Cubs 7, Brewers 6 f/12; Stars doing what stars do by Damen Jackson

Filed: September 18th, 2008 Maligned, cursed, and a source of frustration for much of the season, Derrek Lee erased all of that Thursday afternoon, sending a sharp single into center that scored pinch-runner Jason Marquis, and gave the Cubs a 7-6 victory...

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2; Escape from St. Louis by Damen Jackson

Filed:September 11th, 2008 Watching last night's Cubs-Cardinals game -- a 3-2 win by the Cubs to take the series -- I was reminded of John Carpenter's cult classic, Escape from New York. A bruised and battered Snake Plisken running around prison...

News, notes, and a big thank you by Damen Jackson

Filed:September 9th, 2008 I've said before that the first team to figure out how to win again is going to take this division. Apparently, it doesn't appear that it's going to be the Brewers. Cincinnati rallied late last night to surprise us...

Astros 4, Cubs 0: What? Me Worried? by Damen Jackson

I'm not going to spend a great deal of time on last night's game; a light-hitting, painful debacle that the Cubs lost 3-0. The short story is that the Cubs got a real nice effort from Ryan Dempster, and pretty much nothing from anyone else in...

Cubs 6, Nationals 1; Magnificent by Damen Jackson

The Cubs used three home runs -- including a pinch-hit shot by Kosuke Fukudome -- to power themselves to a 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals Sunday afternoon. Chicago is now at a season-high 30 games over .500. I admit it. I watch alot of baseball...
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Cubs 5, Reds 0; Why is this man smiling? by Damen Jackson

Your team is 20 games under .500 going into the night's action. Your stars have been traded away. You're on your last coaching stop, and the guy who hired you is long gone. Did I mention that your style doesn't gel with that of the new guy...
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Cub sweep Braves doubleheader 10-2, 8-0 by Damen Jackson

You got swept in a doubleheader? Yeah, they're really that bad. The last time I checked in on the Atlanta Braves was during their June 10 - 12 stint at Wrigley Field. At the time, they were a bad team; hanging on by a little luck, a hot Chipper Jones...
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Cubs 11, Astros 7; Bye Scotty... by Damen Jackson

The Cubs staged yet another rally Tuesday, lead by an Alfonso Soriano three-run homer in the seventh, to win 11-7 over the Houston Astros. The win broke a four-game Astros winning streak, and evened the series, with the rubber match scheduled for 1:20...
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Cubs 11, Brewers 4; How quickly things change by Damen Jackson

Jim Edmonds hit two home runs - including a grand slam off of Dave Bush - and Rich Harden continued his dominance of the National League as the Cubs beat the Brewers 11-4 in Milwaukee Thursday. The win gave the Cubs the four-game series sweep against...
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Marlins 3, Cubs 2; So here we are... by Damen Jackson

The Cubs once again failed to show up at the plate, and to take advantage of another solid Rich Harden outing in losing 3-2 to the Marlins in 12 innings. Coupled with the Brewers comeback win over the Astros last night, both teams are now tied for 1st...
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D'Backs 2, Cubs 0; Is that you Mike Morgan? by Damen Jackson

Rich Harden did everything that you could hope for from a pitcher and more, but he couldn't escape the light-hitting Alex Romero, whose home run in the 6th inning proved enough to beat the Cubs last night in Arizona. Poor Rich is probably wondering...
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Giants 4, Cubs 2; Out like a lamb by Damen Jackson

Tim Lincecum out-dueled Ryan Dempster in a battle of All-Star starters, helping the Giants best the Cubs 4-2 Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field. The win snapped the Giants' six-game losing streak and ended the Cubs homestand with Ryan Dempster's...
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Cubs win 7-3, and the return of old-school arms races by Damen Jackson

The Cubs had little trouble dispatching Aaron Harang and the Reds 7-3 tonight at Wrigley. The big news of the day though is the Cubs acquiring Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin for Josh Donaldson, Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton, and Eric Patterson. The official...
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