Posted By: Mike Rodbard
Aug. 3, 2009
Maybe it's the material of their uniforms that was the difference maker. Hopefully, someone will figure out how to use that to the Cubs advantage.
Hey, Michael Phelps was able to use that excuse as to why he lost his race, so why not the Cubs?
Posted By: Mike Rodbard
June 9, 2009
Our beloved boys in blue pin stripes continue on their 8-game road trip today with a stop at Minute Maid (formerly Enron Field - suckers!) Park to play the Houston Astros.
Hide your wallets!
That directive is, of course, aimed at the fans.
Poste By: Mike Rodbard
June 3, 2009
The Cubs entered June play the same way they left May.
Limp and limping.
Continue reading "Radio, Radio (Same Cubs, Different Day)" »
Posted by: Mike Rodbard
May 16, 2009
Well, Cubs fans, your trusted scribe comes to you today from the nation's capital, thanks to the day job with blues man Lonnie Brooks.
And like most road trips, I do what the players tend to do (albeit in a less than swanky hotel suite): I'm watching a movie, A League of Their Own. Seems appropriate since I won't be anywhere near the Friendly Confines this weekend.
Posted by: Mike Rodbard
May 7, 2009
It seems that the Cubs have just bolstered their lineup considerably.
Manny Ramirez has been suspended.
That's right. The star slugger of the Los Angeles Dodgers has tested positive for a banned substance and is out for nearly 2 months.
Continue reading "Manny Mayhem - The Roster Move the Cubs Needed" »
Posted by: Mike Rodbard
May 1, 2009
The Cubs come back home to play the Florida Marlins, winner of the 2003 World-Series-that-should-have-been-ours-for-the-taking, after a less-than-stellar road performance, winning only two games out of six against the Cards and the D'Backs.
We lost 10-0 on Wednesday?
10-0!
Continue reading "Feeling That Familiar Cubs Feeling Already" »
Posted by: Mike Rodbard
Apr. 10, 2009
2 and 1.
The Cubs' win/loss record, thus far.
Nothing was overly impressive during the opening series of the 2009 season. Nothing went horribly wrong, either. So, a success it is.
Ah,the beauty of the standards of Cub fans.
Continue reading "Cubs Take Two, Astros One - A Good Start to 2009" »
Posted by: Mike Rodbard
Apr. 6, 2009
Ah.
The first week of April. Just like always, there's snow on the ground here in Chicago. Perfect for opening day.
Luckily, the Cubs begin their 101st season of (hopefully not) futility in the warm bosom of Houston's Minute Maid Park, formerly Enron "take the money and run" Field. That stadium is domed, climate regulated, and almost makes you feel like you're not actually in Texas.
Posted By: Stonecipher
Sept. 16, 2008
First of congratulations to the best all-around baseball player in the game, Carlos Zambrano, on his no-hitter Sunday night.
The numbers for Zambrano: 110 pitches, 10 strikeouts, 1 walk, 1 hit batter, zero runs and zero hits allowed.
It has been 36 years since a Cubs pitcher has thrown a no-hitter, it was Milt Pappas in September of 1972 - a fact that Zambrano himself was well aware of. In a post-game interview with Cubs broadcasters Bob Brenley and Len Casper, Zambrano noted that at the Cubs Convention every year in January, the former Cubbie pitcher Pappas always tells Zambrano that he'll be next. Finally, on Sunday night, Big Z proved Pappas right.
In recognition of Carlos Zambrano's achievement, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich declared September 16, 2008 "Carlos Zambrano Day".
We here at The Stonecipher Report encourage everyone to enjoy Carlos Zambrano Day not just this year, but in years to come, and in honor of Big Z, don't forget to yell at and berate an umpire. Don't worry, they're jerks - all of them, it's ok.
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