Well, after an extremely quiet week, I am not sure what to ramble about … any ideas? The team looks different, I am not sure who is going to pitch, and well, the last two months of the season shall be interesting, as it is going to get ugly … very ugly. So let’s get [...]
From the Wire … Cubs Trade Maholm and Johnson to Braves for Vizcaino and Chapman
July 31, 2012 By 9 Comments
The Cubs traded Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson and cash to the Atlanta Braves on Monday night for right-handed pitchers Arodys Vizcaino and Jaye Chapman. Baseball America ranked Arodys Vizcaino as the second best prospect in the Braves’ system prior to the season. Vizcaino had Tommy John surgery in March and is expected to be ready [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Cardinals – 07/29/12
July 29, 2012 By 79 Comments
Game One Hundred: Cubs (41-58) vs. Cardinals (54-47) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187/914 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Paul Maholm (9-6, 3.88/1.24) vs. Adam Wainwright (8-10, 4.31/1.28) The Cubs enter play this afternoon with the second best mark in the National League [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Cardinals – 07/27/12
July 27, 2012 By 84 Comments
Game Ninety-Eight: Cubs (40-57) vs. Cardinals (53-46) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187/914 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Travis Wood (4-5, 4.33/1.25) vs. Lance Lynn (12-4, 3.10/1.21) It is Ron Santo Day at Wrigley Field. The Cubs will honor the Hall of Famer [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Pirates – 07/25/12
July 25, 2012 By 100 Comments
Game Ninety-Seven: Cubs (40-56) vs. Pirates (54-42) Game Time – 11:35am CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187/914 Location – PNC Park, Pittsburgh Ryan Dempster (5-4, 2.11/1.05) vs. Kevin Correia (7-6, 4.31/1.29) After just a miserable weekend in St. Louis, the Cubs have put together two solid wins [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Pirates – 07/24/12
July 24, 2012 By 124 Comments
Game Ninety-Six: Cubs (39-56) vs. Pirates (54-41) Game Time – 6:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187/914 Location – PNC Park, Pittsburgh Paul Maholm (8-6, 4.09/1.29) vs. James McDonald (10-3, 2.93/1.11) The Cubs ended their three-game losing streak Monday night behind a superb outing from Jeff Samardzija [...]
Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Pirates – 07/23/12
July 23, 2012 By 98 Comments
Game Ninety-Five: Cubs (38-56) vs. Pirates (54-40) Game Time – 6:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187/914 Location – PNC Park, Pittsburgh Jeff Samardzija (6-8, 4.57/1.38) vs. Erik Bedard (11-4, 3.27/1.52) The Cubs will try to end their three-game losing streak in the first of three against [...]
Rambling from … DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK!!
July 20, 2012 By 96 Comments
No, seriously, don’t. While 14 out of 19 has been a blast to watch, when the Cubs brass does the right thing, the two best pitchers will be gone while pitchers like Casey Coleman and Chris Volstad could be pitching every fifth day. And when that happens, ain’t no comeback coming. With that out of [...]
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