Offense's bad road trip a group droop

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Thursday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 5/8/2008 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... Diamondbacks are at Wrigley Field. Lefty Eyre has been on the disabled list since late March because of a bone spur in his pitching elbow. Manager Lou Piniella, during one of his thinking-out-loud sessions Monday, said the Cubs could carry 13 pitchers when Eyre returns. But general manager Jim Hendry all but shot down that idea Wednesday. "We'll kick it around Friday because we won't activate him until Saturday," Hendry said. "I would doubt that we will." Craptacular offense pandemic Except for Ronny and Geo. From the ...

Nature Vs. Nurture
Published 5/8/2008 by Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue: Front Page Posts
... of that lead in runs is due to the nineteen runs scored against the Brewers (10% of the season total of 195) -- but I believe this represents something real, not illusory, and as long as Cub hitters continue to take more pitches and draw walks, they'll score lots of runs, and, the recent road trip notwithstanding, win more games. The Cubs had a recent streak, stopped yesterday, in which they had had the bases loaded at least once in sixteen consecutive games -- a streak that equalled the longest in the major leagues since 1974, by the 2002 Mariners, and is ...