Archive for September, 2007
Three reasons why the Chicago Cubs won the NL Central (PA SportsTicker)
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Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Series Glance: Cubs-Diamondbacks (Yahoo! Sports)
How the Cubs and Diamondbacks match up in their National League playoff series.
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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NL playoff race goes extra innings: Padres-Rockies in 1-game tiebreaker for final spot (AP)
Jimmy Rollins backed up his boast and buoyed by a historic collapse, the Philadelphia Phillies can relax. Jake Peavy and the San Diego Padres can hardly afford to rest — they’ve got a date at Coors Field. A wild finish Sunday gave fans an extra treat: A one-game tiebreaker between the Padres and Colorado […]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Soriano hits record homer, NL Central champion Cubs head into playoffs with 8-4 loss to Reds (AP)
Alfonso Soriano set a Chicago Cubs record with his 14th homer in September, and the NL Central champions headed into the playoffs following an 8-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday that amounted to a light workout. After clinching their first division title since 2003 in the series opener, Chicago used the last two […]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Soriano sets Cubs mark with his 14th homer of September (AP)
Alfonso Soriano set a team record when he led off Sunday’s game against the Reds with a homer — his 14th in September, the most by a Cubs player in the month. Soriano has led the Cubs’ surge to their first NL Central title since 2003. He missed most of August with a strained thigh, […]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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Monday marks 75th anniversary of Babe Ruth’s called shot against Cubs in World Series (AP)
First, they shattered Babe Ruth’s season long-ball record, making 60 home runs sound like a distinctly ordinary number, one that was almost shrugged off in modern baseball’s environment of souped-up sluggers. Then, they turned the Babe’s career record of 714 home runs into an afterthought, barely mentioned as first Henry Aaron and now Barry […]
Posted: September 30th, 2007.
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NL Central champion Cubs rest, beat Reds 4-0 behind Rich Hill and the reserves (AP)
Rich Hill and the Chicago Cubs just wanted to get in a little work. They almost got in a little history, too. Hill allowed only one hit over six innings — a suitable tuneup for the playoffs — and Matt Murton and Ronny Cedeno hit solo homers Saturday, leading the NL Central champions to a […]
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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Fans celebrate as Cubs clinch NL Central title (AP)
The bar-laden North Side neighborhood around Wrigley Field isn’t what you’d call docile even when the Chicago Cubs aren’t in town. Long-suffering Cubs fans poured into the streets around the stadium on Friday after the Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds and the Milwaukee Brewers lost, giving the team the NL Central title.
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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Cubs, Diamondbacks clinch, Phillies take 1-game lead over bumbling Mets in NL East (AP)
The setup was for a wild final weekend. In a matter of a couple hours, the National League playoff picture got a lot tamer Friday night. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago Cubs clinched playoff spots, leaving just two spots up for grabs with two clear front-runners 24 hours after seven teams appeared ready to […]
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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Piniella, Cubs revel in accomplishments (PA SportsTicker)
It’s amazing what 17 years will do.
Posted: September 29th, 2007.
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