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Aramis! - Cubs 3, Giants 1
It just doesn't get much better than this. (Well, actually, it could, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves). Today's weather forecast was for hot, humid conditions with the wind blowing out -- not a good portent for Jason Marquis. But about an hour before gametime, low clouds blew in...
Near Masterpiece: Cubs 5, Reds 1
Two plays. One ball hit by Jeff Keppinger that Aramis Ramirez couldn't handle, and which went under his glove for a first-inning error. And another, one bad pitch from Carlos Zambrano to Adam Dunn that was deposited into the center-field juniper bushes for a brief 1-0 Reds lead in the...
Wasted: Cubs 4, Cardinals 5
I close my eyes when I get too sad I think thoughts that I know are bad Close my eyes and I count to ten Hope it's over when I open them -- Everclear, "Wonderful" I've been sitting here at the keyboard trying to think of something, anything, positive to say about today's crushing 5-4 Cub loss...
Sweet! -- Cubs 2, Cardinals 1
It was really considerate of the city of St. Louis to shoot off fireworks for the Cubs' 2-1 win over the Cardinals, wasn't it? Just as Kerry Wood was finishing off the victory, the grand finale of the downtown St. Louis 4th of July fireworks show splashed across the sky -- you could hear the...
He Did It Again! -- Cubs 4, White Sox 3
As Aramis Ramirez rounded third base to a scrum of his waiting happy teammates after hitting the walkoff home run that won today's thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 Cub win over the White Sox, I got to thinking, "There's another photo for the cover of next year's Wrigley Season Ticket!" Just nine...
Sixty Years On: Cubs 3, Braves 2
LANSING, Michigan -- Traffic was terrible! That's what I get for staying till the end of today's excruciatingly exciting 3-2 Cubs win over the Braves; I didn't hit Lake Shore Drive till 5:30, which meant running into some of the departing ballgame traffic as well as rush hour; that combined with...
A Marquis Experience: Cubs 3, Dodgers 1
Before I say anything about last night's 3-1 Cubs win over the Dodgers, I have a question. Was there some basketball game on TV last night? I swear, if I had seen one more split screen or one more update on the NBA finals, I was about to throw something at the TV screen. Talk about shameless...
Nothing's Ever Easy: Cubs 5, Dodgers 4
Yes, I stayed up for the end of this one -- when Kerry Wood loaded the bases in the last of the 9th I was starting to wish I hadn't -- but in the end, all was well, after Kerry struck out Matt Kemp to preserve the Cubs' 5-4 win over the Dodgers, their fourth straight win over LA (giving them the...
2 Damn Close
That was what BCB reader San Diego Smooth Jazz Man text-messaged me right after the Cubs' 7-6 win over the Padres, their eighth in a row, ended last night just after midnight Central time. This was far too late for me; I made it through four innings and then went to sleep. (In fact, I can't...
Gee, It's Good To Be Back Home Again: Cubs 5, Rockies 3
Giddy. Giddy, I tell you. Here it is June and the Cubs are doing so well that I'm quoting lyrics from cheesy John Denver songs in the title of my game recap. It was that kind of day. It was that kind of homestand... and though I missed two games to attend an enjoyable reunion of my college...
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