The Curious Case of Carlos Marmol

Whenever Carlos Marmol enters the game, usually in the eighth, so too enters anxiety. It was no different Saturday night when Marmol entered the game against the Marlins in Miami with a one run lead. Marmol entered the game in the eighth and promptly walked the first batter on five pitches, and hit the next batter with the very first pitch. A sac bunt moved both runners into scoring position with only one out. Lou Pinella calls for a intentional walk and now the bases are loaded for the consistently wild Marmol. Dan Uggla steps into the batters box and Marmol ...

Cubs Fans Unite In Laughter As Former Cubs Make News

OK, maybe I'm a little goofy this evening, but I just read a couple headlines that made me crack up and wanted to share some fantastic comedy with my fellow Chicago Cubs' fans. Anyone remember the name of the baby-faced kid that was going to be a 20-time All Star centerfielder for the Chicago Cubs about five or six years ago? No, not Jerome Walton. Too far back. Roosevelt Brown? Nah, he had a certain "Greg Oden" quality that would exclude him from the "baby face" qualification. No, Cubs fans, I'm talking about Corey Patterson, the older brother of the kid the Cubs traded in ...

Did the Chicago Cubs Do Enough Before the Deadline?

The non-waiver trade deadline passed on Friday afternoon. Chicago Cubs' General Manager made one move, trading for left-handed pitchers John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny. Meanwhile, other National League contenders made significant moves of their own. The Los Angeles Dodgers traded a couple of their top prospects to the Baltimore Orioles for closer George Sherrill, who moves into a set-up role in front of Jonathan Broxton. The San Francisco Giants made two moves, acquiring first baseman Ryan Garko from the Cleveland Indians and second baseman Freddy Sanchez from the Pirates for a number of prospects. The Philadelphia Phillies made perhaps the biggest statement in the National League, ...

Down the Stretch They Come: St Louis Cardinals Set for Lift Off

It wasn’t too long ago that five teams were separated by just four games in the NL Central.  How quickly things change.   Heading into August the St Louis Cardinals lead the Chicago Cubs by just a half game, but the Cubs have two less losses.    Losers of nine of 10 games, the Reds have fallen completely out of contention and are currently 10 games out.  The Brewers and Astros still have a pulse, but both have fallen 4.5 games behind the pace.  With just two months of baseball left to be played, I thought this would be a good time to take a closer look at both the Cardinals and Cubs.  The ...

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