Phillies 12, Cubs 5; Roadkill by Damen Jackson

Filed:August 12th, 2009 Pedro Martinez (right) readies in the bullpen Wednesday at Wrigley Field (Cubbie Nation) I really wanted to see this game. Two irresistible forces colliding to make this a grit my teeth, hit the ATM, and not take my accountant's...

Cubs 6, Nationals 2; Back to baseball with the crack of a bat by Damen Jackson

Filed:July 17th, 2009 Chicago Cubs Derrek Lee (Cubbie Nation/file) The Washington Nationals can't pitch, can't field, and can't execute. And they delivered prime examples of all Thursday, and the Cubs took advantage to grab a 6-2 win in D...

Dodgers 8, Cubs 2; Curse of Joe Morgan by Damen Jackson

Dodgers reliever Ramon Troncoso (Cubbie Nation/file) Filed:May 31st, 2009 The Dodgers beat on starter Sean Marshall early, and Eric Milton stymied the Cubs over 5 1/3 innings, as the Dodgers split the series with an 8-2 win Sunday. Six pitches. That's...

Marshall struggles early, but Cubs hang on to beat Brew Crew by Damen Jackson

Cubs starter Sean Marshall (Cubbie Nation/file) Filed:May 10th, 2009 After allowing runs in each of the first two innings, Cubs starter Sean Marshall settled down, the bullpen got nasty, and the Cubs roughed up Jeff Suppan in the third inning to escape...

Giants 6, Cubs 2: Attack of The Killer Freak by Damen Jackson

Filed:May 5th, 2009 Koyie Hill advances to third under the tag of Juan Uribe (Cubbie Nation/file) Click here for the photo gallery of Tuesday's game Now, let me ask you. If I told you that not only were you going to see Bobby Scales, Koyie Hill, Joey...
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Marlins 8, Cubs 2:A total embarrassment by Damen Jackson

Filed:April 30th, 2009 Mike Fontenot and Aaron Miles turn two against the Marlins Thursday (Cubbie Nation/file) Click here for the photo gallery of last night's game. What did we expect? When a team plays a game with a catcher at third, a pitcher...
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Cardinals 7, Cubs 4:Sniff, Sniff; This Pitching Smells Funny... by Damen Jackson

Filed:April 16th, 2009 The St. Louis Cardinals celebrate their win against the Chicago Cubs Thursday. (Cubbie Nation/file) Click here for the photo gallery of today's game. The St. Louis Cardinal rolled into town for a four-game set against the Cubs...
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Samardzija or Heilman to start? How about neither by Damen Jackson

Jeff Samardzija Filed:March 6th, 2009 Catch the Vegas games? I did, and I won't even begin to tell you how nice it was to sit down, grab something cold, and catch a couple of baseball games on TV. It almost felt like summer for a moment. The Cubs...
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Five move the Cubs should make...but probably won't:Part IV by Damen Jackson

Atlanta Brave Kelly Johnson(Cubbie Nation/File) Filed:November 9th, 2008 Ryan Theriot, Sean Marshall, and Jose Ceda to Atlanta for Kelly Johnson (Subsequently shipped with Jordan Schafer to San Diego for Jake Peavy) Pitching is not always king. Reflecting...
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Mets 6, Cubs 2; A week of anticipation by Damen Jackson

Filed: September 23rd, 2008 Representative. Yeah, right. After having spent a few hours this afternoon chuckling at and enjoying the Cubs great win last night against the Mets, I got to tune in to tonight's game -- sadly, a 6-2 loss -- and see the...
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Reds 4, Cubs 3; Errors mount, and so do the losses by Damen Jackson

Filed: September 7th, 2008 Meet the real goat. The Cubs in September are proving to be a sleep to not fall asleep on, albeit for all the wrong reasons. I did after the seventh actually, having watched Sean Marshall work a great six innings, and the Cubs...
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Too much Conor Jackson, not enough offense by Damen Jackson

The Cubs continues their offensive funk of this road trip, and the Diamondbacks exploded for six runs on the Cubs bullpen, beating Chicago 9-2 Tuesday night in Arizona. The losing streak is now at five of six games, and coupled with the Brewers win against...
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Cubs win 7-1 and seven All-Stars; I'd say it was a good day by Damen Jackson

The afternoon started with seven Cubs being selected to the 2008 All-Star Game. It end with the Cubs finally getting both good hitting and pitching in the same game, and putting it all together for a 7-1 win vs. the Cardinals. This puts them 3.5 games...
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Can we move on now? by Damen Jackson

Yes, I'm officially over inter-league play, with the White Sox finishing off a three-game sweep against the Cubs last night 5-1. If you're a Sox fan, you found much to like yesterday about not only the game, but the balance and quality of the...
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