Padres 7, Cubs 2: The lost week by Damen Jackson

Padres third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff (Cubbie Nation/file) Filed: May 24th, 2009 Well, the Cubs put the cap on a perfect road trip Sunday -- perfect as in 0-6 -- by losing 7-2 to the Padres at Petco Field. The Cubs now have dropped seven in a row, and...

Cubs survive ninth-inning scare, sweep Houston by Damen Jackson

Filed:May 7th, 2009 Cubs starter Ted Lilly (Cubbie Nation/file) Mike Hampton and Russ Ortiz ought to be four-letter words. Oft-injured, overrated, and well past their respective primes, you almost pity Astros manager Cecil Cooper for having not one, but...

Cubs 4, Rockies 0:The Boys Are Back in Town by Damen Jackson

Filed:April 13th, 2009 Cubs starter Ted Lilly (Cubbie Nation/file) Yeah, he was that good. Ted Lilly would take a no-hitter into the seventh inning, negating Chicago leaving 26 runners stranded, as the Cubs won their home opener against the Rockies 4...

Cubs 11, Astros 6: The Most Fun I've Had All Season by Damen Jackson

Kosuke Fukudome - (Cubbie Nation/file) Filed:April 8th, 2009 I know, it's only been three games. But when homers fly, and your team wins handily, it's a whole lot of fun. That's exactly what the Cubs did Wednesday, beating the Astros 11-6...

Next stop:Houston by Damen Jackson

Ted Lilly - (Cubbie Nation/file) Filed:April 4th, 2009 The Cubs leave New York for Houston this afternoon to play the season opener Monday, having taken a pair of good old-fasioned beat downs at the hands of the Yankees. First, Ted Lilly is hammered in...
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Cubs 5, Cardinals 4; Someday we'll go all the way... by Damen Jackson

Filed: September 20th, 2008 It took 153 regular season games, more ups and downs than we'll ever know, a new center fielder, a Freaky Friday switch of Ryan Dempster and Kerry Wood, a little luck, and, well... a lot of heart. But the Chicago Cubs are...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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