Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Reds – 05/25/13

Game Forty-Eight: Cubs (18-29) vs. Reds (30-18) Game Time – 3:10pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channels 184/844 Location – Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Travis Wood (4-2, 2.24/0.93) vs. Homer Bailey (2-3, 3.09/1.11) The Cubs will shoot to put an end to their season-long five-game losing streak [...]

Are the Cubs Close to Shopping Players? And Other News and Notes

With Friday night’s loss, the Cubs dropped to a season-low 11 games under .500 and while the players and the coaching staff would not like to see another July sell-off, the writing is on the wall that the Cubs could be one of the biggest sellers leading up to the July 31 trade deadline. The [...]

Reds Drop the Hanigan on Feldman – Cubs 4, Reds 7

Game Forty-Seven – Cubs 4, Reds 7 WP – Bronson Arroyo (5-4) LP – Scott Feldman (4-4) Save – Aroldis Chapman (11) Scott Feldman’s string of very good outings came to a screeching halt in the fourth inning of Friday night’s game. The Cubs took a 3-0 lead into the fourth that quickly evaporated. The [...]

Rambling About an Offensive Cubs Offense

Hello again everybody.  Can you hit a baseball?  Do you know how to swing a bat?  Can you bunt … go the other way (opposite field that is, not that there is anything wrong with that) … get it deep enough with a guy on third? If you can do just ONE of those things [...]

Cubs Swept Out of Pittsburgh – Cubs 2, Pirates 4

Game Forty-Six – Cubs 2, Pirates 4 WP – Vin Mazzaro (3-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (1-7) Save – Jason Grilli (19) Rain just delayed the inevitable on Thursday afternoon at PNC Park as the Cubs dropped the third game of the series and were swept out of Pittsburgh. The Cubs offense was pretty much [...]

Samardzija On the Wrong End of Another Shutout – Cubs 0, Pirates 1

Game Forty-Five – Cubs 0, Pirates 1 WP – Francisco Liriano (3-0) LP – Jeff Samardzija (2-6) Save – Mark Melancon (1) For the second time this season Jeff Samardzija ended up on the wrong end of a 1-0 finale. The Cubs lost their third straight one-run game, and each of the Cubs last four [...]

Garza Good, Bullpen Bad, Cubs Lose – Cubs 4, Pirates 5

Game Forty-Four – Cubs 4, Pirates 5 WP – Wandy Rodriguez (5-2) LP – James Russell (1-1) Save – Jason Grilli (18) The Cubs took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth after a tremendous outing from Matt Garza. Garza took a no-hitter into the fifth and turned the game over to the [...]

Garza and Almora Ready for Season Debuts … and Other Cubs News and Notes

Two players that began the season on the disabled list are set to make their 2013 debuts, Matt Garza and Albert Almora. While one will be on a big league mound on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh and the other one will be patrolling the outfield in Single-A ballpark, having both players back on the field [...]

Feldman Stepped Right Up and Beat the Mets – Cubs 8, Mets 2

Game Forty-Two – Cubs 8, Mets 2 WP – Scott Feldman (4-3) LP – Jeremy Hefner (0-5) Save – None The Cubs won for the seventh time in 11 games on Saturday afternoon behind another solid outing from Scott Feldman. Feldman took advantage of a rather thin Mets’ lineup and made the big pitches when [...]

Harvey Happens – Cubs 2, Mets 3

Game Forty-One – Cubs 2, Mets 3 WP – Matt Harvey (5-0) LP – Edwin Jackson (1-6) Save – Bobby Parnell (5) Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field turned out to be the Matt Harvey Show. After the Cubs jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the first inning, Harvey shut the door and retired 20 [...]