tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55208312011-10-23T19:12:05.123-05:00Next Year is HereCub-related Rants and RavesJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.comBlogger421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1176060048615084232007-04-08T14:13:00.000-05:002007-04-08T14:20:48.616-05:00Ok, I know that I vow every season to try and keep up with this thing more...and I'm really gonna try!So you all know about the things that went on in the offseason (Soriani, resigning Ramirez, Ted Lilly, Jason Marquis, Mar DeRosa...and more) and unless you live under a rock, you know that the Tribune Company is being sold as well as the Cubs when the season is over. I hope Mark Cuban buys them, Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1145755214227844822006-04-22T20:17:00.000-05:002006-04-22T20:20:14.236-05:00Hey everyone!Sorry I haven't posted in about a week, week and a half...I've been busy with school and I was involved in a car accident yesterday (lady ran a red light and T-boned me...with my bro in the passengers seat) Anyways, just a tiny update til I feel like sitting here and blogging more.Wednesday night in LA was a really bad night...Derrek Lee broke two bones in his right wrist when RafaelJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1144819343802743232006-04-12T00:17:00.000-05:002006-04-12T00:22:23.813-05:00This isn't going to be a long post, because I really don't feel like talking about it much! Yes, it was that kind of game.It was a re-match of Glendon Rusch and Bronson Arroyo of the Cincinnati Reds. Glendon ended up giving up 4 homeruns in 5 innings, including ANOTHER one to "slugger" Bronson Arroyo...who before last week when he homered off ot Glendon the first time, hadn't hit a homerun sinceJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1144354170586286932006-04-06T13:21:00.000-05:002006-04-06T15:13:56.970-05:00Yesterday's game was not pretty in the least bit. The Cubs ended up losing to Cincinnati 8-6, in a game where Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo hit his first career home run off of starter Glendon Rusch.Rusch did not have a real good outing, going only 4 innings, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits. He also walked two and struck out two. This was the second game of the season, and already the Cubs' starting Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1144132557832601082006-04-04T01:01:00.000-05:002006-04-04T01:35:57.886-05:00Well kids, today was one of the best days of the year. That's right, Opening Day for Major League Baseball!! It was an exciting day, as the Cubs were in Cincinnati for the first game of the 2006 Championship season!President Bush was on hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, with the secret service men all over the ballpark, including the roof. There was a funny story that was posted by Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1143776148896899152006-03-30T21:14:00.000-06:002006-03-30T21:35:48.980-06:00Well well, how time has flown by!It has come time for the Major League season to start this next week, and let me just say that I am as excited as anyone to finally have the Cubs and baseball back in my life! Before I get into anything here, I just want to say, as I have in the past, that I'm really going to try and keep up with this thing more this season than I have in the past...it's just a Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1137631180816968542006-01-18T18:35:00.000-06:002006-01-18T18:39:40.826-06:00Wow, it has been an INCREDIBLY long time since I last posted at this blog. I got some email reminder about something linked to my blog here that reminded me that I even HAD this still.So, since this is all about my Cubbies, I suppose I shall chat a bit about this past weekend. It was Cubs Convention weekend at the Hilton here in Chicago, and as usual, it was a total blast being there with my Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1104719733954339612005-01-02T20:12:00.000-06:002005-01-02T20:35:33.953-06:00Well, I haven't updated since dumb ol' Chip Caray left, and then Steve Stone left, too...but the Cubs have made a few moves...first, they signed Bob Brenly and Len Kasper (formerly of the Florida Marlins broadcast team) for the TV booth. They resigned some guys like Todd Walker, Nomar Garciaparra, Todd Hollandsworth, Glendon Rusch, Neifi Perez, Jose Macias, and Henry Blanco. They also picked up Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1096856046947808542004-10-03T21:11:00.001-05:002004-10-03T21:14:06.946-05:00I really have only one thing to say here today....CUBS SUCK! They totally sucked down the stretch there...like we always say...Wait til Next Year...
