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April 30, 2008
Game Twenty-Seven - Cubs 19 Brewers 5 WP - Ryan Dempster (4-0) LP - Jeff Suppan (1-1) Save - None Lou Piniella's crew completed the first month of the season by setting a new franchise record for wins in April with 17. The Cubs' skipper preached all winter about the importance of a fast start and Piniella can now check that off his list. The Cubs offense came out swinging against Jeff Suppan. They plated...
April 30, 2008
Game Twenty-Seven: Cubs (16-10) vs. Brewers (15-11) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: ESPN Wednesday Night Baseball, WCIU - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (3-0, 2.90/1.03) vs. Jeff Suppan (1-0, 3.48/1.26) All in all it could be said the Cubs have had a good first month of the season. A 16-10 record and just a win shy of setting a new all-time mark is...
April 30, 2008
A picture is worth a thousand words.......
April 29, 2008
Game Twenty-Six - Cubs 7 Brewers 10 WP - Ben Sheets (4-0) LP - Jason Marquis (1-1) Save - Eric Gagne (8) For the first time this season the Cubs lost a game in which they scored at least 4 runs as they were out hit on a cold night at Wrigley. The Cubs offense scored 4 runs, 3 earned, off of Ben Sheets, the most the Brewers' ace has allowed this year, but it...
April 29, 2008
Game Twenty-Six: Cubs (16-9) vs. Brewers (14-11) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Jason Marquis (1-0, 3.47/1.50) vs. Ben Sheets (3-0, 0.96/0.64) Lou Piniella's crew returns to the field tonight for the first of three games against the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs stumbled into Monday's off day after losing 3 of the previous 4 games. The Cubs must...
April 29, 2008
To leadoff or not to leadoff is the question Lou Piniella has to find an answer to once Alfonso Soriano returns from the DL. A report last week on Cubs.com indicated Soriano is pain free and several reports later in the week stated that when Soriano returns on Thursday against the Brewers he will hit first in the Cubs lineup. But the Cubs are 9-4 since he injured himself on the hop back on April...
April 28, 2008
Installment 8 - Managers, Men and More Lip Service The CCO Radio returns for the latest edition on a much needed off day for the Cubs. Brian and Shaun, along with a special guest, discuss the latest from Carlos Zambrano's great start to Ronny Cedeno to Ryan Theriot as well as the return of Alfonso Soriano. There is even a mention of Brian Roberts and discussion about Lou Piniella's use of his bench over the...
April 27, 2008
Game Twenty-Five - Cubs 0 Nationals 2 WP - John Lannan (2-2) LP - Ted Lilly (1-4) Save - Jon Rauch (4) A day after recording their first shutout of the season, the Nationals returned the favor and shutout the Cubs for the first time this year. Ted Lilly turned in the Cubs fourth quality start in a row with an impressive 6 inning performance....he was just out pitched. John Lannan handled the Cubs offense...
April 27, 2008
Game Twenty-Five: Cubs (16-8) vs. Nationals (8-17) Game Time - 12:35pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Nationals Park, Washington D.C. Ted Lilly (1-3, 7.30/1.62) vs. John Lannan (1-2, 3.42/1.44) Lou Piniella's crew will complete their second road trip of the year with the rubber game of the series, and the trip, against the Nationals. The Cubs have won 2 of the first 4 and with...
April 26, 2008
Game Twenty-Four - Cubs 7 Nationals 0 WP - Carlos Zambrano (4-1) LP - Matt Chico (0-5) Save - None Lou Piniella's crew ended their 2-game losing streak with an impressive shutout win over the Nationals, the first of the year for the Cubs' pitching staff. Carlos Zambrano struggled with his command at times but was able to get the big out when he needed it. Zambrano surrendered only 5 hits in 7 innings, struck...
April 26, 2008
Game Twenty-Four: Cubs (15-8) vs. Nationals (8-16) Game Time - 6:10pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Nationals Park, Washington D.C. Carlos Zambrano (3-1, 2.67/1.10) vs. Matt Chico (0-4, 6.04/1.55) For most of the sports world today's focus is on the NFL draft, but Lou Piniella's team is in the District of Columbia and will try to avoid their first 3-game losing streak of the...
April 25, 2008
Game Twenty-Three - Cubs 3 Nationals 5 WP - Jon Rauch (2-0) LP - Bobby Howry (0-2) Save - None For the first time in almost two weeks the Cubs lost back-to-back games after a lackluster performance on Friday night. Lou Piniella's crew had plenty of chances to put runs on the board but left the bases loaded in the 8th and left a total of 10 on in 9 innings. A ground rule double...
