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Cubs-Braves: Incredible Start for Randy Wells Spoiled by Bullpen

To say that Randy Wells was fantastic would be an understatement. He was completely in control of all his pitches. He took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, and practically guaranteed his ...

Written by Andy Miller about 6 months ago 59 reads 1 comments
Cubs-Dodgers: Cubs Split Four Game Series with MLB's Best Team

The Chicago Cubs look like they have started to take away some of the question marks surrounding this team. How can a pitching staff that's so good on paper (maybe the best in the National league, ...

Written by Andy Miller about 6 months ago 87 reads 0 comments
Cubs-Dodgers: Hot Bats Cooling Off Already? Dodgers Defeat Cubs 2-1

The bats were finally heating up, they had won two games in a row. And, as Bob Brenly said, "they watched the Dodgers do their thing." The Dodgers "thing" is great ground ball pitching, and small-ball baseball...

Written by Andy Miller about 6 months ago 42 reads 2 comments
Cubs Recap: Hoffpauir 'Slams' Cubs Over Los Angeles Dodgers

On a beautiful day that had hints of spring in the air here in the Chicagoland area reminded us a lot of a gorgeous April or May day when the Cubs would be playing some baseball. Well, it's not April, it's February...

Written by Andy Miller about 9 months ago 106 reads 0 comments
2008 Year in Review: The Chicago Cubs

Lou Piniella brought the worst team in the NL Central to the top of the NL Central in just one season. He was ready to bring the Cubs to back to back playoff appearances for the first time in 100 years...

Written by Andy Miller about 11 months ago 103 reads 2 comments
Cubs Recap: Jim Hendry Needs Only To Look to Iowa For Power Lefty

It is completely beyond me why the Cubs are willing to bring in a player who will sacrifice good defense for good offense, when they have that type of player in house already...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 461 reads 11 comments
Cubs Recap: No Free Agent Arbitrations

Are the Cubs really ready to break ties with Kid-K? It appears so. When the arbitration offer deadline last night at 10:59 pm CT rolled around, the Cubs had yet to offer it to any of their six year free agents...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 278 reads 6 comments
Bears-Vikings: Top Three Reasons Minnesota Destroyed the Bears

There have been quite a few games this season where the Chicago Bears just couldn't get it done within the final minutes of the game. This week, the game ended a lot sooner...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 224 reads 0 comments
Cubs Recap: Both Chicago Teams Lose, One More Fortunate

Both Chicago teams are on home-stands right now. While both teams won and Friday, then both lost on Saturday, I'd say one team is breathing a little easier...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 189 reads 2 comments
Cubs Recap: Edmonds Propels Cubs Over His Former Team

As I walked into Wrigley Field yesterday, I'd say that about 1/3 of the fans there were either Cardinals fans or Red Sox fans (Hard to tell some of the red shirts apart)...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 131 reads 2 comments
Cubs-Orioles: Chicago Doomed By a Lack of Patience in the Ninth

The Baltimore Orioles had taken a 7-1 lead. I looked over to my brother and we agreed we'd rather watch the game at home and hope for a comeback there...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 317 reads 7 comments
Chicago Cubs and One Fan's Withdrawal

I have not sat down and watched my beloved Cubbies win a game in nearly three weeks. On June 8, I left for Bosnia and came back on the June 17...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 210 reads 3 comments
Chicago Cubs: Ten in a Row? .500 on the Road? Another Sweep?

The Comeback Cubbies did it again last night. At one point, the Padres were leading the Cubs three to one. But the Cubs weren't going to see their longest winning streak since 2001 come to a halt from the second worst team in the NL West...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 273 reads 9 comments
Chicago Cubs Go for Number Nine in Winning Streak

The Cubs extended their streak to eight in a row last night (early this morning). The Cubs are holding on to the best record in Major League Baseball, and with the way the Cubs offense has ...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 438 reads 8 comments
Can the Chicago Cubs Make it Eight in a Row?

The Chicago Cubs have won seven in a row, and they have the best record in Major League Baseball. They have the best batting average in the league, they have the most runs scored in the league...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 344 reads 7 comments
Cubs Analysis: Center Field Isn't a Problem in Chicago

After doing the article on Fukudome, I had to decide where to go next. Writing about all of the super-stars of the team would have been interesting, but instead I thought I'd just cover every ...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 838 reads 12 comments
Maple Bats: Major League Baseball Looks the Other Way

I was watching the Cubs' batting practice yesterday at Wrigley Field along the first-base line, hoping that Fukudome would catch a foul ball and possibly toss it my way...

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 2,829 reads 26 comments
Chicago Cubs Closer Look: Kosuke Fukudome

Yes, his name is probably the most easy in the MLB to poke fun at on a few different levels (I recently read that his name in Greek means man who loves bald heads.....

Written by Andy Miller about about 1 year ago 352 reads 2 comments

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Andy Miller Article Archive

Cubs-Braves: Incredible Start for Randy Wells Spoiled by Bullpen

Cubs-Dodgers: Cubs Split Four Game Series with MLB's Best Team

Cubs-Dodgers: Hot Bats Cooling Off Already? Dodgers Defeat Cubs 2-1

Cubs Recap: Hoffpauir 'Slams' Cubs Over Los Angeles Dodgers

2008 Year in Review: The Chicago Cubs

Cubs Recap: Jim Hendry Needs Only To Look to Iowa For Power Lefty

Cubs Recap: No Free Agent Arbitrations

Bears-Vikings: Top Three Reasons Minnesota Destroyed the Bears

Cubs Recap: Both Chicago Teams Lose, One More Fortunate

Cubs Recap: Edmonds Propels Cubs Over His Former Team

Cubs-Orioles: Chicago Doomed By a Lack of Patience in the Ninth

Chicago Cubs and One Fan's Withdrawal

Chicago Cubs: Ten in a Row? .500 on the Road? Another Sweep?

Chicago Cubs Go for Number Nine in Winning Streak

Can the Chicago Cubs Make it Eight in a Row?

Cubs Analysis: Center Field Isn't a Problem in Chicago

Maple Bats: Major League Baseball Looks the Other Way

Chicago Cubs Closer Look: Kosuke Fukudome

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