chicagotribune.com - 9/29/2008
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Cubs will host the Los Angeles Dodgers starting Wednesday. So who does Phil Rogers think will win?
Brewers beat Cubs 3-1 to win NL Wild Card Photos
I Don't Think Either of Them Can Win
futilityinfielder.com 9/24/2008 — I've got an article in today's New York Sun about the war of attrition being fought over the NL West and NL Wild Card playoff spots. As I conceived the piece, in thinking about the recent struggles of the Brewers and Mets I was reminded of a great old ...
The Griddle: Brewers have watershed year with playoff spot
griddle.baseballtoaster.com 9/29/2008 — The Milwaukee Brewers are going to the playoffs for the first time since 1982. The Brewers wrapped up the NL wild card with a 3-1 win over the Cubs combined with a 4-2 loss by the Mets in New York to Florida.
The Brewers are the first team to make the ...
Yeeeehaaaa! Brewers win the Wild Card, bitches!
thesportsculture.com 9/29/2008 — Major League Baseball might have its own line of (often times hideous) authentic championship apparel, but that doesn’t stop the market for non-licensed t-shirt creators to express their October fever using your chest as a canvas.
WaPo: Boswell: Reverse Psychology (RR) —
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Can the Cubs “beat, beat, beat on the Dodgers”? Add a few Jared Falk’s Bass Drum Secrets of Reformed Punk Druggies rolls and Boswell might have something there!
Will the Dodgers close out the best Cubs team of my lifetime, deflate this entire postseason, erase the chance of a Cubs-Red Sox, a ...
Playoff News and Notes —
Baseball Analysts
After a couple of days, the Phillies and Dodgers are up 2-0 in their NLDS and the Red Sox and Rays are leading 1-0 as the latter two teams head into their second games this evening. Meanwhile, the White Sox and Angels need to post victories to prevent going down 0-2 a la the Brewers and Cubs, ...
Cubs Nix Red-Eye to L.A.; Choose to Hibernate in Own Caves —
Walkoff Walk
Dodgers beat writer and badass blogger Tony Jackson got the inside information on the Cubs travel plans after Game 2 of the NLDS ended last night. Turns out that instead of immediately hopping on the private plane to jet out to the coast, Lou PIniella and his team are going to get a good ...
Cubs Must Beat Dodgers In Game 2 Of NLDS [Nightly Wrap Up] —
FanIQ Blog
Today's blog goodness
1. A look at the 10 most selfish players/coaches in the NFL .
2. Read Travis Henry's affidavit . It's like 'The Wire' come to life.
3. Why we should pay attention to the Trailblazers this year .
4. Some early predictions for college football games on Saturday .
5. ...
Game 1 of the NLDS: Dodgers use long-ball to beat Cubs 7-2.. —
CubsHub
Sooner or later, all of the walked batters would come back to haunt Ryan Dempster in Game 1 of the National League Division Series.
They certainly did during a four-run 5th inning that was capped off by James Loney’s grand slam, as the Los Angeles Dodgers took the lead for good & ...
Post-Season Predictions —
Minor League Ball
Here are my post-season predictions:
ROUND ONE Brewers beat the Phillies 3 games to 2 Cubs beat the Dodgers 3 games to 1 Red Sox beat the Angels 3 games to 0 Rays beat the White Sox 3 games to 2
ROUND TWO Cubs beat the Brewers 4 games to 2 Rays beat the Red Sox 4 games to 3 ...
ALDS Preview: Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels —
Baseball Analysts
They don't start this one until later tonight but it's the one nearest and dearest to our hearts. So we're throwing it up first this morning. We will have the Phills/Brewers later on this morning (or at least before first pitch), the Cubs/Dodgers later in the afternoon and then we will run with ...
TBS Dicks Over Cubs —
Rumors and Rants
My worst fears have come to fruition.
Just a few days ago, I was convinced that the Cubs were unquestionably the team to beat heading into the National League playoffs — the first time I’ve felt that way since I was a naive 7-year-old in 1989. And then TBS had to spoil ...
Pitching will be critical for Dodgers —
MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
As big a threat as Manny Ramirez is, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre said, the Dodgers won't beat the Chicago Cubs in the National League division series that starts Wednesday at Wrigley Field if they can't pitch with them. "You're going to have to pitch well because they can beat ...
Not So Chicago —
Bleacher Report - MLB
Well for all you Cubs fans who thought this is the year, you were wrong just like the last 100 years. I also know there were quite a few fans who were hoping for a Chicago World Series, HA HA wrong again.
Both of the Chicago teams are not ...
