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Zambrano’s perfect pitching troubles the Milwaukee Brewers

The Chicago Cubs were in ominous form last Tuesday night against arch rivals Milwaukee Brewers as they beat them convincingly by 7-1 virtue of near perfect pitching by Zambrano. This victory is very dearer to the Cubs team as they hold on to their leading position in the National League Central teams table. The Cubs […]

Cubs Come Out Strong at All Star

After sending a record eight players to the All Star game on Tuesday, it was little surprise that the Cubs players had a dominant role in the game. Despite the fact that two of those eight players were injured, there were still six left to leave their impact on the game. Mentionable in this regard […]

Chicago Cubs finally lose a game at home

The Chicago Cubs 14 game winning streak at the Wrigley Stadium came to a grinding halt when they were beaten by the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 last Tuesday night. Brian Roberts played really well on Tuesday in which he not only made three hits but also reached the 1,000 hit of his career. The Cubs manager […]

Cubs rallies from behind to beat Rockies

The 40,000 odd Chicago Cub fans were aghast by the performance showcased by their team as they beat the Rockers 10-9 after trailing them by 8 runs in the sixth inning. Not only was the fans shell shocked watching the game, but the Cubs players were also in disbelief about pulling the game from the […]

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 […]

Ex-Cubs’ Manager Profits from 25-Year-Old Rant

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!” […]

Bob Howry ready to show his class again

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 […]

Zambrano showed in class in the game against the Reds

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 […]

Wearing No. 42 a Great Honor, Says Lee

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 […]

Cubs fall but Fukudome Shines

In the opening match against the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs struggled and lost the game but Kosuke Fukudome was the center of attraction in the game as he went for 3 for 3 in his debut match with Cubs. In the ninth innings, he even made a three run homer for tying the game. Milwaukee […]