June 2009
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Sportscenter Clearly Understands its Audience
As I watch Sportscenter this morning to catch my Cubs highlights, among other things, what do I see? Surely my eyes betray me. That can’t possibly be the Jonas Brothers (I hope you hell you just said “who?”). Who exactly do the producers of Sportscenter think is watching their show? Do I look like a [...]
Series Preview: Cubs v. Reds, June 5 – June 7, 2009
The Chicago Cubs head to Great American Ballpark to take on the Cincinnati Reds and the greatest manager in all the land, Dusty Baker. A refresher on the series preview here at Bleacher Nation: The idea is to hook you up with the bare minimum of what you need to know about every series this [...]
Bradley’s Strained Calf Will Keep Him Out Until Next Week
Ah, Mr. Glass. Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley’s recently strained calf – like so many of his injuries – is not quite bad enough to put him on the disabled list, but is bad enough that he’s going to miss several games. Bradley, who injured the calf running out an infield chopper Tuesday night, avoided [...]
God’s Wrathwatch: Mini Aramis Ramirez Update
There is still not a ton of information out there on Chicago Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez’s rehab from his dislocated shoulder, but the Tribune offered the tiniest of morsels. Ramirez will begin “baseball-related activities” this week. That doesn’t mean he’ll be back any time soon (ETA is still early July at best), but it’s [...]
Sammy Sosa Retiring from Baseball, Steroids
Did you know that Sammy Sosa was still available as a free agent? I guess he was. Not surprisingly, no one really cared. So now it’s time for the former Chicago Cub superstar, former maligned and suspected juicer, and former boombox smashee to hang up the spikes. You know, even though the league hung up [...]
Carlos Zambrano is in Twubble
Carlos Zambrano missed the team’s flight to Atlanta this week, and I guess that’s kind of one of those big deals (that isn’t really a big deal). Manager Lou Piniella said the Cubs would handle the discipline of Carlos Zambrano “internally,” which means he’s already dealt with it. Piniella had a 20-minute meeting with Zambrano [...]
Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 3, Braves 2 – June 3, 2009
Another blown lead, another extra inning game. How the hell did the Cubs win this one?
