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Prospect Retro: Aramis Ramirez
Prospect Retro: Aramis Ramirez Aramis Ramirez was signed by the Pirates as a free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 1994. He made his North American debut at the age of 18 in 1996, playing for Erie in the New York-Penn League. He hit great: .305/.403/.525, with nine homers, 31 walks, and...
The Correct Response: Cubs 9, Nationals 2
Once again, leave it to Mike to sum up today's 9-2 Cubs win over the Nationals with a pithy phrase, the one you see as the title of this post. That's exactly the right statement, and the Cubs made one after their worst loss of the year -- came right back and blew out the Nats, in front of a...
Aramis! - Cubs 3, Giants 1
It just doesn't get much better than this. (Well, actually, it could, but let's not get too far ahead of ourselves). Today's weather forecast was for hot, humid conditions with the wind blowing out -- not a good portent for Jason Marquis. But about an hour before gametime, low clouds blew in...
A Harden Day's Night: Cubs 7, Reds 3
The Cubs beat the Reds 7-3 last night, but I know all any Cubs fan wants to discuss this morning is the Cubs' acquisition of Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin from the A's, which was announced a couple of hours before game time. So. What do I think? I haven't changed my mind. There's no doubt that...
Wasted: Cubs 4, Cardinals 5
I close my eyes when I get too sad I think thoughts that I know are bad Close my eyes and I count to ten Hope it's over when I open them -- Everclear, "Wonderful" I've been sitting here at the keyboard trying to think of something, anything, positive to say about today's crushing 5-4 Cub loss...
In Rainbows: Cubs 7, White Sox 1
Photos by Al Photo by Kasey Ignarski After it rained before the game for the third day in a row (delaying the start about ten minutes), a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky to the east of the ballpark; both kaseyi and I took photos, from two different angles -- and the second...
A Marquis Production: Cubs 11, White Sox 7
None of us has ever seen anything like this, none who are living, anyway. The Cubs are now 31-8 at home. I haven't been able to determine whether that's the best 39-game start by any team (it is, as far as I can tell, for the Cubs) at home, but that translates to a .795 winning percentage. No...
He Did It Again! -- Cubs 4, White Sox 3
As Aramis Ramirez rounded third base to a scrum of his waiting happy teammates after hitting the walkoff home run that won today's thrilling come-from-behind 4-3 Cub win over the White Sox, I got to thinking, "There's another photo for the cover of next year's Wrigley Season Ticket!" Just nine...
Indoor/Outdoor Carpeting: Cubs 7, Blue Jays 4
COOPERSTOWN, New York -- After driving through several downpours, and enjoying an entire baseball game despite several of the same in Toronto, I've arrived on the outskirts of Cooperstown, for tomorrow's festivities surrounding the Hall of Fame Game. I know there's been quite a bit of discussion...
If You Don't Like The Weather In Chicago... Cubs 3, Dodgers 1
... wait five minutes, it'll change. At no time was that old catchphrase more meaningful than the last two days. Between Monday -- a summery, hot, sticky afternoon -- and Tuesday -- a cold, windy, wintry night -- the temperature dropped 40 degrees (game time temp Tuesday was reported as 42), and...
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