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Townie’s Tour of Tuesday’s Interleague Action

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:49:40 PDT

Townie’s Tour of Tuesday’s Interleague Action
Posted 81 days ago at Bugs & Cranks
Cubs @ Rays The Storylines: 1) Lou Piniella returns to St. Pete. 2) A possible World Series preview? 3) Can they actually fill the stadium with the Cubs in Town? The Action: About as exciting as a 3-2, 3-hour 30-minute, 8 1/2 inning game can...

Longoria, Rays Hold Off Cubs, Win 3-2
Posted 81 days ago at Outs Per Swing
I was pressing the panic button” –Evan Longoria Courtesy of Yahoo! Sports: TAMPA BAY 3, CHI CUBS 2 ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker)— Cliff Floyd and rookie Evan Longoria homered to spark the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2...

Almost Famous: Cubs 2, Rays 3
Posted 81 days ago at Bleed Cubbie Blue
CLEVELAND -- I missed about half of last night's 3-2 Cubs loss to the Rays, still on the road back to Chicago from Toronto and Cooperstown, but arrived at my hotel room in Cleveland (a convenient halfway stop, where I'm going to check out the Rock...

Rays Hold On To Edge Cubs
Posted 81 days ago at The Game of Baseball
Cliff Floyd and Evan Longoria each popped solo home runs as the Rays edged the Cubs 3-2 in the first of a three-game set at Tropicana Field. Eric Hinske also drove in a run for Tampa Bay, which has won three of its last four games. Scott Kazmir...

Wednesday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Posted 81 days ago at A League of Her Own - Front Page
Dumbass Cliffy wants a Cubs-Rays World Series Stranger things have happened, but none since Jesus walked on water. From the Trib: "Cubs-Rays in the World Series? I think it could be, I really do," Floyd said. "I don't think we lack in...

Cubs held to just 6 hits, lose 3-2 to Devil Rays…
Posted 81 days ago at CubsHub
After the offense broke up Scott Kazmir’s no-hit bid & tied the game in the 5th inning, the Cubs’ bullpen was unable to get it done tonight. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays held off a furious 9th inning rally to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2...

Cubs call Murton back up, but only as trade bait? -- ChicagoSports.com

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:39:00 PDT

Cubs call Murton back up, but only as trade bait? -- ChicagoSports.com

Cubs Showcasing Murton?
Posted 81 days ago at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
It's been suggested that trade showcasing is a misconception. Nonetheless, Cubs beat writer Paul Sullivan believes they may be doing just that with Matt Murton right now. Murton was hitting .298/.397/.382 in Triple A, showing much less...

CUBS LOOKING TO DEAL MURTON
Posted 81 days ago at Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog
I’ve been clamoring for Omar to trade for Matt Murton and now with the transition going on with the Mets why not reach out to the Cubs and make a deal for Murton he’s a righty bat stick him in a platoon in left with Trot Nixon and that...

Matt Murton, Rich Hill to Boston?
Posted 81 days ago at Fire Brand of the American League
Sent to Chicago in the Nomar Garciaparra trade, could Matt Murton be on his way back to Boston? The Chicago Tribune speculates that the Cubs called up Murton yesterday to showcase him in a possible trade, and Paul Sullivan thinks it could be to...

411 - Cubs Drop Series Opener to the Rays, Down on the Farm and How Flooding Has Effected the Iowa Cubs, C.C. Sabathia Trade Scenarios, and More (June 18)

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:05:06 PDT

411 - Cubs Drop Series Opener to the Rays, Down on the Farm and How Flooding Has Effected the Iowa Cubs, C.C. Sabathia Trade Scenarios, and More (June 18)
Posted 81 days ago at Cubscast - Chicago Cubs Podcast
Broadcast: 411 Hosts: Sneetch, Lou & Sheps Airdate: 2008-06-18 Length: 31:03:00 File Size: 21.3 MB

Game Recap: Rays 3, Cubs 2; close but empty
Posted 81 days ago at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse -
There's just something about the Rays that make me nervous. Actually, scratch that - I know exactly what it is about the Rays that scares me. They are proof that even the best team in baseball can be made to look like posers when playing a...

Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Rays, Tuesday 6/17, 6:10 CT
Posted 81 days ago at Bleed Cubbie Blue
Beat Kazmir!

Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Rays, Tuesday 6/17, 6:10 CT
Posted 81 days ago at Bleed Cubbie Blue
Ugh. Artificial turf. Only three more days till baseball in sunshine at Wrigley!

