‘Good enough team to win it all’
Well, too bad a few of those other 2008 Cubs who played a part in this couldn't have been a part of this. You know, guys like Scott Eyre and...
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Delaying big party is not end of the world
Carlos Zambrano and friends came back to twirl a rare 18-hitter. I think we can assume Ted Lilly won't follow it up a day later with a 19-hitter. A great...
Blocking out the brewing revelry
I can't tell yet which team the Cubs will draw in the playoffs -- Joe Torre's Dodgers? Jerry Manuel's Mets? Whoever manages the Phillies' Phillies? What I am sure of...
Astros blind –and their excuses lame
Downey's Eleven: 1. I have heard a lot of lame excuses in my time, but the Houston Astros were unhappy about their Sunday and Monday games with the Cubs being...
Superstar or not, there’s no doubt Zambrano’s effort shines
No way. Carlos Zambrano's arm is killing him, so he doesn't pitch for 11 days, but he comes back and throws a no-hitter? No way. A hurricane hits Houston, so...
Odd circumstances add luster to shining moment
No way. Carlos Zambrano's arm is killing him, so he doesn't pitch for 11 days, but he comes back and throws a no-hitter? No way. A hurricane hits Houston, so...
Holding pattern puts damper on city’s fun
Saturday's pair of White Sox home games had to be called off, which means our rainout dates are beginning to stack up like planes at O'Hare. We didn't have a...
Indeed, production is his forte
He broke one 50 yards untouched for a touchdown on the fourth carry of his NFL career Sunday night in prime time, and Americans in front of TV sets heard...
Greasing skids for Indy’s opening
OK, it is Sunday night and we saw what the Cubs and Sox did so we are definitely ready for some football. Time for the Kyle Orton Show -- and...
Off to a start like greased lightning
OK, it's Sunday night, and we saw what the Cubs and White Sox did, so we are definitely ready for some football. Time for the Kyle Orton show, and I...