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Monthly Archives April 2007

Cubs Weekly Report Card:
04.09 to 04.15

Every Sunday during the Chicago Cubs baseball season Iâ€™ll try to issue a report card, assessing the week that was from a long distance point of view.Hereâ€™s the report card for the week of April 9 to April 15:
Weekly Record: 1-4
Season Record: 4-8
Only the Chicago Cubs can turn Adam Everett into an A-Rod and Kyle […]

One That Didn’t Get Away

Buckle up and strap your helmet on tight, because this wild ride - also known as the 2007 Chicago Cubs baseball season - is starting up.
One day after squandering a five-run lead and watching everything that could go wrong do exactly that, the Cubs bounced back for its first win at Wrigley Field this season.
If […]

¶ Posted 15 April 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Lou-sing It

Welcome to our world, Lou Piniella. In a mere nine games you’ve managed (no pun intended) to capture the essence of 100 years of Chicago Cubs baseball frustration.
Wrigley Field may be the home of the Cubs, but it’s more like a house of illusions. Nothing is as it seems.
This is the funhouse on the […]

¶ Posted 14 April 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

A Chicago Snow Job

There was a lot more falling from the Chicago sky than just a few snowflakes this past week.
After dropping the first two games in the 2007 Wrigley Field debut, Chicago Cubs baseball manager Lou Piniella dropped a snowball of his own.
”I was telling our general manager today (Monday), the way we’re put together as a […]

¶ Posted 12 April 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Glove Some Cubs’ Nostalgia

I read where Rawlings, makers of fine baseball gloves everywhere, is sponsoring the “Summer of Glove,” a promotion honoringÂ the top defensive players of the last 50 years.
The event coincides with the 50th anniversary of Rawlings sponsorship of baseball’s annual Gold Glove awards.Â The promotion began last week and will run to June 19th.
Voting is […]