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The Cubs came out of the gate hot in 2006, but an injury to All-Star first baseman Derrek Lee sent the team into a tailspin of historic proportions.
In early May, the team set a franchise record for offensive futility by scoring only 13 runs in 11 games.
On two separate occasions within a month, the Cubs tied a team record by allowing 8 home runs in a single game.
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Publish Date: July 3, 2009
The Cubs returned home Thursday after a 3-7 road trip, but they didn’t seem at all panicked.
A 9-5 victory over Milwaukee at Wrigley Field put them just 2 1/2 games behind the Brewers and Cardinals in the NL Central on the first night of an 11-game homestand against the Brewers, Cards and Braves.
“It’s not our season, but certainly, 11 important games at home against two of the teams that are directly in front of us, and Atlanta, which has got a good ballclub,” manager Lou Piniella said. “These …
Neal Cotts has Tommy John surgery (AP)
Publish Date: July 3, 2009
Left-hander Neal Cotts, who pitched in 19 games this season for the Chicago Cubs before being sent to the minors on May 27, underwent Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery Thursday. Cotts was 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA for Chicago this season before being sent to Triple-A Iowa. The surgery was performed by Dr. …
Lee powers Cubs to 9-5 win over Brewers (AP)
Publish Date: July 3, 2009
Derrek Lee took a curtain call after his second homer, a grand slam that gave him a career-high seven RBIs on a night when the baseball seemed to be coming at a different speed. "Just some nights the game seems like it slows down a little bit and tonight was one of those nights," Lee said after leading the Chicago Cubs to a 9-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of an 11-game… …