Chicago Cubs Still Going Strong
The Chicago Cubs are still doing great.  This far into the season, they are only extending their lead in their division.  The second-place Milwaukee Brewers are now six games behind the guys in the Chicago jerseys and long-time rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, are in third, 8.5 games behind. At .616, the Cubs are tied with [...]

Guys in Chicago Jerseys Win on Doubles
The guys in the Chicago jerseys hit a total of six doubles, tying a season high, as they beat the Florida Marlins 9-2 on Sunday. The four most significant doubles came in the eight-run seventh inning.  With the Marlins leading 2-0, Mike Fontenot led off with a two-bagger.  He and Reed Johnson scored on Alfonso Soriano’s [...]

Rays Dodging Fays, Planning Series Against Angels
The AL East Division leading Tampa Bay Rays will be meeting the AL West Division leading Los Angeles Angels. Provided, that is, that the series doesn’t get hurricaned-out. Tropical Storm Fay is expected first to gather hurricane force and then to make landfall in Florida on Tuesday. The Rays are scheduled for home games against the Angels [...]

Chicago and LA Both Have Division-Leading Teams
Chicago and Los Angeles both have two home-town division leaders. The Chicago Cubs are in first place in the National League Central Division. They have a .613 record. The Milwaukee Brewers are in second place, 5.5 games behind the Cubs. At the same time, on the South Side, the Chicago White Sox are tied with the Minnesota [...]

Cubs Sweep Braves on the Road
The Chicago Cubs have swept a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves, and done it on the road.  The Cubs, who are 45-17 at home but only 29-30 away, have had problems winning on the road.  But they did it against the Braves, outscoring Atlanta 29-9. In fact, the men in Chicago jerseys have won their [...]

White Sox Go for Four-Peat
The Chicago White Sox hit four consecutive home runs in the sixth inning of Thursdays game in the process of beating the Kansas City Royals 9-2.  They tie the record with five other teams who have also gotten four consecutive homers. Jim Thome started the adventure with a three-run homer that was his 25th of the [...]

Kevin Youkilis Boston’s Best Batter
Kevin Youkilis is leading the Boston Red Sox in batting average (.315), home runs (20) and RBI’s (76). Youkilis missed Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox because of a sore shoulder caused by a weight-lifting session, but is expected to play in Monday’s game.

Dempster Wins Cubs Game; Edmonds Wins Cubs Fans
Remember when Jim Edmonds was an All-Star for the St. Louis Cardinals? Chicago Cubs fans loved to hate the star player for their arch-rivals. Then, after Edmonds was traded to the San Diego Padres and released by that team, the Cubs signed him right away. The reception that Cubs fans gave to Edmonds was, shall [...]

Red Sox and Cardinals Descend on Chicago
This will be a great week-end for baseball in Chicago. The Chicago White Sox will be hosting the Boston Red Sox for a four-game series and the Chicago Cubs will be hosting the St. Louis Cardinals for a three-game series. Both series start tonight. These are going to be some great games. The Cubs and the Cardinals [...]

The Last Beat the First As Dellucci Hits His 100th
The last place (AL Central) Cleveland Indians beat the first place (AL East) Tampa Bay Rays when David Dellucci his hit 100th career home run in the fifth inning. The score was tied 2-2 as Dellucci hit his 2-run blast. Asdrubal Cabrera also homered. The Indians added a safety run in the eighth and won [...]