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Monthly Archives August 2007

Cub Will Ohman’s Five-Step Career Plan

Two left-handers could be making their season debut in different Cub uniforms tonight. One, Carmen Pignatiello, joins the Chicago Cubs baseball roster as a recent call-up from Triple A Iowa.
The other, Will (Bad) Ohman, has been cleared to pitch for the Iowa Cubs. You could say Ohman is definitely down and most likely […]

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

A Game of Feat, Not Flinches

While the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers are busy playing a game of “You can have it, we don’t want it” with the Central Division lead, there’s one team that wouldn’t mind taking the burden off of either’s hands. And are doing something about it.
The defending World Champion St. Louis Cardinals have been quietly […]

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

Cubs Shaken, Not Stirred

Frankly, I don’t understand the hubbub over the Chicago Cubs “sudden” nosedive. Everyone remotely close to the organization, including manager Lou Piniella, acts surprised how Cubs baseball fortunes could turn from challenging for a division title to a team teetering on the brink.
Heck, if the Corked Bat could see it from a bird’s […]

Posted 08 August 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

The Drama Club

Those of you tuned into Sunday night’s ESPN telecast of the Chicago-New York game were given a taste of everything baseball has to offer - excluding a Cubs’ win.
There was plenty of drama and little suspense in the Mets’ 8-3 win. Baseball fans got to see history being made and perhaps, history being lost […]

Posted 06 August 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

One for the Home Team

Yesterday was a great day for Chicago Cubs baseball. And it wasn’t’ too bad for the Corked Bat and www.ChicagoCubs-Baseball.com either.
As you know by now the Cubs halted a two-game losing streak, thanks to the craftsmanship of pitcher Ted Lilly and Chicago’s smoke and mirror offense. The win over the dreaded Mets allowed […]

Posted 05 August 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)
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