Diary of a Chicago Sports Fan

Answer to Cubs woes was in the Cards

When I last left our north side heroes, they were coming off a disastrous Anchorman themed road trip that had seen them lose all 6 games. The Cubs came home Friday in desperate need off a pick me up. Thankfully they got it. The Cubs won Friday’s game on the... Read more »

By Larry Lambert,
June 3, 2017 at 7:38 pm •

Cubs Anchorman trip hits bottom with another loss

Well, the Anchorman trip proved to be a real bust. The Cubs lost all 6 games. The last loss was a 2-1 defeat at the hands of the San Diego Padres. Jake Arrieta gave the Cubs at quality start, but the Cubs offense continued to show the potency of a eunuch. The only guy... Read more »

By Larry Lambert,
May 31, 2017 at 9:29 pm •

Chris Sale is great, but he needed to change Sox

As I’m writing this, the Red Sox lead the White Sox 10-6. The starting pitchers were Chris Sale and Jose Quintana. Sale was roughed up for 6 runs in 5 innings. Jose Quintana got his butt kicked again, giving up 7 runs in 2.2 innings. Jose must really want to stay in Chicago because he’s killing... Read more »

By Larry Lambert,
May 30, 2017 at 10:19 pm •

Cubs fans panic, you have Joe's permission

Joe Maddon recently said it was okay for Cubs fans to panic. Joe, I’m away ahead of you. The Cubs latest stink bomb was a 5-2 loss to the San Diego Padres. The Cubs somehow managed to draw 10 walks while scoring only 2 runs. Keep up the clutch hitting boys. After 50 games... Read more »

By Larry Lambert,
May 29, 2017 at 7:24 pm •

Cubs and White Sox heading in opposite directions

I expected the Cubs to lose to the Dodgers and Clayton Kershaw today. I just didn’t expect the final to be 9-4. Javy Baez, Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras all homed off Kershaw, but Jon Lester lasted only 3.1 innings while giving up 6 runs. The Cubs were able to... Read more »

By Larry Lambert,
May 28, 2017 at 8:47 pm •

Cubs Anchorman trip not funny so far

Well Cubs fans, I keep hearing that it’s early in the season, and the Cubs will come around. It’s not that early and I’m not so sure all the Cubs will come around. I say this after a couple of more Cubs losses in LA. The Cubs were shut out 4-0 Friday night and 5-0... Read more »

By Larry Lambert,
May 28, 2017 at 11:24 am •

Montgomery wards off Giants in Cubs 5-1 win

Eddie Butler went 5 innings and Mike Montgomery went the final 4 as the Cubs took their third straight game from the Giants by a score of 5-1. Kris Bryant, Jason Heyward and Ben Zobrist all hit solo homers for the Cubs. The Cubs scored their other runs on a wild pitch and a... Read more »

By Larry Lambert,
May 25, 2017 at 10:21 pm •

Contreras' Jedi Mind Trick helps seal Cubs win

Since I last made a blog entry, the Cubs picked up 2 wins and the White Sox picked up 2 losses. Wins are more fun so I’ll talk about them first. The Cubs took the Giants 4-1 Tuesday night and 5-4 Wednesday night. The constants in those 2 wins were... Read more »

By Larry Lambert,
May 24, 2017 at 10:57 pm •

Angels' bats get to Pelfrey as Sox lose

Just about every five days I gripe about Mike Pelfrey being in the White Sox rotation. Today is that fifth day. Pelfrey went 4.2 innings giving up 4 earned runs. Kole Calhoun’s three run homer tied the game at 3 and Mike Trout followed with another home run to give the Angels a... Read more »

By Larry Lambert,
May 16, 2017 at 4:03 pm •