| | Create-a-Caption: This is your owner, Chicago Cubs fans (Yahoo! Sports) |
Well, let's look at the bright side: If I would have told you that Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts was going...
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| | Cubs Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
| The Cubs are a bit banged up, and they'll have to deal with it now without much in the way of minor league help.
Sept. 1 came and went without the Cubs making any minor league call-ups, even though rosters may expand beyond 25.
The only certainty is that the Cubs will bring up catcher Welington Castillo for Friday's series opener against the Mets. Castillo has been in town this week because of catcher Geovany Soto is hobbled with a sore knee.
In addition to that, center fielder Marlon Byrd has soreness in his right leg. He did not start Thursday.
Infielder Jeff Baker has discomfort in his left Achilles tendon. That ailment caused him to be scratched from Wednesday's starting lineup, but he did enter the game late. As long as manager Mike Quade gets a...
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| | Fukudome, Marmol lead Cubs past Pirates 5-3 (AP) |
Thomas Diamond received a game ball and a beer shower after his first major league win. Diamond relieved injured starter Tom Gorzelanny and was part of a strong effort by the Chicago Cubs' bullpen Wednesday in a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. "It's always nice to get the first. I wish it would have happened a little sooner," Diamond said.
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| | Cubs rededicate statue of broadcaster Harry Caray (AP) |
The Chicago Cubs rededicated a statue of late broadcaster Harry Caray outside Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The ceremony was held before Chicago's home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Caray's wife, Dutchie Caray, was among those on hand. The statue is located outside the entrance to Wrigley Field's bleachers and features the Hall of Fame announcer leading crowds in a rendition of...
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| | Yankees claim Lilly but Dodgers pull him back (Yahoo! Sports) |
Ted Lilly was picked up off waivers by one of his former teams, the New York Yankees, and then pulled back by...
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| | Walker, Jones lead Pirates past Cubs 14-7 (AP) |
The Pittsburgh Pirates have struggled almost everywhere this season -- except Wrigley Field. Neil Walker and Garrett Jones each hit a long two-run homer, and Pittsburgh beat the Chicago Cubs 14-7 on Tuesday night for a rare road victory. Walker went 4 for 5 with four RBIs and three runs scored for the Pirates, who won for only the fifth time in 43 road games and ended a 14-game losing streak away...
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| | Zambrano goes 5-plus, homers as Cubs rout Pirates (AP) |
Carlos Zambrano and the of the Cubs' offense made Mike Quade's managerial debut at Wrigley Field relatively easy. Carlos Zambrano allowed one unearned run in 5 1-3 innings and hit a two-run homer to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 14-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Aramis Ramirez was 2 for 3 with four RBIs to help Quade win his first game at Wrigley Field as manager.
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| | Cubs honor Hall of Famer Dawson at Wrigley Field (AP) |
The Chicago Cubs honored 2010 Hall of Fame inductee Andre Dawson in a pregame ceremony Monday night at Wrigley Field before their game against Pittsburgh. Dawson was introduced by chairman Tom Ricketts and presented with numerous awards, including a No. 8 from the center field scoreboard. "I owe a great deal to the Montreal organization.
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| | Wrigley's peanut-free suite clears way for one fan's special day (Yahoo! Sports) |
Though not always successful on the baseball field, the Chicago Cubs have a track record of making fans happy...
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| | NL Roundup: A look at Sunday's games (The Canadian Press) |
Major League Baseball instituted video replay to help umpires on home-run calls, and the technology contributed to the Atlanta Braves' dramatic victory Sunday.
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| | Fukudome's error sends Reds over Cubs 7-5 (AP) |
A tough-hop throwing error helped the Cincinnati Reds get some serious separation from the rest of the NL Central. Kosuke Fukudome's homer tied it in the top of the eighth, but his throw skipped away in the bottom half of the inning and helped Cincinnati rally for a 7-5 victory Sunday that completed the Reds' season-long domination of the Chicago Cubs.
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| | NL Roundup: A look at Saturday's games (The Canadian Press) |
The Philadelphia Phillies probably wish they played in the National League West.
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| | Fukudome's HR sends Cubs over Reds 3-2 (AP) |
One bad fastball turned into Bronson Arroyo's undoing. Kosuke Fukudome hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Arroyo, and the Chicago Cubs finally ended years of futility against the right-hander by beating the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Saturday night. Fukudome's homer in the fifth inning sent Arroyo (14-8) to his first loss against the Cubs since 2007.
