Derek Lee

30 September 2008

Like all of you Brewers fans, I'm beside myself happy about the Crew making the post-season.  CC is THE MAN.  That guy's a frigging bull.  I have never seen a pitcher carry a team the way he has, particularly the last 2 weeks of the season. 

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21 May 2008

st and Fukudome hitting second.  In the first inning, Fukudome walked and was on the ride with Derek Lee's 11th home run of the year.  Lee is 6 for his last 13.  Soto added an RBI double later in the inning and the Cubs were up to an early lead 3-0.  But the Cubs were never able to scratch out any more runs against Astros starter Chacon as he settled down.  At one point, he reitred ten Cubs in a row.

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6 May 2008

After another game where stranding base-runners has become a common theme, what Lou Piniella had the right words to sum up the Cubs recent slide, "Like I told my guys after the ballgame, make the other team beat you, don't just give it to them," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "You play like that and you're going to lose quite a few of them, or most of them. Anyway, it's over with. Done."

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