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Cubs complete three-game sweep of Diamondbacks
Pinch-hitter Daryle Ward delivered a two-run double in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied again to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 Sunday after the anticipated showdown between Carlos Zambrano and Randy Johnson got wiped out.

Cubs' Carlos Zambrano looks forward to duel with Randy Johnson - Chicago Tribune

May 9--Tribune reporter

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--The Cubs scratched RHP Carlos Zambrano and LF Alfonso Soriano from Sunday's game because of cold weather and wet grounds at Wrigley Field

Opening day draws near for Cubs sale - Chicago Tribune

Piniella compares Soriano to Bonds - Chicago Tribune

ST. LOUIS - ESPN analyst Joe Morgan asked manager Lou Piniella during Sunday night's telecast if he had contemplated moving Alfonso Soriano down in the order.

Cubs activate Eyre, send Marshall down
The Chicago Cubs activated left-handed reliever Scott Eyre from the 15-day disabled list Friday and optioned left-handed pitcher Sean Marshall to Triple-A Iowa.

Power Rankings: Chicago a winning kind of town early on
The Cubs are knocking the cover off the ball and getting solid pitching. The White Sox will start slugging, and hope the pitching keeps up, Eric Mack says. Right now, it adds up to two first-place teams.

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Injuries

SP	Angel Guzman	Elbow	DL
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Transactions

5/9	Scott Eyre	P	Removed From 15-Day DL
5/9	Scott Eyre	P	Recalled From Minors
5/9	Sean Marshall	P	Sent to Minors
5/7	Hector Carrasco	P	Signed to a Minor League Contract
5/3	Juan Mateo	P	Refused Minor League Assignment - Free Agent
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Sean Marshall

Why is it that guys who have shown that they can play ball at a major league level such as Marshall, Cedeno, and Murton continue to get dumped on while guys who supposidly have the "talent" like Rich Hill and Felix Pie who are ...(more)

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What A Sweep!!!!!!

Wow if you would of said the word sweep will happen this weekend I would of said it is the D Backs doing it. Amazing I just don't know what to say after that amazing sweep of the D Backs the best team record wise in the majors heading into the series!!!!!!

There are a number of reasons I was dreading this series the first is the ...(more)

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Congratulations on 350

Kudos to Greg Maddux on reaching his 350th career victory. My wish is that it could have come in the uniform of the Chicago Cubs.

Classy man, classy act. I sincerely hope that he will be able to go into the HOF wearing a Cubs hat.

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Sean Gallgher = Cubs next starter?

I think that even though Sean Gallgher was pulled out early in today's game he still limited the Diamondbacks, a very strong offensive and defensive and all around great to two runs. (I think someone might need to edit that.) One can only hope that this guy comes in handy for the ...(more)

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Greg Maddux a Cub by Trade Deadline?

It was brought up in another post the possibility of Greg Maddux finishing his career as a Cub. Here are my thoughts why this may actually make sense, or at least why he may be a Cub by the end of 2008:

Obviously it's just over a month into the season, but the ...(more)

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Scoreboard

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Arizona (23-15)	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	5	0
Chi. Cubs (22-15) «	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	x	6	9	1
W: C. Marmol (1-0) L: T. Pena (0-1) S: K. Wood (7)
HR: ARI - None CHC - D. Lee (10), R. Johnson (1)
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Two Week Schedule

MAY
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
4 @StL L3-5	5 @Cin L3-5	6 @Cin W3-0	7 @Cin L0-9	8	9 Ariz W3-1	10 Ariz W7-2
11 Ariz W6-4	12 SD	13 SD	14 SD	15 SD	16 Pitt	17 Pitt
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Rumor Mill

The Chicago Tribune reports that Cubs fans who love Wrigley Field's name and historic character will find their passions protected by the state if it swings a deal to buy the ballpark from Tribune Co. Former Gov. and chairman of the Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, the state/city agency that is in negotiations to purchase the park, said, "We certainly would want the name to stay Wrigley." (updated: 05/09/2008)

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NL Central Standings
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chi. Cubs	22	15	.595	-	14-6	8-9
St. Louis	23	16	.590	-	14-7	9-9
Houston	21	17	.553	1½	11-6	10-11
Milwaukee	18	19	.486	4	9-7	9-12
Pittsburgh	17	19	.472	4½	11-7	6-12
Cincinnati	15	23	.395	7½	8-9	7-14

Player Stats

Batting
Player	P	GP	HR	RBI	AVG
R. Theriot	SS	34	1	10	.326
G. Soto	C	33	6	24	.322
K. Fukudome	RF	35	2	15	.321
D. Lee	1B	36	9	25	.320
A. Ramirez	3B	33	6	24	.280
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Pitching
Player	GP	W	L	SV	ERA
C. Zambrano	8	5	1	0	1.80
R. Dempster	8	4	1	0	2.76
T. Lilly	8	3	4	0	5.24
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Fielding
Player	P	GP	AST	TC	E
D. Lee	1B	36	32	353	5
G. Soto	C	33	21	232	1
R. Theriot	SS	34	80	138	3
M. DeRosa	2B	34	50	110	4