April 25, 2008
Game Twenty-Three: Cubs (15-7) vs. Nationals (7-16) Game Time - 6:35pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Nationals Park, Washington D.C. Ryan Dempster (3-0, 3.00/1.04) vs. Odalis Perez (0-3, 3.38/1.54) Lou Piniella's crew opens their first series tonight behind Ryan Dempster at new Nationals Park. The Cubs are coming off their worst offensive game in a week and must get the bats going tonight against...
April 25, 2008
The Cubs' farm system received a boost this past week when Josh Vitters made his debut for the Peoria Chiefs. The rest of his week was not as good as his first game but at least the Cubs' top prospect is now in A ball. Sean Gallagher turned in a great start with 12 strikeouts and Randy Wells was returned to the Cubs' system after being taken by the Blue Jays in the Rule 5...
April 24, 2008
Game Twenty-Two - Cubs 2 Rockies 4 WP - Aaron Cook (3-1) LP - Kevin Hart (2-1) Save - Brian Fuentes (1) The Cubs lost their first game in a week on Thursday afternoon in Denver as the 6-game winning streak came to an end. Aaron Cook shut down the Cubs offense as they managed only 2 runs on 4 hits on getaway day. But Jason Marquis was just as effective and the difference in...
April 24, 2008
Game Twenty-Two: Cubs (15-6) vs. Rockies (9-12) Game Time - 2:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Coors Field, Denver Jason Marquis (1-0, 3.86/1.53) vs. Aaron Cook (2-1, 3.12/1.08) The Cubs will complete their 2-game series this afternoon against the Rockies in their only trip of the year to Denver. The Cubs will face the Rockies again at Wrigley for 4 games at the end of...
April 23, 2008
Game Twenty-One - Cubs 7 Rockies 6 - 10 innings WP - Kerry Wood (2-0, BS 2) LP - Kip Wells (1-1) Save - Carlos Marmol (2) The Chicago Cubs won their 10,000 game in dramatic, come from behind fashion. Lou Piniella's crew took a 3-0 lead into the 6th inning behind a very good performance by Rich Hill. The Rockies scored 5 runs in the bottom of the inning with 3 of the runs...
April 23, 2008
Game Twenty-One: Cubs (14-6) vs. Rockies (9-11) Game Time - 7:35pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Coors Field, Denver Rich Hill (1-0, 3.86/1.43) vs. Franklin Morales (1-1, 6.60/1.67) The Cubs are off to their best start since 1975 and as a report in the Tribune mentioned, that Cubs' team "was 28-21 and in first place on June 5th, but went 47-66 the rest of...
April 23, 2008
14-6. Yea, I know, feels pretty darn good. After what can be called a 'somewhat-slow' start, the Cubs are on fire and have ripped off nine victories in their past 11 games. The offense has scored 41 runs in the past four games and our Japanese import is fitting in, well, decently, I guess. So, without further ado, here you go.......
April 22, 2008
Game Twenty - Cubs 8 Mets 1 WP - Ted Lilly (1-3) LP - Nelson Figueroa (1-1) Save - None Lou Piniella's crew swept the 2-game series against the Mets on Tuesday afternoon and finished one of the best homestands in recent memory with an improbable 7-1 record. The Cubs played solid fundamental baseball over the 8 games and took advantage of every opportunity they were given. Tuesday afternoon turned into 'The Ronny Cedeno Show'...
April 22, 2008
Game Twenty: Cubs (13-6) vs. Mets (10-8) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 184 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ted Lilly (0-3, 9.16/1.71) vs. Nelson Figueroa (1-0, 3.60/0.80) Lou Piniella's crew will look to finish the 8-game homestand today with a 7-1 record after an impressive win on Monday night. Ted Lilly's horrible start to the season has been well documented and unfortunately for...
April 22, 2008
Over the weekend, Buster Olney mentioned the Cubs and Kenny Lofton in the same sentence in his blog. Olney said Lofton would make sense for the Cubs with the recent injury to Alfonso Soriano. The blurb from one of the most respected baseball writers around was buried half way down in his Saturday report....and with the last line reading, "But this doesn't appear to be a part of the Cubs' plans", it did not appear...
April 21, 2008
Game Nineteen - Cubs 7 Mets 1 WP - Carlos Zambrano (3-1) LP - John Maine (1-2) Save - None It is always a great day when the Cubs beat the Mets, just ask Ron Santo. The first place Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets played an ole fashion nailbiter at Wrigley on Monday night that was much closer than the final score indicates. Carlos Zambrano turned in a gem and held the Mets...
