Tuesday, May 31, 2016

CUBS SHUT OUT DODGERS at Cubsquest.com

30 May:

OK, you know the Cubs are good.

So, too, does most of the Known Universe at this point. A trip to the NLCS (after a 73-89 previous season) and a 20-6 start has put them on even the most distant of radars.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, of the shiny Tinsletown heritage and the $227...
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Monday, May 30, 2016

DODGERS COME TO TOWN at Cubsquest.com

30 May:

In what is being billed as a battle of the titans,  Magic Johnson"s LA Dodgers come to Wrigley for a four game series, starting Memorial Day.

Which, of course, should NOT be forgotten. This isn"t just a day off work to cook out and watch baseball. It is also a day to remember and ...
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CUBS, ZOBRIST SWEEP PHILS AWAY at Cubsquest.com

HOW BEN ZOBRIST IS FINDING THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH WITH CUBS
By Patrick Mooney May 29, 2016 4:45 PM

Joe Maddon laughed when a reporter mentioned the sense of renewal the older Cubs players are feeling now after signing as free agents, enjoying life on a young team with the best record in...
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Sunday, May 29, 2016

CUBS GO FOR SERIES SWEEP at Cubsquest.com

29 May:

Make no doubt about it, the Philadelphia Phillies are a remarkably improved club.

But improving over a 99 loss season, and improving to a level where one can compete with the Chicago Cubs are two different things, as they found out again Saturday afternoon. This time against the...
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Saturday, May 28, 2016

CUBS SOCK PHILLIES at Cubsquest.com

28 May:

The Cubs, who"s home run bats have been silent as of late, erupted against the Phillies and starter Adam Morgan Friday in a rain delayed affair in front of an announced crowd of 38,941.

By the time Hector Rondon nailed the game down there may have been 5500 or so people left; like...
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Friday, May 27, 2016

HERE COME THE PHILLIES at Cubsquest.com

27 May:

While the Cubs sit pretty on top of the NL Central with their still gaudy 31-14 (.689 pct) record, the surprising Philadelphia Phillies invade Wrigley Field for the Memorial Day weekend.

This was a dead last place team in 2015. They lost 99 games, and had an abysmal .389 winning...
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Thursday, May 26, 2016

DESHAIES TURNING OUT TO BE GEM IN THE BOOTH at Cubsquest.com

By J.O. Chids  (Exclusive for Cubsquest) ....   5/26/16

During the 4th inning of yesterday"s marathon Cubs win at St. Louis, Jake Arrieta darts an 0-2 fastball on the black and home plate umpire CB Buckner doesn"t flinch. The scorn of Arrieta, Catcher Miguel Montero and the scores of viewers t...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

CUBS HANG ON TO BEAT CARDS at Cubsquest.com

25 May:

In a wild affair under the arches on the banks of the Mississippi, the Cubs hung on to beat the Cards 9-8.

The game featured four homers, and although once again the Cubs got out homered (3-1) the combined 7 rbi"s by Kris Bryant (3 run homer) and a pair each by Ben Zobrist and...
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CUBS EXTRACT REVENGE ON WACHA, CARDS at Cubsquest.com

25 May:

Nothing like getting Michael Wacha to cure the Cubs" hitting woes.

Wacha, the hard throwing right hander, continues to challenge the fastball intensive Cub offense; he did this last year with the dame results. Meaning him getting torched.

To beat the Cubs you have to change...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2016

CUBS LOSE ON WALK OFF HOMER at Cubsquest.com

24 May:

It was a stunning loss; easily the worst of this young season.

Now, Cubsquest has been warning the faithful that their historic run, which culminated in a 20-6 record and a run differential that set records dating back 100 years, would not only end, but some of this would be given...
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch  5/23/16
Randal Grichuk hit a two-out, solo walk-off home run into the bullpen in right field Monday night to give the Cardinals a 4-3 win over the Cubs in the first of a three-game series at Busch Stadium.
The Cardinals rallied from a 3-1 deficit on a two-run homer by ...
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Monday, May 23, 2016

CUBS GO TO ST LOUIS at Cubsquest.com

23 May:

In what is shaping up to be a pretty important series, the Cubs head to Missouri to play the Cardinals. Now, it"s always an event of note, and usually pretty important.

This series is key.

