Cubs Push for the Playoffs

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State of Cub Nation

We won't be around much this offseason but any trade rumors or breaking news will be posted here. Otherwise, we will see you March 31st, 2008 for another great year of Cubs baseball.
GO CUBS!

Comedy Central

It's a stumble to the finish. Nobody wants the NL Central crown. The Cubs lost for the 4th time in-a-row and the 5th time in 6 days. The Cubs are 0-4 since Alfonso Soriano got hurt on Sunday Night versus the Mets. The Brewers got crushed today by a score of 19-4. Rookie sensation Gallardo gave up 11 runs in 3 innings today. The Cubs lost by a score of 8-2 as the Astros completed the sweep. Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio, and Jason Lane all hit homers today for the Astros. The only Cub player to homer in this series was Matt Murton.
Good news today was Felix Pie was called up as Angel Pagan mysteriously went to the DL. The Cubs now have Ryan Theriot, Mike Fontenot, Felix Pie, and Matt Murton all called up and Giovanni Soto should be called up soon.
The Cubs are in Colorado tomorrow night trying to end the drought. Ted Lilly will take the hill and hopefully he will pick up another victory.

Cubs Stand Pat/Cubs Hang With Brewers

Jim Hendry decided to stand pat yesterday on the Trade Deadline day. Some thought he would go after Ken Griffey Jr or Adam Dunn but Jimbo didn't budge.

Meanwhile, the Cubs won last night by a score of 7-3 hanging with the Brewers yet again. Jacque Jones hit a key double that gave the Cubs a 5-3 lead and Jason Kendall put the game out of reach in the 7th. The Brewers won in 13 inning last night thanks to a Geoff Jenkins homer. The Cubs are still 1 game back of the Brewers.

MLB Trade Rumors

I will keep updated this blog with rumors and trades.

---The Cubs reportedly still have a shot at acquiring Eric Gagne, who could be used as a closer over Ryan Dempster.

The Journal News' Peter Abraham believes the Red Sox and the Cubs are the favorites, with the Red Sox offering David Murphy and Kason Gabbard. If Boston moves Gabbard, it means Jon Lester would get to stick around as the team's fifth starter.

7/30 Phillies (Hamels) @ Cubs (Lilly)

Time: 6:05 CST
Network: ESPN (HD), Comcast SportsNet (HD)

Pitchers:
Hamels 11-5, 3.63 ERA
VS
Lilly11-4, 3.46 ERA

Super Collapse!

The Brewers were up 5-0 when I left work. I will stop right there and finish that story later. The Cubs won again today by a score of 6-0. Carlos Zambrano once again was magnificent as he went 7.1 innings allowing just 2 hits and 0 runs. Zambrano struck out 6 in this game. I was listening to this game at work and I will say it was glad to here Pat Hughes again. Pat was out a few games with a stomach virus. The Cubs got out to a quick 2-0 lead thanks to a clutch double by Aramis Ramierz. In the 2nd inning Alfonso Soriano appeared to hit a home run but it was ruled fan interference by ground's crew chief Cowboy Joe West. The replay clearly showed the ball hit off a fan's chest over the railing. This may be another reason why MLB needs instant replay. That play wasn't costly as the Cubs scored another 2 runs in the 7th thanks to a 2 run homer by Derrek Lee who may be getting his power back. The Cubs finished off the Reds by scoring 2 more runs in the 9th and Bobby Howry shut down the Reds in the 9th giving the Cubs the series win.
Now it is time for the Brewers recap.
As I said before, the Brewers were leading 5-0 when I left work in the 5th inning. Gallardo was throwing a no-hitter at this time. I turned on AM 620 in my car and listened as the Cardinals scored 4 runs in the 5th. Then in the 8th the Cardinals score 5 more runs to ensure a victory. The Cubs are now just 1/2 game behind the Brewers for the division lead and they are just 1 game behind the Diamondbacks for the Wild Card thanks to some help from the Braves.
The Cubs are heading back home tonight for a big 4 game series versus the Philadelphia Phillies followed by a big 3 game series against the New York Mets. Let's go at least 4-3 on this homestand and hope these 2 teams give the Brewers damage as well.
GO CUBS!