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Lou Picks Rotation, Puts Bullseye on Zambrano’s Back

The wait is over. The Chicago Cubs starting rotation has been set for the upcoming NLDS playoffs.
Well, kind of. Sort of. Maybe.
Less than one day after announcing what everyone in Cubdom assumed would be his playoff rotation , Cubs manager Lou Piniella pulled a flip flop that even would make John McCain smile. Which given […]

¶ Posted 27 September 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs Must Keep Eye on Bouncing Zambrano

Tracking Carlos Zambrano for a season is like playing “follow the bouncing ball” with one eye closed. It’s easy to see where it starts, but it’s anyone’s guess where it might end up.
The situation was no truer than last week when Zambrano went from pitching the game of his major league career to his worst. […]

¶ Posted 23 September 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (1)

Cubs Reach Crown Through the Front Door

The wait is over. The wait has just begun.
With Saturday’s 5-4 win over St. Louis, the Chicago Cubs clinched the Central Division crown for the second consecutive year, and more importantly, earned a spot in the upcoming National League playoffs.
And we all know what that means: a shot at the missing World Series crown.
Not that […]

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

Time for Cubs to Tune Up, Tune In or Tune Out

Two-and-a-half weeks and 16 games. That’s what remains of the 2008 Chicago Cubs baseball regular season.
As Cub fans know, all bets are off on whatever happens after that. Assuming of course, Chicago returns to the post season for the second consecutive year.
With a six-game lead over division rival Milwaukee and an eight-game advantage in the […]

¶ Posted 14 September 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Latest Cubs Loss Hard to Swallow

That gulp you heard late Sunday afternoon wasn’t the sound of choking, but it was a collective hard swallow from the entire Chicago Cubs team.
In dropping the seventh of their last eight games, the Cubs managed to swap victory for defeat by allowing two walks and committing two errors in the pivotal ninth inning. Sunday’s […]

¶ Posted 08 September 2008 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)