hendry-trades-patterson-gallagher-and-murton-to-the-as-for-rich-harden-and-chad-gaudin/feed/ Cubs are sending 7 players to the All Star game http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-sending-7-players-to-the-all-star-game/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-sending-7-players-to-the-all-star-game/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:19:35 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-sending-7-players-to-the-all-star-game/ The Chicago Cubs are sending a total of seven players to the 2008 All Star game in New York City.  Kosuke Fukudome, Alfonso Soriano, and Geovany Soto will all be starters in the game.  Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster, and Kerry Wood were all named reserves.

The seven All-Stars is a franchise record. The Cubs have had six, most recently in 1988, when Andre Dawson, Shawon Dunston, Vance Law, Greg Maddux, Rafael Palmeiro and Ryne Sandberg were all named.

We cannot forget that manager Lou Piniella will also be a coach on the team.

Congrats to everyone, and good job by all the Cubs fans voting for for the players!

Post from: Cubs Blog Cubs are sending 7 players to the All Star game ]]> The Chicago Cubs are sending a total of seven players to the 2008 All Star game in New York City.  Kosuke Fukudome, Alfonso Soriano, and Geovany Soto will all be starters in the game.  Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster, and Kerry Wood were all named reserves.

The seven All-Stars is a franchise record. The Cubs have had six, most recently in 1988, when Andre Dawson, Shawon Dunston, Vance Law, Greg Maddux, Rafael Palmeiro and Ryne Sandberg were all named.

We cannot forget that manager Lou Piniella will also be a coach on the team.

Congrats to everyone, and good job by all the Cubs fans voting for for the players!

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Cubs are sending 7 players to the All Star game

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-sending-7-players-to-the-all-star-game/feed/ Cubs finish the Cardinals off with a 7-1 victory http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-finish-the-cardinals-off-with-a-7-1-victory/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-finish-the-cardinals-off-with-a-7-1-victory/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:14:01 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-finish-the-cardinals-off-with-a-7-1-victory/ The Chicago Cubs finished up a three game series with the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday with a 7-1 victory.  The Cubs took two out of three games from the Cardinals in St. Louis and extended their lead to 3.5 games over the Cardinals and Brewers.  Yeah, if Wood wouldn’t have blown the game on Saturday, the Cubs would have swept but I’ll take two out of three games on the road any time against the Cardinals.

Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee, Reed Johnson, and Geovany Soto all had good games on Sunday for the Cubs.  Ramirez finished the game with three rbi, while Lee, Soto, and Mark DeRosa all had one rbi.  Eveyone at the plate did a pretty good job over the weekend and that was really nice to see.

Sean Marshall earned his first victory of the season and is now 1-2.  Marshall tossed six innings while giving up six hits and one run.  It was also awesome to see Carlos Marmol throw a scoreless inning in the eighth as he got back on track and threw some strikes.

The Cubs are now off on Monday and will pick things back up on Tuesday when they start a series with the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.  Will the Cubs stay hot in Chicago and extend their lead over the Cardinals and Brewers?

Post from: Cubs Blog Cubs finish the Cardinals off with a 7-1 victory ]]> The Chicago Cubs finished up a three game series with the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday with a 7-1 victory.  The Cubs took two out of three games from the Cardinals in St. Louis and extended their lead to 3.5 games over the Cardinals and Brewers.  Yeah, if Wood wouldn’t have blown the game on Saturday, the Cubs would have swept but I’ll take two out of three games on the road any time against the Cardinals.

Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee, Reed Johnson, and Geovany Soto all had good games on Sunday for the Cubs.  Ramirez finished the game with three rbi, while Lee, Soto, and Mark DeRosa all had one rbi.  Eveyone at the plate did a pretty good job over the weekend and that was really nice to see.

Sean Marshall earned his first victory of the season and is now 1-2.  Marshall tossed six innings while giving up six hits and one run.  It was also awesome to see Carlos Marmol throw a scoreless inning in the eighth as he got back on track and threw some strikes.

The Cubs are now off on Monday and will pick things back up on Tuesday when they start a series with the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.  Will the Cubs stay hot in Chicago and extend their lead over the Cardinals and Brewers?

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Cubs finish the Cardinals off with a 7-1 victory

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-finish-the-cardinals-off-with-a-7-1-victory/feed/ Zambrano is back and the Cubs defeat the Cardinals 2-1 http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/zambrano-is-back-and-the-cubs-defeat-the-cardinals-2-1/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/zambrano-is-back-and-the-cubs-defeat-the-cardinals-2-1/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:13:56 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/zambrano-is-back-and-the-cubs-defeat-the-cardinals-2-1/ Carlos Zambrano came off the 15 day disabled list at the right time as he pitched six innings and the Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1.  Zambrano was on a pitch count of 90 and he threw 87 pitches before being pulled.  Big Z said that he could have went one or two more innings but he appreciates the way the coaching staff handled the situation.

