Maybe the Cubs can take some small solace in all those empty seats at Wrigley Field – there’s no longer as many people at the Friendly Confines to boo.
Archive for July 20th, 2010
The Cubs certainly aren’t at the point – or ever will be – when they want Milton Bradley back. But is the real Carlos Silva starting to emerge? The one who went 5-18 with a 6.81 ERA the last two years in Seattle and not the one who surprisingly started this season at 8-0?
Cubs manager Lou Piniella did a little lineup juggling for Sunday night’s game against the Phillies and their ace pitcher, Roy Halladay.
The Cubs will most likely make sure Carlos Zambrano’s return comes on the road. Zambrano, who is on the restricted list after undergoing treatment for anger-management issues, is scheduled to throw at least 1 inning of a simulated game Monday in Mesa, Ariz.
Scouting: Astros @ Cubs
Jul 20
The Cubs are 2-4 against the Astros, 1-2 at Wrigley Field. The Astros lost 9-0 Sunday at Pittsburgh, falling to 37-55.
Cubs doomed from the start
Jul 20
Tick, tock. That’s the sound of the Cubs’ agonizing season counting down to those
inevitable summer trades that seemed almost possible to consider mere
figments of rumor-mongering during that Prozac weekend against the
Phillies. It didn’t take long for Carlos Silva to send the Cubs crashing back to
reality on Monday.
Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin says it never crosses his mind.
The Cubs’ continuing look toward the future could involve an extended look in the present at rookies Tyler Colvin and Starlin Castro batting first and second.
The Houston Astros visited Wrigley Field tonight to kick off a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs. It ended up as a hitting festival for the visitors as they scored five runs in the first inning and added another six more in the rest of the game to beat the home team by a final score of 11-5.