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Sports Central
August 9, 2004
Hank Waddles |
Dodgers Aiming For Playoff Success Thanks to the new GM's guidance, Dodger fans can look forward to watching their team win games in October for the first time in 16 years. And this time, it won't take a miracle.   |
Sports Central
September 21, 2004
William Geoghegan |
Do Talented Cubs Have a Chance? On paper, the Chicago Cubs should be one of the top four teams in the National League. But as we all know, baseball games aren't played on paper. |
Sports Central
October 6, 2004
Martin Hawrysko |
Failed Season, Dismal Future for Cubs The 2004 Cubs team was built to accomplish one thing -- win the World Series. With the future of Sosa, Alou, and Garciaparra unknown, only God knows what this team will look like next season. |
Sports Central
October 29, 2004
Danny Sternfield |
Curse Snatcher: A Study in Cub Baseball The Cubs and the Red Sox both play in large markets with substantial payrolls, and both had not won a World Series in forever and a day. The difference between the two teams: Boston did something about it. |
Sports Central
September 7, 2007
Piet Van Leer |
MLB NL Playoff Odds A look at the playoff chances of NL teams like the Mets and Cubs. |
Sports Illustrated
June 5, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Seattle's offensive Boone Second baseman's bat has exceeded M's expectations... |
Sports Central
May 18, 2006
Zach Jones |
A Tale of Two Cities In the baseball season's past two weeks, two National League teams have thrown it in fifth gear and headed in opposite directions. But will these teams continue trending in their present directions? |
Sports Central
August 10, 2004
Martin Hawrysko |
Why Cards Are More Deserving Than Cubs "Congratulations to the 2004 National League Central champions, the St. Louis Cardinals." This with almost two months remaining in the season ... and from a Cubs fan, no less? |
Sports Central
January 22, 2004
Marco Santana |
No More Excuses For the Cubs While it's tempting to look back at the 2003 season and pine on the great season that may have been a Steve Bartman away from the World Series, the Chicago Cubs and their fans must move on. That is easier said than done. |
Sports Central
September 24, 2007
Phil Backert |
MLB Playoff Chase Down to Final Stretch The last week of the season in Major League Baseball could not be more exciting for fans as the hunt for October hits the final stretch run. |
Salon.com
October 9, 2001
King Kaufman |
Playoff predictions Our writer bravely looks at the baseball games ahead and calls 'em as he sees 'em (while crossing his fingers)... |
Sports Central
September 15, 2010
Vito Curcuru |
September Heat in National League West Entering Sept. 13, San Francisco and San Diego were tied for the division lead and Colorado was 1.5 games behind them. The National League West and East have baseball's best races and the tightest race is in the NL West. |
Sports Central
February 16, 2006
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
Major League Baseball 2006 Preview NL East: 1. New York Mets... 2. Atlanta Braves... NL Central: 1. St. Louis Cardinals... 2. Milwaukee Brewers... |
Sports Central
August 27, 2009
Matt Thomas |
Also-Rans Key During MLB Stretch Run Because baseball must go on, even in those cities where the race has been over since mid-May, what follows is a breakdown of the five most relevant irrelevant teams in Major League Baseball for the balance of the 2009 season. |
Sports Illustrated
June 4, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Reading the Reds Despite past trends, the jury is still out on Cincinnati. |
Sports Central
August 2, 2004
Damian Greene |
Wrigley Field's Friendly Confine Fallout Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley told Cubs' officials, "Fix Wrigley or I'll shut it down." Did he mean the stadium or the team? |
Salon.com
March 31, 2001
King Kaufman |
Nine predictions and nine observations The Yankees won't do it again, the A's will go far. And stop calling them "ballparks"! |
Sports Central
March 6, 2006
Isaac Miller |
2006 MLB Preview: National League Look for an exciting A's/Cards World Series. St. Louis will be the best team in baseball for the third straight year, and LaRussa's club will finally have a ring to show for it. |
Sports Illustrated
May 21, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Stop the managerial madness Chicago Cubs manager Don Baylor is not the problem in Chicago... |
Sports Central
May 31, 2006
Joe Pietaro |
MLB at a Glance as We Pass Memorial Day Baseball fans can start to see how their teams are shaping up by perusing the standings at the end of May. |
Sports Central
July 21, 2005
Daniel Collins |
The NL East Wildcard Scorecard Although all of the teams in baseball's National League East are .500 or better, with so many games left against each other, none of them will be able to win the Playoff wildcard. |
Sports Central
September 15, 2008
Jonathan Lowe |
Rain, Rain, Why'd You Come? Did Major League Baseball make the correct decision in moving the Houston-Chicago series to Milwaukee's Miller Park? |
Salon.com
June 13, 2000
Gary Kaufman |
So long, Sammy As the centennial of their last World Series victory nears, the Chicago Cubs prepare to trade their best and most popular player. |
Sports Illustrated
June 27, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Cubs crowing, Barry growing Can the Cubs keep it up? Not without improved offense... Trading rumors floated and addressed... |
