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Monthly Archives May 2009

Zambrano’s Tantrums: Tragic or Treat?

Since Carlos Zambrano arrived in a Chicago Cubs uniform eight years ago, it was evident he was going to be something special.
How special?  Even Ryan Dempster couldn’t have predicted “Big Z’s” on-field accomplishments - or antics.
If anything, Chicago Cubs baseball fans have learned when you think you’ve seen everything Zambrano possibly could do - they […]

Posted 31 May 2009 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

The Jim Hendry Experience

Chicago Cubs baseball returns to Wrigley Field tonight, hoping for some home stew after an 0-6 road cooking on trips to St. Louis and San Diego.
In case you missed it - well, you really didn’t miss anything.  Besides going winless on the road and dropping their seventh game in a row overall, the Cubs offensive […]

Posted 25 May 2009 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Long Term Contracts Put Chicago Cubs Baseball in Desperate Times

The 2009 baseball season may still be young, but for the Chicago Cubs these are desperate times.
These are desperate times beyond a five-game losing streak or an offensive slump that makes the current economy look robust. These are the desperate times that have no easy fix.
They have no easy fix because, thanks to the open-checkbook […]

Posted 23 May 2009 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs Sleepwalk in St. Louis

It may have been just another mid-May regular season game, but there was something about Tuesday’s 3-0 loss that should keep Chicago Cub manager Lou Piniella sleepless in St. Louis.
At least for last night.  And, if any of the Cubs remaining games in the series resemble Tuesday’s nightmarish effort, maybe a lot longer.
Watching the Cubs […]

Posted 20 May 2009 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

Bradley to Sit Another One Out

And on the 35th game he rested.
Which, if you’re Milton Bradley of the Chicago Cubs, isn’t much different than the 34th game of the 2009 season.  Or for that matter, the better part of the 33 games that preceded it.
With one exception.  This time, it’s Major League Baseball ordering Bradley to sit one out.
The Cub […]

Posted 14 May 2009 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)
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