cubsmix.com - 7/7/2009
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You see, Cubs fans have been hating on Derrek Lee for two plus seasons now. His propensity to ground into that rally killing double-play last year and his early struggles this year have added much fuel to the bench Lee fire that has been raging on the north side. Micah Hoffpauir started the season
Welcome Back, Derrek Lee
hirejimessian.com 6/22/2009 — Now that Derrek Lee is no longer hitting third in the lineup, he’s finally hitting like a guy who should be hitting third in the lineup. He’s put up a .378/.440/.756 line in the past two weeks with 5 HR and 13 RBIs. His hitting streak is up to 18 games. He’s already reached ...
Derrek Lee expected back in Cubs' lineup Monday
suntimes.com 7/27/2009 — Derrek Lees recurring neck injury will keep him out of todays game against the Reds, but manager Lou Piniella expects him back in the lineup Monday night against the Houston Astros.
Derrek Lee homers in 2-0 win
novafantasysports.com 9/2/2009 —
Update : Derrek Lee hit a 2 run homer to provide all the offense the Cubs would need in beating the Astros 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon.
Fantasy Impact: Lee is batting .294 with 27 HR and 90 RBI on the season. He got off to a slow start to the season, but has been excellent ...
Derrek Lee has a monster game
novafantasysports.com 8/17/2009 — Update: Derrek Lee had his 2nd 7 RBI game of the season on Friday, going 3-for-3 in the Cubs 17-4 blow out win over the Pirates. Fantasy Impact: Lee has been on fire over the past couple months after a very slow start to the season. He's a must play in all leagues.
Lee powers Cubs to 9-5 win over Brewers (AP)
cubscore.com 7/2/2009 — Derrek Lee took a curtain call after his second homer, a grand slam that gave him a career-high seven RBIs on a night when the baseball seemed to be coming at a different speed. "Just some nights the game seems like it slows down a little bit and tonight was one of those nights," ...
Derrek Lee homers twice to lead Cubs past Mets 5-3 (AP)
cubscore.com 9/5/2009 — Derrek Lee homered twice and drove in three runs in his return to the lineup, leading Rich Harden and the Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. Harden struck out 10, all swinging, and Aramis Ramirez also had a two-run homer for Chicago, which scored its most runs ...
Derrek Lee Might Be Back Tonight
bleachernation.com 5/12/2009 — The Cubs may be one step closer to full strength tonight in the series opener against the San Diego Padres. Derrek Lee, who’s been out almost a week could be back. I mean, he’s not necessarily a better hitter than Micah Hoffpauir at this point, but he’s nominally the starter. ...
Around the Majors: July 2: D. Lee, Sabathia, Vazquez & More
rotoprofessor.com 7/3/2009 — Derrek Lee was the player of the game, picking up 7 RBI. Javier Vazquez & Aaron Harang pitched well, but neither can catch a break and get a victory. CC Sabathia put up a terrible line. Let’s look at these stories and all the rest from yesterday’s games.
Derrek Lee to the Giants?
bleachernation.com 6/15/2009 — Obviously it’s not time for the Cubs to go into sell mode, but as a .500 team buried in the N.L. Central, it isn’t shocking that the sell-type rumors are starting to swirl.
Could Derrek Lee be the hitter the Giants need? Sabean at least ought to see whether Chicago Cubs GM Jim ...
Cubs 4, Braves 2 —
NYT > Baseball 7/7/2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- Rookie Randy Wells won his fourth straight start, Derrek Lee homered and the Chicago Cubs got their sixth win in eight games, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Monday night.
Working the Scoreboard at Wrigley —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/7/2009
One of the eternal mysteries of Wrigley, right up there with how they get the grass so green in April, is what it’s like inside the scoreboard. Fred Washington, who’s been flippin’ numbers at Wrigley since 1990, talked to Wise ...
The Cubs Are Good Again! —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/7/2009
What a week, Cub fans! Two weeks ago this was the most apathetic team I had ever seen and now they are actually showing life! I think they actually want to win! What a good feeling this is! I can’t stop using exclamation points! The Cubs are ...