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January 13, 2009

Former MLB Manager Preston Gomez dead at 85

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 13, 2009

He was the first ever manager of the San Diego Padres. Before that he worked in the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger organization and had a very brief career as a player. RIP ... [Full Story]

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January 9, 2009

Former MLB pitcher Dave Roberts dead at 64

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 9, 2009

I remember Roberts. He and Clay Kirby were the 1-2 pitching combo for the Padres in their infant years. His 14-17 2.10 ERA year with the 71 Padres was truly outstanding. For the Padres went 61-100 that year. Roberts was a journeyman but one able to win over 100 ML... [Full Story]

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December 19, 2008

Former Houston Astros reliever Dave Smith dead at 53

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 19, 2008

He died of a heart attack Wednesday. I remember Smith very well, especially his work in the 1986 NLCS against the New York Mets. He was a underrated reliever who didn't gain much notoriety except in 1986. RIP.... [Full Story]

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October 3, 2008

100 Years....And Counting?

Posted by Peter F. · Published: October 3, 2008

Where's Steve Bartman when you need him? Down 2-0 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series, the Chicago Cubs could use an excuse--any excuse, really--to blame for their terrible play as they teeter on the brink of playoff elimination. The Cubs have been out hit, out... [Full Story]

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September 15, 2008

Chicago Cubs Carlos Zambrano throws a no-hitter

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: September 15, 2008

It was the first one for the franchise since 1972. From AP- Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a sore rotator cuff to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 Sunday night in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike. "I guess... [Full Story]

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June 3, 2008

Leave Steve Bartman Alone!

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 3, 2008 · Comments (2)

Poor Steve Bartman. The past just won't let the guy be. And neither will the media. Months after saying he wouldn't have caught the ball that Bartman allegedly interfered with during the 2003 NLCS, Moises Alou denies ever telling Sport Illustrated reporter Jim Litke that he wouldn't have caught the... [Full Story]

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May 26, 2008

Former MLB pitcher Geremi Gonzalez killed by lightning strike

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: May 26, 2008 · Comments (2)

He won 11 of his career 30 wins as a rookie with the 1997 Chicago Cubs. After that arm injuries hampered Gonzalez' career. RIP. ***** CARACAS, Venezuela -- Former major league pitcher Geremi Gonzalez, who won 11 games for the Chicago Cubs in 1997, was killed by a lightning strike... [Full Story]

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April 4, 2008

Steve Bartman not to blame, Moises Alou says five years later

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 4, 2008

I seem to recall Alou was hopping mad back in 2003. From the Chicago Tribune- Any holdovers still blaming Steve Bartman should let the infamous Cubs fan off the hook, Moises Alou says. The former Cubs left fielder, now with the Mets, said he wouldn't have caught the now-infamous foul... [Full Story]

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April 19, 2005

An exercise in futility?

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: April 19, 2005

Today’s quote pretty much sums up exactly what I was thinking while watching yesterday’s 4-0 lead somehow evolve into a 7-6 loss to the lowly (not as lowly as last year, but still lowly) Reds in Cincinnati. As usual, it’s from the Chicago Tribune.After a 7-6 loss to the Reds... [Full Story]

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January 29, 2005

So Long Sammy!

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: January 29, 2005

Even though I'm a Cubs fan, I never liked Sammy Sosa. It was especially during the days of his home run chase with Mark McGwire back in 1998 that I grew to dislike him. While most of Chicago embraced or fell in love with his seemingly likeable personality, I thought... [Full Story]

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January 4, 2005

He's In!!

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: January 4, 2005

Ryne Sandberg is in the Hall of Fame. Better late than never (ask Ron Santo in a few weeks). Read all about it here.NEW YORK (AP) -- Wade Boggs was overwhelmingly elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility Tuesday, and Ryne Sandberg made it with... [Full Story]

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December 22, 2004

Whither Ryno?

