Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: ALDS, Skins, UT-OU
sportingnews.com 10/6/2008 — Today's Calls: Cubs '08 vs. Cubs '09, Phillies vs. Dodgers, ALCS vs. NBA Playoffs, Redskins vs. Dolphins, Kyle Orton vs. Sage Rosenfels, Oklahoma vs. Texas, Vandy vs. Anyone, Tony Stewart vs. Regan Smith and More. The Opening Pitch: Phillies fans ...

Dodgers advance to NLCS, sweep Cubs (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 10/6/2008 — It's a century and counting for the Chicago Cubs. Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers shoved Chicago into another long winter Saturday night, completing a three-game sweep of their first-round playoff series with a 3-1 victory. The Cubs' ...

No Reason to Freak On Fukudome | Zoner Sports
zonersports.com 10/6/2008 — Here’s the truth about Fukudome–he still has a lot of value, even if he hits .260 next year. I'll tell you why. As for this year, maybe it all turned out to be a bit too overwhelming for him. How would that make him different from any other Cub?

Cubs fans erect shrine to futility
suntimes.com 10/6/2008 — Wrigleyville was a vast open-air wake Sunday with a sad little shrine.

It’s Not Gonna Happen (Maybe Next Year)
juicedsportsblog.com 10/6/2008 — The Lovable Losers are on the ropes once again, one game from another early playoff exit, and one loss from making it 100 years and counting since they won a championship SCOTT JACOBS The Chicago Cubs coasted to 97 wins, put a great deal of ...

For Broxton, it was case closed — L.A. Times - Baseball News 10/6/2008
Saving series clincher against Cubs was huge for Dodgers reliever and may have Torre re-evaluating bullpen roles. > Never had Russell Martin seen Jonathan ...

Are the Confines TOO Friendly?: Is it time for a fan intervention? — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/6/2008
"It's Gonna Happen" That was the rallying cry all season long for the "Best in the NL" Chicago Cubs. From Spring Training, through a hot start, through some mid-summer doldrums, becoming louder after the Rich Harden acquisition,  ...

Hey TBS, Why Won’t You Tell Us When Frank TV's Coming Back! — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/6/2008
The last week has been great for baseball on TBS.  The Dodgers shocked the Chicago Cubs.  The Phillies defeated the feel-good Brewers.  The Angels and Red Sox played an extra-inning marathon.  The Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay ...

Cubs come to grips with early exit — Major League Baseball News 10/6/2008
All might not be well in Cubs Nation, but at least the players are beginning to swallow what just happened, as the Cubs cleaned out their lockers at Wrigley Field on Monday, fewer than 48 hours after getting swept out of the National League Division ...

The Dodgers Beat The Cubs, PERIOD — Bleacher Report - MLB 10/6/2008
No offense Cubs' fans, but I am SICK and TIRED of hearing how your team lost the NLDS rather than the Dodgers winning it. I know all about the curse. I know all about your 97 wins this season. I know all about the "expectations". Most of all, I ...