The Cubs open the final series of the regular season on Friday night at Miller Park. The series in New York though took its typical toll on the Cubs....even Koyie Hill's reaction to the safe call on Ryan Church Thursday night brought up memories of images from years past. The Cubs played a solid series but that stadium has been trouble for the organization for many, many years. Lou Piniella named Ryan Dempster the starter for Game One of the NLDS that begins on Wednesday at Wrigley. Dempster … [Read more...]
News from the Wire
A few newsworthy headlines hit the wire before and after Monday night's loss to the Diamondbacks. Here is the latest from the wire, including updates on Angel Guzman, Alfonso Soriano, Kerry Wood, possible fines for the Cubs, the pitching match-ups for the Brewers' series next week and a loss of one of the true journalists of the game.... … [Read more...]
Another Late Spring Loss
Spring Training Game Eighteen - Cubs 3 White Sox 5 WP - Scott Linebrink (1-0) LP - Neal Cotts (0-2, BS 1) Save - D.J. Carrasco (2) Lou Piniella's lineup was missing the Big Three of Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee and Alfonso Soriano while Ozzie Guillen played all but one of his projected everyday line-up....and the Cubs pitching staff performed quite well against a very dangerous offensive team. Rich Hill was effective but not sharp and was helped by the White Sox aggressiveness at the plate. … [Read more...]