April 21, 2008
Game Nineteen: Cubs (12-6) vs. Mets (10-7) Game Time - 6:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: ESPN Monday Night Baseball, WCIU - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 174, 184 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (2-1, 3.04/1.12) vs. John Maine (1-1, 3.78/1.80) Lou Piniella's crew opens a 2-game series tonight against one of the best teams in the National League....the New York Mets. Ron Santo's favorite team is coming off a big series in...
April 21, 2008
After watching the Cubs finish off a tremendous weekend against the Pittsburgh Pirates, WGN treated us all once again with more baseball on Sunday night. But this was not a game; this was a trip down memory lane that featured all of the sights and sounds from the last 60 years of Cubs' baseball. The 2-hour special, Cubs Forever, was packed full of highlights from some of the greatest games in Cubs history as well...
April 20, 2008
Game Eighteen - Cubs 13 Pirates 6 WP - Ryan Dempster (3-0) LP - Zach Duke (0-1) Save - None The first place Chicago Cubs won their 9th straight against the Pirates and in the process improved to a season high 6 games above .500. The final score does not indicate how close the game was after the top of the 5th. After jumping out to a 5-0 lead, Ryan Dempster allowed 3 runs in...
April 20, 2008
Game Eighteen: Cubs (11-6) vs. Pirates (7-10) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (2-0, 2.37/0.95) vs. Zach Duke (0-0, 2.89/1.61) After an inconsistent start to the season, the Cubs enter play today 5 games above .500 and just a half game back of the St. Louis Cardinals in the division. While it is too early to be...
April 19, 2008
Game Seventeen - Cubs 13 Pirates 1 WP - Jason Marquis (1-0) LP - Tom Gorzelanny (1-2) Save - None For the second time in the last 7 days, the Cubs set a new season high in runs scored as they moved to 5 games over .500 for the first time on the young season. The Cubs offense clicked on all cylinders and Jason Marquis turned in his best performance since last May. Derrek Lee...
April 19, 2008
Game Seventeen: Cubs (10-6) vs. Pirates (7-9) Game Time - 12:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Jason Marquis (0-0, 5.23/1.74) vs. Tom Gorzelanny (1-1, 6.75/1.84) Updated - 10:25am C.T. - Matt Murton Recalled - Eric Patterson Optioned The Cubs will try to make it two in a row today against the Pirates. Jason Marquis is still looking for his first win...
April 19, 2008
According to a report on ESPN 1000 on Saturday morning, the Cubs have recalled Matt Murton from Triple-A Iowa and have optioned Eric Patterson back to Iowa. Murton will be available for Saturday's game against the Pirates....
April 18, 2008
Game Sixteen - Cubs 3 Pirates 2 WP - Rich Hill (1-0) LP - Ian Snell (2-1) Save - Kerry Wood (4) Lou Piniella's crew won another close game against the Pirates on Friday afternoon at the old ballpark. The Cubs' offense had plenty of opportunities to put up runs early in the game but could not come through with the big hit. The offense totaled 9 hits on the afternoon, 4 were for extra...
April 18, 2008
Game Sixteen: Cubs (9-6) vs. Pirates (7-8) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Rich Hill (0-0, 5.00/1.56) vs. Ian Snell (2-0, 3.93/1.31) The Cubs open a 3-game series today against those troublesome Pittsburgh Pirates. Lou Piniella's crew spoiled the first series of the year at PNC Park with a hard fought 3-game sweep of the Bucs....with the first two...
April 18, 2008
The Iowa Cubs had a better week and so did the Tennessee Smokies. The Daytona Cubs lost three in a row before beating the Palm Beach Cardinals in 10 innings on Thursday, 1-0. Sean Gallagher had a good week, despite losing on Thursday night to New Orleans, 5-1. Gallagher gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in 6 2/3 innings. The Smokies lost on Thursday as well but Tyler Colvin doubled and Ryan Harvey hit...
April 17, 2008
Game Fifteen - Cubs 2 Reds 9 WP - Edinson Volquez (2-0) LP - Ted Lilly (0-3) Save - None Lou Piniella's crew could not complete the 3-game sweep of the Reds and lost for the first time to their former manager on Thursday afternoon. The Cubs offense had plenty of chances against Edinson Volquez but could not string together any hits. Mark DeRosa and Reed Johnson supplied most of the Cubs offense. DeRosa reached...
