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Reflections of a Chicago Cubs Homer

A lot has happened with Chicago Cubs baseball while attending to a higher calling - out of town business. During my brief hiatus the Cubs put together a six-game winning streak, held on to first place in the NL Central and most importantly of all, collected their 10,000th franchise victory.
While cliche in its usage […]

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

Chicago Cubs Continue to Walk with History

Chicago Cubs baseball and history seem to walk hand in hand. For better or for worse.
Last season the Cubs were the opponent in two milestones - Tom Glavine’s 300th career victory and Sammy Sosa’s 600th home run. If we turn back the pages further still, we’ll find it was the Cubs on […]

Posted 30 January 2008 † Corked Bat § Chicago Cub Baseball News ‡ Comments (0)

Cubs Payroll Falls Short in Playoff Payoff

If you think the Chicago Cubs disappearing act from the NLDS was a gyp, be thankful you’re not a fan of any of the following major league baseball teams:

New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago White Sox
Seattle Mariners

For all of the teams above, none reached the playoffs and all, yes all, had higher team payrolls than Cubs […]

Posted 24 October 2007 † Corked Bat § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)

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 § 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 § Comments & Opinion ‡ Comments (0)
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