Series Preview: Cubs at Tampa Bay
Posted 81 days ago at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse -
This preview will be abbreviated, because, in Full Geek Effect I will be watching the Incredible Hulk tonight. The Cubs are travelling to Tampa for what will prove to be a very tough three games. The Rays are hard to beat in Tampa, and they will...

Tuesday Night Game Thread: Cubs at Rays 6:10 CT/7:10 ET
Posted 81 days ago at A League of Her Own - Front Page
How can anyone not like the Cubs? Tonight the Cubs pack up their vericose veins and white shoes and head to Del Boca Vista to take on the perennial laughing stock Devil Rays. Only this year they aren't so funny. In fact, they're pretty damn...

Chicago Tribune: Cubs call Murton back up, but only as trade bait?

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:36:27 PDT

Chicago Tribune: Cubs call Murton back up, but only as trade bait?
Posted 81 days ago at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
The Cubs recalled Matt Murton from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday and sent Eric Patterson back down, though they may just be showcasing Murton for a possible deal.“We hated to send Patterson out, we really did,” manager Lou Piniella said. “He’s a goo

Murton Gets The Call
Posted 81 days ago at Unrestricted View
Finally. 'Nuff Said. (back to the game. nice to hear so many Cub fans in Tampa) Go Cubs!!

Cubs call up Murton, look for Hendry’s ADD meds
Posted 82 days ago at GoatRiders of the Apocalypse -
I love all the winning, but sometimes I find myself baffled by this organization. To wit : Matt Murton will get another chance to prove he's a major-league player this week when the Cubs recall him from Triple-A Iowa before Tuesday's game at Tampa...

Fukudome to Bat Leadoff

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:49:29 PDT

Fukudome to Bat Leadoff
Posted 80 days ago at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
One of our trusted readers tells us that he heard on WGN radio that Lou Piniella has decided to bat Kosuke Fukudome leadoff until Alfonso Soriano is back...or until Lou changes his mind again. I would assume that Jim Edmonds would get the bulk of...

Cubs at Rays open game thread (Fukudome leads off!)
Posted 80 days ago at Another Cubs Blog
B-REF PREVIEW | GAMEDAY | WEATHER | ACB CHAT ROOM Andy Sonnastine vs. Cubs hitters : 0-5 (Reed Johnson) Carlos Zambrano vs. Rays hitters: 4-19 When & Where : 6:10 pm, Tampa Bay, WGN Johnson is the only Cub to have...

Cubs have data with destiny; computers see Series

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:36:03 PDT

Cubs have data with destiny; computers see Series
Posted 80 days ago at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Active community of the most educated sports fans on the planet...even Chicago!‘’The Cubs are looking fantastic,’’ said Zach Rosenfield, managing editor of accuscore.com. ‘’They have the best statistical chance of any team in the National Le

Not the Cubs
Posted 81 days ago at Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke?
The Pirates have had their trouble with the Cubs this year, even if the proclamation that "The Pirates would be .500 if you take the Cubs games out!" drives me insane. The Pirates are playing in Chicago tonight, but certainly not against the Cubs. The...

Everything Going Wrong in Toronto Is Vernon Wells's Fault

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:00:00 PDT

Everything Going Wrong in Toronto Is Vernon Wells's Fault
Posted 82 days ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Blue Jays , AL East , Toronto A.J. Burnett is probably the least popular man in Toronto right now. His remarks about a potential trade to the Cubs have led to him being called a hoser and worse by Blue Jay watchers. Not far behind,...

Buffery: With Vernon Wells as their leader, the Blue Jays are going nowhere, again
Posted 82 days ago at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
I haven’t seen such bad Vernon-leadership...since Vernon Presley led his gang to Parchman Farm for cheapo check forging!Wells is hitting an unspectacular .276, and a frustrating .255 with runners in scoring position. He leads the weak-hitting Jays...

Damn Those Two Ground Balls!

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:22:02 PDT

Damn Those Two Ground Balls!
Posted 81 days ago at A Hundred Next Years
Is it reasonable to reduce a three-hour, thirty-minute ballgame to a pair of ground balls that, combined, consumed all of 20 or 25 seconds of the evening? Of course not, but here goes: The telling moments for me in Tuesday night's 3-2 Cub defeat at...

Reed Johnson is a moron
Posted 81 days ago at Another Cubs Blog
Cubs down 2-1 in the top of the 7th. Reed Johnson doubles with 2 outs. Ryan Theriot batting. 3-1 count. What does Reed Johnson do? Gets thrown out trying to steal 3rd base. Yep. The scrappy white...