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Former Arizona Diamondbacks' manager and current Cubs' color analyst Bob Brenly interviewed on Thursday for the vacated skipper's job in Milwaukee. Brenly is on a short-list of candidates that includes former managers Ken Macha and Willie Randolph. Brenly recently signed a contract extension to remain with Len Kasper in the Cubs' booth and some feel Brenly could be the best man for the job....especially with his knowledge of the team the Brewers have been trying...
The final installment of By the Numbers, the CCO's look at the 'Big Three', will resume later in the week in order to give time to the latest from the rumor mill....and of course the News from the Wire. The Sporting News named Geovany Soto the National League Rookie of the Year on Tuesday. Soto put together a tremendous year behind the plate for the Chicago Cubs and figures to be named the BBWAA Rookie...
As expected, the Cubs announced on Monday morning General Manager Jim Hendry agreed to a 4-year contract extension to remain with the Chicago Cubs until after the 2012 season. Financial terms were not released....
The 2008 Fall Classic match-up appeared to be set on Thursday night....but then the Boston Red Sox pulled off the second biggest comeback in post-season history. So while a big tip of the cap goes out to the organization and fan base of the Philadelphia Phillies, there is still some unfinished business in the American League. As the very memorable season prepares for its final series to begin next Wednesday, the remainder of the baseball...
According to a report from Phil Rogers in the Tribune on Thursday afternoon, the Cubs could be close to signing Jim Hendry to an extension. The Seattle Mariners asked for permission to interview Hendry for their general manager position and Crane Kenney "declined to give the Mariners permission to talk" to the Cubs current GM. Hendry has until December 30th to exercise his option for the 2009 season. The report from Rogers stated, "some within...
The off-season on the North Side has begun and while the organizational meetings are not until October 19th in Mesa, the Cubs made a little news this week....and the mainstream media lit the fire on the Hot Stove. The Cubs' payroll is expected to increase in 2009 from the $130 million dollars the organization spent to field the 2008 squad. While a specific number has not been reported, with the escalating salaries of the players...
According to multiple reports, the Cubs picked up the 2009 option on pitcher Rich Harden. The Cubs will pay the $7 million dollar option after exams revealed Harden will not require shoulder surgery in the off-season. Harden had his shoulder examined on Tuesday by team doctors in order to ensure the oft injured pitcher would be healthy enough to pitch next season....
The Cubs worked out at Wrigley on Tuesday in preparation for Manny and the Dodgers. Lou Piniella spoke with the media and put the series into perspective. From the Tribune.... "The time for talking is over. The time to get after it on the field and perform starts [Wednesday]. Our club is confident, as I'm sure the Dodgers are. And we're going to play as well as we can, as hard as we can for...
According to reports from the Sun-Times and the Tribune on Tuesday night, Felix Pie was chosen over Micah Hoffpauir to take the final spot on the Cubs post-season roster. While the official roster has not been released, the Tribune indicated Hoffpauir, along with Michael Wuertz, Kevin Hart and Koyie Hill will "report to the Cubs' facility in Mesa to continue working out in case they are needed for the NL Championship Series when the Cubs...
According to several reports out of Chicago, the Cubs have picked up the option for 2010 Lou Piniella. The original 3-year contract Piniella signed with the Cubs in 2006 included a club option for a fourth season. Rumors circulated last week in New York that Piniella was contemplating not returning and with Jim Hendry and the Cubs picking up the option those rumors should be silenced for now....
The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers will kick off the NLDS on Wednesday evening at Wrigley Field. The Cubs won 5 of the 7 regular season games against the Dodgers, but the team that will take the field at Wrigley this week is a lot different from the one the Cubs faced in late May and early June....the additions of Manny Ramirez and Casey Blake helped turn around the Dodgers' season. The wild card...
Game One Hundred Fifty-Nine: Cubs (96-62) vs. Brewers (88-71) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet, ESPN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Miller Park, Milwaukee Ryan Dempster (17-6, 2.99/1.21) vs. Jeff Suppan (10-10, 5.06/1.53) Updated - 5:52pm C.T. - According to a report from the Sun-Times, Lou Piniella announced his rotation for the NLDS - Ryan Dempster in game one, Carlos Zambrano in game two, Rich Harden...
The Cubs open the final series of the regular season on Friday night at Miller Park. The series in New York though took its typical toll on the Cubs....even Koyie Hill's reaction to the safe call on Ryan Church Thursday night brought up memories of images from years past. The Cubs played a solid series but that stadium has been trouble for the organization for many, many years. Lou Piniella named Ryan Dempster the starter...
Game One Hundred Fifty-Eight: Cubs (96-61) vs. Mets (87-71) Game Time - 6:10pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 174, 188 Location - Shea Stadium, New York Rich Harden (10-2, 2.03/1.06, 5-1, 1.66/1.06) vs. Pedro Martinez (5-6, 5.50/1.55) Updated - 4:48pm C.T. - It's Official... According to a report from the Sun-Times, Lou Piniella named Ryan Dempster the Cubs' Game One starter on Thursday afternoon. Weather permitting is...
As the saying goes....here is a little news you can use. Could Carlos Zambrano be slotted into the third spot of Lou Piniella's playoff rotation? Geovany Soto and Carlos Marmol might sit out for the remainder of the Mets series. The Cubs made changes to the 40-man roster on Monday. More from the 'First and Since Department' and WGN's Tribute to the 2008 National League Central Division Champions.......
Game One Hundred Fifty-Four: Cubs (93-60) vs. Cardinals (80-74) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (16-6, 3.02/1.22) vs. Braden Looper (12-13, 4.06/1.31) The 2008 National League Central Division Champions will return to work today in the final home game of the regular season. How will Lou Piniella treat today's game? With the Cubs clinching on Saturday and...
According to a report on Cubs.com, Geovany Soto "expects to be ready after missing Friday's game." Soto was a late scratch with the left hand injury that he has been dealing with from time to time this season. X-rays were negative and Lou Piniella reported following Friday's game that the x-rays showed joint irritation. Soto said "it felt funny" on Thursday and there was swelling on Friday that forced him out of the lineup....
Game One Hundred Fifty-Two: Cubs (92-59) vs. Cardinals (79-73) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (14-5, 3.41/1.25) vs. Adam Wainwright (9-3, 3.20/1.13) Updated 11:55am C.T. - Geovany Soto Scratched from Today's Lineup with Hand Injury The final weekday game on the schedule for the Chicago Cubs....Lou Piniella's crew opens up the final home series of the...
Last August Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam debuted a new song he'd written about his beloved Chicago Cubs....and a year later his tribute is beginning to receive a lot of air play. While the Cubs prepare to open a 3-game series against the Cardinals later today, here is the little ditty from the Evanston native....
If you are a Cubs fan you most likely know where many of the players came from. How many were acquired in a trade? How many were signed as free agents and how many were homegrown? I wanted to see for myself so I did some research and figured out where we got the 25 players on the active roster before the September call-ups....
On the same day a part of the Cubs past inked a 6-year deal to remain on the South Side, a part of the organization's present signed a 4-year extension to stay in the Cubs' broadcasting booth along side of Len Kasper. According to a report in the Daily Herald by Barry Rozner, Bob Brenly signed a 4-year contract extension with the Cubs on Saturday reported to be worth in the "neighborhood of $3.5 million."...
According to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs and Astros will play two of the three games from this weekend series at Miller Park on Sunday night and Monday afternoon. The Sunday night game is scheduled for a 7:05pm C.T. start time and Monday will begin at 1:05pm C.T. Bob Nightengale from the USA Today is also reporting the Cubs and Astros will play two of the three games in Milwaukee. The third...
Updated - 3:49pm C.T. - According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs have decided not to travel on Saturday which would make a game on Sunday in Houston a near impossibility. Major League Baseball has not announced on where and when the 3 game series will be played. Updated 5:43pm C.T. - Ken Rosenthal reported that Jim Hendry has told his team to report to Wrigley on Sunday with their bags packed...
With Hurricane Ike heading for Houston, the Chicago Cubs will not play ball for at least the next two days. Both the Friday and Saturday games were postponed and there is a lot of speculation on when the 3-game series will be played. The Cubs will take Friday off, possibly their last full off day of the season, workout on Saturday at Wrigley Field then fly to either a neutral city or to Houston on...
Game One Hundred Forty-Six: Cubs (87-58) vs. Cardinals (78-67) Game Time - 7:15pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Rich Harden (9-2, 1.99/1.05 - 4-1, 2.02/1.00) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (12-6, 3.74/1.22) Updated - 5:10pm C.T. - Both the Friday and Saturday Games in Houston have been postponed according to multiple reports. There has not been a decision made on Sunday's game...
Game One Hundred Forty-Five: Cubs (86-58) vs. Cardinals (78-66) Game Time - 7:15pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Ted Lilly (13-9, 4.43/1.32) vs. Braden Looper (12-11, 4.09/1.30) Ryan Dempster put tonight's game into the proper perspective following the Cubs' loss to the Cardinals on Tuesday night: "We've just got to go out there tomorrow and try to win a baseball...
After not addressing the media following Sunday's loss in Cincinnati, a very frustrated and animated Lou Piniella spoke after Tuesday's defeat in St. Louis. The Cubs are reeling and from Piniella's statements he is more than tired of what he is seeing on the field. Here are the quotes.......
Game One Hundred Forty-Four: Cubs (86-57) vs. Cardinals (77-66) Game Time - 7:15pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Ryan Dempster (15-6, 2.99/1.21) vs. Kyle Lohse (13-6, 3.76/1.29) Updated - 4:06pm C.T. - Felix Pie and Randy Wells Added to the Active Roster According to a report on Cubs.com, Jon Lieber was placed on the 60-day DL officially ending his season. The...
Updated - 11:58pm C.T. - Randy Wells to the Show? Jim Hendry was on Sports Central with Dave Kaplan on Monday night and said Felix Pie will be recalled and with the Cubs on Tuesday in St. Louis. The I-Cubs were eliminated from the PCL playoffs on Sunday. Hendry also stated another pitcher would be called up from the minors and the announcement would be made before Tuesday's game. Hendry did not mention the player...
Is Lou Piniella stewing? After Sunday's loss to the Reds, Piniella did not address the media for the first time all season. If Piniella is indeed upset, that could mean more changes are on the horizon. The Cubs have not played good ball in the last week and the manager that never stops thinking and tinkering will have an extra day to try to figure out how to get his team back on track. So...
According to multiple reports out of Chicago, Jon Lieber has returned home to Mobile, AL and will not pitch for the remainder of the season. According to the report on Cubs.com, Lieber told "Cubs general manager Jim Hendry his arm is sore and he is unable to pitch the rest of the season." Lieber was a big part of the early season success for the Cubs. Lieber finished 2-3 with a 4.05 ERA and a...
According to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times, the MRI performed on Carlos Zambrano revealed rotator cuff tendonitis. According to the report this was the diagnosis the Cubs were expecting to hear. Zambrano will miss his scheduled start against the Reds as reported on Wednesday and will make his next start in one of the three games in Houston next weekend....September 12-September 14....
As the Cubs and Lou Piniella spend their off day letting go of the last week and preparing for the weekend series in Cincinnati, the biggest question that surrounds the Cubs is not the 5-game losing streak but the status of Carlos Zambrano. Reports are varying as to what actually took place on Wednesday. All reports are stating that Zambrano showed up for his scheduled visit with Dr. Stephen Gryzlo but that Zambrano did not...
Game One Hundred Forty: Cubs (85-54) vs. Astros (73-66) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (15-5, 2.95/1.19) vs. Randy Wolf (8-11, 4.73/1.44) Updated - 4:25pm C.T. - According to reports from the Sun-Times, Carlos Zambrano is scheduled to have an MRI on his shoulder and the results are not expected today. Zambrano will likely miss his...
Lou Piniella indicated in his post-game press conference on Tuesday night that Carlos Zambrano removed himself from the game after the 5th inning. Piniella stated that Zambrano told the pitching coach he was not feeling good and he will see team orthopedist Dr. Stephen Gryzlo on Wednesday. Piniella stated the Cubs would know more on Wednesday. Updated - 9/3/08 - 12:20am C.T. - According to a report in the Sun-Times, Carlos Zambrano complained of "soreness...
Game One Hundred Thirty-Eight: Cubs (85-52) vs. Astros (71-66) Game Time - 3:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 174, 185 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Jason Marquis (9-7, 4.52/1.40) vs. Roy Oswalt (12-9, 4.11/1.31) Happy Labor Day and welcome to the start of the last month of the 2008 season on the unofficial last day of summer. It is here, the stretch run and the Cubs are in...
