Game Ninety-Four – Cubs 2 Marlins 1 WP – Ryan Dempster (7-6) LP – Ricky Nolasco (6-6) Save – Sean Marshall (2) Ryan Dempster was at the top of his game on Friday afternoon and should be the story from Friday’s win against the Marlins. But the continued struggles of Carlos Marmol, coupled with Mike [...]
Rambling as the Second Half is Under Way
July 15, 2011 By 40 Comments
Wasn’t that nice? What a great break. Three full days used to wash away the stain of a pitiful, pathetic and, well, piss-poor first half of the Cubs’ season. If it could have gone wrong for the Cubs, it did. From head-scratching decisions to abysmal performance on the field, the first half was an awful [...]
The All-Star … and a Few Cubs Rumors
July 13, 2011 By 126 Comments
Starlin Castro entered the 82nd All-Star Game in the bottom of the fifth inning. Castro pinch ran for Troy Tulowitzki and remained in the game at short. Starlin Castro stole second and third and became the first player to swipe two bags in an All-Star game since Kenny Lofton in 1996. Castro was thrown out [...]
Catching Up With the Cubs Rumor Mill
July 12, 2011 By 65 Comments
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 [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Nationals – 07/07/11
July 7, 2011 By 50 Comments
Game Eighty-Nine: Cubs (35-53) vs. Nationals (45-43) Game Time – 6:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location – Nationals Park, Washington D.C. Matt Garza (4-7, 3.77/1.27) vs. Livan Hernandez (5-8, 3.73/1.35) Updated: 3:45pm CDT – According to multiple reports, Ryan Dempster’s side session Thursday went well [...]
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