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NL Central’s wild first half finish starts with Cubs-Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs will begin a four game set tonight at Wrigley Field with the Cubs will looking to gain some ground on the division leading Brewers and Milwaukee trying to push Chicago further back in the standings. Currently the Cubs sit 3.5 games behind in the Central, trailing not only the Brewers, but [...]

Rex Jaybels | July 2nd, 2009 | Continued

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NL Central happy to see June end

It’s officially July, and for the teams in the NL Central, it couldn’t have come fast enough. Currently the Brewers hold a two game advantage over the St. Louis Cardinals and the Reds, Cubs and Astros and even the Pirates are not far behind that. Only the Astros and the Pirates were able to finish [...]

Rex Jaybels | July 1st, 2009 | Continued

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No more yankee my wankee

A fellow Cubs fan and blogger told me that his benchmark for when the statement, “It’s still early,” could no longer be used was June 1. It is now June 29, and I feel like I am still being served the “It’s still early” Gatorade from too many within the Cubs org.
This week was second [...]

Rex Jaybels | June 29th, 2009 | Continued

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Hey fans! Keep your composure.

I wrote yesterday about how bunched up the NL Central was in terms of the standings. The last place Pirates are just eight games back of the front running Cardinals and a good run by any one of these teams could put you right atop the division or close to it.

Another look at the standings [...]

Rex Jaybels | June 24th, 2009 | Continued

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HELP! Looking for another writer.

i94 Sports is looking for another voice for the Wisconsin based sports teams. If you are interested in contributing please contact Rex at i94sports@yahoo.com.

Rex Jaybels | May 26th, 2009 | Continued

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What is your blog telling you?

I am constantly checking out this blog’s stats and trying to figure out the best ways to drive more traffic our way. But the other day I noticed an interesting trend developing. While this blog focuses mainly on the professional sports teams from Wisconsin and Chicago I have been noticing some search engine terms that [...]

24Jun2009 | Rex Jaybels | 0 comments | Continued
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Cubs not making most of opportunities

If you were hoping the Cubs would work another come from behind victory in last nights game you ended the night disappointed. The Cubs were again shut out, this time 2-0 by Javier Vasquez and the Atlanta Braves. Once again the opportunities were there and once again it seemed like every chance they had came [...]

23Jun2009 | Rex Jaybels | 0 comments | Continued
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NL Central tight like nuts and bolts

It’s Monday, June 28th and the National League Central is as close as any division in baseball. Only 2.5 games separate the first place St. Louis Cardinals from the third place Chicago Cubs, with the Milwaukee Brewers sandwiched in between. June has been a particularly interesting month for all three of these teams and July [...]

22Jun2009 | Rex Jaybels | 0 comments | Continued
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Cubs and Sox to square off; looking for momentum

When the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox meet tomorrow night at Wrigley Field there will be a different atmosphere in the ball park than there was in 2008. In 2008 the Sox came to Wrigley Field for the first interleague match up between the two teams leading the American League’s Central Division by [...]

15Jun2009 | Rex Jaybels | 2 comments | Continued
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Cubs players get Gerald Perry fired

The Cubs fired hitting coach Gerald Perry today in an apparent attempt to pin some of the blame for the Cubs woefull offense on someone other than the actual hitters. Hopefully this will have some effect as now these professionals can see that not only are they playing poorly, but they are actually causing people [...]

14Jun2009 | Rex Jaybels | 0 comments | Continued
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Parra struggles again, headed to Nashville

He was supposed to be the link between Yovani Gallardo and the back end of the rotation. Instead his struggles early in the season have him making a trip to Triple-A Nashville. Manny Parra’s last good outing came on May 17 and since that game he is 0-4 with a 13.50 ERA.
Adam McCalvy of MLB.com [...]

14Jun2009 | Rex Jaybels | 0 comments | Continued
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