Jul 5, 2005 | Andy
The Fourth of July is supposed to be a celebration of joy and independence. For the Chicago Cubs, the Fourth marked the end of a march to a 40-41 half-season record. And for us Cubs’ fans, the only cause for celebration is Derrek Lee’s amazing first half...
Jul 5, 2005 | Andy
It’s our fault. We ignored the signs, and when you ignore the signs bad things happen. The Cubs put together a four game winning streak from last Sunday through Wednesday and we looked at the positive. The pitching had come together and the Cubs allowed only...
Jul 1, 2005 | Andy
Pitching matchup: Nationals: Livan Hernandez, 11-2, 3.32 ERA Cubs: Mark Prior, 5-1, 2.66 ERA Lineups: Nationals Brad Wilkerson, cf Junior Spivey, 2b Jose Guillen, rf Vinny Castilla, 3b Marlon Byrd, lf Wilfredo Cordero, 1b Brian Schneider, c Jamey Carroll, ss Livan...
Jul 1, 2005 | Andy
When the pitching goes, it really goes, doesn’t it? After four straight strong starts the wind and a shaky Greg Maddux put an end to that run in a 10-6 loss to the Brewers yesterday. The loss was not surprising considering that a) these are the Cubs, b)...
Jun 30, 2005 | Andy
Pitching matchup: Brewers: Chris Capuano, 7-6, 3.22 ERA Cubs: Greg Maddux, 7-4, 4.56 ERA Lineups Brewers Brady Clark, cf Rickie Weeks, 2b Bill Hall, 3b Carlos Lee, lf Lyle Overbay, 1b Damian Miller, c Geoff Jenkins, rf JJ Hardly Hits, ss Chris Capuano, p Cubs Jerry...
Jun 30, 2005 | Andy
Maybe it’s because he’s been passed on the starting pitching pecking order and in the hearts of Cubs’ fans by Mark Prior and Carlos Zambrano or maybe it’s because we’re tired of watching his “comeback” starts, but Kerry Wood...