Kosuke Fukudome got the Cubs started in the first inning when he hit a solo home run to put the Cubs up 1-0.  Geovany Soto then hit his 14th home run of the season in the fourth inning to make it 2-0 in favor of the Cubs.

Kerry Wood pitched the ninth inning to get his 22nd save of the season and the Cubs are now up 3.5 games on the Cardinals in the division.

I sure hope that Aramis Ramirez can come out of his slump on Saturday afternoon as the two teams play once again on Saturday afternoon.  Ramirez is in an 0-for-22 slump his last six games.

Post from: Cubs Blog Zambrano is back and the Cubs defeat the Cardinals 2-1 ]]> Carlos Zambrano came off the 15 day disabled list at the right time as he pitched six innings and the Chicago Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1.  Zambrano was on a pitch count of 90 and he threw 87 pitches before being pulled.  Big Z said that he could have went one or two more innings but he appreciates the way the coaching staff handled the situation.

Kosuke Fukudome got the Cubs started in the first inning when he hit a solo home run to put the Cubs up 1-0.  Geovany Soto then hit his 14th home run of the season in the fourth inning to make it 2-0 in favor of the Cubs.

Kerry Wood pitched the ninth inning to get his 22nd save of the season and the Cubs are now up 3.5 games on the Cardinals in the division.

I sure hope that Aramis Ramirez can come out of his slump on Saturday afternoon as the two teams play once again on Saturday afternoon.  Ramirez is in an 0-for-22 slump his last six games.

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Zambrano is back and the Cubs defeat the Cardinals 2-1

]]> http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/zambrano-is-back-and-the-cubs-defeat-the-cardinals-2-1/feed/ Cubs lose 8-3 and split four game series with the Giants http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-lose-8-3-and-split-four-game-series-with-the-giants/ http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-lose-8-3-and-split-four-game-series-with-the-giants/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:48:57 +0000 Administrator http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-lose-8-3-and-split-four-game-series-with-the-giants/ The Chicago Cubs lost 8-3 to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday as the two teams split a four game series out in San Francisco.  The Cubs were right in the game until the the seventh inning when Carlos Marmol gave up a three run home run to Rich Aurilia.  Something is wrong with Marmol like we have blogged about before.  I just hope the kid can make it to the all stat break and get a much needed rest.  He needs rest for the body and the mind I’m afraid.

Sean Gallagher had one bad inning where he gave up four runs.  He was only charged with three runs however as one of the runs scored unearned due to a Cubs error.  Gallagher is now 3-4 and could be moved to the bullpen soon.

Jose Ascanio gave up two runs while Jon Lieber gave up one run.  The Cubs pitchers just didn’t have it going on the mound.  Hopefully they weren’t thinking ahead to the big weekend series with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Mark DeRosa had two rbi to lead the Cubs at the plate. DeRosa doubled in the sixth inning to score Derrek Lee and Jim Edmonds.  Lee had the Cubs first rbi in the first inning when he scored Reed Johnson.  It was nice to see Johnson make his return to the lineup as he went 1-3.

To make room for Johnson on the roster, the Cubs sent Eric Patterson back down to Triple A Iowa.

I hope everyone has a fun and safe July 4th tomorrow and we can all sit down and watch the Cubs beat the Cardinals!

Post from: Cubs Blog Cubs lose 8-3 and split four game series with the Giants ]]> The Chicago Cubs lost 8-3 to the San Francisco Giants on Thursday as the two teams split a four game series out in San Francisco.  The Cubs were right in the game until the the seventh inning when Carlos Marmol gave up a three run home run to Rich Aurilia.  Something is wrong with Marmol like we have blogged about before.  I just hope the kid can make it to the all stat break and get a much needed rest.  He needs rest for the body and the mind I’m afraid.

Sean Gallagher had one bad inning where he gave up four runs.  He was only charged with three runs however as one of the runs scored unearned due to a Cubs error.  Gallagher is now 3-4 and could be moved to the bullpen soon.

Jose Ascanio gave up two runs while Jon Lieber gave up one run.  The Cubs pitchers just didn’t have it going on the mound.  Hopefully they weren’t thinking ahead to the big weekend series with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Mark DeRosa had two rbi to lead the Cubs at the plate. DeRosa doubled in the sixth inning to score Derrek Lee and Jim Edmonds.  Lee had the Cubs first rbi in the first inning when he scored Reed Johnson.  It was nice to see Johnson make his return to the lineup as he went 1-3.

To make room for Johnson on the roster, the Cubs sent Eric Patterson back down to Triple A Iowa.

I hope everyone has a fun and safe July 4th tomorrow and we can all sit down and watch the Cubs beat the Cardinals!

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