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Thursday Rockpile: Beatdowns and heartbreakers and what they mean to you.
Jack Etkin writes about how yesterday's 11-1 victory marked a return to form of a couple of the dominant wins the Rockies saw in the first week. His standard of seven runs or more is sort of cherry-picked, if he chose five or six runs, for instance, the team has had more success with those in...
Cubs, Zambrano Try On Hitting Shoes, Find They Fit Just Fine In 11-3 Blowout Of Diamondbacks
Carlos Zambrano's smile, seen at left, is well-deserved. He threw seven strong innings and singled, doubled and hit his first homer of the season and the Cubs evened up their series with Arizona with an 11-3 blowout at Chase Field late last night. Meanwhile, the Reds, Pirates and Cardinals -- all...
Injuries Multiply, But Fukudome Helps Lead Cub Remnants Over Cardinals 10-3
By the time Derrek Lee left the game in the bottom of the first inning with what was described by Len & Bob as a "neck strain", the Cubs were down to one healthy reserve position player -- Koyie Hill, who eventually did get into the game on a double switch and singled in his first at-bat in 13...
The Replacements Can Play
Looking at today's lineups and pitching match-up, it looked like we were in for a blow out. And that's exactly what happened. By some feat of magic, Ozzie's early Sunday lineup managed to score eight runs while the fatter larger half of the C+C Rehab Factory threw an impressive six shutout...
Feel Better Now? - Cubs 12, Pirates 3
The Cubs started hitting almost the very second that the Pirates' Zach Duke took the mound and didn't stop all night, registering nineteen hits, scoring in seven of the nine innings and blowing out the Pirates 12-3 in a game that wasn't even that close. The Cubs now lead the major leagues in OBA...
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