Archive for June, 2009

Cubs Win Game Even Without The Benefit of Any Drama

Rich Harden provided just a tiny bit of drama by giving up nine hits (photo by Global Voyager)
Cubs Win Despite Lack of Incident
The Chicago Cubs beat the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates!  Not a big surprise there as they’ve dominated the Pirates the last couple of years (as they should).  The surprising part is that the Cubs [...]

Chicago Cubs License Plate Holder

Chicago Cubs Chrome License Plate Holder
Cubs License Plate Frames
It’s time to start pimping your car Cubs fans!  There are plenty of ways to show your Cubbie loyalty with your car, truck or whatever vehicle it is you’re listening to Pat & Ron on the radio in.  We’ll start with a simple one: a Chicago Cubs [...]

Ozzie Guillen Calls Loyal Cubs Fans Stupid

Ozzie was just upset he missed the Pride Parade on Sunday (photo by 550)
Ozzie Calls Cubs Fans Stupid
Oh Ozzie.  Did you have to be so angry?  Just last week you said Wrigley Field makes you puke but that you “had nothing bad to say about Cubs fans.”  Then Ozzie changed his mind and had some [...]

Mark DeRosa Takes it in the Pujols – Traded to Cardinals

Mark DeRosa Traded to the Cardinals
Hey Cubs fans, did you think the Cubs trade of Mark DeRosa couldn’t get any worse?  Well it just did.  On June 28, 2009, the Cleveland Indians traded former Cub fan favorite Mark DeRosa back to the NL Central divison leading St Louis Cardinals.
That’s right, Mark DeRosa is now a [...]

Wells, Fox and Geovany Soto Smoke the White Sox 5-4

Soto is congratulated by Fox and Fontenot after smoking a three run homer
Cubs Beat White Sox 5-4 at the Cell
Hey, that’s more like it guys!  The Cubs ended their four game losing streak at the perfect time with a Friday afternoon victory against the crosstown rival White Sox.
Game Highlights:
Randy Wells pitched seven strong innings and [...]

Milton Bradley Can’t Play Nice, Gets Sent Home by Pinella

Bradley says he’s feeling isolated on this team (photo by Jacob Soboroff)
Milton Bradley Sent Home by Pinella
I almost didn’t want to post about this because I didn’t want one players antics to outshine a great team effort in the Cubs 5-4 win against the White Sox.  It was a big win.  But for those of [...]

Derrek Lee 21 Game Hitting Streak

Derrek Lee tries to pick up the Cubs with 21 Game Hitting Streak (photo by team doster)
Derrek Lee’s 21 Game Hitting Streak
As it turns out, someone on the Chicago Cubs did remember how to hit.  In April 2009 it was Soriano and Fukudome who turned it up a notch hitting. In May it was Ryan [...]

Chicago Cubs Golf Gear – Cubs Golf Hats, Golf Club Covers, Golf Balls, Bags & More

The Most Beautiful Driving Range You’ve Ever Seen (original photo BernMarsh)
Chicago Cubs Golf Gear
Warm weather brings out the golfers in Chicagoland. This isn’t a year-round golfing kind of climate. Though the window of opportunity for golf is longer than say the Chicago swimming season, you never know when it might end for the [...]

BUSTED! Geovany Soto Tests Postive for Marijuana

Guess How Geovany Celebrated His Rookie of the Year Award?
Geovany Soto Tests Positive for Pot
So you just won the 2008 Rookie of the Year Award, which was AWESOME, but then your team then get swept in the first round of the playoffs, which is a total bummer.  How do you celebrate your achievement and forget [...]

Jake Fox Hits First Major League Home Run

Jake Fox Celebrates with Soriano and Theriot
Jake Fox Hits His First Major League Home Run
Jake Fox had a three hit day and hit his first major league home run against the Tigers Armando Galaraga on June 25, 2009.  There wasn’t any doubt on his first home run which gave the Cubs a three run lead [...]