Game of the Day | Lilly gives Cubs big boost
Published 5/4/2008 at The Seattle Times: Sports
The top offense in the major leagues surfaced again Saturday. Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella only asks that his team try to minimize...
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Dave Rouleau posted 5/4/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com
Rich Hill was hooked with just two outs in the game against St-Louis yesterday. Lou Pinella sent a strong message to the lefty that he needs to find the strike zone or he'll be history.Rich Hill Demoted After Another Wild Outing...Just as Rouleau Predicted
Dave Rouleau posted 5/4/2008 from blog.baseballdigestdaily.com
Just as Dave thought might happen in the previous post Hill goes down, Gallagher comes up...Way to Go, Lilly!
sooze posted 5/4/2008 from www.babeslovebaseball.com
Congratulations to Ted Lilly for fanning his 1,000th batter Saturday afternoon.Cubs' bats erupt, Lilly continues strong stretch -- ChicagoSports.com
A League of Her Own - Front Page found this 5/4/2008 on chicagosports.chicagotribune.com
Cubs 9, Cardinals 3 Cubs' bats erupt, Lilly continues strong stretch By Paul Sullivan | Tribune staff reporter 10:14 PM CDT, May 3, 2008 ST. LOUIS - When Lou Piniella warned Cubs fans not to get too "giggly" about their hot start a couple of weeks ...Tim McCarver making sense
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 5/4/2008 on basebology.blogspot.com
I like to rag on Tim a lot, so I want to give him some props for his refusal to play along with Joe Buck's idiocy in regards to jinxes and curses during the Cubs - Cardinals game on Fox Saturday afternoon. Since the Cubs were playing, Joe started ...
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