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After a tough first week that saw them go 2-4 on a six-game road trip, the Chicago Cubs came home to the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field to face the Milwaukee Brewers in their 2010 home opener Monday. Behind starter Ryan Dempster, the Cubbies earned a 9-5 victory.
New Cub Xavier Nady, getting a start in right field against Milwaukee's left-handed starter Doug Davis, broke a third-inning tie when he belted a three-run home run, and Chicago never looked back. Fellow newcomer and center fielder Marlon Byrd, batting second, knocked out three hits, scored a run and drove in another.
Davis battled ...
After a disappointing road trip to kick off the 2010 season, the Cubs return to Wrigley Field for the home opener against the Milwaukee Brewers at 1:20 p.m.
Ryan Dempster (0-0, 1.50) gets the start after throwing a gem in his first start of the year, striking out nine Braves and walking one in six innings of work.
Unfortunately, as we’ve already seen one too many times this year, Dempster was denied the win when the bullpen suffered a collapse.
This will be the third time in the last six years the Cubs have faced the Brewers ...
Both the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves set off in different directions after their opening series wrapped up last Thursday at Turner Field.
But by last Friday evening, the Cubs had victory snatched away from them yet again—and the Atlanta Braves encountered their first dose of heartbreak.
The Braves jetted across the country to the Bay Area just in time for a day game on April 9—a 13-inning loss to the San Francisco Giants.
With one out in the bottom of the ninth, former Braves shortstop Edgar Renteria sent a 1-2 pitch from Atlanta closer Billy Wagner over the left field fence to ...
As all of us who saw the game, know what kind of game Soriano had in the outfield today. Well so did uncle Lou apparently. In his post game comments to the press he said,"Obviously if we're not scoring runs we'll have to put our best defense out there, thats for sure." Get ready for the possibility of a heavy dose of Tyler Colvin, &/or Xavier Nady in the days ahead. That's if it's not just Lou's frustration talking, although he didn't appear to be angry when he said it. Soriano's defense? Its self explanatory. ...
All of us who saw the game know how well Alfonso Soriano played in the outfield today. So does Uncle Lou, apparently; In his post game comments to the press he said, "Obviously if we're not scoring runs we'll have to put our best defense out there, that's for sure." Get ready for the possibility of a heavy dose of Tyler Colvin, and/or Xavier Nady in the days ahead. That's if it's not just Lou's frustration talking, although he didn't appear to be angry when he said it. Soriano's defense? It's self explanatory. This guy's ...
With their first road trip of the season in the books, the Cubs have a 2-4 record.
The good news is that the Cubs could easily be 5-1 right now if a handful of innings had gone a little differently. The bad news is that the Cubs were denied that 5-1 record because of those innings.
I think it is safe to say that, although the team's first week of games had its share of ups and downs, the poor play has outweighed the good and is at the forefront of Cubs fans' minds.
The performance of the bullpen was a key concern ...
Other than Carlos Marmol, who has yet to blow a save since he was proclaimed the closer late last season, this Cubs team offers little in the way of relief.
Sure, there is Sean Marshall, but he can't pitch every day.
But the "cure" to the bullpen woes may not be solved by another Jason Frasor or Heath Bell rumor.
It may be eased if the team can figure out how to score more runs, so that every game is not a tightrope act.
Hey, the bullpen, except for the aforementioned Marshall and Marmol, has been bad.
Esmailin Caridad, who looked so good in a ...
There has been much debate about whether or not Geovany Soto will bounce back from his dreadful season in 2009.
Soto is an extremely difficult player to judge and analyze. Soto was the NL Rookie of the Year in 2008, while hitting a .285 average, 23 home runs and 86 runs batted in. However, in 2009, he followed up his rookie of the year campaign with a .218 average, 11 home runs and 47 runs batted in.
So how do you evaluate a player with a track record in the majors that has one very successful season, and also one very putrid season under his belt?
My best advice with a player that ...
Starting tonight in Cincinnati the Cubs begin a stretch of 29 consecutive games against teams that were under .500 last season. A lovely little fact that was brought to my attention by csnchicago.com . If the Cubs can feast on these guys it could be enough to catapult the Cubs into the postseason race till the very end of the season. Confidence is an amazing motivator. Of course, some of these teams may have improved like our next opponent the Reds for example. Many people actually have them picked over the Cubs. ...
Well, the inevitable happened Thursday, and the Cubs took home their first 'W ' for the 2010 season. Cubs pitcher Randy Wells (1-0) pitched remarkably well, although I still believe he could go back to catching full time, and perform to the Cubs' standard . There are several very nice things to be taken from this game. We'll begin with Randy Wells' performance. Wells sat at around 90 mph with his fastball, with his sinker sitting on average at 89. He threw his sinker 35 times, and hit the zone about ...
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