July 23 – 25, 2012; @ Pirates – Series Preview
Oh how a weekend changes the feeling around a ball club. Coming into last weekend the Cubs were the hottest team in baseball, they are now licking their wounds on their way to Pittsburgh. The Cubs...
View ArticleJuly 24, 2012 – Cubs Lineup vs. Pirates
The Cubs look to follow-up yesterday’s tremendous performance with another tonight in Pittsburgh. Paul Maholm takes the hill where he is very comfortable as he has almost 100 career starts at PNC...
View ArticleSpoiler Alert: Maholm, Cubs Frustrate Pirates
It wasn’t too long ago that the Cubs were contenders and would struggle whenever the lowly teams in the division would come to town, well they are now returning the favor to the Pirates. Not that...
View ArticleSeptember 7 – 9, 2012; @ Pirates – Series Preview
Let’s hope the Cubs have some fire left over from yesterday as they could use some of that on the field this weekend against the Pirates. The season is becoming historically bad, and facing another...
View ArticleSamardzija Saves His Best for Last
Talk about an exclamation point on a season, Jeff Samardzija went the distance in his final 2012 start in a 4-3 victory over the Pirates. It was known for a couple of days that Samardzija would be...
View ArticleSeptember 14 – 17, 2012; vs. Pirates – Series Preview
The Pirates comes to town looking very much like the 2011 version of the club that collapsed down the stretch and finished with a below five hundred record yet again, and nothing like the surging...
View ArticleCubs Bats as Cold as the Weather in Loss to Pirates
Full Box Score It was rather obvious early, the Cubs offense was awfully disinterested in this one. Wandy Rodriguez and the cold temperatures combined to keep the Cubs at bay as they could only...
View ArticleApril 4, 2013 – Cubs @ Pirates Preview/Lineups
Pitching Matchup – Cubs (1-1): Travis Wood (0-0, 0.00) vs. Pirates (1-1): James McDonald (0-0, 0.00) Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA When: 11:35 AM CST TV/Radio: WGN TV / WGN 720 The Run Down:...
View ArticleWood Brilliant as Cubs Take Series From Pirates, Barely
Full Box Score Marmol coaster! It’s too early in the year for this kind of drama. The Cubs once again couldn’t find much offense, but managed just enough to get the win with Nate Scheirhioltz...
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