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Andre Dawson Elected to Hall of Fame

Hall of Famer Andre Dawson
Andre Dawson Elected to Hall of Fame
Congratulations Andre!  On January 6, 2009, Andre Dawson became a member of Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame.  After not receiving enough votes to gain entrance eight times, he finally “got the call” after getting 420 of the 405 votes needed to join.
For Cubs fans [...]

The Strangest Chicago Cubs Injuries of All Time

Jose Cardenal is a legend for more than just his afro
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The Chicago Cubs and injuries go together like peanut butter and chocolate.  Injuries are a part of professional sports and can’t be avoided but somehow the Cubs seemed to have taken injuries to a higher form of art.  Why get injured making a diving catch [...]

Cubs Walk Their Way to Walk Off Win Against Brewers in Extra Innings

Fontenot celebrates the winning walk after Theriot ran home (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Cubs Beat Brewers with Walk Off Walk
It was another low scoring game by the Cubs offense but nobody cares as long as you win the game and the Cubs did just that, beating the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings. The winning run scored on [...]

Carlos Zambrano Reaches 100 Career Wins

Carlos Zambrano Reaches 100 Career Wins
On June 5, 2006 Carlos Zambrano reached his 100th career victory by pitching a two hit performance against the Cincinnati Reds and the bullpen managed to hold on to win the game 2-1.  Not only did Zambrano pitch 6 2/3 innings and strikout seven but he also hit his 18th [...]

Carlos Zambrano Ejected, Then Ejects Umpire in Retaliation

Carlos Zambrano Ejects Umpire Mark Carlson and Pinella Has to Laugh
photo by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP
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Big Z Gets Ejected, Fun Had by All
Nothing like a classic ejection from a game right?  Some people condemn the tirades as “childish” but I say those people are BORE-ING.  Moments like Carlos Zambrano’s ejection in the seventh inning [...]

Chicago Cubs Hawaiian Shirts by Reyn Spooner

Chicago Cubs Hawaiian Shirt by Reyn Spooner featuring Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs Hawaiian Shirts
Not that long ago I began to notice these really cool Chicago Cubs Hawaiian Shirts on people at Wrigley Field.  The first time I saw one I thought “Wow, That’s Cool!”.  Then I saw another one and another one, in different designs but [...]

Chicago Cubs Payroll and Player Salaries 2009

Hey Cubs fans.  Let’s talk a moment about the business side of baseball.  We’re going to discuss the Chicago Cubs player salaries today and the Chicago Cubs 2009 payroll.  I’m also going to rant a little bit about player salaries, but perhaps not in the way you might be expecting.
I’ve tried to list every Chicago [...]

Chicago Cubs Starting Pitchers 2009

2009 Chicago Cubs Starting Rotation

Chicago Cubs Starting Rotation on Opening Day 2009
#38 - Carlos Zambrano - Right Handed Starting Pitcher
#46 - Ryan Dempster - Right Handed Starting Pitcher
#40 - Rich Harden - Right Handed Starting Pitcher
#30 - Ted Lilly - Left Handed Starting Pitcher
#45 - Sean Marshall - Left Handed Starting Pitcher
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Other Pitchers Who Have [...]

Carlos Zambrano Bobblehead

Here is a collection Big Z Carlos Zambrano bobblehead dolls I’ve found. Carlos Zambrano has always been one of my favorite Chicago Cubs players. I like his emotion and drive and he can be a lot of fun to watch. Sometimes that emotion can cause problems but usually it just drives him [...]

Carlos Zambrano No Hitter Statue

The Carlos Zambrano No Hitter Commemorative Statue was released as a Wrigley Field only promotional giveaway to the first 10,000 fans attending the Reds versus the Cubs game on April 11th, 2009.
The Carlos Zambrano Statue was created to commemorate the historic no hitter Zambrano pitched on September 14, 2008.  This is a limited edition collectable [...]