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Yeah, the slider is EPIC. What I really don't understand is they started a reliever when their swing man was available.

What is Wuertz's ERA?

Wuertz's ERA is 1.13. Also, I found a new website to get the logos from. Should I use these or keep the old ones?
Lee Shines in Game 2
Dempster vs Cook
Though the Rockies took the lead early, Derrek Lee reversed the score in the 3rd with a single swing of the bat. Geo cranked a homer to extend the lead, and by the time Cook was pulled from the game in the 5th, the Cubs were up 6-1. Dempster left with elbow pain just before finishing 5 innings, but still had a pretty nice performance. Lee was definitely the star of the game, going 4 for 5 with a homer and 4 RBIs along with some fancy glovework at first base. However, there was some bad news. Dempster had elbow pains, and DeRosa hurt himself on a diving play. Let's hope they're OK. EDIT: Yup, they're OK.

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Win Streak Ends At 6
Hill vs Buchholz
Several Cubs starters were feeling tired today, so most of the benchwarmers got to start today. Speaking of starters, Rich Hill was on the mound for the first time since coming off the DL. His opponent was... a relief pitcher? Again? What is wrong with the Rockies manager? Anyway, in his first Cubs at-bat, Brayan Pena batted in the game's first run. Even though he hadn't pitched for over 2 weeks, Rich Hill looked sharp tonight. He gave up only 2 runs in 6.1 innings. The Rockies started their comeback in the 7th. Down 3-1, they rallied for a run off Hill, then Todd Helton batted in 2 more against Bob Howry. The Cubs tried to fight back, but in the end they were defeated by a powerful Rockies offense.

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Cubs April in Review
The Cubs have gotten off to a good start this season. One month in, they're 19-10 and atop the NL Central 2 games ahead of the Brewers. Individually, the Cubs put up some monster numbers this month. Alfonso was named Player of the Month batting .442 with 14 homers and 26 RBIs. Kosuke Fukudome was awarded the Rookie of the Month award with a .482 average, 4 homers, and 14 RBIs. Derrek Lee also performed well, going .389, 14, 44. Ryan Dempster is probably the best starter with a 3.08 ERA, but Michael Wuertz has been lights-out with an ERA of 1.44. Financially, things aren't looking as good. Though they managed to rake in 11694P, the Cubs lost 17058P to player salaries for a net total of -5364P. The Cubs GM had this to say: Well, there you have it. After getting off to a fine start, the Cubs will now attempt to keep it going all the way through to October. Let's go Cubs!

The Merry Month of May
Marquis vs Jimenez
There's no better way to start off a new month than with a win, so the Rockies are in good shape! The Cubs on the other hand... Things started out well when Geovany Soto homered in the second, but the Rockies rallied right after. What happened after was... bleh... just bleh... there were errors, missed balls in the outfield, a failed suicide squeeze. In the end the Rockies scratched out one more run against Bob Howry and split the series. The Rockies didn't win this one, the Cubs lost it.

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Cubs Barely Survive
Lieber vs Pinto
Wow, yet another reliever starting a game. Anyway, the first run came from a homer in the 1st by... Reed Johnson?!? It was his first home run of the season. The Cubs later rallied for 3 more runs in the third. The Marlins tied it up with 4 runs in the 5th, and that's where the roller coaster started. The Cubs took the lead again with 2 more runs, then the Marlinjs got another 4-run ralley. It wasn't until Alfonso Soriano hit a score-reversing homer in the 8th when the Marlins were finally shut down.

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I haven't had much time to do this, so of course as soon as I get an update, the site goes down. Everyone say happy (late) birthday to my sister! Oh my god, she can drive now!

Roller Coasters Stink
Zambrano vs Someone
Oh, not another one of these! Zambrano managed to last seven innings with a nice performance, giving the bullpen a good day off, or so it seemed. Homers went off left and right and all over the place. Niether team could hold a lead, and the game got sent into extra innings. It wasn't until the Marlins scored off Wood in the 12th did the Cubs finally came up short, dropping the game 4 to 5.

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Who is this mysterious someone pitching for the Marlins

Looks like Anibal Sanchez

Pena, Lee lead Cubs to Comeback Victory
Lilly vs Mitre
Mike Jacobs has proved himself to be quite the homerun hitter this season, but Alfonso Soriano is better. Both hit solo homers in the second inning for the first runs of the game. Dan Uggla rocketed a home run in the 3rd to give the Marlins a 3-1 lead. This seamed to rattle Lilly, as he was taken out after the 5th inning. The Cubs comeback began in the bottom of the 5th. DeRosa slapped a single on a 3-0 count then advanced on a wild pitch. Then Brayan Pena, the newest Cub, batted him in against former Cubs Sergio Mitre. 1 inning later, Aramis Ramirez hit the tying longball to make it 3-3. Brayan Pena singled to start the 7th. Matt Murton doubled him over to third, and Ryan Theriot got Pena home on a sacrifice hit to finally give the Cubs the lead. Pena also proved to be an asset on the field as he caught two runners stealing and caught a few foul pop-ups. Meanwhile, heart attack-in-a-cap Carlos Marmol managed to keep things under control until Bob Howry took over in the 8th. In the 9th, Mike Jacobs (CURSE HIM!) turned the game around with a 2-run home run against Wuertz. The Cubs wouldn't let the game die, though. DeRosa, Pena, Johnson, and Theriot all singled to tie the game back up, then Derrek Lee obliterated Kevin Gregg's pitch for a walk-off grand slam that FINALLY ended this storybook game.

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Cubs Cant Brush off the Cobwebs
Dempster vs Bush
The Cubs are not in good shape. Even though they had a day off yesterday, the entire roster is still wiped out from playing multiple extra-inning games this season. Dempster even gave up a homer in the second Brewers at-bat. Geovany Soto barely cleared the fence in the third to tie the game back up. It seems he and Cedeno were the only ones who weren't too pooped to pop, so they supplied most of the offense for the Cubs. There was no further scoring until Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder took the lead for the Brewers with back-to-back home runs. When it finally came down to the ninth inning, all the Brewers fans were silenced! Or at least they couldn't be heard over the screaming Cubs fans. Ramirez homered, Soriano doubled, Cedeno bunted him over to third and DeRosa brought him home with a suicide squeeze. But then the game went into extra innings... and in the 10th... the Brewers scored... Cubs lose...

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Cubs Offense Annihilates Brewers
Hill vs Suppan
The Cubs just would not stop rallying. Suppan lasted a respectable 5 innings, as did Rich Hill, but no Brewers reliever could last more than one inning. The Cubs scored in all but 3 innings and did it all without a single home run. Even though the bullpen stunk as bad as ever, they had enough of a cushion (Oh, dang, I forgot how to spell cushon) to still win the game by 4 runs.

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What's the date in this franchise?

I'm playing every game (at least for the first season) so this is may... seventh or so.

Why Does our Pitching Stink?!?!?!
Marquis vs Gallardo
Good news: Soto hit 3 homers today! As for the pitchers... um, Soto hit 3 homers today! OK, the pitching was flat-out awful. Marquis looked good for the first 2 innings, then he fell apart. Sean Marshall finished the 3rd, then fell apart. Carlos Marmol finished the 4th, then fell apart. Bob Howry finished the 5th, then DIDN'T fall apart... until the 7th (hey, he lasted longer than all the other relievers). O'flaherety fell apart before he got a single out. Michael Wuertz FINALLY put an end to the chaos, but by then the Brewers already had 15 runs.

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