Jun 12, 2006 | Andy
Remember when starting pitching promised to be the calling card of the Cubs for a decade? That hasn’t really worked out, unless you live in Des Moines, and then 40 percent of the rotation rolls through town every summer on a rehab start. This year, the Cubs have...
Jun 7, 2006 | Andy
Today’s Cubs Dead! is sponsored by: Pitching matchup: Cubs: Sean Marshall 3-3, 4.72 ERA Astros: Somebody Sampson 0-0, 3.68 ERA Lineups Unlucky Pierre, cf Tony Woeful, 2b Michael Barrett, c Disgusted Bat Flip, 1b E-ramis, 3b John Mabry, rf (no Jock? boo hoo) Red,...
Jun 7, 2006 | Andy
I really thought Carlos Zambrano had it on Monday night. When he managed to contain himself from trying to strangle the second home plate umpire of the night (the third if you heard Bob Brenly say that the ghost of Eric Gregg was calling the sixth inning) after...
Jun 5, 2006 | Andy
You have to be pretty petty to enjoy someone else’s pain. I, apparently, am petty as hell, because watching Albert Pujols limp off the field Saturday was the most satisfying thing I’d seen in a Cubs’ game since…well, I suppose the Scott...
