Miller Park is not Minute Maid Park: Why MLB Screwed Up Royally
crawfishboxes.com 9/15/2008 — I'm going to start this off with a quote from BPro's Sunday's Games to Watch column:
While there are some in Houston griping about [playing at Miller Park], the split in home-field advantage over the course of a season, never mind a three-game ...
Cubbie Chaser: A Good Day...Whoda Thunk It?
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 9/15/2008 — Hopefully (a huge element of the Cubs fan vocabulary), after throwing 110 adrenaline-packed pitches, Big Z won't need another MRI today, and he won't morph back into Bad Z between now and his next start (against the Cardinals Friday). We need to see a little consistency from him now, not ...
History! Cubs' Z No-Hits Astros, 5-0
bleedcubbieblue.com 9/15/2008 —
Photo by Miriam Romain
MILWAUKEE -- It starts with recognition.
Early in the game, by the second inning, you note to yourself, "Hmmm. Z's got really good stuff today. If everything breaks his way..."
It continues with a buzz going ...
Who Wants to Be the Spoiler?
simononsports.blogspot.com 9/15/2008 — Thanks to the Brew Crew getting throttled this weekend in Philly and the Mets bullpen holding up their portion of the bargain, the NL race has become suddenly very interesting. Currently 4 teams are separated by 3 games and fighting for two spots. ...
Zambrano no-hit f/x
hardballtimes.com 9/15/2008 — If you want to know what Carlos Zambrano was bringing to the plate last night in his no-hitter against the Astros, check out the detailed PITCHf/x breakdown by Harry Pavlidis, always a great source for Cubs' analysis.
For example, left-handed batters saw 14 splitters from Zambrano, all down ...
No Hitter
phanamanda.blogspot.com 9/15/2008 — Carlos Zambrano of the Cubs throws a no hitter against the Houston Astros.
Astros to Get All Ticket Revenues From Miller Park Games
bizofbaseball.com 9/16/2008 — MLB moved the Cubs/Astros series to Milwaukee’s Miller Park due to Hurricane Ike, and in doing so, saw Carlos Zambrano throw a no-hitter against the Astros on their designated home field. But, here's the deal: the Astros are getting all the ticket revenues.
Cubs' Lilly takes no-hit bid into 7th (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 9/15/2008
A day after Carlos Zambrano pitched a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs, Ted Lilly nearly provided an encore. Lilly held the Astros hitless for six innings on Monday before allowing a single to Mark Loretta in the seventh with the Cubs leading 6-0. Lilly ...
Lilly Takes No-Hit Bid Into 7th, Cubs Win Again —
Wash Post MLB 9/15/2008
MILWAUKEE -- Ted Lilly came close to following Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter with one of his own. Lilly pitched no-hit ball until Mark Loretta's seventh-inning single, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Astros 6-1 Monday to sweep a two-game series moved from ...
