Jun 30, 2004 | Andy
Pitching matchup: Houston: Roger Clettitte 10-2, 2.73 ERA Cubs: Matt Clement 7-6, 2.98 ERA
Jun 30, 2004 | Andy
(Above) Cubs players congratulate Kent Mercker (left) for not pitching in Tuesday’s win. Playing Craig Biggio in left field is proving to be a Catch-22 for the Astros. If you hit 100 flyballs at him, he’ll catch 22. I’ll be here all week! Don’t...
Jun 29, 2004 | Andy
Is it wrong if I’m scheduling my work day around Maria Sharapova matches? Didn’t think so…. Who says Americans don’t care about tennis? You can keep your Anna’s, Serena’s. And even Navratilova’s (B.C.’s current crush...
Jun 29, 2004 | Andy
The Cubs Report returns and wonders just what the hell everybody’s so gloomy about? The Cubs have played the entire season without at least one of the Sosa-Wood-Prior triuvirate, and for a time none of the three were on the active roster. So where are the Cubs?...
Jun 29, 2004 | Andy
The Cubs are four and a half games out of first place. My calendar says it’s June 29 today. I checked the schedule and there are still more than five games left. Besides, even if the Cardinals continue to play over their heads (which they won’t) the Cubs...
Jun 28, 2004 | Andy
When Todd Hollandsworth fouled a pitch off his knee and had to leave the game, only to get to the clubhouse in time to watch Tom Goodwin strike out and have it credited to Todd, it was over. The score at that point was irrelevant. Some days things go your way. Some...