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Posts tagged "Ryan Dempster"

Cubs In Haiku: Nationals 2, Cubs 1

Cubs In Haiku: Nationals 2, Cubs 1
Winds saved us early Cost us a run in the eighth Cold slap in the face The Trib’s caption for the photo accompanying this post was “It’s quiet around Wrigley Field early Thursday.” Sadly, it was quiet in and around Wrigley Field late Thursday, too. Dempster was impressive with 10 Ks, but the Nats might... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 6, 2012 at 11:45 am
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Cubs In Haiku: Phillies 9, Cubs 1

Cubs In Haiku: Phillies 9, Cubs 1
Tweets of the Cubs game As I posted in real time During Wednesday’s loss The final game of the Phillies series was a disaster, here is some of what I tweeted during the game. Dempster is pulled early: Dempster – 3 innings / 86 pitches, 3 runs / And a cold shower Soto gets the... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
July 21, 2011 at 11:36 am
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Cubs In Haiku: 3 Games, 1 Good Inning

The Cubs celebrate Kosuke Fukudome’s walk-off hit in the ninth inning on Saturday (Tribune photo by Brian Cassella) Did you catch the ninth On Saturday afternoon? Not much else to see Three games against the Reds resulted in two more losses for the Cubs.  The only highlight was a very exciting ninth inning comeback on... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
May 11, 2011 at 11:15 pm
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Cubs In Haiku: Cubs 10, Dodgers 8

Ted Lilly returned to Wrigley Field on Saturday, but left the game in the fifth after giving up five runs to his former team. (Tribune photo by Brian Cassella)  The Cubs continue Perfect mediocrity Major league record The Cubs set a Major League record on Saturday, surpassing the mark previously set by the Yankess and... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 24, 2011 at 3:05 pm
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Cubs In Haiku: Cubs 5, Astros 4

Castro and Barney Lead the Cubs to victory Batting one-and-two The Cubs survived a seventh inning that saw the Astros smack two home runs against Ryan Dempster to climb within one run of the Cubs, who at one time led 5-0.  Carlos Marmol was in typical form, striking out the side in the ninth for... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 12, 2011 at 9:04 am
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Cubs In Haiku: Weekend In Milwaukee

With both Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner on the DL, Casey Coleman got the start on Sunday against the Brewers. A win on Friday No offense on Saturday Frustrating Sunday The series started on a high note, with a 5-run 2-homer fouth inning that was enough to give Carlos Zambrano his first win of the... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 11, 2011 at 9:40 pm
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Cubs in Haiku: Diamondbacks 6, Cubs 4

Alfonso Soriano tracks down Chris Young’s triple after overrunning the ball in the third inning. (Chicago Tribune photo by Phil Velasquez) Cubs can’t manage sweep But avoid losing homestand Next up, Milwaukee Ryan Dempster struggled in his second start, giving up 5 runs and 10 hits in 7 innings.  Home runs by Ramirez (his first... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 8, 2011 at 1:21 pm
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Cubs in Haiku: Cubs 6, Diamondbacks 5

Tyler Colvin is greeted by Marlon Byrd and Alfonso Soriano after hitting a third-inning home run against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. (Tribune photo by William DeShazer) After Tuesday’s win Cubs are over .500 First time since ’09 Before Tuesday’s game, @Cubzfan032 alerted me to the fact that with a win the Cubs would be above... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 6, 2011 at 12:32 pm
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Cubs In Haiku: Pirates 6 Cubs 3

An early highlight – Starlin Castro scores in the first inning (Tribune photo by William DeShazer) So many new things But still the same old result Pirates beat the Cubs In 2010 the Cubs managed to beat the Pirates just 5 times (against 10 losses) and it looks like they’re picking up right where they... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
April 2, 2011 at 1:15 pm
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Opening Day Haiku: What's New At Wrigley Field

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On Opening Day  There’s some new stuff at Wrigley For you to enjoy Yes, Cubs fans, next year is finally here once again. Tomorrow – Friday, April 1st –  the Chicago National League Baseball Club will begin another season of baseball at Wrigley Field.   From food, to rooftop advertisements, to the broadcast booth and... Read more »
By Ed Nickow,
March 30, 2011 at 9:08 pm
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