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: December 22, 2004 · Comments (1)

Ah yes, it's Hall of Fame election time again. Hopefully this will be the year my all-time favorite player, Ryne Sandberg, gets his nod. Read what ESPN know-it-alls have to say about the subject here. A sample, from Tim Kurkjian:The Sandberg situation perplexes me. He was the premier second baseman... [Full Story]

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October 29, 2004

Connecting with Red Sox Nation

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: October 29, 2004

So the Red Sox won the World Series. I guess that hadn’t happened in a while. Seriously, unless you spent the last three weeks clinically dead, you have to have heard at least somewhere (Kristie saw it on the Weather Channel) about Boston’s ability to finally win a World Series... [Full Story]

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October 6, 2004

They didn't win -- it's a shame

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: October 6, 2004

THIRD PLACE — “Do they still play the blues in Chicago when baseball season rolls around?” Steve Goodman asked that eternal question before his untimely death in 1984. He continued by asking “When the snow melts away, do the Cubbies still play in their ivy-covered burial ground?” Sort of. You... [Full Story]

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October 5, 2004

Say it is So(sa)

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: October 5, 2004 · Comments (1)

As hard as I wished for the baseball gods to deliver Greg Maddux to the Cubs last off-season, I think I’m pulling even harder for the newest rumor to turn into truth. The Cubs may be done with Sammy Sosa. Here, I’ll say it again: The Cubs may be done... [Full Story]

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September 29, 2004

Heads or Tails

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: September 29, 2004

Well, Bill Simmons has done it again. Just as I was trying to come up with the words to sum up my feelings about the 2004 Cubs season, The Sports Guy posted a column today about the Red Sox, where he hit almost every point I eventually would have made,... [Full Story]

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September 15, 2004

Race to the finish

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: September 15, 2004

There are 20 games left in the Cubs’ season. Just 20. That’s just a bit more than 12 percent of the season, but it’s gotten to the point — just a half game back of San Francisco in the Wild Card race — where every game the Cubs have from... [Full Story]

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August 18, 2004

Dog Days

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 18, 2004

These are trying times for Cubs fans. On one hand, the 25 men on the roster represent, by far, the best collection of overall talent since the team’s last real heyday of the late 1960s. The team is in post-season contention in mid-August for the second year in a row... [Full Story]

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August 1, 2004

Baseball Buzz

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: August 1, 2004

Here's what some prominent (and not-so prominent, I guess) baseball writers have to say about the trade that brought Nomar Garciaparra to Chicago: ■ Rick Morrisey of the Chicago Tribune:I'm not sure about a lot of things when it comes to the Cubs, but they keep offering reasons to believe.... [Full Story]

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July 31, 2004

In-freaking-sane

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: July 31, 2004 · Comments (2)

The Cubs just got Nomar Garciaparra without having to deal Matt Clement. Are you kidding me? This is a banner day in Cubs history, unless, of course, Francis Beltran goes on to be Cy Young. My first thoughts: 1. I don't plan to listen to any more Cubs games on... [Full Story]

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July 30, 2004

Baseball's Priorities

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: July 30, 2004

Let's review. Kerry Wood blows a gasket against an umpire over legitimately awful balls and strikes material. Suspension: 5 games (under appeal). Carlos Zambrano hits Jim Edmonds with two pitches (only one of which was clearly intentional) and makes an ass of himself by screaming at Edmonds after the big... [Full Story]

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July 26, 2004

Awful weekend

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: July 26, 2004

What a crappy weekend for Cubs fans. The relative euphoria of Friday’s Kerry Wood-fueled 5-1 win over the Phillies faded quickly as fundamental shortcomings reared up and cheesed all over the Northside Nine on Saturday. Then came Sunday’s game, in which the Cubs were no hit for eight innings before... [Full Story]

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July 24, 2004

"Fix Wrigley"

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: July 24, 2004

Wrigley Field is falling apart and Mayor Richard Daley is accusing the Cubs' owner, the Tribune Company of covering it up. "Daley: Fix Wrigley, or I'll Shut it Down" [via The Bemusement Park]... [Full Story]

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July 23, 2004

Random Thoughts

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: July 23, 2004

Thoughts going into this weekend’s three-game set with the Philadelphia Phillies: • Two convincing wins over the Reds (at least once convincing, I guess) don’t make up for the humiliations against St. Louis. They do, however, put the Cubs back on track for the wild card race. I won’t make... [Full Story]

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July 21, 2004

Brutal performance

Posted by Sports Blog Archive · Published: July 21, 2004

Collapse. There is no better word to describe the Cubs’ play in the recent two-game series against the Cardinals. The Cubs lost every aspect of the series. The Cardinals hit better, pitched better and, worst of all, were simply better people than the Cubs. I’m willing, with just a bit... [Full Story]

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