Cubs 6, Astros 1; You could have been a star! by Damen Jackson

Filed: September 15th, 2008 The very next game after Carlos Zambrano's historic no-hitter of the Astros, Ted Lilly makes his attempt to up the anty, taking his own no-hit bid into the seventh, and combining with Jeff Samardzija, Carlos Marmol, and...

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3; Anyway you can get it... by Damen Jackson

Filed:September 10th, 2008 Just get it. And that about sums up my impression of last night's sorely-needed 4-3 win over the Cardinals. Ted Lilly, again proving to be something of a blessing, picked up his 14th win, going eight innings of one-run ball...

Reds 10, Cubs 2; Lilly the coal, and Arroyo the diamond by Damen Jackson

Filed: September 5th, 2008 You know, a quick peek at the nine spot for the Cubs will tell you all that you need to know about last night's game. It goes something like: Lilly Hoffpauir Lieber McGehee Guzman Blanco Hart Howry Johnson The product of...

Cubs 12, Pirates 3; He's baacckk!! by Damen Jackson

Ted Lilly went seven strong innings for his 13th win of the season, and Chicago hitters pounded out 17 hits -- including three by Kosuke Fukudome, as the Cubs beat the Pirates 12-3. The Cubs now enjoy a five-game lead over idle Milwaukee, with 31 left...

Cubs 2, Reds 1; Where did the power go? by Damen Jackson

If you missed last night's game -- that 2-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds, you missed, well...nothing. And I do mean nothing, as there was little to like about the loss. I generally disregard the notion when I hear it applied to sports, but this time...
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Cubs 11, Braves 7; You knew it was coming, didn't you? by Damen Jackson

The Cubs jumped out on the Braves 2-0 in the first inning, and cruised from there, winning 11-7 Thursday night at Turner Field. The game however was marred by both a bench-clear altercation in the sixth, and an injury to Aramis Ramirez. Not even Tom Glavine...
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Cubs 3, Cardinals 2/11; Tell me if you've seen this before by Damen Jackson

Henry Blanco hit a bases-loaded single to score Derrek Lee, and give the Cubs a thrilling 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in 11 innings Friday. The win -- the Cubs 10th in 12 games -- pushes the Cardinals to seven games back in the NL Central standings...
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Cubs 10, D'Backs 6; Hail the return of the King by Damen Jackson

The Cubs broke out their big bats in time to salvage the series - and road trip - and welcomed back Alfonso Soriano from the DL with a 10-6 win against the Diamondbacks Wednesday night. The win was highlighted by a Reed Johnson grand slam in the 8th inning...
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Reds 12, Cubs 7; An ugly redeux by Damen Jackson

The Reds chased starter Ted Lilly after 2 2/3 innings, and clubbed seven home runs in route to a 12-7 victory over the Cubs Thursday afternoon at Wrigley Field. It was Lilly's shortest outing of the season, and prevented the Cubs from sweeping the...
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Lilly and Zito; a tale of two lefties by Damen Jackson

The Cubs opened the road portion of their current road trip last night in a big way, getting great pitching from Ted Lilly, and a grand slam from Mark DeRosa to give them the 9-2 win in San Francisco . This snapped the Cubs four-game losing streak --...
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Cubs win 7-4; look to start a new streak at home by Damen Jackson

Wow, that didn't take long. After losing a 7-5 gut wrencher Tuesday, the Cubs bounced back in a hurry, dispatching the Orioles 7-4 last night in front of 40,754. It's getting awfully thin around here. Just a day after placing Reed Johnson on the...
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Payback, Canadian style by Damen Jackson

Ted Lilly was solid in his return to the Rogers Centre, and the Cubs scored big in the 3rd and 7th innings, beating the Blue Jay 7-4 Sunday afternoon. This not only gave them the series win, but made them winners of their last six series overall. The...
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Sorry Tommy by Damen Jackson

With the Atlanta Braves playoff hopes flailing, a team badly in need of a road win -- 7-21 going into last night's action -- and perhaps the idea of solidifying his own legacy, I'm sure Tom Glavine had high hopes of delivering a Wrigley-esque...
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Damn that man! Damn him! by Damen Jackson

I'm not going to spend too much time on last night's 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres . Even with the 2:16 game time, those West Coast -- aka graveyard -- games are just brutal. But for those who missed it, last night was Greg Maddux in picture...
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