According to a report on Cubs.com, the first round of call-ups on Monday will include Micah Hoffpauir, Koyie Hill, Michael Wuertz and Casey McGehee. The Cubs will also activate Jon Lieber from the 15-day disabled list on Monday as well as Angel Guzman from the 60-day DL. The Cubs will have to make three roster moves as well as clear space on the 40-man roster. On Sunday the Cubs 40-man roster stood at 38 but...
Game One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Cubs (85-51) vs. Phillies (74-62) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Sean Marshall (3-3, 3.52/1.15) vs. Jamie Moyer (11-7, 3.81/1.35) Updated - 10:55am C.T. - Carlos Zambrano scratched - Sean Marshall to start Updated - 11:15am C.T. - Zambrano pushed back to probably Wednesday against the Astros It's the last day of August and happy...
With the Cubs completing game number 124 on Sunday afternoon, let's take a quick look back with 38 remaining on the schedule to see how the Cubs' active roster has changed since March 31st Some think when teams release their 25-man roster out of Spring Training those are the players that will suit up game after game. While a majority of the club remains the same, it is the addition and subtraction of role players...
Game One Hundred Twenty-Four: Cubs (75-48) vs. Marlins (64-60) Game Time - 12:10pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Dolphin Stadium, Miami Ryan Dempster (13-5, 2.92/1.16) vs. Chris Volstad (4-2, 3.03/1.37) Rain Delay - Expected Start Time - 12:30pm C.T. The Cubs recent troubles with the weather could continue today. After rain, lighting and strong winds shortened the game on August 8th against the Astros at...
Game One Hundred Twenty-Three: Cubs (75-47) vs. Marlins (63-60) Game Time - 6:10pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Dolphin Stadium, Miami Sean Marshall (2-2, 3.55/1.13) vs. Anibal Sanchez (1-2, 4.08/1.36) After the dramatic 9th inning on Friday night, the Cubs will try to win their second consecutive game in Florida since 2005 behind Sean Marshall. Marshall will make the spot start in place of both...
Game One Hundred Nineteen: Cubs (71-47) vs. Braves (55-63) Game Time - 12:10pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Turner Field, Atlanta Jason Marquis (7-7, 4.73/1.44) vs. Charlie Morton (3-5, 5.70/1.43) Let's Play Two - Game One Game Two Scheduled to start at 6:10pm C.T. - Rich Harden vs. Jorge Campillo After a big win on Sunday night, a day off on Monday and rain on...
Tuesday night's game between the Cubs and the Braves was rained out and will be made up as a part of a day-night doubleheader on Wednesday. Game one will start at 12:10pm C.T. with Charlie Morton on the mound for the Braves against Jason Marquis. The second game will begin at 6:10pm C.T. and will feature Rich Harden against Jorge Campillo according to reports on WGN Radio and WGN TV.... will update if the pitching...
Peter Gammons became the latest to endorse Mark Cuban to be the new owner of the Chicago Cubs during Sunday night's game on ESPN. Gammons followed his on air report on Sunday by bringing up many of the same points on his blog on ESPN.com on Monday...."Cuban Would Be A Great Fit to Join Cubs' Family." Most of the content is under the 'insider' section of ESPN's website, so here are a few of his...
Game One Hundred Eighteen: Cubs (70-47) vs. Cardinals (65-54) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: ESPN Sunday Night Baseball - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (12-5, 2.93/1.15) vs. Chris Carpenter (0-0, 1.00/1.11) Yesterday is gone and tonight is a big game for Lou Piniella's crew....it's the Cubs versus the Cardinals in the important rubber game of the weekend series. After a thrilling extra inning...
Two days after being designated for assignment the Cubs traded Scott Eyre to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league pitching prospect Brian Schlitter on Thursday. Eyre fell out of favor with Lou Piniella at the beginning of the 2007 and after righting his ship and accepting a new name from his manager, Stevie Ire, the southpaw turned his season around. Eyre was one of the reasons behind the Cubs' turnaround a year ago but according...
After limping out of the All-Star break, Lou Piniella has his team back on track. They have won 8 of 10 and have many thinking about games in October with only 47 games left on the schedule. While things could change between now and the final series of the season in Milwaukee, one thing is certain....Piniella will keep his team focused down the stretch. The Cubs are clicking on the field and with Alfonso Soriano...
Game One Hundred Fourteen: Cubs (67-46) vs. Astros (54-57) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Rich Harden (6-2, 2.04/1.09, 1-1, 1.11/0.90) vs. Wandy Rodriguez (6-4, 3.61/1.31) Updated - 12:28pm C.T. - Scott Eyre Designated for Assignment - Kerry Wood Activated Lou Piniella's crew will try to figure out the riddle that has become the Astros' pitching staff today...
While the Faithful await the start of the 3-game series tonight against Houston Astros, here are a few headlines and notes worth passing along on a Monday morning....included are: More weekend nights at Wrigley? The rotation for the Cardinals series next weekend and updates on Jon Lieber and Chad Fox.......
Baseball lost another one of its voices on Sunday. Skip Caray, broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves, passed away in his sleep at his home in Atlanta on Sunday. Caray, the son of Harry and father of Chip, was 68 years old. Caray was in the middle of his 33rd season of announcing Braves games and was one of the great broadcasters in the game....
Game One Hundred Twelve: Cubs (66-45) vs. Pirates (51-59) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (12-4, 2.80/1.22) vs. Ian Snell (4-8, 6.04/1.88) Lou Piniella's crew began a stretch of 20 straight out of the All-Star break back on July 18th, the maximum amount of games a team can play without a day off. After winning 4 of...
Game One Hundred Six: Cubs (61-44) vs. Brewers (60-45) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast Sports Net - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Miller Park, Milwaukee Ted Lilly (10-6, 4.49/1.34) vs. CC Sabathia (10-8, 3.30/1.16, 4-0, 1.36/0.85) Updated - 6:50pm C.T. - According to a report on WGN Radio, Matt Sinatro was suspended for two games for his actions on Saturday afternoon. Sinatro will miss the first two...
(Cue the Theme from Rocky) Two of the three best teams in the National League square off tonight in Milwaukee for the first of four to close out the month of July. While the next four games will not decide the division with two months left to play in the season, both the Cubs and Brewers figure to leave nothing on the field between tonight and Thursday. Both managers set their rotations out of the...
Game One Hundred Three: Cubs (60-42) vs. Marlins (53-49) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (11-4, 3.05/1.16) vs. Josh Johnson (0-0, 3.86/1.37) Updated - 12:14 pm C.T. - Jeff Samardzija Recalled according to a report on Cubs.com Lou Piniella's crew will try to win the second of four today against the Marlins behind Ryan Dempster. With Kerry...
Game One Hundred Two: Cubs (59-42) vs. Marlins (53-48) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast Sports Net - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 174, 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (10-4, 2.98/1.26) vs. Scott Olsen (6-4, 3.84/1.29) Updated - 5:27pm C.T. - Kerry Wood Placed on the 15-day DL Updated - 6:42pm C.T. - Wood's DL Trip Retroactive to July 14th will be available to come off DL on...
The Cubs will likely make a decision on Kerry Wood later today according to a report from Bruce Miles. Wood will see a hand specialist in Chicago on Thursday and Miles thought the Cubs would put Wood on the DL on Wednesday. If Wood ends up making his 12th trip to the disabled list, the Cubs could call-up Jeff Samardzija to take his place in the pen according to Miles....
Game One Hundred One: Cubs (58-41) vs. Diamondbacks (50-50) Game Time - 8:40pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast Sports Net - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Chase Field, Phoenix Ted Lilly (9-6, 4.49/1.33) vs. Doug Davis (3-4, 4.14/1.53) Updated - 6:53pm C.T. - Alfonso Soriano and Scott Eyre Activated - Micah Hoffpauir and Kevin Hart Optioned The Chicago Cubs activated Alfonso Soriano and Scott Eyre from the 15-day DL on Wednesday...
A few newsworthy headlines hit the wire before and after Monday night's loss to the Diamondbacks. Here is the latest from the wire, including updates on Angel Guzman, Alfonso Soriano, Kerry Wood, possible fines for the Cubs, the pitching match-ups for the Brewers' series next week and a loss of one of the true journalists of the game.......
Game Ninety-Six: Cubs (57-38) vs. Astros (44-51) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Minute Maid Park, Houston Ted Lilly (9-6, 4.68/1.34) vs. Brian Moehler (5-4, 4.28/1.39) Updated - 5:16pm C.T. - Micah Hoffpauir Recalled - Jon Lieber Placed on 15-day DL Game On! The Chicago Cubs resume play tonight in Houston behind Ted Lilly. Lou Piniella's crew is 3-3 against the Astros...
According to reports on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, the Cubs have traded Eric Patterson, Matt Murton, Sean Gallagher and Josh Donaldson to the Oakland A's for Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin. Updated - 6:07pm C.T. - It's Official.....The Cubs have acquired Rich Harden, arguably one of the best pitchers in the majors, when healthy. Bruce Levine stated the Cubs have to figure out their rotation. With the addition of Chad Gaudin and Rich Harden, the...
Lou Piniella will have plenty of familiar faces making the journey with him next week from Chicago to New York for the 79th Annual All-Star Game....and in case you forgot, this one counts. The Cubs will have seven representatives in the Midsummer Classic, along with their manager. Clint Hurdle replaced Willie Randolph with Lou Piniella a short time back and the Cubs will have more players on the National League roster than any team in...
Game Eighty-Nine: Cubs (52-36) vs. Cardinals (50-39) Game Time - 2:15pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet (Chicago) - TBS Sunday Afternoon Baseball - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Sean Marshall (0-2, 4.87/1.43) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (7-3, 3.86/1/28) Updated - 12:34pm C.T. - Paul Sullivan reported the Cubs "look to have six All Stars". Geovany Soto, Alfonso Soriano, Kosuke Fukudome, Ryan Dempster, Kerry Wood and Carlos Zambrano....
Game Eighty-Seven: Cubs (51-35) vs. Cardinals (49-38) Game Time - 7:15pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Carlos Zambrano (8-3, 3.13/1.33) vs. Braden Looper (9-5, 4.26/1.40) Updated - 5:30pm C.T. - Zambrano Activated - Jose Ascanio Optioned Happy 4th of July from the CCO.... How American is this? Apple Pie, Chevrolet, Baseball, Fireworks and the Cubs and Cardinals on Independence Day! Lou...
Game Eighty-Six: Cubs (51-34) vs. Giants (37-48) Game Time - 6:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - AT & T Park, San Francisco Sean Gallagher (3-3, 4.36/1.38) vs. Tim Lincecum (9-1, 2.38/1.24) Updated - 3:46pm C.T. - Reed Johnson Activated - Eric Patterson Optioned The Cubs will attempt to do tonight what only one other Major League club, the Rockies on April 29th, has done...
While the Faithful wait for the Cubs to take the field tonight in San Francisco....here is the latest news from the North Side. Also, feel free to discuss the latest rumors from Peter Gammons and Phil Rogers on pitchers the Cubs may or may not be interested in trading for.......
According to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times on Monday morning, Aramis Ramirez will miss the first three games of the Giants series in order to "tend to family matters back home in the Dominican Republic." The report states Ramirez originally asked for four games but will rejoin the team in time for the series finale on Thursday....
Game Seventy-Seven: Cubs (48-28) vs. Orioles (38-36) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Sean Marshall (0-0, 4.15/1.73) vs. Jeremy Guthrie (3-7, 3.51/1.21) Updated - 4:49pm C.T. - Reed Johnson to the 15-Day DL - Sean Marshall Recalled Updated - 6:52pm C.T. - Daryle Ward Activated - Micah Hoffpauir Optioned Lou Piniella's crew will try to keep the streak going...
The Cubs begin a string of 13 straight on Tuesday night with the first of three against the Baltimore Orioles. The Cubs will make a roster move before the game to make room for Sean Marshall to replace Carlos Zambrano in the starting rotation. A report in the Tribune from Paul Sullivan on Monday night indicated the Cubs could place Reed Johnson on the DL instead of sending down Eric Patterson, Matt Murton or Micah...
