Chicago Cubs Ticket Blog

The Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster has provided 50 tickets to the military families that suffered badly during the Iraq war to witness the game that the Chicago Cubs played against Arizona Diamondbacks on Mother’s Day. Dempster usually provides tickets to the families on Father’s Day and it is due to the fact that the Cubs will be on the road during the Father’s Day period that he decided to give the tickets on Mother’s Day. Dempster met the families on Sunday and entertained them by having lunch with them. Some of the families invited for this season have their mothers doing national duty overseas.

The St. Louis Cardinals gave Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella lot of things to think about as they claimed the series against the Cubs 2-1. Jason Marquis could not put the much needed brakes on Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols in the fourth innings and what this meant was that he allowed a total of five runs in 5 1/3 innings and the outcome of the match was that the Cardinals beat the Cubs 5-3.

Lou Piniella said that the team needs to bring in more focus into the game and should put in a lot more effort during the training sessions. Marquis said that he was totally dejected about the dismal showing in the game and has decided to redo all the basics right from the go. Piniella was of the opinion that Marquis has lost his throwing touch a wee bit and will said that some work has to be done on the pitching skills of the team.

The Chicago Cubs rookie catcher showed that he is ready for the big league last Wednesday when he made his first multi-homer game as well as an important defensive play against the Milwaukee baseball team. Soto also had a head on collision with Prince Fielder at the home plate and scrapped through unhurt. Soto held on to the throw from Fukudome despite colliding with Fielder to get him. The catch was even appreciated by Fielder as he gave a pat on Soto’s back.

The Chicago Cubs back up catcher Blanco said that the efforts of rookie Soto are laudable and he has carved a niche in every Cub player’s hearts by his outstanding baseball skills. Blanco also revealed that the entire Cubs team will be out there to support Soto in an attempt to bring out the best in him in every game. The fans who bought tickets to watch their favorite team in action also appreciated the never die attitude of the rookie player.

Who would have thought that rant words originated from the mouth of Lee Elia, former Chicago Cubs manager would cost a fan $89.95 (or more)? Apparently that was the price for a baseball autographed by Elia. And it’s not an ordinary baseball either. It’s a high grade baseball with the words “And Print It!” inscribed on the surface. This marketing ploy was jointly created by Elia and a merchandising company in Illinois called A&R Collectibles to raise funds for the Chicago Baseball Cancer organization. This good deed is understandable and considered apt because Elia himself is a cancer survivor, having suffered from prostate cancer earlier on in life.

Fans might be wondering why “And Print It” would be written on the baseball. The words of wisdom are part of his tirade uttered 25 years ago: “If they’re the real Chicago f_ fans, they can kiss my f_ ass right downtown–and PRINT it.” Fans who would readily part with their hard earned money to get the Chicago Cubs memorabilia will be glad to know that the collectible baseball will be encased in a stylish contained along with a recorded message personally endorsed by Elia to Cubs fans.

The Chicago Cubs coach Lou Piniella is pretty much confident that his wily old fox Bob Howry will soon fall in track to be in the closer’s spot for the Cubs. Howry has been totally out of touch this spring season and this opened the doors for Kerry Wood to step in as Cubs closer man. Howry’s last three appearances for Chicago Cubs shows that he is slightly finding his touch again, but still there is lot of work to be done on his pitching.

Howry says that throwing the ball at 90 mph down the middle of the plate and expecting that the ball will not be hit is a totally bad idea and says that repeated practice and increase in the pitching speed will be more beneficial. Howry is confident that through the rigorous pitching training he will be able to deliver the goods soon for his team. The Chicago fans who has purchased tickets to watch Howry’s game is expecting him to turn the tide in his favor.  

Jason Marquis is one happy Cub. Yep, he has secured his first win this season and brought the Chicago Cubs another triumphant game against the Pirates. The final score came up to be 13-1. Marquis managed to win the game with his six astronomically solid innings and this pivotal moment happened at the Wrigley Field last Saturday. To date, this was Marquis’ best performance so far in the season. He commented that he was lucky to have good stride and momentum in the game, and even thanked his team for giving good support in order to win the game.

Marquis is not the only Cub who did his part in awarding the team an unprecedented victory against the Pirates. Derrek Lee also managed to prove his mettle by belting out his seventh home run. His offensive assault is worth a mention where his two-run homer bested Tom Gorzelanny from the Pirates.

The big Carlos Zambrano showed his manager Lou Piniella and his fans, who witnessed the game by purchasing tickets, his hitting skills last Wednesday night when he came up with a spectacular array of shots to make a career high of three hits in the game against Cincinnati Reds. The great form of Zambrano and Lee helped the Chicago Cubs rout the Cincinnati Reds 121-3 on Wednesday night.

The manager Lou Piniella said that he was always teasing Zambrano of being only a batting practice hitter, but he came up with a stupendous hitting form in the game against the Reds that made his manager detract his earlier statement. Zambrano gives credit to the bananas, water and Gatorade for helping him stay cramp free and said that he has included lots of bananas in his diet to keep him going. Zambrano has so far achieved 16 multi hit games in his career and is very much pleased with his achievement.

Derrek Lee, Daryle Ward, hitting coach Gerald Perry and bullpen coach Lester Strode will all don No.42 shirts this coming Tuesday to commemorate Jackie Robinson Day.

Lee proudly proclaims that it is indeed an honor to wear this shirt because “anything you can do to bring awareness to what he did and pay your respects to what he did is definitely a good thing!”

Since its inception in the year 2004, Jackie Robinson day was created to remember and honor the first African-American Player to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. The legend played his first MLB game at Ebbets Field on the momentuous day of April 15 1947. He was a great Brooklyn Dodgers player. To further honor his legacy, his No,42 uniform was retired on his 50^th anniversary in 1997.

In related news, the Cubs is expected to play host to the Reds on Tuesday night.

Phillies 5, Cubs 3

Fans of the Cubs are loathe to see this result earlier on April 11 in the game against the Phillies.

Most notably, Zambrano (1-1) was rebuked for not being in his best form when he throws. “He didnt’ throw all that well, and he was not overpowering in the least,” commented Cubs manager Lou Piniella in disappointment.

The Phillies took full advantage during the fifth inning to gain a 3-2 lead, much to the Cubs’ dismay. Shane Victorino managed to draw a two-out walk, Greg Dobbs successfully hit a drive that Cubs’ center fielder extraordinaire Kosuke Fukudome pursued down the alley. Alas, he dropped the ball in the collision with left fielder Soriano. Dobbs was deemed safe and thus allowing Victorino to score on the double.

This did not please Piniella who came out to contest the result because the Cubs’ Fukudome managed two steps before the ball fell out of his clutches. He was not too happy even after base umpire’s Tim Welke’s insisted on retaining the result.