Jul 31, 2004 | Andy
These aren’t your father’s Cubs. We tried to impress that on you last year when they put their head down and plowed through September to the playoffs. They won Chicago’s first baseball playoff series since 1917. In the offseason they added a six-time...
Jul 30, 2004 | Andy
Pitching matchup: Phillies: Eric Milton 11-2, 4.40 ERA Cubs: The Franchise 2-2, 3.92 ERA
Jul 30, 2004 | Andy
While Carlos Zambrano was shutting down the Brewers yesterday in the land of cheese and…cheese, Cubs Nation was excited by the fact that Alex Gonzalez wasn’t in the lineup. Rumors of a Nomar Garciaparra trade continued to swirl and other rumors that the...
Jul 29, 2004 | Andy
Pitching matchup Cubs: The Lawnmower 9-6, 2.95 ERA Brewers: Ben Hendrickson 0-3, 9.75 ERA
Jul 29, 2004 | Andy
The Lovie Smith Era sure started with a bang…or more like a pop, or whatever the sound that Brian Urlacher’s hamstring made when it yanked away from his leg yesterday. Urlacher spent the summer training in Colorado to increase his lung capacity. It’d...