April 17, 2008
Game Fifteen: Cubs (9-5) vs. Reds (6-9) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ted Lilly (0-2, 9.95/1.82) vs. Edinson Volquez (1-0, 0.87/1.26) The Cubs will try for the 3-game sweep this afternoon at the Friendly Confines behind Ted Lilly. Lou Piniella's second starter in his rotation is off to a bad start but will be facing a Reds' team...
April 17, 2008
According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, Alfonso Soriano's hop is not the reason for the strained right calf he suffered on Tuesday night. Soriano said he "felt the calf problem a little in Pittsburgh last week." Soriano said his leg was feeling better after Monday's off day and "didn't seek any treatment." Soriano repeatedly denied the injury was caused by, what he calls his "jump"....
April 16, 2008
Game Fourteen - Cubs 12 Reds 3 WP - Carlos Zambrano (2-1) LP - Josh Fogg (1-2) Save - None Lou Piniella's crew improved to a season-high four games over .500 with a decisive win on Wednesday night against the Reds. The Cubs offense exploded for 12 runs, another season-high, on 13 hits with only one home run. Kosuke Fukudome hit the first of 5 doubles on the night in the 1st inning that gave...
April 16, 2008
Game Fourteen: Cubs (8-5) vs. Reds (6-8) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (1-1, 3.20/1.07) vs. Josh Fogg (1-1, 7.00/1.33) Update - Early Wednesday afternoon the Cubs placed Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day DL with a right calf strain and recalled Eric Patterson from Triple-A Iowa. Lou Piniella's crew will try to make it two in...
April 16, 2008
According to a report on XM Radio, the Cubs have placed Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day DL and have recalled Eric Patterson from Triple-A Iowa. The Chicago Tribune speculated that Mark DeRosa will receive more playing time in left field while Mike Fontenot will replace DeRosa at 2nd base. Updated - 4:07pm C.T. - It is Official.... Alfonso Soriano was placed on the 15-day DL on Wednesday with a right calf strain according to a...
April 16, 2008
From time to time this season, the CCO will profile a player from the Cubs' minor league system. Dae-Eun Rhee garnered attention in the off-season after Baseball America named him the 16th best prospect in the Cubs' organization. Rhee made the Peoria Chiefs' roster and has had a solid start to his first season pitching for Ryne Sandberg....
April 15, 2008
Game Thirteen - Cubs 9 Reds 5 WP - Ryan Dempster (2-0) LP - Aaron Harang (1-2) Save - None Lou Piniella's crew handed the Reds their fourth loss in a row with a solid come from behind win. The Reds scored in the 2nd inning on a single by Edwin Encarnacion but Mark DeRosa gave the Cubs a brief 2-1 lead with his second home run in as many games in the bottom of...
April 15, 2008
Alfonso Soriano left Tuesday's game in the 1st inning after catching a routine fly ball off the bat of Ken Griffey, Jr. Soriano made his signature hop as he caught the ball but landed wrong and left the game. Reports during the game indicated Soriano strained his right calf. Lou Piniella stated during his post-game press conference that Soriano was having an MRI (late Tuesday night) and the Cubs expect the results on Wednesday morning....
April 15, 2008
Game Thirteen: Cubs (7-5) vs. Reds (6-7) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (1-0, 0.69/0.62) vs. Aaron Harang (1-1, 2.14/0.90) Lou Piniella's crew opens an 8-game homestand tonight against a familiar face in Dusty Baker....as well as a list of several former Cubs that includes Corey Patterson, Paul Bako, Chris Speier, David Weathers and Kent Mercker....
April 15, 2008
In honor of the 61st Anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball, here is a first hand account from someone who was fortunate enough to have had the privilege of meeting one of the game's biggest legends. I would like to thank Jim Kneisley for taking the time to share this story with all of us. During the spring of 1947, Duke Penn and I, along with several of our fourth and...
April 14, 2008
Installment 7 - Brian and Shaun Talk Baseball.... The CCO Radio returns for the latest edition of CCO Radio on an off day. Brian and Shaun discuss a variety of Cubs topics during Sunday's game against the Phillies from the struggles of Ted Lilly and Rich Hill to the rest of Piniella's pitching staff to the competition in center to the week that was in the NL Central. The frustration from watching the weekend series...
April 13, 2008
Game Twelve - Cubs 6 Phillies 5 - 10 innings WP - Kerry Wood (1-0) LP - Rudy Seanez (0-1) Save - Bobby Howry (1) In the end it was the Cubs defense that ended up being the difference in the finale against the Phillies. Derrek Lee made a game saving play to force extra innings after Kerry Wood and Ryan Theriot turned in a gem for the first out in the 9th. Then in...