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Late night winning

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:48:01 PDT

These late games are not great for us in Chicagoland. I usually stay up until midnight as it is but I'm glad this isn't all year. Let's talk about last night, Fukudome coming through again. Homered, singled in the winning run in the 9th inning. This team seems to have something big going. Little things that never happen unless you are bound to do something. The rally against Colorado is one example. Yes, the wind was blowing out and all but that doesn't happen everyday. I will look at this more after this month of June with a lot of hard games coming up. Toronto and Tampa on the road and the Sox 6 times. The biggest test is now, let's see if the Cubs can get a passing grade.

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Another day another win

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:52:14 PDT

Nothing like waking up this morning to see that the Cubs had won again late on the West Coast. It is a bit troubling that Marmol gave up the 3-run homer to Adrian Gonzalez but a win is a win one way or another. It also seems as if Jim Edmonds is starting to come around a bit. He has hit the ball real well since the wind-blown comeback on Friday. This team seems to have it all together. I hope just like all of the Cub fans around that it continues.

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Finally a reversal of road fortunes

Fri, 23 May 2008 21:26:38 PDT

After spending the last two weeks trying to figure out which Cub team is for real, the 8-2 homestand team or the losing on the road too much team, I have new thoughts after the win in Pittsburgh Friday night. First off, Derrek Lee needs a day off but it will come when the whole team is off again. He is looking too good to give him a rest at this point. Just let it ride. Now to Soriano, I want to see him go full-out but I'm terrified he will get hurt again. It almost looked like he was walking to first on the double play ball. I hope that leg is really alright. Big Z, the best hitting pitcher since the Red Baron on the North Side, goes 4-for-5, what more can you ask for from him? Oh right, how about seven innings and getting the win. Get his ticket ready for the All-Star Game in New York. A

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Why not give Gallagher a start

Sun, 04 May 2008 12:15:03 PDT

With the demotion of Rich Hill to Iowa, Sean Gallagher has returned to the North Side and with his return, I don't see any reason not to just put it in the starting rotation. He pitched well last season out of the bullpen and in the starting rotation. Just leave Lieber and Marshall in their current roles and let it ride I figure. Hill will probably be back within a couple weeks and Scott Eyre will be returning soon. This is a good opportunity to show and see what Gallagher has if he is going to be a part of this rotation soon or trade bait for July.

Some other thoughts on a Cub-less Sunday afternoon..........With Brandon Webb starting yesterday, it looks like the Cubs will miss him during next weekend's NLDS rematch at Wrigley with the Diamondbacks unless he gets moved in the rotation which is unlikely. These look like the pitching matchups tentatively right now. Marquis-Haren on Friday, Dempster-Scherzer on Saturday and Big Z-Big Unit on Sunday. That could be one very interesting game on Mother's Day afternoon, make your dinner plans for late in the day.

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Offensive explosion

Thu, 01 May 2008 07:59:04 PDT

I took great joy watching last night's Cubs game seeing the Cubbies put up a 19 spot on the Brew Crew. Most runs that the team has scored in 7 years and I was rooting for 20 by late in that 8th inning. I'm loving the fact that they can score in bunches and Soriano returns this afternoon as the Cubs look to win this series. I hope that the offense continues against that Gallardo kid that the Brewers have going. I would like one thing though, I don't want Soriano leading off for this white-hot team. Can he hit 6th or something to start with? No need to spare his feelings, just tell him straight out, you are now hitting 6th. The Cubs have a good thing going right now, let's not screw it up.

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A lost weekend in DC

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:25:45 PDT

When you're hot, you're not and when you're not, you're not. That phrase was perfect for the Cubs this past weekend playing in Washington. They seemed like they had lost some of the power that had got them to the top of the NL Central. Now comes a crucial six-game stretch with the Brewers and Cardinals. It is early but it is big to at least win 4 of these 6 games. April is almost over with May coming around. Now is not the time to see things start to unravel for the Northsiders.

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Cant win them all

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:39:26 PDT

Today was a bit of a letdown for me watching the Cubs lose in Colorado. After how great they have played over the last couple weeks, you almost expect them to win every time they go on the field these days. Should Theriot caught the ball from Cedeno? Sure. Did Fukudome look bad against Fuentes? Yeah. What more can we expect out of these guys at this point? Best start since '75, got a game and a half lead on the Cardinals. Life is good at this point as a Cub fan. Now, it is imperative that they go to Washington and sweep. The momentum would be big with the Brewers coming back to town and heading to St. Louis after that.

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A much better start

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:08:54 PDT

This season's Cubs team has begun this 2008 campaign with a 11-6 record, already better than last year's 10-win April. As action gets underway today, the Cubs are a half-game out of first place behind the Cardinals. It will be interesting to see how long the Cardinals can make this start last. How long can Cub castoff Todd Wellemeyer pitch as well as he has or Braden Looper or some of the other Cards starters. If the Cards hang around through the All-Star break, I'm sure they will welcome the return of Chris Carpenter and Mark Mulder to their staff so it is imperative that the Cubs find a way to get some distance between themselves and the Redbirds. Carpenter is not going to be back at his 2006 form right away but he will bring a stability to their staff that they don't have right now and

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Rollin along

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:25:59 PDT

This has been a good time to be a Cubs fan with the club winning 8 of the last 10 games. Last night's offensive outburst in the first 3 innings were great to see along with Zambrano's effort with the wind howling out. Many people may believe that the Soriano injury is going to derail this team. I think this may allow the team to be more complete since Soriano has a tendency to swing for the fences every time up. I'm always up for a 1-0 lead after 1 pitch and he put the team on his team many times last season but if he wants to swing like that, hit him in the 5 hole. Let's have Theriot lead off and Fukudome hit 2nd while Soriano comes back but we shall see. Until then, let's enjoy the winning streaks of the Cubs and wait for the Cardinals to falter and hope it happens before the All-Star br

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Heart Attack Special

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:25:30 PDT

Watching yesterday's game was like being taken on a ride that you didn't agree to. The beginning of the ride is fun and you are excited but by the end, your heart is in your foot. How do you blow a 7-0 lead which none of us got to see by the way with the great WGN broadcast and allow the Pirates back into the game. Ted Lilly did not pitch as well at all as soon as he got the big cushion and there is more expected of him this year. He can't afford to pitch like this all the time or the Cubs will go nowhere this year. I was quite impressed by Jon Lieber's performance, 3 scoreless innings to get the game to Marmol in the 12th. Let's all be thankful that today is an off day and relax and hopefully tomorrow night will be better.

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