sportsyenta.blogspot.com - 5/16/2008
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It's clearly "backwards week" in baseball. The Rays and Marlins are in first place. The Tigers are terrible. Jim Edmonds is a Chicago Cub. And Mark Prior getting hurt again didn't do one iota of damage to the team he's "playing" for, other than the fact that the Padres are paying him $1 million this season. Prior felt pain in his pitching shoulder (again) last week as he rehabbed in Arizona. ...
Cubs take 3 of 4 from Padres
anothercubsblog.net 5/16/2008 — Greg Maddux may have pitched for the last time in Wrigley Field and it started out like you’d expect--4 pitches in the 1st inning. It got tougher after that, but he managed to keep the Cubs scoreless through 4 inning and then the Cubs put ...
Dempster strikes out 12 in 4-0 win over Padres
suntimes.com 5/16/2008 — Ryan Dempster struck out a career-high 12 today as the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-0. Dempster left to a rousing ovation with one out in the ninth, and Kerry Wood entered to pick up the save. Jim Edmonds had a single in the first at-bat of his ...
BIG Z AND EDMONDS PATCH THINGS UP
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com 5/16/2008 — Carlos Zambrano buried the hatchet with Jim Edmonds on Wednesday and apologized Thursday for his angry display against the former St. Louis outfielder during a heated Cubs-Cardinals game in July 2004.
Did I Catch a Niner in There?
babeslovebaseball.com 5/16/2008 — Brandon Webb is on fire. The Arizona Diamondbacks righty is now a ridiculous 9-0 with a 2.56 ERA and 49 strikeouts over his first nine starts this season. Totally out of control. He's actually on a roll from last September, having won his final two ...
What Cubs Move Would You Make?
zonersports.com 5/16/2008 — So. Pretend the All-Star break is nigh upon us. The Cubs are up 5 games on the Cardinals and Brewers. Assuming no major injuries and the club continues to play like it is now, what “piece” do you go out and try to acquire before the trade deadline?