The Cubs have been struggling for the last week or so; they are 4-6 in their last ten but...
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BUMGARNER BEATS CUBS IN FINALE" at Cubsquest.com

After a 28 pitch first inning that saw them fill the bases without scoring, Giants ace Madison Bumgarner shut the Cubs down for a 1-0 victory in the series rubber game.

As par for the course with Bumgarner, he also provided the entire Giants offense with a 6th inning double driving in the...
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Saturday, May 21, 2016

HEYWARD SUFFERS ABDOMINAL INJURY at Cubsquest.com

21 May:

In breaking news, Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward"s injury has been revealed.

Heyward, 26, suffered an abdominal injury -whether it is a strain or worse will be revealed by the MRI scheduled later today. But he said in an interview that his rib cage had impacted his abdomen when...
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CHICAGO TRIBUNE  5/18/16

Wrigleyville Ald. Tom Tunney wants the Cubs" owners to be allowed to sell only beer and wine on the outdoor plaza they"re building next to the ballpark while restricting sales to ticket holders on game and concert days, along with up to eight special events.

The ...
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RIP ALAN YOUNG - MR. ED STAR , PASSES AT 96 at Cubsquest.com

From VARIETY 5/21/16

Alan Young, who gamely played straight man to a talking horse for five years in classic sitcom “Mr. Ed,” died Thursday at the Motion Picture and Television Home in Woodland Hills, Calif. He was 96.

On the series, which ran from 1961-66 on CBS, Young played architect Wil...
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ARRIETA, CUBS DOMINATE GIANTS at Cubsquest.com

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Coming off three excruciating games in Milwaukee which resulted in losing 2 of 3 to the lowly Brewers, the Cubs did what they"ve done best this season; Kick ass on a formidable opponent.

Jake Arrieta was his usual dominant self, tossing 7 solid innings to notch his ...
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Friday, May 20, 2016

CUBS GO WEST at Cubsquest.com

20 May:

Yes, the Cubs lost 2 out of 3 to the Brewers.

And they could have been swept. Not to mention the loss to the Pirates. 3 out of the last 4 games all losses. Yes, correct on all counts.

They were playing .800 ball. That is unsustainable; they were bound to give some of it back. It...
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Thursday, May 19, 2016

HARD-NOSE MCCRAE SPECIALIZED IN HARD SLIDES at Cubsquest.com

Let us celebrate the takeout slides of Hal McRae

By Dayn Perry | Baseball Writer


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Takeout slides! They have been rather drastically redefined in advance of the upcoming season, you know. Such structural changes may have you...
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CUBS BEAT BREW CREW IN 13 at Cubsquest.com

19 May:

In what was easily their best, and most important, game of the year the Cubs emerged triumphant.

Why was it the most important? It was only the struggling Brewers. The reason is simple:

The Cubs have had issues, and they are historical, with playing -and winning- close, tightly...
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

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8 May:

OK, so they are on a losing streak.

And they have already lost two series; something they didn’t do at all in 1984. They aren’t hitting much, either. True on all counts.

But they are still 27-10, which translates to .730 ball, and have the best record in the majors. They’re just r...
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Sunday, May 15, 2016

CUBS BEAT PIRATES AGAIN at Cubsquest.com

14 May:

The Pittsburgh Pirates are facing a crossroads.

This is not the 98 game winning team of last season, and they are on the precipice of losing both Andrew McCutchen and Gerritt Cole, neither of whom they can afford to sign. Meanwhile, the 97 game winning Chicago Cubs of last year are...
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Friday, May 13, 2016

PIRATES COME TO TOWN at Cubsquest.com

12 May:

The Cubs, facing their first little "mini slump" of the season, have a Pittsburgh Pirate club coming to town and set on revenge. The Cubs didn"t just beat them in PNC park, they pretty much humiliated them. To the point that manager Clint Hurdle said this:

"We got outhit,...
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Thursday, May 12, 2016

CUBS DROP PAIR TO PADRES at Cubsquest.com

12 May:

It"s too early to say "tailspin".

While there is little doubt that for a late inning double by Addison Russell on Monday that seemed superfluous at the time they would have been swept at home by a 16-20 team.

Let"s not spend too much time on the negatives. This team has started...
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CUBS LOSE FIRST OF DAY/NIGHT TWIN BILL at Cubsquest.com

11 May:

The Cubs lost.

