2 runs in 18 innings, 2 losses of course as the Cubs try to piss away the division.  Pretty good job so far as St. Louis is only 2 out and Milwaukee is 3 out. 
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B-REF PREVIEW | GAMEDAY | WEATHER | ACB CHAT ROOMWandy Rodriguez vs. Cubs hitters:  .245/.330/.429 in 98 at-batsCarlos Zambrano vs. Astros hitters:  .228/.324/.397 in 219 at-batsWhen and Where:  6:05 pm on CSNDerrek Lee and Ryan Theriot have hit Rodriguez well.  Carlos Lee has   more...
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I happened to be in attendance at Wrigley for Rich Harden's Chicago Cubs' debut on Saturday and he was awfully impressive. He only lasted 5.1 innings, but he gave up just five hits and no earned runs while also striking out 10 in the Cubs' 8-7 extra innings victory. Of course the Giants aren't a   more...
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The Phillies have been actively working the phones over the past several weeks trying to make a trade that would bolster their pitching rotation. The Phillies lack of serious starting pitching was made to look even weaker after the Milwaukee Brewers traded for Indians' ace CC Sabathia and the   more...
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Anyone who watches our website and others is, undoubtedly seeing the same names being floated as trade bait leading up to the deadline two weeks from today. While the Cubs and Brewers have made big moves, others are holding off, trying to maximize whatever leverage they have. That is true for the   more...
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It seems like ever since I've been in the big leagues that the Angels and A's have been in 1st or 2nd in the division so there's definitely a little rivalry going on here. It's not like some of those football rivalries, like Texas-Oklahoma or USC-UCLA, but they are definitely a team we look at and   more...

Joel McHale pokes fun at the Inside Edition interview with alleged A-Rod "Yankee Skank" Candice Houlihan, and in the process coins my new favorite term for promiscuous Chicago women.

Newest member of The BearDown staff, Garnes, has been giving us random comments, and material to write about since The BearDown's inception. Well now she's got the writing bug. In a past article Garnes stated that if the Northsiders won the World Series the Solara would be dropped off in   more...
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So here's a new one... how about a cemetery that is only for fans of a certain team? That's right. A Chicago Cubs fan has teamed up with Bohemian National Cemetery to create "Beyond the Vines," a place where only Cubbies fans can go after death. Believe it or not, it's true.
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Apparently the Devil cheers for the Dodgers. I always had him pegged as a Yankee Fan.
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Major League Baseball may not be the most exciting of professional sports, but it celebrates better than any other. No lame dunk contests, no potential career threatening scrimmages (ask former Patriot RB, Robert Edwards, how he feels about beach football) and no skills competitions consisting of   more...
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Several teams could be interested in Seattle Mariners reliever Arthur Rhodes, especially the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Want Cubs season tickets... for eternity? Chicagoan Denny Mascari might be able to sell you a spot near cherished Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.There's just one catch: you have to be dead.Super-fan Mascari is creating a Cubs-themed mausoleum, complete with bleacher seats and official Cubs   more...
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The Screaming Sports team break down the top fantasy performers of the week. It begins with the top three catchers and concludes with the top three relief pitchers. Navigational links appear on the bottom of each article.
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This is for anyone who did not see the MLB home run derby, the other night. For those of you that did see it know that a great and wonderful story emerged. Josh Hamilton, one of the participants, drafted out of high school, a $4 million dollar signing bonus, then became addicted to cocaine,   more...
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