100 years of Cubs Dope ... er Hope!

The Cubs wanting to catch that World Series fever are going to wear remodeled uniforms based on their last world championship of 1908.

Cubs have Sun-day blues vs. Bucs

EXCUSES! EXCUSES! EXCUSES! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

PITTSBURGH -- Alfonso Soriano lost the Cubs' chance to finally win a road series in the sun.

For the second straight game, Jason Bay was Pittsburgh's hero. On Saturday, he hit a walk-off RBI single in the 14th inning, and on Sunday, he delivered another in the 11th to lift the Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the Cubs. It was the fourth extra-inning game between these two teams this season.

There never should've been an 11th inning. The Cubs had a 5-4 lead going into the Pirates' ninth, and Carlos Marmol, subbing for closer Kerry Wood, got Chris Gomez to pop out, walked Freddy Sanchez, and then struck out Luis Rivas, who had hit two home runs in the game. Nate McLouth lofted a ball to left, which Soriano camped under, but lost in the sun. The ball dropped, and McLouth was credited with a double. Pinch-runner Brian Bixler scored from first to tie the game at 5.

"That's going to happen in a game," Marmol said. "We're not perfect. You don't see him do that very often in the ninth inning. It's just going to happen."

Lou Piniella, who opted not to talk after Saturday's game, did meet with the media on Sunday for less than 30 seconds.

"Tough loss, but let's just regroup at home, forget about what happened and go about our business," Piniella said. "That's all I have to say about the last two days. Too many mistakes, and you're going to get beat, especially on the road in close games. Outside of that, let's go get the Dodgers on Monday and go from there."

What was Soriano's take on the ball?

"It was very tough," Soriano said. "I tried at the last moment to catch the ball, but it was in the sun. When it came off the bat, I saw it very clear. At the last moment, it was in the sun, and it was tough to catch it because I never saw it.

"It hit me on the glove, but I didn't see the ball," Soriano said.

There wasn't anything he could do differently, Soriano said.

"That surprised me at the last moment with the ball going down," he said. "I never thought that ball would get lost in the sun.

"Everybody knows if it's not in the sun, it's a routine fly ball," Soriano said. "They know I didn't do it on purpose. It's very tough when you can't see the ball."

Cubs lose! Cubs lose! Cardinals tied for first!

PITTSBURGH -- Jason Bay's RBI single in the 14th inning lifted the Pirates to a 5-4 win over the Cubs on Saturday at PNC Park. The victory, which took four hours and 21 minutes, was just the second for the Bucs in 11 meetings between the two teams this season.

The Pirates looked like they were well on their way to an elusive victory over the Cubs earlier in the night, but a three-run eighth inning gave Chicago a 4-3 lead. The late-inning surge spoiled a great outing by starter Phil Dumatrait, who was able to limit the potent Cubs offense to one run in 5 2/3 innings. But in the ninth, Luis Rivas' sacrifice fly, scoring Doug Mientkiewicz, tied the game at 4.

Bay got the Pirates on the board with a towering blast to left-center field, making it 2-1 in the fourth. Jason Michaels then put the Pirates ahead, 3-1, with an RBI single in the sixth, scoring Bay.

In the top of the sixth, Dumatrait was hit hard by a line drive in the thigh. He exited four batters later, but with the bases loaded. Franquelis Osoria then got Mark DeRosa looking to end the threat.

Cards win again! Way to go Chris Perez and Ryan Ludwick!

Cards win! Walk off single by Skippy in the 9th. Ludwick hit another homer (he's on fire!) and Chris Perez came in and shut the door. Izzy who??? Oh, the Cubs won 4-3 vs. the hapless Pirates.
Way to go sCrubs.

Cubs lose today! McClouth clouts 2 run homer

The Cubs lost today. The Cardinals won with a walk off homer by Ryan Ludwick. Izzy put on the disabled list. I think the disabled part is his ability to close a game. Sigh.....Oh yeah, Cubs lose.....Cubs lose......

Izzy Dizzy but Franklin saves the day! Cards win 5-3

Izzy is taking time off from closer,but Ryan Franklin saves the game. Wow, is Ludwick hot or what. Cubs luck out somehow.

Cubs didn't lose today! er...they didn't play!!!!

Cubs lose again! 9-0 to the Reds!

The hapless Reds hit SEVEN homeruns against the Cubs today and beat them 9-0.

Cards win in Colorado 6-5! Still in First, of course!

Rick Ankiel made two amazing throws that shocked and amazed the entire bench including Larry Walker! Somehow the Cubs win against second ran Reds.

Pujols mad dash!

Unbelievable Albert scores from second on a a groundout to first! Cards win 6-5!!
Oh, yeah, Cubs lose. 5-3 to the Reds.

Current season of 2008

As we sit on May 4, 2008 the Cardinals are once again in first place with a team that everyone wrote off. The sports prognosticators and the Cubs fans have once again penciled the Chicago Cubs in as World Champions. You got to be kidding! Update: yeah, Cubs lose to the Cardinals once again
5-3.