Chicago Cubs

By vegasjs It looks like Lilly is hot, Z is getting set for another big september, Dempster has a strong arm due to his break during the season and Harden can always run off a set of wins. These guys have not given up and nor shall I. If the Cubs go 20-4 (not impossible) and Colorado plays .500 ball its a Cubs/Ro...

By Al Chicago Cubs New York Mets Mets10-2W-L5-62.03ERA5.50177SO7856BB4011HR18vs. NY--vs. Cubs W-LGGSCGSHOSVBSIPHRERHRBBKERAWHIP 2008 - Rich Harden 5-11111000065.0371412625851.66.95 Note, the stats above are Harden's with the Cubs only; see the pitcher box for his full season stats. W-LG...

By neil@chicagocubsonline.com (Chicago Cubs Online) Rich Harden (10-2, 2.03/1.06, 5-1, 1.66/1.06) vs. Pedro Martinez (5-6, 5.50/1.55) Updated - 4:48pm C.T. - It's Official... According to a report from the Sun-Times, Lou Piniella named Ryan Dempster the Cubs' Game One starter on Thursday afternoon.

By Al Oh, the heck with it. There is no positive spin you can put on today's depressing 3-0 Cub shutout loss to the Astros, the first shutout loss since... the last time the Astros were in town a month ago, when they blanked the Cubs and Ryan Dempster on Tornado Siren Night, a game shortened to eight inni...

By noreply@blogger.com (Chaim Witz) The Cubs now move on to play the Rays. A few years ago and fans would be cursing the baseball gods for putting such an abomination on the schedule, but now it makes for a potentially intriguing and exciting series. I'm sure the national press will be all over the whole Cliff Floyd vs. his former ma...

By snakecharmer Good news - the O'Dawg can sit in the dugout (Tribune) for this series! There's also a really nice story on how a first baseman, a left fielder, and a second baseman walked into a bar. (Tribune) (Just trust me.) Tonight. 7pm. Game 1. Webb vs Zambrano. Be there!

I'm really not happy with the scheduling for the Cubs first round of playoffs with the Arizona Diamondbacks, which begins tomorrow night on TBS. The first two games air at 9 PM local Chicago time, both on weeknights. The weekend games also present awkward times.

By snakecharmer Another possible advantage of pitching Davis second is his 8-3 record at Chase Field and Hernandez's 4-2 record with a 2.97 ERA in eight career games at Wrigley Field, where the D-backs will play Games 3 and 4 if they draw the Cubs as their first-round opponents.

By Al In the meantime, there is still work to be done, a division to be clinched in the next few days, and as he has done all season, Lou Piniella has his team focused on that goal: Focused and on a mission. Exactly right. Enjoy the off day. Go Cubs.

By Art Martone(amartone@projo.com) N.L. RACES: Every game but one had playoff implications, as the Astros beat the Cubs (Chicago Sun-Times), the Braves beat the Mets (New York Post), the Brewers beat the Pirates (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel), the Padres beat the Dodgers (San Diego Union-Tribune), the Giants beat the Diam...

By Piet Van Leer(pietvanleer@sports-central.org) Continued from MLB AL Playoff Odds NEW YORK METS What to like: Lou Piniella. For those who claim managers aren't important in baseball, look no further than this team. Sweet Lou has them in the thick of it, without Mark Prior and Kerry Wood playing a significant role.

By David Hannes So that 3-game series at Chase a week from Monday may serve as a glimpse if the Brewers can win at Arizona and advance beyond the first round. I know, I know…it is waaaay too early for any meaningful guesses as to who will be the four NL teams to make the post-season, but that’s never stopped me. As...