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I woke up this morning to find out that the Chicago Cubs had crawled into first place after looking up at the St. Louis Cardinals from two games back only a week ago.
I couldn't believe how high the excitement was. The Cubs are in first! The Cubs are on their way to their third National League Central title!
The mere fact that they play in the NL Central makes it mean that much less impressive.
But that's when a favorite old adage crept back into my mind. One I hold very high amongst all sports cliches.
You can only play the games on ...
This weekend, when the game of baseball placed a handful of its best into the great Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, an issue came up as it does every year around this time.
Should Pete Rose get a shot at the Hall?
What was different this time, though, was the response. Even Hank Aaron, the Home Run King, made public his vote in favor of Rose getting his chance. Suddenly, there appears to be a groundswell of support for Rose to get a chance to be included in the Hall.
Let me be very clear about a few things:
Pete Rose is ...
I attended the Cubs' game on Sunday afternoon and left with an overwhelming sense of empty optimism.
"Empty optimism" probably isn't what you would think I was feeling after four hours of baking in the bleachers on a Sunday afternoon especially when the raising of the white "W" flag meant the Cubs were in first place.
Hung over maybe, but not questioning the validity of, the Cubs seat atop the National League Standings.
Yet there I was, walking past lines of Reds fans waiting for a bus back to Ohio, wondering if what I had just seen was legit.
Was Alfonso Soriano hitting a solid single to ...
Injury strikes again! Ted Lilly was put on the 15-day DL Saturday because of inflammation in the left shoulder. The MRI showed nothing serious, just tendinitis. He will also undergo arthroscopic surgery on his knee.
This isn’t such grim news if you’re the Cubs because you are probably already used to it. One player after another goes on and off the DL for the Cubs. It happens so much it makes Cubs fans wonder if it will ever end.
Being out on the DL hasn’t happened much for Lilly. This is the first since 2005, but it was the same injury: tendinitis ...
The following article is a post from TheDailyCub.com, a website that also boasts B/R writers Bob Warja and Ben Calloway.
A little over half way to the end of the season, the Cubs have finally jumped past the St. Louis Cardinals and stole the division lead.
Before the All-Star Break, the Cubs split a four-game series with the Cards. Since the break, however, the Cubs are 8-2. The Cardinals are 4-6 since the break, including losing two of three against the Phillies in their most recent series.
The Cards now go from facing the defending champions to facing this season’s best team, the ...
I got back from Toronto late this morning, so with photos to edit, posts to write, and a lot of dirty laundry piled up, instead of heading over to Wrigley Field, I settled in for the baseball fan's version of Afternoon Delight: a sunny Sunday afternoon game on TV.
And what we got treated to was a tack-sharp Rich Harden, who lead the Cubs to a 5-2 win over the Reds. The win gave Chicago not only the three-game sweep, but coupled with the Phillies beating down the Cardinals 9-2, sole possession of first place in the NL Central.
This team will ...
The argument has been made that Cubs fans aren't really that dedicated, that they're mostly a bunch of yuppies who turn Wrigley Field into the world's largest outdoor saloon, and that they couldn't tell you the right fielder's name or what the score is. But when you want to get buried in a Cubs-themed casket or have your ashes placed in a Cubs urn, that's saying something.I was picking my daughter up from camp the other day on the North Side of Chicago when I saw this about a mile from Wrigley. Yes, that's the Cubs logo on the inside of a casket, ...
As we celebrate the induction of the new class of greats into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, it is once again time to make the case for those players who deserve a plaque of their own but have not yet garnered the 75 percent of the vote necessary for election.
Although there are many names that merit consideration and are quite deserving, this series will focus on a few who played during what I will call "My Era" (also know as the years since I was born—1975) who I believe are deserving of their spot among baseball's greatest. First up ...
Well the Chicago Cubs have a big issue to resolve this offseason—that being, should they re-sign Rich Harden to a multi-year deal.
I don't think that it is any secret that on his day, Rich Harden is one of the best pitchers in the Major Leagues. Today for example, he pitched six strong innings, giving up just one hit, walking none, and striking out eight.
However his injury past can not be ignored, he has constantly found himself on the DL with injuries in several areas, including back problems and a oblique strain along with many other ailments.
In the offseason the Cubs ...
Thanks Roy.
If this is to be the end—Roy Halladay’s last game as a Blue Jay—then it was to be the finest end that one could imagine. Halladay dazzled and went nine innings yet again, but was foiled by Evan Longoria in the 10th as the Rays went on to win 4-2 Friday.
I couldn’t be having more fun in Toronto. The food is great, the people very gracious, and if you can tolerate the fallout from a garbage worker’s strike, downtown Toronto is a must visit for everybody.
After lots of haggling and phone calls, I was able to commandeer a seat ...
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