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05/17/08: Pirates win 7-6 on Nate McLouth’s 9th-inning homer…

SportFiends found this 5/18/2008 on www.cubshub.com

The Cubs had to be feeling very good heading into Saturday afternoon’s game, with a perfect 10-0 record against the Pirates on the season to date & ace Carlos Zambrano on the hill. However, things didn’t go according to plan as ...

Soriano's 2 HRs not enough as McLouth sinks Cubs

The Hardball Times found this 5/18/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

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Interleague Boredom

pepe frias posted 5/18/2008 from www.dugoutcentral.com

This is the time of the season in which we regress to the boredom of the regular season of the NBA and the NHL. This is when we begin to dilute the excitement of the World Series and even the All-Star Game.

Time for the Cubs to Lose the “‘Wrigley” Name

pepe frias posted 5/18/2008 from www.dugoutcentral.com

The Chicago Cubs currently lead the NL Central by 2.5 games over the surprising Astros and 3.0 games over the equally surprising St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubs are on pace to shatter last year’s mark in walks on offense, thanks to the approach Kosuke Fukudome brings to the plate.

Whipple’s Baseball Journey: Day 4 - Bad Chili

pepe frias posted 5/18/2008 from www.dugoutcentral.com

We stop at Skyline for their famous chili. The coney dog, chili pasta and bowl of chili were not even average. I feel almost un-American saying this, but it just wasn’t good. We left sad and disappointed. The game itself was great.