Game Ninety-Five – Cubs 3 Marlins 13 WP – Javier Vazquez (6-8) LP – Carlos Zambrano (6-5) Save – None Carlos Zambrano came off the disabled list prior to Saturday’s game against Florida and he simply did not have anything. Z’s velocity was down early and the Marlins scored three runs in the first inning. [...]
Catching Up With the Cubs Rumor Mill
When play resumes on Thursday, the Cubs will have 70 games remaining on their 2011 schedule and Jim Hendry will have several decisions to make that could impact this organization for several years. The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline is 19 days away and the overpaid, underachieving roster that Hendry assembled should have a different [...]
Cubs Swept to a New Low – Cubs 3 Giants 6
Game Eighty – Cubs 3 Giants 6 WP – Barry Zito (1-1) LP – Rodrigo Lopez (0-2) Save – Brian Wilson (24) Tuesday was a long and frustrating day for the Chicago Cubs. The Giants swept the Cubs in the day-night doubleheader and dropped Q’s squad to a season-low 16 games under .500. After being [...]
Cubs Can’t Out Hit Doug Davis – Cubs 7 Giants 13
Game Seventy-Nine – Cubs 7 Giants 13 WP – Ryan Vogelsong (6-1) LP – Doug Davis (1-7) Save – None Seven runs against Ryan Vogelsong and the Giants pen at Wrigley would figure to be enough to put one in the win column … but not with Doug Davis on the mound. The veteran southpaw [...]
Royals Getz the Best of Q’s Cubs – Cubs 2 Royals 3
Game Seventy-Six – Cubs 2 Royals 3 WP – Greg Holland (2-1) LP – Jeff Samardzija (5-4) Save – Joakim Soria (12) Once again the Cubs had plenty of chances to win a game … and once again the Cubs came up short. The Cubs and Royals were tied at two until the bottom of [...]
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