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looked pretty as the Cubs just won two out six against there NL Central rivals the Brewers and the Cardinals.  In a week that could have seperated them from everyone else in the divison, the Cubs are now looking up towards the

Continue reading "Rough Week for Cubs spells Rough Road Ahead"

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 ti

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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 Was

Continue reading "Can't win them all"

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 could light a fire under them. After today's game, the next four is extremely tough with the Mets for two at Wrigley and going to Colorado for two games and after a series with the Nationals, the Cubs see the Brewers and

Continue reading "A much better start"

The Cardinals seem like they will probably go into the tank, but they always seem to be in the mix for some reason. I would still feel a little bit better if Jim Hendry made a couple more moves

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