Game Seventy-Six: Cubs (47-28) vs. White Sox (41-33) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: ESPN Sunday Night Baseball - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 184 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ryan Dempster (8-2, 2.76/1.09) vs. Javier Vazquez (7-5, 4.13/1.31) It's game three of round one....it's the Cubs versus the Sox, it's the North Side versus the South Side....it's the Crosstown Classic. While many in attendance tonight will be carrying brooms with them...
The Cubs placed Carlos Zambrano on the 15-day DL retroactive to June 19th on Saturday after an MRI on Friday revealed a minor strain in his right shoulder. The Cubs recalled Eric Patterson to take his place on active roster and Sean Marshall is expected to be recalled on Tuesday to make Zambrano's start against the Orioles. Zambrano will miss at least two starts and some are speculating maybe three turns in the rotation. Sean...
The Cubs received good news following the dramatic 9th inning win against the White Sox on Friday afternoon. Results from the MRI on Zambrano's shoulder revealed a minor strain and no tear or damage to the labrum. The Cubs stated they would decide on the next step for Zambrano on Saturday....
According to a report from the Associated Press, Alfonso Soriano will have his broken hand re-examined on Friday and "hopes to return before the All-Star break next month." The report from the AP stated that Soriano would have a "better idea on Friday" and he added, "I'm going to see how far I am, I believe that before the All-Star game I think I'll be able to play." Several reports mentioned that Soriano would go...
Game Seventy-One: Cubs (45-25) vs. Rays (40-29) Game Time - 6:10pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 179 Location - Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg Ryan Dempster (8-2, 2.81/1.06) vs. Scott Kazmir (6-2, 1.74/0.97) Updated - 5:25pm C.T. - Matt Murton Recalled - Eric Patterson Optioned After spending a day in the rain at the Hall of Fame, the Cubs will get a first hand look at the most...
According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs will recall Matt Murton before Tuesday night's game against Tampa Bay Rays and Eric Patterson will likely by the odd man out and optioned down to Triple-A Iowa. The Chicago Tribune is reporting as of Monday night that Murton received notification on Sunday that he would be recalled and join the team in Tampa....
Game Sixty-Seven: Cubs (42-24) vs. Braves (32-34) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (8-2, 3.01/1.28) vs. Tim Hudson (7-4, 2.86/1.14) Updated - 10:47am C.T. - Micah Hoffpauir Recalled - Eric Patterson in Chicago According to a report in the Sun-Times, Micah Hoffpauir was recalled as expected to take Alfonso Soriano's spot on the active roster. The Sun-Times...
Several reports are indicating Alfonso Soriano will miss at least the next 6 weeks with a broken left hand. Soriano was hit in the hand by a pitch from Jeff Bennett in the 2nd inning of Wednesday night's game. Soriano will be in a splint for the next 3 weeks and will be out for a minimum of 6 weeks according to a report from ESPN. Updated - 10:26pm C.T. - With Additional Information...
According to reports from the Chicago Tribune and on Cubs.com, Micah Hoffpauir will be recalled this weekend when the Cubs begin Interleague play in Toronto. Piniella said before Tuesday night's game that the Cubs will use Hoffpauir at 1st base and in left field "to give Derrek Lee and Alfonso Soriano opportunities to rest." Piniella plans on using both Lee and Soriano as designated hitters in the American League parks. Piniella also stated Mark DeRosa...
The 2008 First-Year Player Draft was conducted on June 5th and June 6th. The Cubs drafted 51 players, 28 pitchers, 12 infielders, 8 outfielders and 3 catchers. A couple of names that jump out of the long list include Michael Brenly, son of Bob Brenly, and Chicago area prospects David Cales and Anthony Zych....as well as Sonny Gray. The Cubs first round pick, 19th overall, was right-handed pitcher Andrew Cashner....and they drafted Ryan Flaherty with...
Game Fifty-Nine: Cubs (37-21) vs. Padres (23-36) Game Time - 9:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - PETCO Park, San Diego Jason Marquis (2-3, 4.98/1.64) vs. Wilfredo Ledezma (0-2, 4.25/1.53) Update - According to a report by Bruce Levine on ESPN 1000, Kevin Hart will be recalled before tonight's game against the Padres. Will update when the other roster move is announced. Updated - 6:47pm...
Game Fifty-Four: Cubs (32-21) vs. Rockies (20-33) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Jason Marquis (2-3, 4.97/1.64) vs. Jeff Francis (1-5, 6.18/1.59) Updated - 4:18pm C.T. with Roster Move - Jose Ascanio Optioned to Triple-A Iowa - Neal Cotts Recalled According to a report on Cubs.com, Neal Cotts was recalled from Triple-A and will be available out of...
With Jim Edmonds struggling at the plate his days in a Cubs' uniform could be coming to an end. A report on Cubs.com indicated there is no timetable to see if Edmonds will be able to help the Cubs or not. But the bottom line is Edmonds is not contributing offensively. Lou Piniella has shown, in his brief stint with the Cubs, he has little patience with players not performing and he likes to play...
After 51 games, the Cubs are in first place in the National League Central....a half game ahead of the Cardinals and a game and half up on the Astros with a 30-21 record (20-8/10-13). While most know Carlos Zambrano's ERA (.247) and WHIP (1.18), the fact Derrek Lee hit his 12th home run of the season on Monday and that Mark DeRosa leads all everyday players with a .315 batting average, Carlos Zambrano is tops...
According to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times Wednesday morning, Carlos Zambrano "has had stiffness in the right shoulder/neck area since his start Saturday against the Pirates." The Cubs are keeping a close watch on Zambrano this week and he is still on schedule to make his next start on Friday in Pittsburgh against the Pirates....
According to a report on Cubs.com, Chad Fox was placed on the 15-day DL following Monday night's win against the Astros with ulnar neuritis. The report indicated Fox "felt some tingling in his right arm from the elbow to his fingers while playing catch Monday." The Cubs recalled Jose Ascanio from Triple-A to take his place in the bullpen. Here is more on the roster move and other news from the Cubs' farm system.......
According to a report from the Associated Press on Yahoo Sports, Alfonso Soriano was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday. Soriano hit .516 (16-for-31) with 7 home runs and 14 RBI's....with a 1.258 SLG....
According to a report from the East Windup Chronicle, the Cubs signed Lee Hak-ju a few weeks back and this shortstop from Korea has gotten rave reviews from the scouts....
Game Forty-Four: Cubs (26-17) vs. Pirates (21-22) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Jason Marquis (1-3, 5.26/1.73) vs. Phil Dumatrait (1-1, 3.96/1.46) Updated - 11:36am C.T. - Ward Placed on 15-Day DL and Hoffpauir Called-up Today is an important game for Jason Marquis as well as the Cubs. Lou Piniella was not pleased following Marquis performance last Tuesday and...
It's official....Jim Hendry announced moments after Wednesday night's game, during a press conference, that the Cubs have agreed to a contract with outfielder Jim Edmonds. Felix Pie was optioned down to Triple-A and will join the I-Cubs in Round Rock on Thursday. Updated - 12:12am C.T. - According to a report in the Tribune, Jim Edmonds will be in a Cubs' uniform and in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres....
Game Forty: Cubs (23-16) vs. Padres (15-25) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WCIU - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ted Lilly (3-4, 5.24/1.30) vs. Jake Peavy (4-2, 2.47/1.08) Updated - 5:15pm C.T. - According to multiple reports, Jim Edmonds is in Chicago taking a physical and if he passes it will be signed tonight...and will be in a Cubs' uniform on Thursday. After scoring 12...
During the Cubs impressive win against the Diamondbacks on Friday, the announcement was made that Geovany Soto was named the National League Rookie of the Month for April. Soto earned the first monthly honor handed out to the league's top rookie performer....the new award is sponsored by Gillette....
Game Thirty-Five: Cubs (19-15) vs. Diamondbacks (23-12) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ted Lilly (2-4, 5.97/1.41) vs. Dan Haren (4-1, 3.12/0.99) Updated - 11:41am C.T. - Scott Eyre Activated - Sean Marshall Optioned to Triple-A The Cubs start their longest homestand of the year today with the first of three against the best team in the National League....
Two of Lou Piniella's regulars had a solid month to start the season and are among four players nominated for the National League Rookie of the Month Award for April. Geovany Soto and Kosuke Fukudome turned a lot of heads and helped the Cubs to the best month in franchise history. Gillette announced a partnership with Major League Baseball to award the top performing rookies from both the American and National League. The CCO received...
Lou Piniella is not happy and according to a report in the Tribune....neither was the rest of the clubhouse after being shutout by the Reds on Wednesday afternoon. The Cubs' skipper mentioned, on several occasions, earlier in the week that changes are on the way, but what can and should be done with a team, that despite it's recent struggles, is still 4 games over .500. Here is the latest news from the North Side,...
According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Sunday night, Ronny Cedeno could be seeing some playing time in centerfield. Ivan DeJesus has been working with Cedeno as Lou Piniella tries to find a way to get his bat into the lineup. The report speculated that if Cedeno can be used in center then Felix Pie might be sent down to Iowa to work out a few things. Cedeno played a couple of game...
Game Thirty: Cubs (17-12) vs. Cardinals (19-11) Game Time - 2:45pm C.T. Coverage - TV: FOX Saturday Game of the Week - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Ted Lilly (1-4, 6.46/1.50) vs. Kyle Lohse (3-0, 2.36/1.17) Updated - 2:32pm C.T. - Hill Optioned and Gallagher Recalled According to a report on Cubs.com, Rich Hill was optioned to Triple-A Iowa and Sean Gallagher was recalled to fill his...
Updated - 7:07pm C.T. - Kevin Hart will join the I-Cubs Starting Rotation According to a report on Cubs.com, the Cubs have selected Chad Fox from Double-A Tennessee and added him to the 40-man roster. To make room on the active roster, Kevin Hart was optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Fox will be available out of the pen Friday night for Lou Piniella in St. Louis....
Game Twenty-Eight: Cubs (17-10) vs. Brewers (15-12) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (4-1, 2.21/1.13) vs. Yovani Gallardo (0-0, 0.64/1.07) Updated - 12:10pm C.T. - Alfonso Soriano Activated - Matt Murton Optioned to Triple-A As expected, the Cubs activated Alfonso Soriano from the 15-day DL on Thursday morning and optioned Matt Murton back to Triple-A Iowa according...
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Game Twenty-Four: Cubs (15-8) vs. Nationals (8-16) Game Time - 6:10pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Nationals Park, Washington D.C. Carlos Zambrano (3-1, 2.67/1.10) vs. Matt Chico (0-4, 6.04/1.55) For most of the sports world today's focus is on the NFL draft, but Lou Piniella's team is in the District of Columbia and will try to avoid their first 3-game losing streak of the...
According to a report on ESPN 1000 on Saturday morning, the Cubs have recalled Matt Murton from Triple-A Iowa and have optioned Eric Patterson back to Iowa. Murton will be available for Saturday's game against the Pirates....
According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, Alfonso Soriano's hop is not the reason for the strained right calf he suffered on Tuesday night. Soriano said he "felt the calf problem a little in Pittsburgh last week." Soriano said his leg was feeling better after Monday's off day and "didn't seek any treatment." Soriano repeatedly denied the injury was caused by, what he calls his "jump"....
Game Fourteen: Cubs (8-5) vs. Reds (6-8) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (1-1, 3.20/1.07) vs. Josh Fogg (1-1, 7.00/1.33) Update - Early Wednesday afternoon the Cubs placed Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day DL with a right calf strain and recalled Eric Patterson from Triple-A Iowa. Lou Piniella's crew will try to make it two in...
According to a report on XM Radio, the Cubs have placed Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day DL and have recalled Eric Patterson from Triple-A Iowa. The Chicago Tribune speculated that Mark DeRosa will receive more playing time in left field while Mike Fontenot will replace DeRosa at 2nd base. Updated - 4:07pm C.T. - It is Official.... Alfonso Soriano was placed on the 15-day DL on Wednesday with a right calf strain according to a...
Alfonso Soriano left Tuesday's game in the 1st inning after catching a routine fly ball off the bat of Ken Griffey, Jr. Soriano made his signature hop as he caught the ball but landed wrong and left the game. Reports during the game indicated Soriano strained his right calf. Lou Piniella stated during his post-game press conference that Soriano was having an MRI (late Tuesday night) and the Cubs expect the results on Wednesday morning....
Game Eleven: Cubs (6-4) vs. Phillies (5-6) Game Time - 6:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 174, 183 Location - Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia Ted Lilly (0-1, 9.72/1.68) vs. Cole Hamels (1-1, 1.20/1.00) A sixteenth of the 2008 season is complete. The Cubs are 6-4 and have shown glimpses of how good the team is capable of playing....but they have also shown the opposite. Lou Piniella's crew...
