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Starting Five: Grand Night at Ballparks

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That Alfonso Soriano and Fernando Tatis each hit game-winning grand slams, but they've got nothing on Josh Willingham. The Nationals' outfielder hit two grand slams -- in consecutive innings, no less -- to...

After Confidence-Boosting Series, Cubs Face Real Test in Philly

As has been covered ad nauseum, the Cubs fell colossally short of expectations in 2009's first half. Since the All-Star break, the Cubs have won four straight games and begun to resemble last year's bunch in several ways. The biggest sign of positivity was Alfonso Soriano hitting home runs in consecutive games, but there...

MLB Power Rankings: Week 14

MLB Power Rankings: Where MLB FanHouse's editors, writers and bloggers team up to break down the who's who and the what's what in the baseball world.Well, I'll tell you one thing: baseball ain't boring, folks. At least if you're in the middle class anyway; the upper crust is (somewhat) starting to establish itself across...

Ryan Dempster Breaks Toe Celebrating, May Miss a Month

Everything seemed to be going swimmingly for the Cubs. They were coming off of three wins in four games against the Brewers over the weekend, which threw the Brewers into some turmoil, and the Cardinals just received word that Mark DeRosa will head to the DL with a wrist injury.The other shoe dropped Tuesday afternoon,...

Can This Be the Cubs' Turnaround?

Earlier this week, I joined up with Andrew Johnson and Will Brinson on the inaugural BaseCast to discuss the Cubs' unbelievably disappointing start to the 2009 season. To conclude the segment, I was asked if the Cubs can get things straightened out and win the division. I said that was an easy answer because of the word...

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05/31/12 Barney homers to lift Cubs over Padres 8-6 Source: Lincoln Daily News - Lincoln IL Darwin Barney was running as hard as he could, hoping his ball would fall into the gap.
05/31/12 Darwin Barney's walk-off homer caps Cubs' three-game... Source: Post-Tribune - Merrillville IN Bits of drywall and dust remained on the clubhouse floor between Alfonso Soriano's and Ryan Dempster's lockers, presumably having fallen from the gaping, bat-head-sized hole in the wall. For sure, it's not me, Soriano said when asked what happened.
05/30/12 Padres leave Chicago with baseball's worst record Source: Sify "He's fast, he got out of the box well," Padres manager Bud Black said.
05/30/12 Padres leave Chicago with baseball's worst record Source: Daily News - Lebanon PA CHICAGOâWhen San Diego came to Wrigley Field, the Cubs had the worst record in baseball.
05/30/12 MLB: Barney homers to lift Cubs over Padres 8-6 Source: The Daily Journal - Kankakee IL Before he knew it, he had slowed down to a trot and a mob of teammates was waiting for him at home plate to celebrate his two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth that gave the Chicago Cubs an 8-6 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.