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Monthly Archives June 2007

Cubs Spell Relief the Hard Way

The Chicago Cubs are spelling relief a lot different than they were at the beginning of the season. In fact, Cubs baseball is spelling it with just about every letter in the alphabet - give or take eight or so.
Which is about the number of innings the bullpen was called upon today after yet […]

Posted 29 June 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

A Rocky Sweep

In the books it’ll go down as just another Chicago Cub sweep - 10-9, 8-5, 6-4. Game, set, match.
But anyone who’s been paying attention over the past three days knows the Cubs sweep of Colorado’s Rockies was anything but easy.
The Cubs should have got a bonus win for Monday night’s victory alone. If […]

Posted 27 June 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs Weekly Report Card:
06.18 to 06.24

So will the real Chicago Cubs please stand up? Help me here. I’m a bit confused. Are the real Cubs the team that swept the lifeless intracity rival White Sox, or the club that looked baffled following the trade of Michael Barrett and bedazzled by Sammy Sosa’s 600th home run - for […]

Posted 25 June 2007 † Corked Bat § Cubs Weekly Report Card ‡ Comments (0)

Soriano Begins to Pay Dividends

So this is what $136 million ball player looks like?
For the first time in a Chicago uniform, Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano was named the National League Player of the Week today.
After two-and-a-half months, Chicago Cubs baseball is finally beginning to see the on-field payout it expected when the organization invested in the free agent. […]

Posted 25 June 2007 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cub Baseball News ‡ Comments (0)

A Sleeper at the Cell

Where’s Michael Barrett when you need him?
For a city sizzling for summer sports excitement, the interleague wrap-up between Chicago’s Cubs and White Sox fell somewhere on the scale between a big yawn and a deep sleep. Much like both of these team’s seasons.
For the record, the weekend series will go down in the books […]

Posted 24 June 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)
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