Game Eight: Cubs (4-3) vs. Pirates (3-4) Game Time - 6:05pm C.T. Coverage - TV: Comcast SportsNet Plus - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 184 Location - PNC Park, Pittsburgh Ryan Dempster (1-0, 1.50/0.83) vs. Zach Duke (0-0, 3.18/1.94) Updated - 4:14pm C.T. - Carmen Pignatiello Optioned - Sean Marshall Recalled According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs have optioned Carmen Pignatiello to Triple-A Iowa and recalled Sean Marshall to take...
As the Cubs soared into the top ten of salaries in the majors, the expectations have risen to an all-time high. Fortunately for the Cubs, they do not have any albatross-type salaries from players that are not producing, ala the New York Yankees. 2009 will see a few contracts come off the books, and this is assuming the Cubs do not end up resigning any of their own free agents. Ryan Dempster, Bobby Howry, Jon...
Installment 6 - The Start of a Historic Season? The CCO Radio returns from vacation for a Friday edition with the first series of the season in the books. Brian and Shaun discuss a variety of Cubs topics from Ryan Dempster's start on Thursday to Kosuke Fukudome's debut to the 'Wild Woody' and Cubs bullpen to the batting order to Soriano's struggles....and just for the record, Shaun is still excited. Also, read on for the...
Lou Piniella's impatience could be felt, and for good reason, after Wednesday's sloppy loss to the Brewers. His crew played a bad game and one could almost see the wheels turning as he talked to the media. Lou Piniella despises losing and one thing is for certain, he will continue to make changes....this time he is not waiting for two months. Alfonso Soriano will hit in the leadoff spot in Thursday's game and this could...
The remaining spot on the Cubs' Opening Day lineup was announced early Sunday afternoon. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, Carmen Pignatiello will be the lone southpaw in the Cubs bullpen when the season starts on Monday. Scott Eyre is expected to return by the second week in April, but for now Pignatiello will get his shot. The Cubs optioned Sean Marshall to Triple-A, along with Matt Murton. The report in the Tribune...
Spring Training Game Twenty-Nine: Cubs (13-14-1) vs. Angels (18-7) Game Time - 3:05pm C.T. TV: MLB.TV - Radio: Gameday Audio on MLB.com Location - Tempe Diablo Stadium, Tempe Carlos Zambrano (1-0, 0.60/0.73) vs. Jered Weaver (5-0, 1.33/0.74) Updated - 2:35pm C.T. - With Roster Moves - According to Paul Sullivan in the Chicago Tribune, Ronny Cedeno and Mike Fontenot will make the Cubs' Opening Day roster and Matt Murton will either be sent down or...
Updated - 2:14pm C.T. with Additional Information and Roster Cuts According to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times and from Paul Sullivan in Mesa, the Cubs have agreed to a 1-year deal with Reed Johnson worth $1.3 million dollars. Johnson will serve as the Cubs long awaited right-handed outfielder that can play all three spots. In other news, the Cubs made another roster reduction on Tuesday morning. Eric Patterson and Sam Fuld were optioned to...
According to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times, Ryan Dempster and Jason Marquis will join Carlos Zambrano, Rich Hill and Ted Lilly in the Cubs' starting rotation. Jon Lieber will work as Piniella's long man out of the bullpen. Dempster will be inserted into the 3rd spot in the rotation behind Ted Lilly and make his first start of the year against the Brewers on April 3rd. As expected, Kerry Wood was announced as the...
In January the Cubs unveiled their new ad campaign that featured Kosuke Fukudome and Aramis Ramirez in familiar Cubs red, white and blue with flags from their country in the background. The campaign is "designed to showcase the international breadth and depth of the Cubs." Additional ads have been designed that feature Kerry Wood, Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Zambrano....here are the images....
Spring Training Game Eighteen: Cubs (6-11) vs. White Sox (8-10) Game Time - 3:05pm C.T. TV: WGN (White Sox) - Radio: 720 WGN, Gameday Audio on MLB.com, XM Radio Channel 177 Location - Tucson Electric Park, Tucson Rich Hill (0-1, 7.04) vs. Nick Masset (0-1, 3.00) The Crosstown Classic from the Desert.... The Cubs and White Sox face-off for the first time today in 2008, Spring Training or not, it is the Cubs vs. the...
The Cubs announced another round of roster cuts before Tuesday's game against the A's. Shingo Takatsu was given his unconditional release and 5 others were optioned and reassigned to minor league camp. Adam Harben was optioned to Double-A Tennessee on Monday night and was joined on Tuesday by Jeff Samardzija. Jake Fox and Juan Mateo were optioned to Triple-A Iowa while non-roster invitees Ed Campusano, Luis Figueroa and J.D. Closser were assigned to Minor League...
According to a report on Cubs.com, Lou Piniella and Jim Hendry announced the first round of cuts on Friday morning. The Cubs reduced their roster by sending Esmailin Caridad, Jose Ceda, Geoff Jones, Tyler Colvin, Andres Torres, Bobby Scales, Welington Castillo and Josh Donaldson to minor league camp. They also optioned Billy Petrick to Triple-A Iowa. The Cubs Spring Training roster now stands at 50 with more cuts expected next week....
Spring Training Game Four: Cubs (1-2) vs. Giants (1-3) Game Time - 2:05pm C.T. - TV: Comcast SportsNet, MLBTV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Channel 179 Location - HoHoKam Park, Mesa Ted Lilly (0-0, -.--) vs. Matt Cain (0-0, -.--) A relatively non-eventful Spring Training, with the obvious exception of Mark DeRosa, changed on Saturday with statements by Jason Marquis following the Cubs loss in Tempe to the Angels. Marquis apparently would rather be traded...
According to several reports out of Mesa, Mark DeRosa left Fitch Park on Saturday in an ambulance with an irregular heartbeat. A report in the Chicago Tribune indicated it was for precautionary reasons only and Lou Piniella said DeRosa is "fine". Paramedics hooked up DeRosa to an EKG machine; he was placed on a stretcher and left in an ambulance. The Tribune reported DeRosa "has experience irregular heartbeats in the past, was alert and sitting...
The first full squad workout is scheduled for later today as the last few position players reported to Fitch Park on Monday. The biggest surprise from Day 5 of Camp Lou was the Cubs signing Alex Cintron to a minor league deal. Rumors began to circulate the signing of Cintron was a precursor to a bigger deal involving a certain middle infielder but Jim Hendry shot down all of the speculation. According to a report...
To quote the great Charley Steiner, "There is something liberating about those magical words, pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training." The wait is over. The baseball season begins today. Ryan Dempster, Rich Hill, Angel Guzman, Scott Eyre, Sam Fuld, Jeff Samardzija, Daryle Ward, Geovany Soto and Jason Marquis were among the early arrivals to camp. Samardzija, along with Tyler Colvin and Jake Fox were victims of a thief that broke into the locker rooms...
Finally the long-rumored 6-player deal between the Orioles and Mariners was made official on Friday. Erik Bedard was shipped West for 5 players including one of the best prospects in the game, Adam Jones. Countless reports have indicated this winter that once Andy MacPhail dealt Bedard, Brian Roberts would be next on the trading block. Since the Winter Meetings rumors have suggested the Cubs are very interested in obtaining Brian Roberts. Many trade packages have...
Today the CCO is going to take a little break from discussing rumors concerning two players that are currently employed by Cal Ripken, Jr.'s old team....everyone is probably just as tired of reading about one of the longest-drawn-out-trades-for-no-good-reason in recent memory as this writer. So with that out of the way.... Here is the latest news and notes from around the league and from the North Side....
Welcome to Super Tuesday and Happy Fat Tuesday.... For the last nine days, updates from the mainstream media on the Erik Bedard deal have indicated a trade between the Mariners and Orioles was close to being completed. Depending on which outlet you read or which radio report you listen to, a deal will happen either tomorrow or in the next few days. While the Cubs appear out of the running for the talented southpaw, Jim...
Congratulations to the New York Football Giants and their fans, Super Bowl XLII Champions. While many basketball fans might disagree, all eyes will now turn to Major League Baseball and reporting dates for pitchers and catchers. Here is the latest from around the league, the new Under Armour commercial, a couple of rumors from Sunday and will this finally be the week Peter Angelos allows his past to give way to the future?...
The last weekend in January....only 18 days until pitchers and catchers report. The next couple of weeks could be very interesting around baseball. There are still a lot of big name free agents on the market and trades that could still happen. This off-season has been centered around Johan Santana and some of the experts still feel once he is dealt and sets the market, other teams will be able to fill their holes on...
With a little less than three weeks before pitchers and catchers report on February 13th, Jim Hendry told the Tribune he is not done with his roster. There are additions the Cubs would like to make before Spring Training according to statements made by Hendry over the last week. The same names continue to be mentioned on a daily basis without any movement. Could Hendry be on the verge of adding a couple of players...
Last season the Cubs ad campaign featured a photo of Alfonso Soriano with "Play Like There's No Tomorrow", this year the Cubs will feature several of their stars, including Kosuke Fukudome in new print and outdoor advertisements that were unveiled on Tuesday. The ads will feature Aramis Ramirez, Alfonso Soriano, Kerry Wood, Carlos Zambrano, Derrek Lee and Ryan Theriot, along with Fukudome. Each ad is "designed to showcase the international breadth and depth of the...
Is Jim Hendry still interested in trading for Brian Roberts? Has he stepped up his pursuit and has also targeted Erik Bedard? Is Matt Murton heading to Texas or San Diego? Could Jason Marquis be involved in a deal with the Orioles? What about Marlon Byrd? So many questions and so many rumors. A day after the conclusion of the Convention the rumor mill kicked into high gear, fueled mostly by a report from Phil...
Day one of the 23rd Annual Cubs Convention was filled with familiar faces in the same old place. This year, though, is a little different. The same hope still exists, as it does every year, but instead of a winter spent trying to build a team, the Cubs have spent the off-season trying to mold a winner and build on the momentum that saw them win the Central Division title a year ago. As...
Only one day until the Cubs Convention.... Jim Hendry made news on Wednesday with the signing of Jon Lieber and at the same time increased the speculation on what else he may or may not have up his sleeve. Most reported the Cubs signing of Lieber as "you can never have enough pitching" and thought it was "a low-risk signing." Lieber's deal is worth $3.5 million dollars with incentives based on starts and innings pitched...
According to reports from the Chicago Tribune and from Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs have agreed to a 1-year deal with Jon Lieber. The report in the Tribune indicated early on Wednesday morning that the deal was close but Ken Rosenthal cited sources have told him the Cubs have signed Lieber. Updated - 12:23pm C.T. - It's Official.... The Cubs have announced the signing of Lieber to a 1-year, $3.5 million dollar deal....
Only two more days before The Convention.... The Cubs announced their non-roster invitees to Spring Training on Tuesday. All in all the Cubs invited 19 players. Tyler Colvin and Jose Ceda headline the list of players. Along with Ceda, the Cubs invited 6 other pitchers: Chad Fox, Ed Campusano, Geoff Jones, Les Walrond, Mike Smith and Esmailin Caridad. The Cubs signed Caridad in December. He was 1-2 with a 4.02 ERA in 25 games with...
Another week closer.... the Cubs announced on Friday pitchers and catchers will report to Fitch Park on February 13th, with the first workout on February 14th. Position players will report on February 18th with the first full team workout on February 19th. The Cubs made another minor move on Friday when they inked former Cub, Chad Fox to a 1-year minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training. Fox pitched for the Cubs in...
As the Brian Roberts watch enters day four, could Jim Hendry be switching gears or are the Cubs still interested in acquiring the switch-hitting second baseman? The mainstream media in Chicago still feels the Cubs would like to add Roberts but a report from Ken Rosenthal on Thursday night mentioned two names that could signify a change of direction for 'Trader Jim'. According to Rosenthal, the Cubs could have interest in either Mike Cameron or...
Somewhere between truth and fiction lies the-would-be-deal that would send Brian Roberts to the Chicago Cubs. Several reports began to surface on Wednesday morning that Roberts had in fact been traded to the North Side for a package that included Ronny Cedeno, Sean Marshall and Sean Gallagher. Both parties quickly denied those reports as speculation continued throughout the day, from the mainstream media, on what Jim Hendry would have to surrender to Andy MacPhail for...