That"s a headline now; this makes them 25-7, which still ain"t too shabby. And they have yet to lose back to back games this season. The series loss to Colorado had them win the middle game of the three.

One sort of suspected that the lowly Padres (14-20) just...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

CUBS SQUELCH LATE INNING RALLY TO BEAT SD 8-7 at Cubsquest.com

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Monday, May 9, 2016

THE AMAZING COMEBACK OF RYAN KALISH at Cubsquest.com

By  Stephen Edelson  (Photo: USA TODAY Sports)



It’s hard to imagine anyone fortunate enough to play major league baseball taking the experience for granted.

But I think it’s safe to say every blade of grass at Wrigley Field is just a little greener, each at bat a bit more memor...
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CUBS WALK OFF IN 13; SWEEP NATIONALS at Cubsquest.com

9 May:

What was merely spooky is now downright scary.

The Chicago Cubs swept the first place Nationals four games in a row, allowing the New York Mets to take over sole possession of first. The four game loss dropped them to a 19-12 record.

Meanwhile the Cubs went to 24-6, which for the...
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Sunday, May 8, 2016

KALISH, CUBS STEAL ONE FROM NATS at Cubsquest.com

8 May:

The Nationals and Dusty Baker really wanted this game.

This is a team that came to Chicago with the second best record in the league, a true MVP in Bryce Harper, serious pitching and a deep and talented team. But they weren"t really in the first two games.

The scores were closer...
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Saturday, May 7, 2016

CUBS WIN WILD ONE FOR LACKEY at Cubsquest.com

7 May:

The Washington Nationals were expecting to have their hands full.

The Cubs were sporting a pretty gaudy 20-6 record. But they were no slouch at 18-8. And they had their top pitchers going against the bottom of the Cub rotation. But both Kyle Hendricks and John Lackey posted wins....
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Friday, May 6, 2016

20 YEARS AGO TODAY KID K STRUCK OUT 20 at Cubsquest.com

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I"ll never forget walking into the office that May afternoon in 1998 and having excited co-workers ask, "Did you see what just happened?"

Kerry Wood had struck out 20 batters.

He was...
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Thursday, May 5, 2016

NATIONALS IN TOWN-1ST BIG TEST FOR CUBS at Cubsquest.com

Cinco de Mayo:

Everybody over the age of 21 knows what that means.

And the Cub are home, with (reasonably) nice weather playing the Washington Nationals, owner"s of the second best record in baseball. OK, so they are tied with the White Sox at 19-8.

So, if you think the bars in...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

CUBS CONTINUE ROLL; SWEEP PIRATES at Cubsquest.com

4 May:

20-6.

A .769 winning percentage. Best record in the Majors. Best for the Cubs in 100 years.

Once again, they cruised past the 98 game winning Pittsburgh Pirates of last season, sweeping a 3 game set in which they were only behind once. The Bucs led 1-0 into the 3rd inning of game...
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ARRIETA, CUBS BEAT BUCS AGAIN at Cubsquest.com

4 May:

The Cubs, behind All Universe Ace Jake Arrieta, cruised to a 7-1 victory at PNC park Tuesday night.

Starter Jon Niese (L, 3-1) went 5 innings, allowing 6 runs on 9 hits. The relentless Cub offense just continued to peck away at the the Pirates, scoring a pair in the second, four...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016

CUBS REVISIT WILD CARD; SAME RESULT at Cubsquest.com

3 May:

It was a repeat -almost- of last year"s Wild Card playoff.

Gerritt Cole was again on the mound for the Pirates, but Jason Hammel drew the assignment over Jake Arrieta, and he pitched just well enough to notch his 4th win. 5 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs allowed, including a first inning...
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Monday, May 2, 2016

CUBS LOSE IN EXTRAS at Cubsquest.com

2 April:

These are the type of games that will give the present machine that is the Chicago Cubs fits.

The Atlanta Braves took a page from the Colorado Rockies and played a tough ball game in front of 40,164 (announced) fans in 44 degree weather at Wrigley on Sunday.

A great start by...
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Sunday, May 1, 2016

CUBS AND DUCKS PLAY TODAY at Cubsquest.com

1 May:

Yes, this has been far more fitting weather for our feathered friends quacking happily on the various rivers and streams. All is good in Duck World now; after all duck season doesn"t start until fall.

It"s also supposedly baseball season.

The Chicago Cubs, owners of the best...
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