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| | NL Roundup: A look at Friday's games (The Canadian Press) |
The Cincinnati Reds' impressive drive to the playoffs got a huge boost from Jay Bruce.
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| | Jay Bruce hits 3 homers, Reds beat Cubs 7-1 (AP) |
Five pitches, three homers. Jay Bruce had one of those career nights that forced him to think all the way back to Little League for an apt comparison. The Reds? They're doing a flashback to 1995. Bruce homered in three consecutive at-bats Friday night, matching his career high by driving in five runs, and Cincinnati beat the Chicago Cubs 7-1 to keep its two-week playoff surge going full speed.
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| | Nationals expect phenom Strasburg to get 'Tommy John' surgery (Yahoo! Sports) |
"Strasmas" has been postponed indefinitely. The Washington Nationals announced on Friday morning that...
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| | Cubs uninterested in hiring older managers (Yahoo! Sports) |
Now that the 66-year-old Lou Piniella has stepped down as the manager of the Chicago Cubs, the team is looking...
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| | Cubs interview Eric Wedge for managerial position (SportingNews.com) |
The Chicago Cubs have started the process of replacing manager Lou Piniella by interviewing former Indians manager Eric Wedge, according to ESPNChicago.com. Wedge reportedly had a face-to-face interview with Cubs general manager Jim Hendry in Cleveland on Thursday. Piniella managed his final game with the team on Sunday and interim manager Mike Quade has since taken over. Wedge managed in Cleveland from 2003-2009 and won the American League Manger of the Year in 2007, when he managed the Indians to within one game of the World Series.
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| | Cubs to rededicate Harry Caray statue (AP) |
The Chicago Cubs will honor the late broadcaster Harry Caray next month by rededicating his statue outside Wrigley Field. The team said Thursday that a pregame ceremony is also planned for Sept. 1. Caray's wife, Dutchie Caray, and Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts are expected to be at the rededication. Caray's statue will be rededicated at Sheffield and Waveland avenues.
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| | Fan hits player with baseball, ejected from park (The Canadian Press) |
RICHMOND, Va. - A fan has been banned for life from Richmond Flying Squirrels home games after a foul ball he threw back onto the field hit the opposing team's pitcher.
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| | Power Rankings: San Diego is sunny (Yahoo! Sports) |
Although the Yankees and Rays continue to hold the top two spots, the plucky Padres keep inching upward.
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| | Bautista: Pirates could've been winners (SportingNews.com) |
Former Pirate Jose Bautista thinks Pittsburgh's unparalleled run of ineptitude should be over by now, telling the Associated Press the team had the pieces in place to field a winner. It was revealed earlier this week that the Pirates have been making considerable profits the last few years despite terrible showings in the standings. The team hasn't had a winning season since 1992, the longest streak without a winning season in North American sports history.
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| | Cubs break through in 8th to win pitchers' duel (AP) |
The game was scoreless going into the eighth inning and Ryan Dempster wanted to stay in. Interim Cubs manager Mike Quade had other ideas. Tyler Colvin pinch-hit for Dempster and wound up scoring the go-ahead run Wednesday night, giving Chicago a 4-0 win over the Washington Nationals. The Cubs completed a three-game sweep that kept Quade unbeaten in three games since Lou Piniella retired.
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| | Soriano, Colvin HRs pace 5-4 Cubs win over Nats (AP) |
With every pitch he threw against the Washington Nationals, Carlos Zambrano thought of his critically ill 11-year-old nephew, who is hospitalized in Venezuela with a serious infection. Alfonso Soriano and Tyler Colvin homered, Zambrano continued his resurgence since rejoining the Chicago rotation and the Cubs beat the Nationals 5-4 on Tuesday night.
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| | Cubs purchase Maine's contract, send Berg to Iowa (AP) |
The Chicago Cubs have purchased the contract of left-handed pitcher Scott Maine from Triple-A Iowa. The 25-year-old Maine has not pitched in the majors. He's split this season between Iowa and Double-A Tennessee, going 4-2 with a 3.14 ERA. The Cubs optioned right-handed pitcher Justin Berg to Iowa on Tuesday.
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