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Samardzija’s Superb Outing – Cubs 2, Pirates 0

July 23, 2012 By Neil 102 Comments

Game Ninety-Five – Cubs 2, Pirates 0 WP – Jeff Samardzija (7-8) LP – Erik Bedard (5-11) Save – Carlos Marmol (12) Jeff Samardzija put together his best start of the season Monday night in the Steel City … and ended the Cubs’ three-game losing streak. Samardzija dominated a very good Pirates’ offense and if [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Marmol, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Geovany Soto, Jeff Baker, Jeff Samardzija, Joe Mather, Luis Valbuena, Reed Johnson, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Pirates – 07/23/12

July 23, 2012 By Neil 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 [...]

Filed Under: Talkin' Cubs Live Tagged With: Dale Sveum, Jeff Baker, Jeff Samardzija, Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson, Ryan Dempster

Cubs, Dodgers Exchanging Names for Dempster … and Other Cubs Rumors

July 20, 2012 By Neil 15 Comments

Ryan Dempster may or may not start the opener in St. Louis on Friday night. Rumors have suggested that the Cubs would like to trade Dempster before his next start and rumors surfaced Thursday night that the Dodgers have proposed a trade for Ryan Dempster.

Filed Under: If The Ivy Could Talk - Cubs Rumors Tagged With: Casey Coleman, Jeff Baker, Justin Germano, Matt Garza, Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson, Ryan Dempster

Sveum’s Cubs Reel in the Fish – Cubs 4, Marlins 2

July 19, 2012 By Neil 28 Comments

Game Ninety-One – Cubs 4, Marlins 2 WP – Paul Maholm (8-6) LP – Mark Buehrle (9-9) Save – Carlos Marmol (11) The Cubs finished the six-game homestand (5-1, 10-2 last 12 at Wrigley Field) with a solid win against Mark Buehrle in their final matchup of the season against the Marlins (2-4). With the [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Carlos Marmol, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Geovany Soto, Jeff Baker, Luis Valbuena, Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson, Starlin Castro

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Marlins – 07/19/12

July 19, 2012 By Neil 101 Comments

Game Ninety-One: Cubs (37-53) vs. Marlins (44-47) Game Time – 1:20pm CDT Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187/914 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Paul Maholm (7-6, 4.33/1.33) vs. Mark Buehrle (9-8, 3.13/1.13) Weather permitting … The Cubs finish out the six-game homestand this afternoon with the series and [...]

Filed Under: Talkin' Cubs Live Tagged With: Dale Sveum, Jeff Baker, Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson

Winning in the Rain – Cubs 5, Marlins 1

July 18, 2012 By Neil 4 Comments

Game Ninety – Cubs 5, Marlins 1 – 8 innings WP – James Russell (3-0) LP – Josh Johnson (5-7) Save – None The Cubs’ bats woke up just before the rain made its way to Wrigley Field and Dale Sveum’s team beat the Marlins for the first time this season (1-4) in a game [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Bryan LaHair, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Geovany Soto, James Russell, Jeff Baker, Jeff Samardzija, Luis Valbuena, Manny Corpas, Reed Johnson, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro, Tony Campana

Sweep, Sweep, Sweep – Cubs 3, Diamondbacks 1

July 15, 2012 By Neil 31 Comments

Game Eighty-Eight – Cubs 3, Diamondbacks 1 WP – Matt Garza (5-7) LP – Trevor Cahill (7-8) Save – Carlos Marmol (10) Carlos Marmol survived another ninth inning jam and the Cubs held on to complete the sweep over the Diamondbacks behind a solid outing from Matt Garza … and just enough offense. Anthony Rizzo [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, James Russell, Luis Valbuena, Matt Garza, Reed Johnson, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro, Steve Clevenger

Dempster Dumps the D-Backs – Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 1

July 14, 2012 By Neil 28 Comments

Game Eighty-Seven – Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 1 WP – Ryan Dempster (5-3) LP – Joe Saunders (4-6) Save – Carlos Marmol (9) It took Reed Johnson crashing into the ivy in the ninth and the third double play of the game to end it as the Cubs were able to hang on and post their [...]

Filed Under: Let's Play 2 - Game Recap Tagged With: Alfonso Soriano, Anthony Rizzo, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Darwin Barney, David DeJesus, Geovany Soto, James Russell, Jeff Baker, Luis Valbuena, Reed Johnson, Ryan Dempster, Shawn Camp, Starlin Castro

Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Diamondbacks – 07/14/12

July 14, 2012 By Neil 57 Comments

Game Eighty-Seven: Cubs (34-52) vs. Diamondbacks (42-44) Game Time – 12:05pm CDT Coverage – TV: WGN TV – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187/914 Location – Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (4-3, 1.99/1.01) vs. Joe Saunders (4-5, 3.44/1.38) Weather permitting … Dale Sveum’s team has won 10 of 14 and will go for their [...]

Filed Under: Talkin' Cubs Live Tagged With: Dale Sveum, Jeff Baker, Reed Johnson, Ryan Dempster

Changes Appear on the Horizon for the Cubs

July 13, 2012 By Neil 26 Comments

If anything, the next 18 days leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline on July 31 should be anything but boring for the Chicago Cubs. Both the active roster and 40-man roster figure to be quite a bit different when the team takes the field on August 1 in Pittsburgh than the team that opens [...]

Filed Under: If The Ivy Could Talk - Cubs Rumors Tagged With: Albert Almora, Alfonso Soriano, Bryan LaHair, Carlos Marmol, Dale Sveum, Darwin Barney, Geovany Soto, Jed Hoyer, Jeff Baker, Matt Garza, Paul Maholm, Reed Johnson, Ryan Dempster, Theo Epstein