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Cubs Have Worst Record In Baseball After 2-1 Loss To Astros

What would you have done? Sixth inning. Cubs and Astros in a 1-1 tie game. Travis Wood had pitched very, very well after giving up a home run to Jose Altuve on his third pitch of the night. But Wood had thrown 97 pitches. After Wood retired ... [ Published 12 hours ago by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

Entities: Dale Sveum, Justin Maxwell, Carlos Lee, Shawn Camp, Bryan LaHair

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents

Jeff Samardzija

Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros Preview, Wednesday 5/23, 7:05 CT

With their eighth loss in a row Tuesday night, the Cubs equalled a losing streak they have posted seven other times since the club-record 14-game losing streak to start the 1997 season. Since that record streak, they have lost more than eight in a ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

Entities: Jeff Samardzija, Wandy Rodríguez, Carlos Lee

First Reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 Documents

The Red Sox And Yankees Are Cellar Dwellers And Other MLBullets

Bryce Harper or Mike Trout . Who you picking first to start your team for the next 15 years? Or are you picking neither? The Yankees and Red Sox are still sitting at the bottom of the AL East standings, and Rob Neyer wonders if their place ... [ Published 13 hours ago by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

Entities: Bill James, Brett Taylor, Rob Neyer

First Reported 21 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 Documents

Josh Vitters

Cubs Minor League Wrap: May 22

Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs whupped the Tacoma Rainiers (Mariners), 18-8. Chris Volstad made his first Iowa start and picked up a win after allowing four runs on seven hits over six innings. Three of those runs came in the sixth inning after ... [ Published 21 hours ago by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

Entities: Anthony Rizzo, Antigua and Barbuda, Josh Vitters, Greg Rohan, Luis Valbuena

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 2 Documents

First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Astros, Tuesday 5/22, 7:05 CT

Welcome back, Travis. ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Travis Wood Recalled By Cubs, Welington Castillo To DL

Travis Wood Recalled By Cubs, Welington Castillo To DL Written by me for Baseball Nation. ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

J. A. Happ

Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros Preview, Tuesday 5/22, 7:05 CT

Here is a list of seasons in the last 60 years in which the Cubs have had a worse record over their first 42 games than they have this year: 1953: 13-29. Run differential -68. Finished 65-89 (equivalent: 68-94 in 162-game season) 1957: 13-29. Run differential ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

Entities: J. A. Happ, Flooding, Caveat

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

4 Runs In Ninth Inning Again Not Enough; Cubs Lose Seventh Straight

The Cubs , clearly, are playing these games backwards. For the third time in their last five games, they scored four runs in the ninth inning. Here's how Cubs scoring breaks down this year, by inning: 9th: 31 1st: 20 4th: 20 3rd: 18 8th: 16 7th: 15 ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

Entities: Matt Garza, Dale Sveum, Mike Quade, Jason Castro, Randy Wells

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 2 Documents

Cubs Minor League Wrap: May 20

Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs lost to the Salt Lake Bees (Angels), 2-1. Rodrigo Lopez was impressive over six shutout innings, allowing only one single. Lopez walked two and struck out five. The I-Cubs only allowed three hits today, but two of ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

Entities: Ben Wells, Jim Adduci, Nate Robertson, Casey Weathers, Josh Vitters

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 2 Documents

Cubs Post Second Six-Game Losing Streak Of 2012

The temperatures were warm Sunday afternoon; the humidity high in advance of thunderstorms which are forecast to blow through the area Sunday night, and the wind howling straight out to center field around 20 miles per hour. This, therefore, was one ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

Entities: Paul Maholm, Randy Wells, Jake Peavy, Dale Sveum, Adam Dunn

First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 2 Documents

First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. White Sox, Sunday 5/20, 1:20 CT

Go get 'em, Paul. ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

First Reported May 19 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 2 Documents

Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox Preview, Sunday 5/20, 1:20 CT

The last time the Cubs lost an entire homestand of five or more games was from June 13-18, 2006, when they got swept in back-to-back three-game series by the Astros and Tigers . They were outscored 43-17 in those six games and pretty much looked ... [ Published May 20 2012 by Bleed Cubbie Blue ]

Entities: Paul Maholm, Jake Peavy, Adam Dunn

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...Ultimately, he concludes it is not. "[T]here's also no compelling reason to think that both won't eventually climb the standings and get into the playoffs. Remember, only two American League teams outside the East even have positive run differentials. There's an excellent chance that three teams from the East will qualify for the postseason tournament. The Rays are looking pretty good and the Blue Jays might be a year ahead of schedule and the Orioles might be for real ... But isn't it most likely that the Yankees and Red Sox will do what they almost always do?" Rob has a fair point, and reminds us that, no matter how fun standings-gazing might be in late May, it doesn't necessarily tell us much about how things...

The Red Sox And Yankees Are Cellar Dwellers And Other MLBullets [Bleed Cubbie Blue - 13 hours ago]

"I was trying too hard, trying to stop the crap that's going on," Garza said. "If you try too hard you're not go to stop it, you're just going to continue it. That's exactly what happened."

4 Runs In Ninth Inning Again Not Enough; Cubs Lose Seventh Straight [Bleed Cubbie Blue - May 22 2012]

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Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros Preview, Wednes... [ Published 2 hours ago by Bleed Cubbie Blue ] With their eighth loss in a row Tuesday night, the Cubs equalled a losing streak they have posted seven other times since the club-record 14-game losing streak to start the 1997 season. Since that record streak, they have lost more than eight in a ...
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