Sports Central
June 17, 2011
Andrew Jones |
How to Realign Major League Baseball Rumors have been floating around about the potential for MLB to realign into a system with two 15-team leagues and no divisions. |
Sports Central
October 21, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
NLCS: The Cubs, Ahead to the Past? Unless these Cubs find a way to hit better than their .158 LCS average or pitch better than their 4.68 LCS ERA in Game 4, just for openers, it will be forward to the past. |
Sports Central
August 13, 2012
Paul Foeller |
Centralized Power Only three players in the National League rank in the top 10 of all three triple crown categories. All of them play in the National League Central. Only one division has three of the top five in wins and in saves -- the National League Central. |
Sports Central
August 22, 2007
Parimal Rohit |
Orel Hershiser? Meet Brandon Webb! Phoenix may very well be the city where baseball crowns a new champion. |
Sports Central
August 9, 2004
M. Edward Guest |
All The Way Back? With Mark Prior healthy and with a rejuvenated Greg Maddux now in the 300-win club, the Cardinals, and the rest of baseball, must be wary of the Cubs. |
Sports Central
August 1, 2007
Mark Janzen |
MLB Trade Deadline Day Duds Does the trade deadline really warrant the season-changing hype it seams to garner each year? |
Sports Central
June 1, 2007
Eric Poole |
Milwaukee's Fine Brew The Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates had plenty in common until this year. |
Salon.com
July 31, 2002
King Kaufman |
30 more memorable moments Baseball's list tends toward the recent and positive, so here are some alternatives, unvarnished. |
Sports Central
March 31, 2007
Seth Doria |
2007 MLB Preview: National League The NL, division-by-division, in predicted order of finish, plus playoff predictions and individual awards. |
Sports Illustrated
May 23, 2001
Tom Verducci |
Damaging workload Big increases in innings pitched wear out hurlers... |
Sports Central
April 8, 2008
Jeff Kallman |
Five Years Late, Five Dollars Short Moises Alou now says he wouldn't have caught the ball that fan Steve Bartman appeared to snatch from his glove. |
Sports Central
September 19, 2011
Louie Centanni |
Oh, Ryno, Give Us One More Chance If the Cubs want to have the best shot to return to prominence in the next three to five years, they need to make Ryne Sandberg their next manager. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 3, 2003
Katherine Burger |
Baseball Best Practices As a lifelong, diehard, long-suffering fan of the Chicago Cubs, I'm still trying to salvage something positive out of the disappointing recent playoff experience. |
Sports Illustrated
March 29, 2000
Kostya Kennedy |
What better way to start the day? Mets lose to Chicago. |
Sports Central
October 6, 2008
Kyle Jahner |
Setting the Stage For October Rays and Brewers and Cubs will battle in October. Even the Twins have a shot to crash the party. But the Yankees, Tigers, Mets, and their nine-figure payrolls failed to make the guest list. |
Sports Central
August 10, 2007
Bob Ekstrom |
Cards/Cubs Still an Undercard Cubs and Cards fans regard their rivalry as Red Sox/Yankees on steroids. |
Sports Illustrated
June 11, 2003
Albert Chen |
Interleague Intrigue Marquee matchups, like Yanks-Cubs, boost fan interest, but schedule inequities are a sore spot with some clubs |
Sports Illustrated
June 27, 2000
Mark Mravic |
Scorecard It's time the Cubs made the supreme sacrifice for a Series. At Cubs games, these big, happy outdoor parties, it hardly matters whether the beloved Cubbies win or lose. Which is precisely why Wrigley Field must go. |
Sports Central
October 24, 2012
Ross Lancaster |
Redbird Luck Runs Out The St. Louis Cardinals' two-year run of punching above their playoff weight ended on Tuesday night in anticlimactic, but pleasing fashion with a 9-0 loss to the Giants. |
Sports Central
January 27, 2015
Jeff Kallman |
Ernie Banks, RIP: Always a Beautiful Day There is no joy in Wrigleyville. Mighty Ernie has checked out. At 83. Cub fans aren't the only ones in baseball's world who think that, for Ernie Banks, it's still too young to go. |
Sports Central
August 20, 2005
Daniel Collins |
The National League Scorecard Comments on Rafael Palmeiro's Hall of Fame credentials, Sammy Sosa's lackluster statistics, the wild card race, and the performance of the National League West. |
Sports Central
May 26, 2004
Jeff Kallman |
The Little Red Engine That Could Somewhere, somehow, when you least expected it, the Cincinnati Reds began to look like unthreatened contenders again. |
Salon.com
April 3, 2002
Allen Barra |
Baseball 2002: The fix isn't in So you think the big-market teams have it all locked up? Then I guess you'll be betting on the Los Angeles Dodgers... |
Sports Central
March 2, 2004
Shane McKiness |
Cubs in Position to Win Pennant The Cubs were underdogs last year, and this year, they are again being ignored by the media. I have found this to be deeply disturbing. It is obvious why they are being ignored -- it is because of the offseason acquisitions that the New York Yankees have made. |
Sports Illustrated
April 24, 2002
Tom Verducci |
Check your calendar Despite some feel-good stories in Major League Baseball, keep in mind it's only April... |
Sports Central
November 13, 2009
Matt Thomas |
The MLB Anti-Team of the Decade The team in question must be bad -- not just run-of-the-mill wins/losses bad, but terrible on a more philosophical level. |