And another thing....GOOD RIDDANCE CHIP CARAY! You may say that it's about "getting to know your father" but you really left because the Braves offered you a butt-load of money, and the Cubs players started to hate you. And by the way, your father Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1096856039859516402004-10-03T21:11:00.000-05:002004-10-03T21:13:59.860-05:00I really have only one thing to say here today....CUBS SUCK! They totally sucked down the stretch there...like we always say...Wait til Next Year...
And another thing....GOOD RIDDANCE CHIP CARAY! You may say that it's about "getting to know your father" but you really left because the Braves offered you a butt-load of money, and the Cubs players started to hate you. And by the way, your father Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1095708921743918222004-09-20T14:28:00.000-05:002004-09-20T14:35:21.743-05:00Well look who it is...ME! I'm finally updating this thing as I sit here watching the Cubs lead Florida 5-1 in the first game of a double header. Mark Prior started the game and looked like the Prior of last year. Meanwhile, the Cubs have scored 5 runs on 14 hits, and none of them were homeruns. The Cubs have a record of something like 14-30 when they don't hit a homerun, but this game looks like Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1092191323330522282004-08-10T21:23:00.000-05:002004-08-10T21:29:53.080-05:00Well well, I'm still alive! But I have pretty much given up on this thing for the summer. I have been too busy working full time, and then having a butt load of computer problems. Anyhoo! In case you were in a coma, the Cubs traded Alex Gonzalez, Francis Beltran and Brendan Harris to Montreal in a 4-team trade and ended up with Nomar Garciaparra! I don't think that any Cubs fan believed it when Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1086872691541897972004-06-10T07:58:00.000-05:002004-06-10T08:04:51.540-05:00I really think that, just like the Cubs in the division lately, I'm falling behind with this thing. I haven't had time because of work.
Anyhoo, the Cubs haven't been playing their greatest baseball lately. They dropped 2-3 to Pittsburgh at home last weekend, and have lost 2 of 3 to St. Louis so far. The series finale is today.
Yesterday, Mark Prior made his second start of the season. He Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1086116734466321732004-06-01T13:46:00.000-05:002004-06-01T14:05:34.466-05:00Hey everyone. Sorry I've been slacking on this, but I have a real job that has been keeping me busy ;)
As for the Cubs, the last week or so hasn't been pretty. They dropped both games in Houston last week, and then the first 3 to Pittsburgh. Two of those games should have been won, but Borowski continues to be utterly horrendous. I don't know what his problem is. But the fourth game, the Cubs Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1084804739543730122004-05-17T09:34:00.000-05:002004-05-17T09:38:59.543-05:00Sorry I haven't updated in the last week. I've been busy.
Today is another off day, so I'll just do a little recap of the last week. The Cubs took their annual West Coast road trip, and despite losing the first two games in Los Angeles, they now come home sporting a 4-2 road trip, and a 4 game win streak. Not too shabby. They play San Francisco tomorrow night.
In other news, I'd like to say Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1084232827222446512004-05-10T18:45:00.000-05:002004-05-10T18:48:35.506-05:00Since today is an off day, I thought I'd post a little "spotlight" on one of the new guys this year. Michael Barrett.
