Talkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Mets – 09/22/08
Game One Hundred Fifty-Five: Cubs (94-60) vs. Mets (86-69) Game Time – 6:10pm C.T. Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 174, 188 Location – Shea Stadium, New York Jason...
View ArticleNews from the Wire….Central Division Champs Edition
As the saying goes….here is a little news you can use. Could Carlos Zambrano be slotted into the third spot of Lou Piniella’s playoff rotation? Geovany Soto and Carlos Marmol might sit out for the...
View ArticleTalkin’ Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Mets – 09/23/08
Game One Hundred Fifty-Six: Cubs (95-60) vs. Mets (86-70) Game Time – 6:10pm C.T. Coverage – TV: Comcast SportsNet – Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location – Shea Stadium, New York Sean Marshall...
View ArticleA Restful Loss – Cubs 2 Mets 6
Game One Hundred Fifty-Six – Cubs 2 Mets 6 WP – Johan Santana (11-9) LP – Chad Gaudin (9-5, 4-2) Save – None A day after securing home field advantage throughout the NL playoffs, Lou Piniella began...
View ArticleLate September Updates from the Wire
The Cubs open the final series of the regular season on Friday night at Miller Park. The series in New York though took its typical toll on the Cubs….even Koyie Hill’s reaction to the safe call on Ryan...
View ArticleCool Hand Lilly – Cubs 7 Brewers 3
Game One Hundred Sixty – Cubs 7 Brewers 3 WP – Ted Lilly (17-9) LP – Ben Sheets (13-9) Save – None Lou Piniella’s crew picked up their 97th win of the year behind a tremendous outing from Ted Lilly....
View ArticleTime for a Little R&R
Long time readers of the CCO have become accustomed to my style of writing, good or bad, I always tend to ‘report‘ just the facts and keep my personal opinion out of my articles. The main reason is...
View ArticleA Look Back at 2008 – Getting Off to a Strong Start
From Kosuke Fukudome’s dramatic home run on Opening Day to Reed Johnson’s catch to Jim Edmonds to sweeping the four game series against the Brewers at the end of July to Carlos Zambrano’s no-hitter in...
View ArticleA Look Back at 2008 – Maintaining A Lead
Interleague play, a broken hand, DL trips for Carlos Zambrano and Reed Johnson, new arms added to the mix, a big turnaround against the Fish and a four-game sweep were just a few of the storylines and...
View ArticleA Look Back at 2008 – Central Champs
The Cubs took advantage of a favorable home schedule in August and paced the second place Brewers. The offense struggled in September before waking up and putting away the division against the...
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