Cubs Are Spoiling For The Padres

Date: Sun, Aug 15, 2010

As Bob and I sit in our somewhat air-conditioned booth in St. Louis and watch members of the Black-Eyed Peas flail away at 45-mph batting practice fastballs, I'm looking ahead to the upcoming series against the West-leading Padres, a team...

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Cubs Game Notes For Friday @ St. Louis

Date: Fri, Aug 13, 2010

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Cardinals Or Reds?

Date: Thu, Aug 12, 2010

As we get set for the Cubs and Giants on a pleasant afternoon in San Francisco, I have a couple questions for Cubs fans--in the NL Central, are you picking the Reds or Cardinals to win it?  And which team...

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"Let me here ya!"

Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010

With the way things have gone lately (unfortunately), we have had a little more time to delve into other topics. And while we open up our email to solicit questions, feel free to post some questions for us on our...

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Mail Call

Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010

With the way things have gone lately (unfortunately), we have had a little more time to delve into other topics.  And while we open up our email to solicit questions, feel free to post some questions for us on our...

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Cubs Game Notes For Tuesday @ San Fran

Date: Tue, Aug 10, 2010

*The Cubs (19-18) and Dodgers (51-45) are the only two visiting teams with a winning record at AT&T Park since it opened in 2000. *Aramis Ramirez is hitting .279 against the NL West and .208 against the rest of baseball.*Tim...

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Cubs Game Notes For Monday @ SF

Date: Mon, Aug 9, 2010

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Podcast: Playing the role of the spoiler

Date: Mon, Aug 9, 2010

The Cubs are slumping but Len and Bob are on top of their game. Check out this week's podcast to hear what to expect on the coming road trip and get some good and bad reviews from Lollapalooza.. RSSSubscribe...

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Cubs Get Swept By Reds

Date: Sun, Aug 8, 2010

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Still The Greatest - Calling The Cubs

Date: Sun, Aug 8, 2010

It's weird, I have had a lot of people come up to me lately and say, "Man, I feel sorry for you, it must be really tough to call these games right now."  My answer is to laugh and think,...

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Cubs Game Notes For Sunday vs. Reds

Date: Sun, Aug 8, 2010

*One of the biggest differences between these two teams this year has been with clutch hitting. The Reds are first in the National League hitting .281 with RISP. The Cubs are second-worst at .246.*The Cubs have the highest average in...

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Roster Moves

Date: Mon, Aug 2, 2010

Roster moves today...RHPs Casey Coleman and Thomas Diamond had their contracts selected from AAA Iowa. There was one open spot on the roster after the trade of Ted Lilly to the Dodgers. The other opening occurred when Carlos Silva was...

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Podcast: Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot to the Dodgers

Date: Mon, Aug 2, 2010

The big news of the week is the trade of Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot to the Dodgers. Check in with Len and Bob to find out what this means for the Cubs. RSSSubscribe to Len and Bob's Podcasts via...

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The Deadline Has Passed

Date: Sat, Jul 31, 2010

The Cubs made the trade many were anticipating today--Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot to the Dodgers for 2B/3B Blake DeWitt and a pair of minor league pitching prospects. The Lilly part of the deal is no surprise at all. And...

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