According to reports on XM Radio and on Cubs.com, Angel Pagan was traded to the New York Mets today for two minor leaguers, pitcher Ryan Meyers and outfielder Corey Coles. Updated 2:28pm C.T. with information on both players obtained from the Mets in the trade....
The first weekend update of the New Year.... The Hot Stove picked up a little steam toward the end of the week, there was not much movement, just more rumors and speculation. But at least the talk is heating back up again. The Cubs did announce another change to their front office and the official permission to make changes inside of Wrigley Field. The Cubs will add 70 bullpen box seats along the third base...
The Hot Stove Season has slowed down throughout the league, just not on the North Side of Chicago. Teams will continue to make changes to their rosters over the next six weeks but even XM Radio cannot believe how quiet it is right now. Could this be the calm before pitchers and catchers report? Buck Martinez speculated on Wednesday that the trade between the Tigers and Marlins raised the asking price for proven talent and...
MLB front offices, like most of the business world, will return to work today after the long holiday break. Over the next month there should be more wheelin' and dealin', as well as free agent signings, as clubs prepare for Spring Training to begin in mid-February. Probably the biggest story to follow in the coming weeks will be that of Johan Santana. His future in Minnesota will have a domino effect throughout the league as...
According to reports on ESPN and Fox Sports, Mark Prior has agreed to a 1-year deal with the San Diego Padres. The Major League deal does not include an option for 2009 and with incentives could pay Prior more than $3 million in 2008....
The talk on Friday was the sale of the Tribune Company to Sam Zell. The sale was expected but Zell also announced the Cubs would be sold by Opening Day, as well as possibly the naming rights to Wrigley Field. While the deal could mean millions to the Cubs annually, the old ballpark at 1060 West Addison will always be known as Wrigley Field....no matter what it says on the marquee. Ryan Dempster was on...
Kosuke Fukudome was introduced on Wednesday afternoon and finalized his 4-year, $48 million dollar deal. Fukudome was added to the Cubs 40-man roster and contrary to published reports, "Fukudome" donned the back of his Cubs jersey....along with the number "1". Fukudome has been on the Cubs radar for the last 3 years and made him their only off-season target to fill their need for a right fielder. Fukudome said during his press conference that the...
Kosuke Fukudome is scheduled to be introduced today to the Chicago media in an afternoon press conference at Wrigley Field. Reports have indicated Fukudome will wear number "1" and the back of his jersey will read "Kosuke", not "Fukudome" like his jersey for Team Japan in the WBC and for the Chunichi Dragons. Are the Cubs still interested in trading for Brian Roberts? Roberts admitted on Monday night to taking steroids once in 2003 but...
As the Christmas holiday quickly approaches, will Jim Hendry be able to deliver on his promise to Lou Piniella? The Cubs are rumored to still be interested in Brian Roberts and Erik Bedard, as well as Joe Nathan but has Hendry added his last piece of the puzzle this calendar year? The Cubs did make a minor signing this past week with the addition of pitcher Tanner Watson. Here is the latest from the mill,...
Last off-season Jim Hendry signed, or resigned, player after player in record amounts seemingly without a plan of how they would fit in on Lou Piniella's team. From Alfonso Soriano to Daryle Ward to Cliff Floyd, Hendry added pieces to what he thought would be the finished puzzle. As Piniella settled in, it became quite apparent changes needed to be made in order to win games. Once Piniella started putting his stamp on the club,...
What a week! First the Cubs land their number one off-season target in Kosuke Fukudome, less than 24 hours later Jim Hendry non-tendered Mark Prior and then the Mitchell Report was released. Fortunately there was not a current Cub mentioned in the report but several former Northsiders were on the list....and this could only be the beginning. Neal Cotts agreed to a 1-year deal worth $800,000 dollars on Thursday and avoided arbitration. The deal includes...
In between talking about the Kosuke Fukudome signing on Wednesday, Jim Hendry officially non tendered Mark Prior. The Cubs could resign Prior but from all indications the Cubs have cut ties with their former ace. Hendry promised Lou Piniella he would be happy by Christmas and according to several radio interviews, it appears Hendry is not done trying to improve the team. The Mitchell Report will be released today and Senator Mitchell has scheduled a...
While one era begins, one era ends for the Chicago Cubs. According to reports in the Chicago Tribune and on WGN Radio, the Cubs have officially non-tendered Mark Prior, making their one-time ace a free agent. Mark Prior rose to prominence during the 2003 season but injuries have detoured the once prized pitching prospect. Prior missed a majority of the 2006 season and was demoted after Spring Training last year before having season ending shoulder...
Tuesday night and Wednesday's discussions in Cubdom centered around the Cubs agreeing to terms with Kosuke Fukudome on 4-year, $48 million dollar deal and what else Jim Hendry has planned to add to his club before the start of Spring Training. The rest of baseball was business as usual.... making trades and attempting to improve their team during the off-season. Early Wednesday afternoon the news broke of the big trade between the Astros and the...
According to several reports out of Chicago, Kosuke Fukudome has agreed to a 4-year deal with the Cubs believed to be worth between $45 to $50 million dollars....with some reports stating the deal could be worth as much as $53 million dollars. While there has not been an official announcement, the Cubs appear to have landed their top off-season target. Dave Kaplan and Bruce Levine broke the story around 9:30pm C.T. on Tuesday night. The...
According to a report from the Associated Press, Kosuke Fukudome has decided to play in the states next season. The report from the AP has been picked up by several news sources, including ESPN. The AP states the Nikkansports newspaper reported Fukudome's decision on Sunday. To quote the report from Nagoya, Japan: "Japanese free-agent Kosuke Fukudome has decided not to move to the Yomiuri Giants and will sign with a major league team instead, the...
According to a report by Ken Rosenthal, It's official....Kosuke Fukudome has decided to play Major League Baseball in the states next season. According to Rosenthal the decision on "whether to join the Cubs, Padres or an unidentified third finalist" could come as early as Friday night or Saturday. Updated - 4:59pm C.T. - Fukudome Denies Report According to a report on Cubs.com, Kosuke Fukudome has denied he has made a decision on whether he will...
Cubs Draft Lahey....Lose Wells The Tampa Bays Rays picked first in the Rule 5 Draft on Thursday morning. In a prearranged agreement with the Cubs, the Rays drafted Tim Lahey from the Minnesota Twins organization and sold him to the Cubs. Lahey was drafted out of Princeton in the 2004 as a catcher and was converted to a relief pitcher the following season. Lahey was 8-4 with a 3.45 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP in...
The Cubs made their first move of the Winter Meetings on Tuesday when they sent Will Ohman and Omar Infante to the Braves for right-handed flame-thrower, Jose Ascanio. The big news from the second day of the annual gathering was the mega-trade between the Florida Marlins and Detroit Tigers. The eight player deal sent Dontrelle Willis and Miguel Cabrera to the Tigers for Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller, catcher Mike Rabelo and minor league pitchers Eulogio...
According to a report on Yahoo.com, the Cubs have traded Omar Infante and Will Ohman to the Atlanta Braves for right-handed pitcher Jose Ascanio. The Cubs received Omar Infante from the Detroit Tigers for Jacque Jones and cash on November 12th. Infante was rumored to be in the mix for a utility role off of Lou Piniella's bench next season. The Rockies were rumored to be interested in Will Ohman but rumors began floating on...
It is December 1st....just two more days until the Winter Meetings begin and the Cubs will travel to Nashville with a couple of holes in their roster to fill. While there has not been an official announcement, from all indications Kaz Matsui has agreed to terms with the Astros on a 3-year, $15 million dollar deal....some outlets are reporting it could be a little more. Lou Piniella apparently talked with Matsui over the phone, through...
Jim Hendry and company are preparing for the Winter Meetings next week in Nashville. Hendry reiterated he is "looking to add a left-handed power-hitting outfielder that can play right field and a left-handed bench player with versatility." Hendry said the Cubs could acquire either via free agency or trade. A report on Cubs.com confirmed the Cubs interest in Kosuke Fukudome. The Japanese outfielder is scheduled to meet with his U.S. agents at Octagon today. Another...
A day after resigning Kerry Wood, rumors began to surface the Cubs are willing to trade Mark Prior. The two pitchers that are constantly linked to one another, continue to make headlines together over four seasons since they were both dominating pitchers for the Cubs. The Cubs reportedly would like to sign Prior to a 2-year contract with incentives instead of allowing him to possibly walk away after 2008 and sign with another team for...
According to reports out of Chicago and on XM Radio, Kerry Wood has agreed to a 1-year deal to remain with the Chicago Cubs. Ken Rosenthal is reporting the deal is worth $4.2 million. The deal appears to be without an option for a second year. Updated 5:39pm C.T. with Additional Information on Wood's contract...
Jim Hendry, Lou Piniella and company have been very quiet over the past week, especially over the long Thanksgiving weekend. Are they gearing up for a big final month of the year, or just being more precise in planning their next move? There is a full week left before Baseball's Winter Meetings kick off in Nashville on December 3rd. The next two weeks should see more activity from 1060 West Addison. The only 'real news'...
The Reds made the first big splash in the NL Central this off-season on Friday with the unprecedented signing of Francisco Cordero. Dusty Baker's new team reached a preliminary agreement on a 4-year, $46 million dollar deal with Cordero that includes a club option for the 5th year that could bring the contract's total value to $57 million dollars. It is the largest 4-year contract for a closer in the history of the game. With...
Major League Baseball is flush with cash; every team is making a profit regardless of what their P&L's might be showing. The unexpected signing of Torii Hunter to a 5-year, $90 million dollar contract by the Angels and Scott Linebrink agreeing to terms on a 4-year, $19 million dollar deal with the White Sox further proves the point that teams are making money hand over fist. But will either one of those deals push their...
According to reports out of Milwaukee and on Cubs.com, Jason Kendall agreed to a 1-year deal on Wednesday with the Milwaukee Brewers. The contract has not been finalized and is pending Kendall passing a physical next week. Financial terms have not been disclosed but the deal does include a vesting option for 2009....
Updated - 7:38am C.T. with more Information on Kerry Wood, Kaz Matsui and the Cubs' Payroll With the resignation of John McDonough on Tuesday the Faithful have plenty of questions. How the team will move forward this off-season and most importantly, how will the team improve this winter? Crane Kenney, Senior Vice-President/General Counsel and Secretary of the Tribune Company, said the Cubs will not name an interim president "because of the ownership transition." Kenny will...
According to several reports out of Chicago and on Cubs.com, John McDonough will resign his post as President of the Cubs on Tuesday. McDonough has been with the Cubs since 1983 and took over as team President when Andy McPhail resigned on October 1, 2006. McDonough is expected to be announced team President of the Chicago Blackhawks....
Baseball America released their list of the Cubs' Top 10 Prospects on Monday. Only four names remain in the Top 10 from a year ago. Baseball America considers players prospects who have "not exceeded the Major League rookie standards of 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched." Jim Callis does another fine job with his scouting of the Cubs' farm system and mentions Sean Gallagher and Kevin Hart will compete for jobs in the back end...
The Cubs released their 32-game 2008 Cactus League schedule on Monday. For the first time since 2005 the Cubs will start on the road in Scottsdale against the Barry Bond-less San Francisco Giants on Thursday, February 28th. Lou Piniella's crew will play their home opener at HoHoKam Park on Friday, February 29th against the Giants....
Thursday should have been a great day for baseball. Bud Selig announced baseball's revenue reached $6.075 billion dollars this year and the commissioner "sees a bright financial future" for America's Pastime. The BBWAA announced Jake Peavy was the unanimous winner for the NL Cy Young Award, only the 12th time in the history of the game a NL pitcher was the unanimous choice for the award....Carlos Zambrano finished 5th in the voting. Then came the...
What does taking a 66-win team to a Central Division Title with an 85-77 record in a year's time get you? If your name is Lou Piniella, a 4th place finish in the NL Manager of the Year voting. Piniella received two first place votes, three second place and six third place votes....a total of 25 points well behind Bob Melvin of the Diamondbacks, who won the award, with 19 first place votes and a...
The 'big' news on Tuesday was the minor trade, as XM Radio classified it, between the Cubs and the Twins that sent Craig Monroe to Minnesota for the infamous PTBNL. According to several reports, the Cubs planned to non-tender a contract to Monroe, which would have made him a free agent. The other news, or rumor, on Tuesday was the report by Bruce Levine stating the Cubs 'are putting together a package of young players...
