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Cubs rally late to beat the Astros 7-2

Published on 2010-04-16 17:36:00

Filed:April 16th, 2010 Carlos Silva delivers a pitch against the Astros Friday (Damen Jackson - Triple Play New Media) Click here for the photo gallery of Friday's Astros - Cubs game What a difference a season makes.At the end of last season, Carlos Silva was an injured, terribly ineffective pitcher, headed out of Seattle on a rail. He further continued down that road this year, coming to Spring Training overweight, and at the tail end of a competition for a rotation spot with the Cubs.But,

Cheers and jeers for the Chicago Cubs, and other Opening Day notables

Published on 2010-04-06 13:44:00

Filed:April 5th, 2010   What were you expecting exactly? Consider me fairly non non-plussed about the Cubs 2010 opener, a 16-5 shellacking by the Atlanta Braves down at Turner Field, for a couple of different reasons actually. Carlos Zambrano, although the 1 1/3 innings was by far his worst Opening Day start, tends to come out of the box with these sorts of appearances. Personally, I always thought he's a bit too amped, and his high fastballs yesterday didn't do anything to chan

Cubbie Nation calls the 2010 baseball season

Published on 2010-04-05 04:23:00

Filed:April 4th, 2010 2009 ended with a loss. And this season? (Cubbie Nation/file)   I really wasn’t going to do this. Defining in advance the success or failure of 30 major league teams over a 162-game season is probably something of a fool’s errand. But after receiving yet another e-mail from an editor asking for predictions and prognostications on the upcoming 2010 season, I’m going to take my shot. Let me say a few things specifically about the Cubs first. I like thi