Archive for September, 2008

Cubs Clinch NL Central

The clouds parted, the heavens opened, He looked down and smiled… The Chicago Cubs are the 2008 National League Central Division Champions! http://blog.cubhub.net/2008/09/20/cubs-clinch-nl-central/

September 20, 2008   Posted in: Wrigley Field, photo of the day, playoffs, standings  No Comments

Eddie Vedder releases Cubs song

Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder has written and performed a new song about being a fan of the Chicago Cubs.  “All The Way” is available exclusively from the PearlJam.com website for a 99 cent MP3 download.  EDDIE VEDDER’S SONG FOR THE CHICAGO CUBS AVAILABLE NOW 09.18.08 At the request of Ernie Banks, Eddie threw [...]

September 19, 2008   Posted in: CubHub.net Site Update, oddities  No Comments

Wrigleyville Ready to Erupt

The Cubs Magic Number stands at 2 going into today’s action. Any combination of Cubs wins and Brewers losses that equal 2 clinches the National League Central Division Championshipfor the Northsiders!  When that happens – likely over the next couple days (as predicted here on Aug 29) – The Chicago Lakeview neighborhood known as Wrigleyville will [...]

September 19, 2008   Posted in: Wrigley Field, game day, playoffs, rivalries, standings  No Comments

Soto and Lee clutch, Brewers done

With 2 outs and down by 4 in the bottom of the ninth yesterday, the Cubs rallied to tie and eventually won the game in the 12th.  Further evidence this is not your father’s Chicago Cubs ‘lovable losers’ team.  2008 NL Rookie of the Year Geovany Soto cracked a 3 run bomb to send the game [...]

September 19, 2008   Posted in: players, playoffs, rivalries, standings  No Comments

Howry Needs to Grab Some Bench

Hearing that Bob Howry is coming into a one-run game tonight to relieve Ryan Dempster, I thought to myself: why? How is it that Lou doesn’t see that Howry has been too inconsistent (I’m being kind here) to be relied upon. Lou refuses to look at the numbers: His 5.54 ERA is a full two [...]

September 16, 2008   Posted in: Lou Piniella, game strategy, observations, players  No Comments

See the Zambrano No-Hitter Again

According to the Chicago Tribune: WGN-TV will rebroadcast Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano’s no-hitter against the Houston Astros in its entirety on Friday, Sept. 19, at 10:00 p.m. UPDATE:  WGN Radio will re-broadcast the no-hitter also on Friday at 9pm central.

September 16, 2008   Posted in: the media  No Comments

Final Homestand Update

The Cubs open their final regular season homestand at Wrigley tomorrow with CC Sabathia going up aganist Ryan Dempster.  Demp has been murder at Wrigley, going 12-3 with a .290 ERA so far in 2008.  With Milwaukee wilting and their clubhouse now in disarray with the firing of manager Ned Yost, you have to like [...]

September 15, 2008   Posted in: game day, playoffs  No Comments

Ned Yost Out as Brewer Manager

Milwaukee GM Doug Melvin has fired manager Ned Yost as of today. This move is long overdue for the free-falling Brewers team, now in jeopardy of winning the Wild Card.  Yost has long been seen as kind of an odd duck kind of manager so this is not really a shock to me. The guy [...]

September 15, 2008   Posted in: observations, rivalries  No Comments

Zambra-No-No

Carlos Zambrano became the first major leaguer whose last name begins with a Z to throw a no-hitter. He also is the first to throw a no-hitter in a rival’s ballpark where neither team were the home team.  I was 7 years old in 1972 when both Burt Hooten (in April ’72) and Milt Pappas [...]

September 15, 2008   Posted in: players  No Comments

Finally, a decision!

The Cubs and Astros will play Sunday night at Miller Park in Milwaukee at 7:05pm. Game two of the series will be at Miller Park Monday at 1:05pm.  The Astros will bat as the home team.  Game three will only be played if there is any playoff consequence. If necessary, they will play September 29th. [...]

September 13, 2008   Posted in: oddities  No Comments