Recent Posts Tagged With 'pittsburgh pirates'

• Cubs win game, lose season in 6-0 victory

  Posted on Wednesday September 30th, 2009 at 10:52 in pittsburgh pirates, derrek lee, ryan dempster, jeff baker

  Filed:September 29th, 2009   Ryan Dempster is congratulated by Lou Piniella after his complete-game victory (Cubbie Nation)   Click here for the photo gallery of last night's game. Well, I figured as much. For as much as I expect the ...

• Cubs 8, Pirates 5; Just come on home boys

  Posted on Wednesday September 9th, 2009 at 23:05 in pittsburgh pirates, carlos zambrano, micah hoffpauir

  Filed:September 9th, 2009 Source:Cubbie Nation I consider the Pittsburgh Pirates a balm. A cure-all, really. Whatever is wrong with your team, sprinkle in a series with the Pirates, and apply liberally. Need a little offense? Try that pitching staff...

• Cubs 3, Pirates 1; Gorzelanny sharp in Wrigley debut

  Posted on Sunday August 16th, 2009 at 09:55 in pittsburgh pirates, tom gorzelanny, jeff baker

  Filed:August 15th, 2009 Tom Gorzelanny works in the first inning of Saturday's 3-1 Cubs win (Cubbie Nation)   Lastings Milledge? Brian Bixler? Steve Pearce? Seriously, I had to rub my eyes and think about it a second to confirm that the Cu...

• Cubs 4, Pirates 1; Wells wins going away

  Posted on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 at 13:04 in pittsburgh pirates, derrek lee, sam fuld, randy wells

  Cubs starter Randy Wells (Cubbie Nation/file)   Filed:June 30th, 2009 I'll tell you a story. Back in March I had occasion to chat with a few very nice young ladies in one of Chicago's tonier nightspots. We talked for awhile, I expla...

• Cubs 3, Pirates 1; Harden sharp in streak-busting win

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 09:23 in pittsburgh pirates, rich harden, ryan theriot, aaron miles

  Filed:June 29th, 2009 Cubs starter RIch Harden (Cubbie Nation/file)   Quick, uneventful, and successful. That is how I prefer all games against the Pirates, and exactly what the Cubs delivered Monday, winning 3-1 in an unofficial 2:18. Thank yo...

• Cubs 5, Pirates 2:Welcome the relief corps

  Posted on Thursday May 28th, 2009 at 11:03 in pittsburgh pirates, carlos zambrano, reed johnson, jake fox, andres blanco

  Cubs outfielder Reed Johnson (Cubbie Nation/file)   Filed:May 27th, 2009 The Cubs got timely hitting, good pitching, and the obligatory theatrics Wednesday, seizing on a three-run eighth inning to beat the Pirates 5-2. Reed Johnson would ge...

• Pirates 10, Cubs 8: Patriot Games

  Posted on Tuesday May 26th, 2009 at 04:08 in pittsburgh pirates, lou piniella, ryan dempster, jose ascanio

  Filed:May 25th, 2009 80's icon Mr. T. throws out the first pitch at Wrigley Monday (Cubbie Nation/file)   Click here for the photo gallery of Monday's game.   Or you know, maybe I should call this post Living in the Land of the Stu...

• Cubs 2, Pirates 0; Marquis deals a shutout

  Posted on Wednesday August 27th, 2008 at 14:33 in pittsburgh pirates, ronny cedeno, jason marquis, henry blanco

  Jason Marquis threw seven shutout innings, and the Cubs scored two runs in the seventh to beat the Pirates 2-0 Thursday afternoon at PNC Park. Many people who saw the game this afternoon will probably tell you that this was the best outing of th...

• Cubs 12, Pirates 3; He's baacckk!!

  Posted on Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 08:27 in pittsburgh pirates, ted lilly, aramis ramirez, kosuke fukudome

  Ted Lilly went seven strong innings for his 13th win of the season, and Chicago hitters pounded out 17 hits -- including three by Kosuke Fukudome, as the Cubs beat the Pirates 12-3. The Cubs now enjoy a five-game lead over idle Milwau...

• Cubs 8, Pirates 5; This is my boomstick!!

  Posted on Monday August 4th, 2008 at 08:19 in pittsburgh pirates, alfonso soriano, carlos zambrano, reed johnson, jeff samardzija

    Reed Johnson hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning Sunday -- the first of back-to-back shots -- as the Cubs survived a late rally by the Pirates to win 8-5. The Cubs have now won seven of their last 10. Maybe we should get something ou...

• Pirates 3, Cubs 0; Silenced

  Posted on Friday August 1st, 2008 at 13:02 in pittsburgh pirates, jason marquis

  Jason Marquis sucks. There, now that I've got the obligatory comment out of the way, we can move on to a (quick) discussion of Friday's game. I say quick because it's August. Enjoy the weather, meet some friends, have a good tim...