Well, I think everyone would agree that we weren't the happiest bunch
when Jim Hendry acquired Barrett...because we thought we deserved better,
expecially after the season he had last year (I know, injuries..) But
I've always known he could hit, and that's just what he's doing.Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1084123942434937962004-05-09T12:32:00.000-05:002004-05-09T12:35:38.390-05:00Seeing as I haven't updated this in a few days, I thought that Imight do it now. Let me just say thank God we don't have to face Arizona any more this year. They totally owned us in both series, and the Cubs got away with the last game in each series. The bats weren't there (although in the last game they were, an 11-3 win) and the bullpen hasn't looked that great, either. They are walking Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1083640073073841012004-05-03T22:07:00.000-05:002004-05-09T12:28:05.560-05:00Well the Cubs salvaged a split in St. Louis, and come home with a 3-4 road trip. Maddux pitched a great game, going 7 innings, 7 hits, 2 ER, 0 BB, and 6 Ks. He was also 1-2 with an infield hit 2 runs scored, and a stolen base. Yes, you read right, a stolen base! Fun fact for the day: Greg Maddux is the all-time leader among active pitchers in stolen bases. How many you ask? A whopping 6! Todd Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1083212542351862882004-04-28T23:22:00.000-05:002004-05-17T10:10:31.623-05:00Cubs win in AZ
I think these guys are trying to give me a heart attack at the early age of 20! They scored 2 in the first, and were up 3-1 at one point, but could not hold Steve Finley down. He hit 3 solo homers, the last one coming in the 8th inning to tie up the game and deny Greg Maddux his 291st career win. Alex Gonzalez hit a solo shot in the 9th to put the Cubs up 4-3 and Borowski, Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1083193515736260842004-04-28T18:05:00.000-05:002004-04-28T19:11:41.593-05:00I'm not even going to get started on the last two games in Arizona. They were horrible, horrible games and I just want to forget them. End of story.
But I will say that Kerry Wood's 5 game suspension for his tirade against Cinci, and Dusty's one game suspension for his little shpiel are ridiculous. I can see Baker's suspension more than Wood's, since he was kicking the dirt, throwing his hat Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1082943602596640502004-04-25T20:40:00.000-05:002004-04-25T20:43:33.373-05:00Ahh, my favorite words....Cubs win! Cubs win! Matt Clement pitched a marvelous game for the Cubs' 6th win in a row. He took a no hitter into the 8th inning, but lost it, and the shutout, when Karim Garcia homered. Aramis Ramirez homered in the 4th to give the Cubs a 3-0 lead (it was a 2-run HR) and Joe Borowski came in the 9th and nailed down the save (#4 on the year).
Today's Daily Suck: Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1082846401601151452004-04-24T17:40:00.000-05:002004-04-24T21:31:33.966-05:00Well, another day another Cubs win! Right now. They're the hottest team in the National League, have won 5 in a row, and 8 out of 10. The Cubs have had great success so far this season scoring in the first inning, and today was no exception. With two outs, Sosa stepped to the plate and belted a solo homerun into the wind to put the Cubs ahead. Kerry Wood was pretty much on cruise control Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1082606466125657442004-04-21T23:01:00.000-05:002004-04-21T23:07:52.903-05:00Let the hits keep coming!
The Cubs put up yet another offensive barrage in tonight's game, beating up on the Battling Bucos 12-1 at PNC Park. Todd Walker had a 10-pitch at bat to lead off the game, Patterson doubled, Sosa walked, Alou doubled home two runs, and Ramirez reached on an error by first baseman Craig Wilson, but was given an RBI on the play. Lee then doubled, Gonzalez got an infield Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1082522479073052552004-04-20T23:41:00.000-05:002004-04-20T23:44:16.356-05:00Well, today was another great offensive game from the Cubs. They've definitely got their hitting shoes on this past week. Cubs win in Pittsburgh 9-1 behind a fantasticly pitched game by one Mr. Carlos Zambrano. He went 8 strong innings, giving up only one run on 7 hits, walked 2 and struck out 4. Sergio Mitre goes tomorrow against Josh Fogg, and Kerry Wood against Kip Wells in the finale on Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1082432570826562612004-04-19T22:42:00.000-05:002004-04-19T22:45:47.076-05:00Today was a whole different day in Wrigleyville. Matt Clement was on the mound for the Cubs in the last of a 4-game series against Cincinnati. It looked grim early on, as Abe gave up a hit to leadoff the game, and proceeded to walk 3 in the inning. But he got out of the inning only giving up one run. That one run would be all Cinci would score the rest of the game. The Cubs scored 2 in the secondJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1082340704305677842004-04-18T21:11:00.000-05:002004-04-18T21:30:42.513-05:00What must the Cubs do to get a freakin' win here!? They lose another heartbreaker to Cincinnati today, 11-10. Sosa hit a first inning (solo) homerun to pass Ernie Banks for the all-time homerun lead as a Chicago Cub, and then hit another (solo) homer in the 3rd to give him 514 in a Cubs uni, and a career total of 544, to put him #10 all time. Next up is Mick Schmidt with 548. Congratulations to Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1082303374114334882004-04-18T10:49:00.000-05:002004-04-18T21:22:55.123-05:00Ok, I'm not gonna piss and moan about the game yesterday...well, not that much. The umpiring in this series has been completely DISPICABLE! Utterly horrible. Eric Cooper and CB Bucknor= disgusting displays of umpiring...if that's what you want to call it. Kerry Wood should have had an easy 9th inning for the complete game, 2-1 win...shitty.
