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Monthly Archives August 2007

Invasion of the Zambrano Snatcher

Have you see this Chicago Cubs pitcher? If so, please alert the Chicago Cubs baseball organization immediately.
Carlos Zambrano, pictured on the left, has been missing in action for the last four weeks. Foul play is not assumed, but Zambrano’s pitching performances over that span have purportedly “stunk to the high heavens,” to which […]

Posted 31 August 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Running with Clay Feet

Chicago Cubs baseball once again managed to misinterpret the Latin phrase “carpe diem” or “seize the day” to mean “crappy denim” or in Chicagoan, “mediocre slacks.”
With yet another opportunity in this 2007 season to put distance between them and their favorite second-place team, the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cubs for the second straight day stared that […]

Posted 26 August 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (2)

Dead Heat in the Dead of Night

While the sun slowly sets in the National League West, most of America will already have assessed its day, called it a wash and have headed into the slumber of the Great Beyond. Unless of course, you’re a Chicago Cubs fan.
In which case, you’ve probably prepared yourself for a long summer’s eve. Because […]

Posted 21 August 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs Prove Patience Is a Virtue

Patience can be a virtue. Or, wait too long, and patience can become a vindictive, slack-jawed, jack-booted goon, ready to deliver a kick to the groin or a rabbit punch to the back of the neck.
Fortunately, in the 2oo7 saga of Chicago Cubs baseball, patience is more the former than the latter. Why should […]

Posted 19 August 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs’ Stuck in the Middle

Call it purgatory. Or second place in the National League’s Central Division standings. Either way, Chicago Cubs baseball has been stuck in neutral for most of the past two weeks.
Unlike the two preceding months, when the Cubs kept their foot on the pedal and defied Rockies, Giants, Pirates and any other potential home or […]

Posted 16 August 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)
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