Aug 2, 2004 | Andy
The Sun always seems to set on the Cubs. The goat, 1908, Bartman, Durham, Javy Lopez, Will Clark. But, with the Nomar trade, can the Cubs, finally, do enough to get the Sun to rise instead of set? They get 57 games to try to figure that one out. The lineup, it?s...
Aug 2, 2004 | Andy
I’m sure there were some things that Nomar Garciaparra did yesterday that he didn’t get a standing ovation for. He might have changed the channels on the TV in his hotel room without much fanfare. He might have even successfully brushed his teeth without...
Aug 2, 2004 | Andy
I wonder what Nomar’s first impression of Chicago was. First, it was the reception he got from the entire Cubs locker room on his arrival at Wrigley on Sunday. As if its not good enough to be immediately accepted by your teammates, he got to meet the inhabitants...
Aug 1, 2004 | Andy
Pitching matchup: Phillies: Randy Wolf 58-54, 4.07 ERA Cubs: Greg Maddux 299-170, 2.93 ERA Today’s Cubs lineup: 1. 7 Todd Walker, 2b 2. 8 Nomar Garciaparra, ss 3. 21 Sammy Sosa, rf 4. 18 Moises Alou, lf 5. 25 Derrek Lee, 1b 6. 16 E-ramis Ramirez, 3b 7. 20 Corey...
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