According to reports out of Chicago the Cubs traded Craig Monroe on Tuesday to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later. Monroe was acquired from the Tigers last season for Clay Rapada. Will update when more information becomes available.......
The off-season free agent frenzy officially began at 12:00am eastern this morning, so the 148 players that filed for free agency are free to negotiate and sign new contracts with other teams. Jim Hendry was unable to resign Kerry Wood before he lost exclusive negotiating rights with the club's former ace. According to a late report in the Chicago Tribune, Hendry still thinks "a deal can be done." The first of the post seasons BBWAA...
According to reports out of Chicago and on XM Radio, the Cubs have traded Jacque Jones and cash considerations to the Tigers for Omar Infante. Updated - 7:59pm C.T. with More Information on the Trade...
According to a report on JapanBall.com on Sunday, Kosuke Fukudome is expected to file for free agency on Monday. Fukudome is scheduled to make a formal announcement at a Monday morning press conference. The Cubs are rumored to be very interested in signing Fukudome but the outfielder could decide to sign with another team in Japan. Fukudome figures to get a lot of attention by Major League clubs, especially the Cubs, but it is rumored...
The GM 'roundtable' that took place during the meetings in Orlando has the baseball world talking collusion. Theo Epstein and Larry Beinfest had the idea of putting all of the GM's together in the same room to talk about each of their teams needs and wants this off-season. Donald Fehr said the meeting was 'improper' and that the union will look into the 'actions' of the meetings. Stay tuned.... Jim Hendry still has until Tuesday...
On the day after the Cubs announced Ryan Dempster would not be closing games for Lou Piniella, but would be starting them instead next season, the weekend passes for the 23rd Annual Cubs Convention in January sold out in 10 minutes. Other than the news concerning Dempster, most of the conversation surrounding the Cubs centered around the possibility of Jim Hendry signing one of the free-agents coming over from Japan this winter.... There was finally...
The big news from day two at the General Managers meetings was the proposal to use instant replay was approved by a vote of 25-5 to "help umpires on boundary calls" to determine if home runs are fair or foul. The next step is for Bud Selig to give the approval for Jimmie Lee Solomon to draft a detailed replay proposal that the general managers would have to vote on again at the upcoming Winter...
Ward to Return....Floyd and Trachsel Declined, A 40-Man Addition plus News and Rumors from Around the League Updated - 9:21am C.T. with Additions to the Rumor Mill The Cubs and Daryle Ward exercised their mutual option for $1.2 million dollars for the 2008 season. Ward proved to be a valuable weapon off of Lou Piniella's bench last season. The Cubs also declined the $5 million dollar option on Cliff Floyd and the $4.75 million dollar...
Kerry Wood's status with the Cubs for the 2008 season and beyond remains unknown but a report in the Chicago Sun-Times on Saturday morning indicated Wood could return to the North Side next year. A deal would likely need to get done in the next 9 days before Jim Hendry loses his exclusive negotiating rights with the club's former ace. According to Gordon Wittenmyer, Wood realizes his best chance for success at the Major Leagues...
If the first four days of the off-season are any indication this could be a very busy winter for Major League Baseball. The GM meetings start on Monday in Orlando and that little get together will generate talk between teams and more movement. But most importantly those meetings will set the stage for the Winter Meetings that begin a month from tomorrow in Nashville. Cliff Floyd and Steve Trachsel filed for free agency on Thursday....
Happy Halloween from everyone here at the CCO.... With the Cubs organizational meetings taking place in Arizona this week and the General Manager's meetings in Orlando starting on Monday the Hot Stove League is beginning to heat up. The Yankees officially hired Joe Girardi on Tuesday, Grady Little resigned and Joe Torre appears to be heading west along with Don Mattingly. Some are wondering if Torre's former third baseman will make the trip as well....
Kerry Wood was one of 57 players to file for free agency on Monday with the MLB front office. The Cubs are expected to try to resign their former ace. Wood has been mentioned as a possible closer for next season and is also rumored to be interested in competing for a spot as a starter. The other big name that will remain in the Cubs off-season discussion officially became a free agent on Monday...
According to a report on SI.com by Jon Heyman and a report by the Associated Press carried by several outlets, Alex Rodriguez has opted out of his current contract with the New York Yankees and will test the free agent market this off-season. Ken Rosenthal broke the news during the World Series telecast on Fox and the Cubs were one of the teams brought up as a possible destination for Rodriguez....
The Red Sox and their fans waited 86 years between World Championships and on Sunday night the once "cursed" franchise won their second World Series Title in 4 seasons. The current ownership group led by John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino took over 6 years ago and have turned the Red Sox into a model franchise built by signing quality free-agents, an excellent front office, a solid scouting department and most importantly they turned...
The 2007 World Series will start in either Cleveland or Boston on Wednesday and the Rockies are in Denver waiting to find out which team they will face. The other 27 teams are preparing for the off-season ahead, here are a few important dates to mark your winter calendar with.......
The Baltimore Orioles claimed Roberto Novoa off of waivers on Tuesday afternoon according to a report by Paul Sullivan in the Chicago Tribune. Novoa was 2-1 with a 4.26 ERA in 2006, his last full season with the Cubs and was a favorite of then manager Dusty Baker. Novoa missed the entire 2007 season with an injury to his right shoulder. Novoa joins a long list of former Cubs that now call Baltimore home....
A tip of the hat to the Colorado Rockies and their fans, the 2007 National League Champions.... Will they lose another game this post-season? The free agency filing period is still a few weeks away but a couple of teams have begun to resign their would-be-free-agents to keep them off the market. Teams are also starting to make waiver claims as teams have begun releasing players. Here is a list of potential free agents that...
The ALCS and NLCS are in full swing and while the 2007 MLB season is not technically over, the Faithful are already looking toward 2008. The amount of money Jim Hendry will have to work with for next season has not been announced or even speculated about in the mainstream media. With the ownership of the club still up in the air, some are beginning to think Hendry will have little money to spend this...
Dusty Baker to manage the Reds in 2008 According to a report on ESPN.com Dusty Baker has agreed to a 3-year deal to manage the Cincinnati Reds. The report states Baker will be introduced at a press conference on Monday....
The Chicago Cubs released a tentative schedule for 2008 on Thursday. Lou Piniella's crew will open the 2008 season at Wrigley Field on March 31st against the Milwaukee Brewers, it will be the Cubs first Opening Day at home since 2001. The Cubs will play their first 6 games at Wrigley and will play 24 of the first 34 against teams in the Central Division....
Lou Piniella and Jim Hendry announced the Cubs' NLDS Roster on Tuesday night. According to a report by Paul Sullivan in the Chicago Tribune and reports on ESPN 1000, Lou Piniella is going with a 3-man rotation in the first series. Carlos Zambrano will pitch Game One, followed by Ted Lilly in Game Two. Rich Hill will go in Game Three with Zambrano to make the start on short rest in Game Four if necessary....
The Chicago Cubs are the 2007 National League Central Division Champions. For the 5th time in 62 years there will be baseball on the North Side of Chicago in October. No more magic numbers....let the celebration begin, the first step is complete. Flip the sign....ACOO6198!!!...
Game One Hundred Fifty-Four: Cubs (80-73) vs. Pirates (66-87) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Jason Marquis (12-8, 4.07/1.31) vs. Paul Maholm (10-15, 4.76/1.38) Only 9 games left.... The Cubs open their final homestand of the regular season against the Pittsburgh Pirates today. While the Cubs have won 7 of their last 9, the Pirates have lost 6 in a row and are...
Game One Hundred Forty-Seven: Cubs (75-71) vs. Cardinals (69-75) Game Time - 7:10pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Carlos Zambrano (15-12, 4.26/1.36) vs. Adam Wainwright (13-10, 3.75/1.43) Updated - 5:42pm C.T. - According to a report on ESPN 1000, Angel Guzman had Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2008 season.....will update if more information becomes available. The Cubs open a big weekend series...
Game One Hundred Forty-Two: Cubs (72-69) vs. Pirates (62-80) Game Time - 12:35pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - PNC Park, Pittsburgh Steve Trachsel (6-9, 4.48/1.33) vs. Matt Morris (8-9, 4.54/1.61) Lou Piniella announced his possible rotation for the upcoming week on Saturday. Ted Lilly will pitch at Wrigley on Monday against the Cardinals. Jason Marquis and Rich Hill will pitch the first two games in Houston and Piniella mentioned...
Game One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Cubs (70-66) vs. Dodgers (72-65) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Steve Trachsel (6-8, 4.48/1.56) vs. Brad Penny (14-4, 2.88/1.26) Updated - 5:48pm C.T. with Roster Move - Eric Patterson was demoted to Double-A Tennessee on Tuesday. According to a report on ESPN 1000, Patterson was demoted for being late to the park on Monday and Tuesday. While the...
Updated - 1:08pm C.T. with Roster Moves - According to a report on ESPN 1000 the Cubs have added Sam Fuld and Kevin Hart to the 40-man roster and have called both up to the big league club. The same report stated Carmen Pignatiello was also recalled from Triple-A Iowa. Hey Cubs fans. It is time for another Down on the Farm update. As I finish the season I see a lot of promise in...
Game One Hundred Thirty-Three: Cubs (68-64) vs. Astros (60-74) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 184 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Sean Marshall (7-6, 4.04/1.29) vs. Wandy Rodriguez (7-12, 4.67/1.31) Updated - 12:06pm C.T. - With a Name from the past in the rumor mill.... Updated - 1:05pm C.T. - According to a report by Bruce Levine on ESPN 1000 and a report by Ken Rosenthal on Foxsports.com, the...
According to a report on Cubs.com, Buck Coats was traded to the Reds for a player to be named later or cash. The Cubs also sent Clay Rapada to the Tigers as the player to be named later in the Craig Monroe deal....
Game One Hundred Twenty-Six: Cubs (65-60) vs. Giants (55-72) Game Time - 2:35pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 178 Location - AT & T Park, San Francisco Carlos Zambrano (14-9, 3.86/1.31) vs. Matt Cain (5-13, 3.78/1.32) Updated - 12:43pm C.T. - According to a report on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, the Cubs have acquired Craig Monroe and cash from the Detroit Tigers for the infamous PTBNL. The Chicago Tribune is reporting the...
According to a report by Bruce Levine on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, the Cubs will make several roster moves in the next 24 hours in the wake on Monday's loss to the Cardinals. The Cubs are expected to designate Koyie Hill for assignment and option Ronny Cedeno back to Triple-A Iowa. Cliff Floyd is expected to be activated from the restricted list on Tuesday and Henry Blanco is expected to be activated from the 60-day...
Game One Hundred Twenty-Three: Cubs (63-59) vs. Cardinals (58-62) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (14-9, 3.86/1.31) vs. Kip Wells (6-13, 5.24/1.53) Updated - 9:47pm C.T - After nearly a 1 hour and 50 minute rain delay, Sunday night's game between the Cubs and Cardinals has been postponed. There has not been a make-up date scheduled. As mentioned below,...
According to several reports out of Chicago, Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs have agreed to a 5-year, $90 million dollar deal that is expected to be officially announced at a 10:15am press conference. Updated - 9:36am C.T. - Ken Rosenthal from FoxSports is reporting Zambrano's new deal is 5-years, $91.5 million with a 6th year player option worth $19.25 million. The contract will give Zambrano the highest average salary ever awarded to a pitcher on...
Game One Hundred Eighteen: Cubs (60-57) vs. Reds (50-67) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (14-8, 3.69/1.27) vs. Aaron Harang (11-3, 3.37/1.16) Updated - 5:16pm C.T. with Roster Moves - The Cubs selected Carmen Pignatiello from Triple-A Iowa and transferred Henry Blanco to the 60-day DL. Jake Fox was recalled from Iowa and Sean Gallagher was optioned to Triple-A. The Cubs...
Updated - 12:29pm C.T. - Jake Fox to be Recalled According to a report in the Daily Southtown, the Cubs will call up Carmen Pignatiello before Tuesday night's game against the Reds. The report speculates Sean Gallagher would be optioned back to Iowa to make room for the lefty on the active roster. Pignatiello is not on the Cubs' 40-man roster and would require them to make another move before he can be activated....
Sometimes baseball is more about just winning and losing ballgames and tonight is one of those times. Cliff Floyd lost his father earlier on Sunday and the CCO extends our thoughts and prayers to the family of Cliff Floyd. A report in the Chicago Tribune stated Cliff's father had been battling kidney problems and recently had open heart surgery. The Cubs placed Cliff Floyd on the bereavement list on Sunday in order for him to...
