Archive for May, 2008
Cubs back to winning ways at home.
The Chicago Cubs maintained their track record of not losing three games in a row this season as they beat Los Angeles Dodgers at the Wrigley stadium last Monday night after losing two previous games. This game also saw Derrek Lee claim his 250th career home run and the performances by Aramis Ramirez and Dempster […]
Posted: May 31st, 2008 under Uncategorized.
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Catcher Soto wins the game for Cubs
The Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto played excellent baseball during the 7-2 win over the Houston Astros last Monday night and the catcher’s three run hit and an inside the park home run was instrumental in the Cubs winning the ninth game of the last 11 games that it has played. Soto said that he […]
Posted: May 23rd, 2008 under Geovany Soto, MLB, Soto.
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Pitchers bad outing results in Cubs loss to Pirates
The super pitcher Carlos Zambrano had the worst start of the season and this resulted in the Pirates handing over a 7-6 defeat to the Chicago Cubs last Saturday afternoon despite the heroic efforts put in by hitter Alfonso Soriano. The Pirates beat the Cubs for the first time this season and have ended a […]
Posted: May 20th, 2008 under Carlos Zambrano.
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Padres halts Cubs 4 game winning streak
The Chicago Cubs received a severe jolt when the San Diego Padres beat them 4-3 in a rain affected game at their home turf last Tuesday night. Jason Marquis, who is in the poorest form of his career, served up four runs in the fourth inning, one walk over and nine hits over 5 2/3 […]
Posted: May 16th, 2008 under Chicago Cubs, Jason Marquis.
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Dempster offered tickets for Mother’s Day game
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 […]
Posted: May 12th, 2008 under Cubs News.
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Cubs lose the series 1-2 to Cardinals
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 […]
Posted: May 10th, 2008 under Cubs News.
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Hill demoted to the minors
Rich Hill, a left handed pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, found himself optioned off to the Triple-A Iowa last Saturday. Hill’s standing is 1-0 with a 4.12 ERA in five starts for this 2008 season but walked 18 in 19 2-3 innings. He admitted that he has not been performing up to standard since the […]
Posted: May 5th, 2008 under Cubs News.
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Soto proves his mettle for the Cubs
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 […]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008 under Soto.
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