One year ago on Opening Day, a Cubs' pitcher Ryan Dempster gave up six runs off six hits with four walks, earning a loss against the Pirates.Today, like last year, Ryan Dempster opened the season for the Cubs without earning a win. However, Dempster's performance today was near perfect against the Nationals.Facing the strikeout superstar Stephen Strasburg, Dempster struck out 10 batters allowing two hits in seven and two-thirds innings. He actually recorded twice the amount of strikeouts that Strasburg recorded (yet Sportscenter seems not to have noticed).Dempster pitched a solid seven innings, and almost finished the eighth, before he was ...
This Cubs season has been a particularly hard season to watch. A loss of 12-4 or 6-1 is far less surprising as it used to be in recent years. With currently the third-worst record in the MLB, the Chicago Cubs sure have been a disappointment.But fear not Cubs fans because the future will be bright. If you need indicators of this future look no further than the infield. Last year around this time we began to see stars or rather a Starlin lighting up the bases and shooting baseballs all over Wrigley.Starlin Castro was without a doubt the brightest prospect on ...
