Cubs at head of class

When the Cubs bring home their first-half report card, look for a lot of A’s.
Unless they get stuck with a stingy teacher grading on a curve against the ‘27 Yankees, how could they not?
Eight all-stars, a 4-game lead in the NL Central, league-leading run-differential and on-base percentage - it all adds up to sharing the […]

Cubs make All Star Game- private party

Lou Piniella settled into the same seat David Ortiz occupied an hour earlier, ready to hold court. | MLB page
No place for anyone else in this corner of a hotel ballroom on All-Star media day. Sort of like the game itself — there’s a bunch of Boston Red Sox, a cluster of Chicago Cubs, and […]

Big week for the Cubs

What a huge week for the Cubs! Without Soriano, the Cubs will take on the Giants for four this week in San Fransisco, before heading to St. Louis, to try keeping first place, as the Cardinals are currently only 2.5 games behind the Cubs in the NL Central.
Monday: Ted Lilly v. Barry Zito
Tuesday: Jason Marquis […]

Big Z back for Cubs

Chicago Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano declared himself ready to return to the rotation after throwing a pain-free session in the bullpen Sunday.
Zambrano, 8-3 with a 3.13 ERA, went on the 15-day disabled list earlier this month with a right shoulder strain and likely will be activated to start July 4 in St. Louis.
He’ll throw […]

Orioles snap Cubs 14 game home win streak

Wow! 14 straight home wins! That’s pretty impressive! And several were without our guy, Alfonso! It’s time to get a new streak going tonight.
The Cubs made a little run, and how about Jim Edmonds and another 3 run bomb!?  Sean Marshall was roughed up a bit, but that’s expected from a guy that gets jerked […]

O’s knock off Cubs

Brian Roberts might have been playing a lot of games at Wrigley Field instead of making a stop with the Baltimore Orioles’ on their first visit to the historic ballpark.
Rampant offseason trade rumors had him on the verge of joining the Chicago Cubs—and whether they were on target or not—he showed Tuesday night why he […]

Crosstown rivalry is here!

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The Crosstown rivalry series is here! The Cubs!  The Sox! Two first place teams. The Cubs come into the series, losers of three straight, and 45-28 overall, 3.5 games in the National League Central. The Sox come in, 41-31, winners of three straight, and 4.5 games up in the AL Central.
Friday afternoon, will feature John […]

Cubs swept on the road

Think the Cubs missed Alfonso Soriano this week. It was a rough week on the road for the Cubs, as they got swept three straight from the Tampa Bay Rays. Good news for the Cubs was the Cardinals lost all three this week, as well, and stayed just 3.5 back of the Cubs.
Tuesday’s game was […]

Cubs set to battle Tampa Bay

The Chicago Cubs, are rolling. With a record of 45-25, Lou Pinella takes his boys back to Lou’s old stomping grounds, and home of one of the young surprises of the 2008 season. Tampa Bay Rays come in with a 40-29 record, 2 games back of Boston in the AL East, and leaders of the […]

Cubs win, take 2 of 3 in Canada

Life for the Chicago Cubs without Alfonso Soriano is well underway, and so far the results have been surprisingly positive.
Ted Lilly gave up one hit in six scoreless innings, Derrek Lee drove in three runs and the Chicago Cubs won for the sixth time in seven games with a 7-4 victory over the Toronto

Soriano broke […]