cobrabrigade.com - 4/28/2008
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While there have been a lot of things to be happy about with this Cubs team this season, the player I am happiest about is C Geovony Soto . Soto is the co-leader for Rookie of the Year at this point, with teammate Kosuke Fukudome , as he's hitting .353 with 3 home runs, 14 RBI's and has a .451 on-base %. I think we all saw what Soto brought to the Cubs last season at the end of the year but
Cubs Win #10,000
cobrabrigade.com 4/28/2008 — As Erin said yesterday in the comments, the Cubs had the opportunity to win their 10,000th game as a franchise last night and they did it with a 7-6 win over the Rockies in 10 innings. I'm not sure what 10,000 wins means other than that the Cubs have been around forever but it sure is a nice round number. Still, I'd be willing to give up 8 or 9 thousand of those wins for a few championships,
Cubs Frustrated in Washington
cobrabrigade.com 4/28/2008 — Maybe these Cubs aren't so different? Just when you think the team is about to take off and run away with the NL Central they go and lose two out of three to probably the worst team in the National League. It wasn't a good weekend but it still deserves a rundown so off we go. Friday .......Despite Reed Johnson making just about the greatest catch I've ever seen and Ryan Dempster having
"The Beginning" Has Ended
cobrabrigade.com 4/28/2008 — Let's hop into the time machine and go back to my April 7th post : I call this series, "The Beginning" because it's the beginning of a stretch of games for the Cubs against a relatively easy schedule. They have the Phillies at the end of this week but over the next three weeks they play the Pirates Reds three times, and the Nationals three times. This is where the Cubs should start pushing
Climbing the Ladder with the National League 4/27/2008
seamheads.com 4/28/2008 — Cubs take lead in Central Today’s slate of NL games features a matchup of the past two NL Cy Young Award-winners. The 2006 recipient, Brandon Webb, will bring his 5-0 record and 2.31 ERA to San Diego to do battle with 2007 honoree Jake Peavy and his 3-0 record and 2.00 ERA. The two have put up similar numbers this year. In fact, the main difference between them is that Webb and the ...
MLB April Surprises
zonersports.com 4/28/2008 — Adam Dunn slugging .342? A look at some interesting and surprising numbers from the first month of the season.
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