Matt Abbatacola
Abbatacola: Cubs Rally To Win In The 10th
“We won today. If we win tomorrow, that’s two in a row. If we win the next day, that’s called a winning streak. It has happened before.” – Lou Brown, ‘Major League’
Abbatacola: Cubs Swept By Last Place Houston
The Cubs lose 3-1 to Houston and leave Wrigley after their 3-6 homestand.
Abbatacola: Astros Rally Against Marmol
Carlos Marmol gave up six runs in the ninth inning as the Cubs lost their second consecutive game to last-place Houston.
Dunn’s Struggles Have Been ‘Very Bizarre’
Adam Dunn’s struggles at the beginning of the season were chalked up the slugger being unfamiliar with American League pitching and the adjustment to being a full-time designed hitter.
Abbatacola: Cubs Win; Quade Makes Risky Move
Cubs win 11-1 to open homestand against the New York Mets.
Abbatacola: My Trip To Boston
I had the absolute pleasure of spending three nights in Boston last week. It is easily one of my favorite places in the country. The people are incredibly kind and the pubs are plentiful.
Holmes’ Morning After Blog: Wednesday Edition
A lot of Bears were in town yesterday to support Rashied Davis’ charity endeavor. Davis has started a “Saturday Club” for kids to help broaden their education and social awareness.
Abbatacola: Castro’s Numbers Tell The Story
As I saw the lineup for Tuesday night’s game, it became clear to me that Mike Quade is going to continue to use another young player in a role he is not suited for.
Abbatacola: Dempster Earns First Home Win
Ryan Dempster hadn’t won a game at Wrigley Field since August 4, 2010.
Abbatacola: Coleman’s Sinker Sinks The Cubs
Making his sixth start of the 2011 season, Casey Coleman, once again had command issues that led to a big inning for the Cardinals’ offense.
Abbatacola: Garza Gets First Victory At Wrigley
The division-leading St. Louis Cardinals and a 53-minute rain delay weren’t enough to stop Matt Garza who earned his first victory at Wrigley Field.
Abbatacola: Cubs Fall To Cardinals Despite 13 Hits
Chicago dropped game one to St. Louis 6-4.
Abbatacola: Cubs Squander Opportunites, Drop Series Opener
The Cubs failed to execute as the Reds gave them opportunity after opportunity to win this game.
Abbatacola: Cubs Game Postponed, Cashner And Wells ‘On Schedule’
Game 3 in the series was postponed due to the forecast of rain the rest of the afternoon and throughout Wednesday evening. The game has been rescheduled for Monday, June 27th at 1:20 p.m.
Abbatacola: Cubs Drop To 10-13
Todd Helton hit two home runs for the visiting Colorado Rockies as they beat the Cubs 4 to 3. It was Helton’s 27th multi-homer game of his career.
Abbatacola: Sloppy Night, Sloppy Play By Cubs
The Cubs lost game one of their three game series with the Colorado Rockies 5-3, and it was a sloppy night.
Abbatacola: Cubs Drop Opener To Dodgers
It was downhill pretty quick for Cubs starting pitcher Casey Coleman as Chicago took on the Dodgers at Wrigley Field.
Abbatacola: Why Cubs And Dodgers Had To Play On Friday
With the tarp covering the field at Wrigley, they have decided to wait out the next line of storms before first-pitch. The scheduled 1:20 start is being pushed back to 2:30 p.m.
Abbatacola: No Surprises From Carlos Marmol
With the Chicago Cubs leading 1-0 in the ninth inning of the first half of Wednesday’s Cubs doubleheader, Carlos Marmol walked Cameron Maybin, who would eventually score on a sacrifice fly to tie the game.
Abbatacola: Cubs Split Double-Header
The worst situation that could have happened to Mike Quade in game one was the need to go to his bullpen early and often.
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