The Chicago Cubs lost the lead, then their cool, after a hard slide by St. Louis All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday. The Cubs scored five unearned runs on just two hits in the first, then were blanked from there in the Cardinals’ 13-5 victory on Saturday. St. Louis scored eight runs in the fifth inning, including five after Holliday broke up a potential inning-ending double play.
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Post info: By NorthsideBum on July 31st, 2011
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CLEVELAND – In the middle of a surprising season, the Cleveland Indians are getting an ace rather than trading one away.
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Post info: By NorthsideBum on July 31st, 2011
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Analysis of trades completed before the 2011 Major League Baseball non-waiver trade deadline.
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Post info: By NorthsideBum on July 30th, 2011
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Chicago right-hander Matt Garza is glad July is finally coming to a close. He ended a respectable month with a six-run outing against the Cardinals in the Chicago Cubs’ 9-2 loss on Friday night. Garza finished the month 0-2 with four no-decisions and a 3.82 ERA in six starts. “I’ll just keep going, there’s no other way to do it,” he said.
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After reading the reaction to Thursday’s trade, I’m convinced there are some Cleveland Indians fans who would have rather added former Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme to the outfield at Progressive Field than Chicago Cubs castoff Kosuke Fukudome. But thanks to … Continue reading →
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Post info: By NorthsideBum on July 29th, 2011
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Randy Wells fell to 2-4 with a 6.16 ERA. He pitched six innings, giving up eight hits and four runs. The Brewers’ Ryan Braun touched him for a single, a double and a home run. “Today, I felt pretty good,” Wells said.
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Post info: By NorthsideBum on July 29th, 2011
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The Milwaukee Brewers placed second baseman Rickie Weeks on the 15-day disabled list before Thursday’s game against the Chicago Cubs.
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If Carlos Zambrano pitched his final game for Chicago and is on the verge of being traded this week, he’ll leave his heart with the Cubs. Zambrano worked effectively into the seventh inning, but the Cubs only got one runner in scoring position in a 2-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.
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Injuries are one of the dangers and drawbacks of playing sports. Many MLB players know the pain of being hit by a pitch, and some have even been injured. Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista was hit by a pitch on the earflap of his batting helmet.
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Post info: By NorthsideBum on July 27th, 2011
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Ryan Dempster has had some of his best success against Milwaukee before one bad pitch put the Cubs in a modest hole. Chicago never recovered. Dempster threw six solid innings after allowing three early runs and the Cubs failed to score in a bases loaded opportunity with no outs in the sixth in the Brewers 3-2 win over Chicago on Tuesday night.
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