thundermatt.com - 8/28/2008
—
toothpastefordinner.com
It's that time of year again. As the NFL season nears, we here at TMS bring you our official picks and predictions for 2008. The Saloon brings you the staff picks for the season in a long drawn-out, misguided, convoluted fashion that only TMS can bring.
SEASON STANDINGS, STAFF PICKS (* denotes playoff contenders)
AFC EAST
Chip
Jordi
Brant
...
Surging Cubs sweep Pirates with 2-0 win (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 8/27/2008 — Jason Marquis shut down Pittsburgh's batters, and the Chicago Cubs turned two well-placed bunts into two runs in the seventh inning and swept yet another three-game series from the Pirates with a 2-0 victory Wednesday. After scoring 26 runs -- ...
Marquis leads Cubs' sweep of Pirates
chicagotribune.com 8/28/2008 — Jason Marquis shut down Pittsburgh's batters, and the Cubs turned two well-placed bunts into two runs in the seventh inning and swept yet another three-game series from the Pirates with a 2-0 victory Wednesday.
Hardball: Being Carlos Zambrano
...
White Sox are Cubs' worst nightmare -
chicagotribune.com 8/28/2008 — Beware the sneak attack. In baseball, more than any other sport, it's unwise to draw attention to yourself. First-round draft picks who come with hype often turn out to be Corey Patterson or Kip Wells . The trades that don't make big headlines, like ...
No doubt about it? —
Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 8/28/2008
It was early September, and the Cubs led the Pittsburgh Pirates with two out in the top of the ninth inning. Closer Phil Regan had a two-strike count on Willie Stargell, and the wind was blowing in. In the next few seconds, Stargell turned on a pitch ...
Avoiding trap a good sign —
Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 8/28/2008
PITTSBURGH -- As tough as the Cubs' remaining schedule appears to be, their just-concluded nine-game stretch against last-place teams might have been just as daunting for the potential letdown factor. And the Cubs survived the ...