Today's Daily Suck: The umpiring crew. They frickin' Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1082230603157569752004-04-17T14:36:00.000-05:002004-04-18T10:48:37.610-05:00Well, it's been 9 days since I last updated and I'm sorry. As of this moment, the Cubbies are 6-4 after a spectacular comeback against the Reds in yesterday's game. With the score tied at 4 after 5 innings of work, Dusty pulled Mitre in favor of Michael Weurtz. This guy has been pretty good so far for us, but yesterday he imploded. He was charged with 5 runs, and the Cubs were looking up at a 5-Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1081449411988096052004-04-08T13:36:00.000-05:002004-04-17T14:40:02.466-05:00Well! I missed out on posting for Opening Day AND the second game of the year. Blame it on school!
Anyhow, Opening Day was fantastic, mainly because the Cubs won 7-4. Kerry Wood didn't have his best stuff, but he pitched pretty well, while getting an RBI infield hit! Corey Patterson hit a homerun on the second pitch he saw, making that 3 Opening Day homers in 2 years. He looks pretty good so farJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1077555411653950932004-02-23T10:56:00.000-06:002004-02-23T10:58:52.093-06:00Well well, looks like I haven't updated in over a month again. Hopefully I'l be much better about this when the baseball season starts.
I'm in hockey mode right now, but unfortunately the Blackhawks suck and are trading all of my players away (Bell better be here for 34534534 more years, hear that Wirtz!??!?)
Anyhoo, like you all don't know this already...Greg Maddux is once again a Chicago Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1074502043602049702004-01-19T02:47:00.000-06:002004-01-19T02:48:47.903-06:00Wowzers, where the hell have I been sinc September 29!? I guess I just stopped caring about this thing...anyhoo, a lot has happened in the World of the Cub since then, but you all know about it already so why bother mentioning something that none of us want to read about anyway?!
I just came back from the Cubs Convention this weekend at the Chicago Hilton & Towers, and I must say that it was Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1064849785782666652003-09-29T10:36:00.000-05:002003-09-29T10:41:02.460-05:00Ok, ok. I haven't posted on this damned thing since...oh, August? A lot has happened since, then. In case yu haven't heard, the Cubs CLINCHED THE CENTRAL DIVISION!!! Man, that feels good to say, let me tell you! Of course, we have to give out props to the Milwaukee Brewers, for beating the Ass-tros when we needed them to. I knew I liked these guys for some reason! ;)
Today's Daily Suck: Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1061484334215523622003-08-21T11:45:00.000-05:002003-09-29T10:38:22.633-05:00Alright folks, sorry again for the long period in between blogs here. Last week, the Cubs found themselves in sole position of first place for a whole 12 hours or so. Then they proceded to lost 2 in a row to the Dodgers, and dropped the first game in Houston. But they did win last night, 6-0. Mark Prior tossed yet another gem of a game, striking out the first 5 batters he faced, and 9 in the gameJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1059882935136395212003-08-02T22:55:00.000-05:002003-08-02T22:56:56.860-05:00LENNY HARRIS IS GONE! He was given his unconditional release after yesterday's game. How's that for good news!?
