Archive for July 2004
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July 31, 2004
NO-MARR!
Posted by Mike J. | 4:09 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Well I’ve heard it a few places now and it seems to be official that the Cubs have acquired Nomar Garciaparra for Alex Gonzalez, Francis Beltran, and Brendan Harris. There’s been about a billion other deals today, including Esteban Loaiza for Jose Contreras (who may be used to fish for Carlos Beltran?), Derek Lowe to […]
Keep it up
Posted by Mike J. | 11:14 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
The Cubs managed to solve Eric Milton this time around, tagging him for 6 ER to stage a comeback and help Mark Prior avoid a loss on one of his worst starts ever. Only once has he given up more earned runs (7, way back in his third major league start, June 1, 2002), and […]
July 30, 2004
Encouraging signs
Posted by Mike J. | 8:58 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
I turned on the TV yesterday just in time to see Sammy hit a mammoth of a home run to left-center field in the sixth inning, but the real excitement came as Corey Patterson stepped up to the plate with 1 out in the same inning. Patterson laid down a beauty of a bunt that […]
July 29, 2004
Devil’s Advocate
Posted by Mike R. | 3:52 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
My partner recently wrote about the rejuvenated trade talks between the Cubs and the Red Sox, concerning a potential trade of Matt Clement and Alex Gonzalez for Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra. He argued that the Cubs would be making a mistake by trading away Matt Clement who has bene plagued by some bad luck and is much […]
An Unsurprising Lack of Offense
Posted by Mike J. | 11:08 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
I wasn’t sure how you give up 5 runs while still having the control to strike out 10 Milwaukee batters, but Kerry Wood showed me last night in a 6-3 loss to the Brewers. There’s certainly a sense of urgency surrounding the Cubbies, and while they don’t need to win every single game, putting a […]
July 28, 2004
299, Trade Possibilities
Posted by Mike J. | 12:55 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Greg Maddux notched his 299th last night in another great performance, but why was I excited? Because the offense showed up early and scored a quick 4 runs off league ERA-leader Ben Sheets. Todd Walker had an amazing performance at the plate with a double and a home run in his first two at-bats, and […]
July 27, 2004
Clement Wins (Finally), New Cubs Ace
Posted by Mike J. | 8:51 am | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Matt Clement, giving his usual effort, finally posted a win last night after a 3-run rally in the 7th inning sparked by a Derrek Lee solo home run (which caused me more agitation than joy after posting my prediction last night). It’s good to see the Cubs finally give some run support to a guy […]
July 26, 2004
Diagnosis: Bipolar Disorder
Posted by Mike J. | 7:17 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
It’s as simple as that. The last few games have proven what I’ve thought all year of the Cubs’ offense: they live and die by the home run. About a quarter of the way through the season I noted that all the Cubs needed was to learn to play small ball to be real contenders. […]
July 19, 2004
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Posted by Mike J. | 9:34 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
Son of a bitch.
A little help please?
Posted by Mike R. | 12:31 pm | Old Style Posts | Comments: 0
I, being the foolish Cub fan that I am, somehow wasn’t worried going into the all-star break. I was so sure this team would come out of the break fired up, and healthy, and would play the kind of baseball that I dreamed about in the off-season. Unfortunately, I was dead wrong. While a series […]