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AW, COME ON!

Off to find ANOTHER Brewers logo.

EDIT: Fixed it AGAIN! Let's hope it doesn't get screwed AGAIN.

Don't worry about the photo, worry about the log.

You're right, so here's an update.
White Sox Game 4
Zambrano vs Contreras
After a nice day off, the Cubs were ready to face off against their cross-town rivals. There was no score until the 4th when AJ Pierzynski squeezed out an RBI against Carlos Zambrano. That hit sparked a 3-run ralley, but Aramis Ramirez put the Cubs in the game by blasting one out of the park. A tired Zambrano was taken out in the 5th inning, but Randy Wells gave up a homer to Pierzynski next inning. However, Alfonso Soriano put the Cubs back in the game with a 2-run shot, his 10th of the season. An RBI double by Mark DeRosa tied the game up, forcing Contreras to be taken out. Unfortunately, Carlos Marmol gave up 2 runs the very next inning, then left with elbow pain. Alfonso Soriano tied it AGAIN with another 2-run homer in the bottom half of the inning, and singles in the 8th by Johnson and Lee finally gave the Cubs a lead. AJ Pierzynski, the Cubs' Aaron Boone, tied it up in the 9th with a 2-run homer off Wood. Wood gave up another homer to Jim Thome in extra innings, and things were looking bleak for the Cubs. Derrek Lee tied it up with an RBI in the bottom of the 10th, and the game just wouldn't end. Making an emergency appearance, Ryan Dempster gave up the go-ahead run in the 13th. The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Chicago Cubs that day. The score was 10 to 9 with but one inning left to play. Theriot was up to bat, as was Derrek Lee. When the dust cleared, there was Lee safe on second, and Ryan a-huggin' third. Now Ramirez, mighty Ramirez was coming up to bat. And now the pitcher grips the ball, and now he lets it go, and now the air is shattered by the force of A-Ram's blow! Oh! Somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout. But there is no joy in Chicago, well not on the south side at least because ARAMIS RAMIREZ HAS JUST HIT THE WALK-OFF SINGLE!!!! CUBS WIN!!!!!!!!
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White Sox Game 5
Lilly vs Floyd
With Alfonso Soriano and Mark DeRosa enjoying the day off after last night's marathon game, the Cubs' bats remained rather quiet. The White Sox were the first to score, scratching out a run in the 3rd inning. The Cubs came back in the 4th when Geovany Soto launched a 3-run dinger. The Sox started to come back in the 5th, and Ted Lilly had to leave with elbow pain, but Carlos Marmol got out of the jam. In his second inning of work, however, AJ Pierzynski (who else?) hit the tying home run. There was no more scoring until the top of the 10th, when Paul Konerko hit an RBI single. The Cubs couldn't come up with another miracle in extra innings, and dropped the game 3-4.
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White Sox Game 6
Dempster vs Danks
Manager Lou Piniella decided to give superstars Lee, Ramirez, and DeRosa the day off and let benchwarmers Fontenot, Ward, and Cedeno take a crack at being starters. He also tried out Kosuke Fukudome, batting .557, as leadoff hitter. Alfonso Soriano got the Cubs on the board early with a 2-run homer in the 1st inning. The White Sox struck back in the 3rd with RBIs from Orlando Cabrera, Paul Konerko, and AJ Pierzynski. Dempster left 2 innings later with elbow pain. The Cubs managed to come back in the 5th with a Kosuke Fukudome RBI double, then Aramis Ramirez, pinch-hitting in the 8th, hit a solo homer to give the Cubs a 1 run lead. Alfonso Soriano gave the north siders some insurance with an RBI double, and Kerry Wood closed out the game for his 5th save.

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WOW! It's been a long time, but I'm still keeping this going!
White Sox Game 7
Dempster vs Danks
Mike Fontenot got another start today, and it was him who scored the game's first run in the third. From there, the Cubs batted around for a monster 5-run ralley with 2 outs. Dempster, still tired from that appearence in extra innings, lasted only 4 innings, but the Cubs bullpen shut the Sox down for the win.

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... yeah, short description, but I'm just starting to get back into this.