Updated - 4:06pm C.T. - Angel Pagan to be placed on the 15-day DL with Colitis - Felix Pie was recalled from Triple-A according to a report on Cubs.com According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs have recalled Felix Pie from the I-Cubs and he will be available for tonight's game against the Astros. The Cubs have not announced a corresponding roster move and the Tribune is speculating it could be either...
Game One Hundred Twelve: Cubs (58-53) vs. Astros (49-63) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - Minute Maid Park, Houston Sean Marshall (5-5, 3.86/1.24) vs. Woody Williams (5-12, 5.41/1.43) Updated 5:45pm C.T. with Roster Move - Sean Gallagher Recalled from Triple A - Will Ohman Optioned to Iowa The Cubs will look to avoid their first 3-game losing streak tonight in over 2 months behind Sean Marshall....
According to a report from Yahoo Sports, Alfonso Soriano will miss the next 2-4 weeks with a right quadriceps strain. Soriano left the game in the 3rd inning of Sunday night's loss to the Mets. Lou Piniella stated he is unsure what his club will do. Updated - 8/06/07 - 11:41am - According to a report on Cubs.com, the Cubs will callup Eric Patterson from Triple-A Iowa before tonight's game with the Astros to take...
According to a report on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, the Cubs optioned Rocky Cherry to Triple-A Iowa after Thursday's loss to the Phillies to make room on the active roster for Kerry Wood on Friday. Wood is currently on the 60-day DL and it will require another roster move before the Cubs can add Wood to the 25-man roster for Friday....
Updated - 4:31pm C.T. - Matt Murton and Rocky Cherry were recalled from Triple-A Iowa. Jake Fox and Billy Petrick were optioned back to the minors. According to a report by Paul Sullivan in the Chicago Tribune on Friday morning the Cubs will recall both Rocky Cherry and Matt Murton before Friday night's game against the Reds....
Game Ninety-Eight: Cubs (51-46) vs. Cardinals (45-50) Game Time - 7:10pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Carlos Zambrano (12-7, 3.69/1.26) vs. Kip Wells (4-12, 5.75/1.53) Updated - 5:15pm C.T. - With News From the Wire....Ronny Cedeno Recalled - Scott Moore Optioned After a well-deserved day off, the Cubs open a 3-game series tonight against the Cardinals and play their next 6 games on the road...
According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Monday night, the Cubs "will promote Ronny Cedeno from Triple-A Iowa on Tuesday" and the Tribune is speculating Jake Fox will be sent down in order to make room for Cedeno on the 25-man roster....
Game Ninety-Four: Cubs (49-44) vs. Giants (39-53) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ted Lilly (9-4, 3.51/1.06) vs. Matt Morris (7-5, 3.86/1.39) Updated - 11:44am C.T. - From the Wire....It's Official....Izturis Traded - Fox Selected According to a report on Cubs.com, the Cubs traded Cesar Izturis and cash to the Pirates for a player to be named later. Jake Fox was selected from...
Game Ninety-Three: Cubs (48-44) vs. Giants (39-52) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (11-7, 3.83/1.28) vs. Matt Cain (3-10, 3.53/1.35) Updated - 12:32pm C.T. - Derrek Lee dropped his suspension appeal and will start serving his 5-game suspension today. Lou Piniella needs his ace to step up today and get his team back in the win column. Carlos Zambrano was very effective...
Game Ninety-One: Cubs (47-43) vs. Giants (38-51) Game Time - 6:05pm C.T. ESPN Monday Night Baseball, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Rich Hill (5-6, 3.81/1.14) vs. Tim Lincecum (4-2, 4.63/1.25) Updated - 6:11pm C.T. - Cubs Recalled Billy Petrick from Triple-A Iowa and Designated Rob Bowen for Assignment Updated - 7:47pm C.T. - Cubs Acquire Jason Kendall and Cash from the Oakland A's for Rob Bowen and minor league...
Updated - 4:52pm C.T. with Information from Bruce Levine Updated - 6:04pm C.T. It's Official - Soto Recalled and Pie Optioned According to a report on ESPN 1000 by Bruce Levine, the Cubs will call-up Geovany Soto before Friday's game against the Astros. Geovany Soto has had a good first half at Triple-A Iowa and just played in the XM Futures Game last Sunday. The report did not mention a corresponding roster move. Bruce Levine...
Ryan Dempster felt pain in his left oblique after his bullpen session on Friday, he will not make a rehab start next week and according to a report in the Chicago Tribune, will not return on Friday after the All-Star break as planned. A report on Cubs.com stated Dempster will be shutdown and will not throw at all during the All-Star break....
Game Eighty-Four: Cubs (42-41) vs. Nationals (34-50) Game Time - 6:05pm C.T. Comcast Sports Net, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington D.C. Sean Marshall (4-3, 3.50/1.23) vs. Jason Bergmann (1-5, 3.47/1.11) Updated - 5:08pm C.T. - Gallagher Recalled - Petrick Optioned The Cubs will look to get back on track after being shutout on Wednesday afternoon in the Nation's Capital behind Sean Marshall. Today will be the last game...
Alfonso Soriano and Derrek Lee will represent the Chicago Cubs in the upcoming Mid-Summer Classic. The 78th MLB All-Star game will take place on Tuesday, July 10th at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Both players will serve as reserves on Tony LaRussa's team. Barry Bonds edged out Soriano in the final days of voting for a starting spot in the outfield. Soriano will be making his sixth straight appearance and Derrek Lee will be making...
Game Eighty: Cubs (39-40) vs. Brewers (47-33) Game Time - 1:20 C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Jason Marquis (5-4, 3.46/1.25) vs. Dave Bush (6-6, 5.06/1.33) Updated - 11:04am C.T. - According to a report on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, the Cubs have placed Rocky Cherry on the 15-day DL. The roster move to replace Cherry has not been announced but with Cherry put on the DL...
According to a report on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, the Cubs will recall Rocky Cherry from Triple-A Iowa before today's match-up with the Brewers. The Cubs have not made the move official and ESPN is not reporting who will be sent down in order to make room for Cherry. Updated - 12:42pm C.T. - Billy Petrick will be optioned to make room for Rocky Cherry on the 25-man roster...
There is never a boring day at 1060 West Addison. Several reports on Tuesday afternoon stated the Cubs had traded Jacque Jones, cash and a PTBNL to the Florida Marlins for a Class-A prospect. Jones had not been informed of the deal according to Ken Rosenthal and the deal hit what Rosenthal called a "major snag". Jones was in uniform and in the dugout on Tuesday night against the Rockies. Ryan Dempster was placed on...
According to several reports out of Chicago and XM Radio, the Cubs have traded Jacque Jones and cash to the Florida Marlins, all reports are using the South Florida Sun-Sentinel as their source. There has not been an official announcement made as to the player the Cubs would receive for Jones. There is only speculation at this point but several are suggesting the Cubs will receive a minor league prospect in return. A report from...
According to a report on Cubs.com, after Thursday's game in Texas the Cubs optioned Sean Gallagher to Triple-A Iowa to make room on the 25-man roster for Aramis Ramirez to be activated before Friday's game against the White Sox....
According to a report on ESPN.com from Buster Olney, the Cubs traded Michael Barrett to the Padres on Wednesday morning. Details have the trade have not been released and ESPN is the only source reporting the trade as of 9:00am C.T. There has not been an announcement made as to which player or players the Cubs will receive for Barrett. Updated - 9:18am - The Cubs will receive Rob Bowen and Kyler Burke a minor...
According to several reports out of Chicago, Derrek Lee was fined an undisclosed amount of money and suspended 5 games for his actions in Saturday's bench clearing brawl. Chris Young received a 5-game suspension as well and was also fined. Both Lee and Young are expected to appeal the suspension that is scheduled to start on Tuesday. Cubs' hitting coach Gerald Perry was suspended for 3 games and was also fined for his "aggressive actions",...
According to a report from the Chicago Tribune on Sunday night, the Cubs optioned Clay Rapada back to Triple-A Iowa after Sunday's game in order to make room on the 25-man roster for Daryle Ward. Ward will be activated before Tuesday's game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington....
According to several reports out of Chicago, the Cubs have optioned Matt Murton to Triple-A Iowa and recalled lefty Clay Rapada. Murton has struggled both in the plate and in the field this season for the Cubs and will benefit from regular playing time at the Minor League level. Clay Rapada is in Chicago and will be available for Wednesday night's game against the Mariners. Rapada was perfect in 9 save opportunities for Iowa with...
The Cubs placed Aramis Ramirez on the 15-day DL before Monday night's game against the Houston Astros and reinstated Cliff Floyd from the bereavement list. Ramirez was put on the 15-day DL with tendonitis in his left knee and the roster move was retroactive to June 7th. The Cubs also reinstated Cliff Floyd from the bereavement list and he was not in the dugout on Monday night according to a report on Cubs.com....
The 2007 MLB First Year Players draft was completed on Friday in Orlando and the Cubs selected one player in all but the 2nd round and 50 over all. According to the report on Cubs.com, Ryan Acosta is the son of former pitching coach Oscar Acosta, James Russell is the son of Jeff Russell and Jordan Herr is the son of Tommy Herr. Here is a complete list of the players selected by the Chicago...
The Cubs put Cliff Floyd on the bereavement list on Friday and will recall infielder Mike Fontenot on Saturday to take his place on the active roster. Floyd was in the original lineup on Friday but was removed an hour and half before game time and went back to Chicago to be with his ailing father according to a report from the Associated Press. Floyd's timeframe to return to the Cubs is uncertain at this...
2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft Updated - 5:20pm C.T. - The Cubs picked Josh Vitters with the 3rd pick in the MLB Draft and chose Joshua Donaldson, catcher, from Auburn with the 48th pick. The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft begins today in Orlando and for the first time it will be televised. ESPN2 will carry the draft live from 1:00pm - 5:00pm C.T. from The Milk House at Disney's Wide World of...
Aramis Ramirez will have a MRI on his left knee in Chicago on Thursday and he may be sidelined for an indefinite period of time according to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday night. Ramirez aggravated the injury on Wednesday attempting to beat out a throw from J.J. Hardy in the 2nd inning. Ramirez said the knee "has been sore for two, three weeks" and he first injured it on May 12th in...
Updated - 2:03pm - Roberto Novoa transferred to 60-Day DL to make room for Sean Gallagher on the 40-man roster. The Cubs officially selected Sean Gallagher from Double-A Tennessee and is available out of the bullpen for Thursday's game against the Brewers. According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs have placed Angel Guzman on the 15-day DL and are expected to call up Sean Gallagher from Double-A Tennessee. Guzman was placed on...
According to several reports out of Chicago, Lou Piniella received a 4-game suspension for his ejection from Saturday's game against the Braves. Piniella served the first game of the suspension on Sunday and will miss the 3-game series in Milwaukee but is expected to return to the dugout for the opening of the 4-game series against the Braves that begins on Thursday in Atlanta. Alan Trammell will continue to manage the Cubs in Piniella's absence....
The Cubs activated Juan Mateo this past week from the 15-day DL and optioned him to Single-A Peoria. Mateo was placed on the DL back in March with an impingement in his right shoulder. Mateo made his first start of the season on Sunday against the Beloit Snappers and gave up 4 runs, all earned, on 6 hits in 3 innings while striking out 1. The Cubs also transferred Mark Prior to the 60-day DL...
According to several reports out of Chicago, Lou Piniella has been fined and suspended indefinitely with the length of his suspension expected to be announced on Monday. ESPN's Baseball Tonight on Sunday morning called the suspension outrageous. MLB stated Piniella made contact with Mark Wegner during his tirade on Saturday. Piniella will start serving his suspension on Sunday with Alan Trammell taking over duties in the dugout....
According to a report on Cubs.com, Daryle Ward was placed on the 15-day DL with a left hip strain and the Cubs have recalled Felix Pie from Triple-A Iowa to take his place on the 25-man roster....
Game Fifty-Two - Cubs 5 Braves 8 WP - Kyle Davies (3-3) LP - Carlos Zambrano (5-5) Save - None Another day and another drama for the Chicago Cubs....just when the Faithful thought this season had reached its lowest point, along came Friday afternoon at Wrigley. The Cubs made several poor defensive plays before a passed ball and a throwing error by Michael Barrett apparently pushed Carlos Zambrano over the edge. Zambrano had a horrible...
