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Morning Extras: What a Weekend!
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... • Big Z threw a no-hitter for the Cubbies against the Astros yesterday. The Astros had a 'home' game, but since Hurrican Ike displaced them, the game was played in Milwaukee. The attendance was 23,441...mostly Cubs fans. ...
MLB Weekly
Hip 2 Da Game —
... Carlos Zambrano: You might have missed this with all the football going on yesterday but Carlos Zambrano threw a no-hitter against the Houston Astros last night. Zambrano just came back last night after missing his last start with arm trouble. It was the first no-hitter by a Cubs pitcher since 1972. Jon Lester of the Red Sox is the only other pitcher to throw a no-hitter this season. Looks like Zambrano will be healthy for the Cubs in the post-season after all. ...
Big Z Shows No Mercy, No-Hits Ike-Weary Astros
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Milwaukee’s Miller Park saw its first no-hitter on Sunday night — and the Brewers were in Philadelphia. Proving once again that Hurricane Ike was some sort of sign from God for the Cubs and Astros, Carlos Zambrano threw the first Cubs no-no in 36 years in front of more than 23,000 screaming Cub fans (and four guys rooting for the Astros) at Houston’s “home game.” ...
Top 5 games of 2008, so far
Another Cubs Blog —
... 2. September 14th, Cubs beat Astros 5-0 in Milwaukee. ...
Prospectus Hit List: Nearing the Finish Line by Jay Jaffe
Baseball Prospectus —
All Hail Wrigley North: With Hurricane Ike blowing through Houston, MLB moved a pair of Cubs - Astros games to Milwaukee's Miller Park, where the Cubs had gone 8-2 over the past two years, and the shortened series turns into a mismatch. Carlos Zambrano tossed a no-hitter in his first outing since September 2, the first Cub to do so since Milt Pappas in 1972. He's followed by Ted Lilly , who takes a no-hitter into the seventh before finally settling on a combined one-hitter. Though the team's magic number to clinch the NL ...