It's been getting harder and harder to do this, and my parents are making me go to bed early today.

Against the Astros
Marshall vs Oswalt
It's Marshall's first game filling in for the injured Rich Hill. Besides an Alfonso Soriano homer in the 2nd, the game was a pitcher's duel. The 'stros scored 2 in the 4th, but Derrek Lee got the score tied again in the bottom of the inning. The Cubs suddenly found themselves down by 3 in the 5th, but a rally in the bottom of the inning turned it into a 2-run lead. From there, the bullpen engaged in a pitcher's battle, and held on to the lead for the win. Randy Wells earned his first Major League win, and Kerry Wood recorded another save.

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Still trying to keep this up...
Cubs Can't Come Back
Marquis vs Backe
Mike Fontenot got a start today with Aramis Ramirez taking the day off. The Astros struck first, rallying for 2 runs in the 4th. They got 2 more in the 5th, and Marquis was taken out for a pinch hitter: Aramis Ramirez. The Cubs had no choice but to put him in the lineup. Derrek Lee was the first to put the Cubs on the board with a 2-run homer in the 6th. Ty Wigginton homered in the next inning to boost the Astros lead to 3. Aramis Ramirez came back with a solo shot in the bottom of the inning, but a Lance Berkman homer finally sealed the game.

Aw, man, better luck next time. What're the standings?

My teachers didn't assign much homework over the weekend. That means lots of Power Pros for me and lots of updates for you! Anyway, here's the standings for DNK.

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9.0

Cubs Take the Series
Lieber vs Cassel
The Cubs jumped on Jack Cassel and scored 4 runs in the first 3 innings while the Astros could only get one. Unbelievably, John Lieber only lasted 4 innings. Luckily, Carlos Marmool was able to pitch until the 7th, saving the rest of the bullpen from another long night. The bats remained quiet for the rest of the game, and Kerry Wood picked up his 6th save.

hmm so its a close race. good job and I hope you beat those brewers

Hometown Heartbreaker
Zambrano vs Wells
Mike Fontenot and Ronny Cedeno started at second and third today against the Colorado Rockies. Zambrano didn't have his best stuff today, throwing a lot of mistake pitches and giving up a run in the 1st inning. Ronny Cedeno turned out to be the one to get the Cubs in the game with an RBI in the 2nd. Kosuke Fukudome gave them the lead in the 3rd, and suddenly the Cubs were ahead by 3 runs. Zambrano was taken out in the 6th with a 4-run lead, and Eric O'Flaherty finished the inning down by 2. The Bullpen crashed and burned, and the Cubs were down by 4 in the 9th. Derrek Lee came up with the bases loaded with one out, and got his 250th career homer and kept the Cubs alive! Carlos Marmol was lights-out in extras until he gave up a run in the 12th, and the Cubs dropped a heartbreaker, 11-10

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Cubs Drop Series
Lilly vs Morales
Aramis Ramirez let a ball slip by him to put the Rockies in the lead in only the 2nd inning. From there, the Rockies spawned a 2-out ralley for five runs. After 5 innings, Ted Lilly was pulled, down 7-1. The Cubs bats finally woke up in the 6th with a 2-run bomb by Derrek Lee, but Todd Helton mirrored him half an inning later. The Cubs then started a ralley in the 7th, chipping away at the lead until they were within 3 runs. It then came down to the bottom of the ninth with the Cubs down by 2. They went down 1 2 3...

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First Time for Everything
Dempster vs Cook
Alfonso Soriano got things started in the 2nd with a homer. Todd Helton, however, hit a 2-rbi single to give his team the lead. Dempster didn't let it shake him and, with the help of some fine plays by Mark DeRosa and Kosuke Fukudome, pitched 6 solid innings of 3-run ball. The Cubs comeback came in the 5th, when they rallied for 3 runs and took the lead. Michael Wuertz gave up a run in the 8th, then Kerry Wood gave up 2 more in the 10th. The Cubs got swept for the first time this year. Lou Piniella had this to say after the game:


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EDIT: heh heh, turns out this was a 4-game series, so just ignore all that stuff about the Cubs being swept.