Is This Really Happening?

If the answer turns out to be no, we'll know who to thank.

What happens more often, a Cubs no-no or a DLee home run?

How many games are we using as our sample size? Yesterday and today?

jinx

Yes, the Brewers did just fire Ned Yost.

I <3 Cubs v Astros games @ Miller Park.

has there ever been back-to-back you-know-whats?

This just in: Cubs have asked for permission to play the rest of the season at neutral sites within 100 miles of Chicago.

"Zambrano's no-hitter is anything but neutral" by Jeff Passan

Suck it, Jeff.

thanks, in part, to another highlight reel HOF quality layout by Jim Edmonds in the 6th

the kind of catch that used to be generally described here as "fake"

That may be the loudest ovation for an error ever.

This just in: Mark Loretta can eff off.

That LaTroy Hawkins sure can pitch.

Aw, man, why pull him? 7 innings, 85 pitches.

Nice to see Bob Howry get some work in. Hopefully he can put it together for the playoffs.

18 innings pitched against Houston; 1 hit allowed. That will do.

What's the bigger surprise: Zambrano's no-hitter or Howry throwing a 1-2-3 inning?

amazing amazing couple of days.

i have no words for the brewers firing yost....i know he's awful but jeez....what's the brewers record since the no-hitter and complaining by yost? 3-10? karma.

cubs can clinch vs the brewers if they sweep. the pitching matchups are tough but the way the brewers are playing right now who knows.

Tu: dempster vs sabathia (wow)
W: marquis vs sheets (eek but marquis has been great for the last few starts)
Th: harden vs parra (if they've won the first two this is a good sweep/clinch opportunity)

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. One game at a time.

I agree that firing Yost now is pretty strange.

Cubs now 6-0 at Miller Park, I believe.

Both times sweeping a hot team when the Cubs had been in a funk.

Dunno -- maybe the Cubs should upgrade the home locker room at Wrigley. Mark Cuban would/will.

While this is certainly complaining about the gravy, but I hope the Cubs don't drop their magic number to 1 on Friday Afternoon. It would just be too anti-climatic for this season to be clinched after another team loses 5 hours after the Cubs game has ended. I want to see the team celebrate on the field, damnit!

Might I go back to Zambrano? Good. I liked his response to the stupid question posed to him at the post-game press conference: "Do you think you would have still pitched the no-hitter if this game were in Houston?" (paraphrased)

Z: "I don't know, we'll have to ask Criss Angel."

That is all. Go Cubs.

It is now very possible that the Cubs will clinch on Sunday or before. Yes the could clinch by Thursday night, but let's look at a more realistic scenario.

We take 2 of three from the Brewers and even if we lost 2 of three to the Cards, if the brewers lose once this weekend it's OVAH!

I am predicting a Cubs clinch this saturday.

It would be fantastic to make the end of the season road trip completely meaningless. The nasty ghost of the September '04 weekend at Shea still haunts me now and again.

guess who has the best road record in the national league?

your chicago cubs at 39-34...

http://www.bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_...

This is of course subject to owner's approval if true. Thomas Ricketts is one the biggest investment bankers in the city and his son is the founder of Ameritrade. Given the turmoil currently in the investment banking sector if Zell has sold the team to Ricketts, I imagine the vetting of his finances is going to be a more through than usual during the conformation process by the owners.

wgn america no hitter replay

10 pm central on friday

thank you

The Cubs close with 3 at Miller Park, those games could really be....bahahahahahaha

"Officials are held accountable for their calls. They are graded on every play of every game," Aiello said Monday. "Ed has been an outstanding official for many years, but he will be marked down for this call. Under our evaluation system, an official's grades impact his status for potentially working the playoffs and ultimately whether or not he is retained."

When does MLB get this?

actually the phillies scare me the most

Remember we are actually playing at the "real" Wrigley today, where the Brewers have been spanking us. I'm not writing them off this series. Afterall, they are "Fired up." ....I'm here all week.
Is that WGN rebroadcast of the no-no the superstation or just Chicago again?

they said the rebroadcast is on superstation
on wgn sports last nite

Why is there a picture of Darth Vader on today's date on the schedule page at cubs.com?

Also, I am going to be in town for my 20-yr. HS reunion and I'm going to the game on Friday. What scenario could I hope for that would lead to an on-the-field clinch Friday afternoon. That would be sweet!

Intersting discussion on the September rosters from Len and Bob during Z's no-no -- it seems kind of silly to let a team use a 35-man roster and have minimal constraints on using Pinch Hitters, Relief Pitchers and Pinch Runners in meaningful games. The "game management" aspect is significantly minimized when you can burn a PH, PR or RP with little consequence.

I liked the suggestion that you still have Sept call-ups, but can only activate 25 for each game. That way, you can still rest your regulars, but don't completely change the dynamic of using your bench and bullpen.