Ryan Dempster was outstanding for the Cubs last night -- complete-game gem, four hits allowed, no walks and 11 strikeouts -- so it might not have mattered if the Braves had Warren Spahn in his prime toeing the slab at the corner of Clark and Addison.
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6 May 2008
After another game where stranding base-runners has become a common theme, what Lou Piniella had the right words to sum up the Cubs recent slide, "Like I told my guys after the ballgame, make the other team beat you, don't just give it to them," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "You play like that and you're going to lose quite a few of them, or most of them. Anyway, it's over with. Done."
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27 February 2008
this game is going on. These will also be the stories throughout spring training.
(1) Ryan Dempster's First Spring Training Start
It is a role Dempster has not seen in a while.
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25 February 2008
l live up to the hype by batting .320, hitting 23 homer runs, and driving in 90.
(4) Ryan Dempster or Jason Marquis will be traded
One of them has to go. Who will it be? That is hard to say. After Marquis had a brilliant first half last season, he stumbled in the second half and he is now fighting for his job to stay in the rotation. After Dempster had an inconsistent year as the Cubs closer, he was bumped from his old job and his now trying to win a spot in the rotation also. There are two opening spots open, but it will not go to both of them. The Cubs signed Jon Lieber to a one year deal and it was not just for him to work out in spring training. Jon Lieber will be in the rotation no matter what. He does not need to worry about Marquis or Dempster. Whoever does not get the final spot in the rotation, will be traded. They will not go to the bullpen because they are not needed there. I see Dempster winning the spot because Lou would not have forced Dempster to switch if he was not guaranteed a spot in the rotation.
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18 February 2008
urth place. It is a season where the impossible turns into the possible. Just listen to Ryan Dempster of the Chicago Cubs make a bold prediction, “I think we are going to win the World Series. I really do.” Great, just what a Cubs fans need to hear, another prediction.
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