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Monthly Archives September 2007

It’s Official: Chicago Cubs to Meet D’Backs

The fate of the Chicago Cubs playoff future was decided with the conclusion of the major league baseball season today. As anticipated, the Cubs will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday in the first round of the National League Division Series.
No time has been scheduled for the Wednesday contest as major league baseball awaits […]

Posted 30 September 2007 † Corked Bat § Major League Baseball News & Opinion § Chicago Cub Baseball News ‡ Comments (0)

Time for Chicago Cubs to Closet Their Ghosts

Bring on the billy goats, black cats, Bartmans or any other innocuous superstition. Chicago Cubs baseball has done something in its storied history for only the 15th time in the last 105 major league seasons - reach post-season play.
It was neither pretty nor predictable for the Chicago Cubs despite spring training expectations and an […]

Posted 30 September 2007 † Corked Bat § Major League Baseball News & Opinion § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Not and Heavy; Cubs Stuck at Four

This one was as predictable as southern Florida weather: just plain icky. And the Chicago Cubs played as heavy as the thick Miami air in dropping the series opener to Florida tonight.
This wasn’t one that got away. This is one Chicago Cubs baseball never had on the hook. If anything, the Marlins […]

Posted 25 September 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

See You in October, Wrigley?

So this is it. The six-month marathon called the major league baseball season is in its final week.
And wonder of all wonders, Chicago Cubs baseball heads into the regular season home stretch atop the Central Division standings with a magic number of four.
Six games to go. A three-and-a-half game lead. This is the […]

Posted 23 September 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Reds’ Protest Against Chicago Cubs Dropped

One of the little reported stories this past week that could have had major implications on the Central Division playoff chase was the Cincinnati Reds’ protest in last Monday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.
Cincinnati had filed the game under protest on the grounds Chicago manager Lou Piniella performed an illegal double switch in the sixth […]

Posted 23 September 2007 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cub Baseball News ‡ Comments (0)
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