Cardinals 2, Cubs 3, Final 11 - Aug. 8, 2008

Cubs Suck. Sort Of…
cardinalsdiaspora.com 8/8/2008 — God. I hate the Cubs. I really do. Not so much the club, per se- since they’ve been a bunch of losers for about 100 years. But the fans. Ugh. The fans. Depraived of winning, they turn insuffarable at the mere whiff of hope. We can only ...

What To Watch: Weekend Edition
realclearsports.com 8/9/2008 — Great Advice, my weekend is booked now!

Boxscore: St. Louis vs. Chi Cubs - August 8, 2008 | stlcardinals.com: News
stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com 8/9/2008 — BATTING 2B : Izturis (9, Lilly). HR : Mather (6, 3rd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 2 out). TB : Mather 5; Kennedy 2; Pujols; Izturis 3; Schumaker. RBI : Mather (13), Kennedy (25). 2-out RBI : Mather. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ludwick; ...

Cubs hold off Cards on Blanco's hit in 11th inning
sports.espn.go.com 8/9/2008 — Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

Argghh... — Rockin' the Red

Cubs Win 3-2: 11th Inning Heroics by Henry Blanco — The Daily Cub: A Chicago Cubs Blog

Cubs outlast Cards, win 3-2 — Another Cubs Blog

"Nothing This Team Does Surprises Me Any More": Cubs 3, Cardinals 2 — Bleed Cubbie Blue

Insight From A Cardinals Fan — wrigleyville23

Once an Ally now an Enemy — Redbird Ramblings

White Sox hold slim lead — Extra Bases

Cubs 3, Cardinals 2/11; Tell me if you've seen this before — Cubbie Nation - Notes from the Front Office

Rahula Strohl: Cubs-Cards — chicagotribune.com - Sports 8/8/2008
Play-by-play of the Cards' first trip to Wrigley this season from a guy who can't believe the Cards haven't made a trip to Wrigley yet this season.

LIVE: Rival Cubs, Cards meet as race heats up — FOXSports.com News for MLB 8/8/2008

Mather gets leadoff call vs. Cubs — Major League Baseball News 8/8/2008
Friday marked the second time Joe Mather has led off for the Cardinals, and both times have come against the Cubs, who have their own slugging spark plug.

Blanco delivers walk-off win in 11th — Major League Baseball News 8/8/2008
Henry Blanco belted a walk-off RBI single in the 11th inning Friday and Jim Edmonds hit a pair of solo homers to lift the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Edmonds hRS key victory — chicagotribune.com - Sports 8/8/2008
Henry Blanco hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 11th inning, Jim Edmonds homered twice against his former team and the Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Friday afternoon. From the Cubicle: Cubs-Cardinals series opener  ...

Blanco's RBI lifts Cubs over Cards in 11 (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 8/8/2008
Henry Blanco singled home the winning run with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Friday to keep up their domination this season at Wrigley Field. Chicago improved to an NL-best 44-16 at ...

Blanco's single in 11th lifts Cubs past Cards 3-2 — Boston.com -- Baseball News 8/8/2008
Henry Blanco singled home the winning run with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Friday to keep up their domination this season at Wrigley Field.

Blanco's Single in 11th Lifts Cubs Past Cards — Wash Post MLB 8/8/2008
Former Cardinal Jim Edmonds hits two home runs and Henry Blanco singles in the winning run in the 11th inning as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2, on Friday.