Let me start off by saying what is up with those damn gnats at the ballpark!? I think I inhaled about 15 of them this afternoon while I watched Ugly Joe Borowski blow it in the 9th. All he had to do was get three outs. Hear that, Joe! Three! How hard could it be? I guess too hard for Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1059350131929326912003-07-27T18:55:00.000-05:002003-07-27T18:55:31.810-05:00Alright folks, I'm about 10 games past the All Star break, so I apologize for not posting. In those 10 games, the Cubs are 5-5. They took two of three in Florida, and split the two game series in Atlanta. The last game in Florida, the Cubs scored 16 runs on 20 hits, and the first game in Atlanta saw them score 15 runs on 21 hits. A couple of break out games. But then they ran into a roadblock Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1058333909549108802003-07-16T00:38:00.000-05:002003-07-16T00:38:29.466-05:00Well, two more days, and the Cubs can continue their losing ways. They closed out the symbolic first half of the season by losing three of four games against the Atlanta Braves. On Friday, Mark Prior had a scary collission with Braves second baseman Marcus Giles. He was running to second on a ground ball, and jumped to avoid being hit by the ball. He avoided the ball alright, but smashed right Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1057819910403265302003-07-10T01:51:00.000-05:002003-07-10T01:51:50.283-05:00Well, the time has finally come. The Cubs have won a series! The first series win since June 10-12 in Baltimore (the series in Cinci was a split). That's almost a month, and a record of 10-26. Not so good. Hopefully this series will right the collective ship that is the Cubs, and they can start playing good baseball again, even without the heart that is Corey Patterson.
Speaking of Patterson..IJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1057690715723164662003-07-08T13:58:00.000-05:002003-07-08T14:12:49.153-05:00Unfortunate news: Corey Patterson is out for the season. It was discovered in an MRI yesterday that he has a torn ACL, as well as a torn meniscus, in his left knee. He will undergo surgery to repair these tears, and hopefully will be ready for Spring Training 2004. That's too bad. He was just coming into his own, and was a possible NL All-Star. Anyhow, on to the other stuff.
Yesterday's game Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1057526730268273092003-07-06T16:25:00.000-05:002003-07-08T14:13:43.770-05:00Ok, well I have been too aggravated with these mopes to post in the last few days. I'm going to start off by saying that this is the cruddiest division in all of baseball. Only in the National League Central can you lose something like 7 of 9 games and two games over .500 and be a game out of first place. Sad, just sad. The only good thing I have seen the last few days has been the power surge Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1057043652025973292003-07-01T02:14:00.000-05:002003-07-01T02:23:32.296-05:00Well, it's late and I'm bored, so what better excuse do I need to come and write a blog?
Ok, so the Cubs blew it yet again, what else is new. We can always count on these guys to find some way to blow it. I'm surprised they still bring their gloves to the ballpark, because most of the pitches these days are flying out of the park.
Now that I sit here and have the ability to rant about the Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1056952124789611412003-06-30T00:48:00.000-05:002003-07-08T14:15:02.486-05:00Ok, after yesterday's poor performance by the bullpen(yet again) it was bloody fantastic to see this team get a W. Woody pitched a good game, not great, but pretty good. He got himself out of one big jam with the bases loaded in the 7th inning. I got a little scared for a minute when he hopped off the mound the way he did, but he was alright.
And hallelujah! Sir Whiffsalot finally got his firstJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5520831.post-1056752372980630262003-06-27T17:19:00.000-05:002003-07-01T02:23:08.793-05:00Well folks, I thought it was time to start a blogger, because the Cubs SUCK AGAIN! On a day that Clement actually pitched well, they couldn't buy themselves a run. Three times they had the bases loaded, and it took them until the top of the 9th inning to finally score. Misseur Sosa whiffed twice in the 5th and 7th innings with the bags loaded and one out, and Alou then promptly grounded out to Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02506451742149076386noreply@blogger.com0