http://www.chicagocubsblog.net Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:36:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/reed-johnsons-home-run-helps-cubs-avoid-sweep-in-arizona/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-blasted-in-arizona-9-2/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/offense-struggles-as-d-backs-outduel-the-cubs-on-monday/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-able-to-salvage-one-game-in-houston/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-do-ok-at-the-all-star-game-despite-the-nl-losing-4-3/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-fall-in-series-finale-4-2/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/aramis-ramirez-hits-three-run-shot-and-cubs-beat-the-giants-3-1/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-give-up-seven-home-runs-and-lose-to-the-reds-12-7/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-two-hit-the-reds-in-a-5-1-victory/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-beat-the-reds-7-3-on-tuesday-evening/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/hendry-trades-patterson-gallagher-and-murton-to-the-as-for-rich-harden-and-chad-gaudin/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-are-sending-7-players-to-the-all-star-game/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-finish-the-cardinals-off-with-a-7-1-victory/ 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 ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/zambrano-is-back-and-the-cubs-defeat-the-cardinals-2-1/ 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.  ... http://www.chicagocubsblog.net/cubs-lose-8-3-and-split-four-game-series-with-the-giants/