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Monthly Archives July 2008

Chicago Cubs Sweep: Four Is Not Enough

The month ended for Chicago Cubs baseball far better than July began. In fact, I’m confident not even the Cubbies themselves could have predicted this outcome.
In downing Milwaukee, 11-4, Thursday afternoon, the Cubs completed the four-game sweep of their Central Division rival and opened up a five-game lead in the process.
And to think just […]

Posted 31 July 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs, Brewers Series Promises a Thriller at the Miller

One down, one in progress and two left to play. So it begins, the Chicago Cubs meet Milwaukee in the latest, most important series of the season.
To think it’s only July. Is there enough heart medicine or Old Style to get Cubdom through the dog days of August and the race to the […]

Posted 29 July 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs Choke on Fish Sticks

The good news is the Chicago Cubs remain in first place. The bad news is the good news may be over quicker than you can blink.
Following today’s 3-2 extra-inning loss, coupled with Milwaukee’s win, the Cubs and Brewers enter Sunday’s play deadlocked for first place in the NL Central with identical 60-44 records.
How far […]

Posted 26 July 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

5 Reasons Cubs’ Big Z Would Make a Good Psychologist

It’s no secret Carlos Zambrano is an excitable guy. Anyone who’s followed Chicago Cubs baseball over the past seven seasons knows the staff ace is as likely to pout over a base on balls as he is to square with a teammate in a dugout brawl.
Zambrano’s emotional antics have run the gamut from comical […]

Posted 21 July 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Sizzle Missing from Chicago Cubs’ Bats

Chicago Cubs baseball began the “second half” of its 2008 season the same way it started and ended its first half - by losing.
In dropping a 2-1 decision to Houston, the Cubs - with the exception of pitcher Ted Lilly - looked like they rather would have been anywhere else but in the Astros’ crappy […]

Posted 19 July 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)
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