Game Fifty-Two: Cubs (22-29) vs. Braves (30-23) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Comcast Sports Net, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (5-4, 5.24/1.49) vs. Kyle Davies (2-3, 5.51/1.56) Updated - 1:55pm C.T. - Henry Blanco Placed on 15-Day DL - Koyie Hill Selected from Triple-A Iowa The Cubs enter play today 7 games under .500 and have hit a turning point in the season, either they start playing...
Wade Miller's days in the Cubs organization could be coming to an end according to a report late Monday night from the Chicago Tribune. Dave van Dyck mentioned, "With Wade Miller's minor-league rehab at an end, it appears his days with the Cubs could be numbered." The report goes on to mention Jim Hendry will meet with Wade Miller in the next few days to figure out what is next for him and the Cubs....
The Cubs made the roster move official on Tuesday afternoon that ESPN 1000 in Chicago reported on Monday. The Cubs recalled Sean Marshall and he will make his first start of the season on Wednesday against the San Diego Padres. In order to make room on the 25-man roster the Cubs optioned Neal Cotts to Triple-A Iowa. Angel Guzman, Carlos Marmol, Scott Eyre, Bobby Howry, Will Ohman, Michael Wuertz and Ryan Dempster are the seven...
Game Forty-Two: Cubs (20-21) vs. White Sox (20-19) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN (White Sox)/Comcast Sports Net (Cubs), WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 176 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (4-3, 5.13/1.53) vs. Nick Masset (1-1, 6.61/1.78) Game Three of the Crosstown Classic.... After winning the first two games of the weekend series in come from behind fashion, the Cubs will look for their first 3-game sweep of the White Sox since 2004...
Game Forty: Cubs (18-21) vs. White Sox (20-17) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Ted Lilly (3-2, 2.53/0.90) vs. Mark Buehrle (2-1, 3.61/1.09) Updated - 12:35pm - Carlos Marmol Recalled from Triple-A Iowa - Mike Fontenot Optioned The 11th season of Interleague play gets underway today at Wrigley Field. The Cubs vs. The Sox....the North Side vs. the South Side. The Cubs won...
Updated - 6:14pm C.T. - Rocky Cherry Optioned to Triple-A Iowa - Mike Fontenot Selected from Triple-A After much speculation, the Cubs optioned Rocky Cherry to Iowa and selected infielder Mike Fontenot from Iowa. Mark DeRosa is still on the active roster. Updated - 11:07pm - Kerry Wood Moved to the 60-Day DL According to a report from Paul Sullivan in the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs are expected to place Mark DeRosa on the DL...
Game Thirty-Two: Cubs (16-15) vs. Pirates (14-18) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 184 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (3-2, 5.80/1.61) vs. Paul Maholm (1-4, 5.51/1.56) Updated - 12:32pm - Felix Pie Optioned to Triple-A Iowa - Angel Pagan Recalled Carlos Zambrano will look to give his team their fourth consecutive series win today against the Pirates. After allowing 4 runs in the 1st inning against the...
The CCO received an email from the World Wide Leader earlier today and asked us to pass this along to our readers: "Cubs/Mets on ESPN's Monday Night Baseball; Seen Locally in Chicago and New York ESPN's Monday Night Baseball will feature the New York Mets hosting the Chicago Cubs May 14 at 7 p.m. ET. Dave O'Brien will call the game with analysts Rick Sutcliffe and Dusty Baker. The telecasts will co-exist with the local...
According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, Ronny Cedeno will be optioned to Triple-A Iowa in order to make room on the 25-man roster for Angel Guzman. The Tribune reports seeing Cedeno "packing his bags" and Cedeno apparently told reporters "he didn't walk to talk about his demotion." Updated - 5/06/07 - 3:13pm C.T. - The Cubs optioned Ronny Cedeno to Triple-A Iowa before Sunday's game against the Nationals to make room on the...
Sunday night's game between the Cardinals and the Cubs has been postponed due to the death of Cardinals' reliever Josh Hancock who was killed in an automobile crash early Sunday morning. The 29-year old reliever for the Cardinals was killed on westbound Highway 64/40 within the city limits according to a report on Cubs.com. This tragic event will remind many of the death of Darryl Kile in 2002 that Joe Girardi announced to the crowd...
Game Nineteen: Cubs (7-11) vs. Brewers (11-7) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. WCIU, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (1-2, 7.77/1.86) vs. Claudio Vargas (1-0, 3.46/1.09) Updated - 6:10pm C.T. - The Cubs recalled Rocky Cherry from Triple-A Iowa and put Wade Miller on the 15-day DL with back spasms before Monday's game. Updated - 8:40pm C.T. - Mark Prior, on Tuesday, will undergo a diagnostic arthroscopy on...
Game Eighteen: Cubs (7-10) vs. Cardinals (7-10) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Wade Miller (0-1, 9.00/2.33) vs. Adam Wainwright (1-1, 3.20/1.53) Updated 12:40pm C.T. with News concerning Ron Santo Happy Earth Day.... The Cubs will look to win their second series of the season and post back-to-back wins for only the second time. Wade Miller has been less than stellar in his...
Game Thirteen: Cubs (5-7) vs. Padres (7-6) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Wade Miller (0-1, 13.50/2.75) vs. Greg Maddux (1-1, 3.18/1.06) Update - Felix Pie is scheduled to start today's game in center and hit in the leadoff spot against Greg Maddux. Updated - 1:36pm C.T. - Angel Guzman Optioned to Triple-A Iowa The Cubs will go for the 2-game sweep today...
Updated - 1:33pm C.T. - Angel Guzman Optioned to Triple-A Iowa According to several reports out of Chicago, the Cubs will call up prize prospect Felix Pie and he will make his major league debut today against Greg Maddux and the San Diego Padres....Pie will start in center and hit in the leadoff spot. To make room for Pie, the Cubs are expected to put Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day DL....
Game Twelve - Cubs 12 Padres 4 WP - Jason Marquis (1-1) LP - Clay Hensley (0-3) Save - None The Cubs took out their early season offensive struggles on Clay Hensley and the San Diego Padres on Monday night, but it came with a scare in the 5th inning. Alfonso Soriano strained his left hamstring diving for a ball in center. Early reports are that Soriano will have an MRI on Tuesday and his...
According to several reports out of Chicago and from the AP, Mark Prior left his scheduled start on Thursday in Mesa after only 2 innings with pain in his right shoulder. Prior was scheduled to pitch anywhere from 3 to 5 innings (the reports vary) in his first extended spring training start but pain forced him to leave the game early. Prior is scheduled to meet with Dr. Lewis Yocum....
What a first week of the season!!! On Opening Day came the news the Cubs are for sale and will be sold at the end of the season. Of course the rumors started to fly on who would be purchasing the team on the North Side of Chicago. From Jerry Colengelo to Mark Cuban to a name mentioned by Phil Rogers on XM Radio on Tuesday....Steve Stone, it should be an interesting story to follow...
Carlos Zambrano's New Deal is Close....Tomas Perez was Traded....Buck Coats was optioned....Dayn Perry predicts the Cubs in the Central On the eve of the Cubs Opening Day, there are a few roster moves and news on the Zambrano contract talks. According to a report by Ken Rosenthal on Fox Sports.com, Carlos Zambrano has waived his Opening Day deadline for completing his new deal and they cite Zamrbano's agent, Barry Praver, as their source. The report...
Updated - 8:11pm C.T. with Injury Updates, the 2007 Roster, the Opening Day Lineup and Bobby Brownlie released.... The Cubs announced on Wednesday they optioned Mark Prior, Rocky Cherry and Angel Pagan to Triple-A Iowa and all but finalized the 25-man roster for Opening Day. With the latest round of cuts the Cubs spring roster stands at 28 but Kerry Wood, Juan Mateo and Buck Coats should start the year on the DL. Lou Piniella...
Mark Prior expected to be placed on the DL according to a report in the Chicago Tribune On the same day the Cubs announced Kerry Wood would be placed on the DL for the 11th time in his career, a late report in the Tribune stated the Cubs "are expected to put Mark Prior on the disabled list for for the ninth time in his six-year career". Paul Sullivan goes on to mention if Prior...
The Cubs announced on Monday Kerry Wood will start the upcoming season on the DL and will see the team's orthopedic specialist after feeling discomfort in his right shoulder. The Cubs also announced the third round of roster cuts on Monday. They optioned Felix Pie to Iowa and returned the remaining three non-roster invitees to minor league camp, those players are Koyie Hill, Tomas Perez and Les Walrond. The Cubs spring training roster now stands...
The Cubs optioned Roberto Novoa to Triple-A Iowa on Thursday reducing their spring roster to 35. Novoa was late starting spring training because of an accident he had over the winter and he has been less than effective to this point of spring training....
The Cubs cut their spring roster by two more on Wednesday. The Cubs optioned both Sean Marshall and Carlos Marmol to Triple-A Iowa. Marshall has thrown just an inning this spring so this move should not come as a surprise. Marmol has a huge upside but needs time in the minors to learn how to pitch and harness what many consider some of the best stuff among the Cubs' pitching prospects. The Cubs spring roster...
The Cubs announced the second round of cuts on Tuesday afternoon. Geovany Soto was optioned to Triple-A Iowa and Ryan O'Malley, Carmen Pignatiello, Jake Fox, Micah Hoffpauir and Casey McGehee were reassigned to minor league camp. The Cubs' spring roster now stands at 38. Updated - 9:38pm C.T....
Michael Wuertz will be on the 25-man roster; Wade Miller has made the opening day roster and will likely be the Cubs 5th starter in the rotation when the club breaks camp in little over a week. According to a report on Cubs.com, Miller is "penciled in as the Cubs' 5th starter". This will be the first opening day roster Miller has been on since 2004. The same report stated Michael Wuertz has made the...
Updated - 7:38pm C.T. - Kerry Wood Sidelined Indefinitely....Status is Day-to-Day According to reports on XM Radio and SI.com, Kerry Wood has suffered another injury. Wood will not throw for the next several days due to soreness in his triceps. Lou Piniella described it as a "minor setback'. Wood apparently strained his triceps during his last outing on March 11th. Jim Hendry said he is not expecting any "long-term difficulties."...
"Chasing October is the film by Matt Liston that chronicles a fan's crusade to take the Chicago Cubs to the World Series by any means necessary." The CCO received an email to announce the premiere screening on Tuesday, March 13th to benefit Derrek Lee's Project 3000. The screening will take place at the Harkins Camelview Theater in Scottsdale, Arizona at 8:00pm. The film will open Friday, March 16th exclusively at the Harkins Camelview Theater...
The Cubs reduced their spring training roster on Monday, as expected, from 58 players to 44. The Cubs optioned Scott Moore and Clay Rapada to Triple-A Iowa, Brian Dopirak to Double-A Tennessee and Jeff Samardzija to Single-A Daytona....all of these players are currently on the Cubs 40-man roster. Jason Anderson, Sean Gallagher, Adam Harben, Ben Howard, John Webb, Randy Wells, Mike Kinkade, Eric Patterson, Tyler Colvin and Chris Walker were all returned to minor league...
Lincoln Holdzkom returns to the Cubs....Mike Kinkade out 4-6 weeks....Angel Guzman to start on Friday....Rocky Cherry could make the club The Cubs announced on Sunday that Lincoln Holdzkom was returned from the Houston Astros. The Astros took Holdzkom in the Rule V Draft and he has agreed to report to the Cubs minor league camp where he will start the season with the Tennessee Smokies in Double-A ball. Baseball America listed Holdzkom as the Astros...
Ron Santo Received 57 of the 62 votes needed for induction into the Hall of Fame According to a report on XM Radio and on the Baseball Hall of Fame website, Ron Santo received the highest amount of votes, but fell 5 votes short. This is the 3rd straight time the Veteran's Committee has not elected a single player into the Hall. 75% of the vote is required and Santo received 69.5%....
Recently Major League Baseball announced a few rules changes that will be implemented in the upcoming season. The exhibition games begin this week in both the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues. The rules changes were the first since 1996 when the strike zone was redefined. Some of the changes are very simple, just clarifications as Scout.com put it, but others are more substantial. Many of these changes went into effect in Minor League Baseball in 2006...
Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs avoid arbitration and sign a 1-year deal Updated - 4:25pm C.T. - Zambrano's deal is worth $12.4 million for 2007 According to a report on Cubs.com, the Cubs and Carlos Zambrano avoided arbitration and signed a 1-year deal prior to entering the arbitration hearing. There are rumors that have surfaced to the amount of the deal but no official word yet. Will update as soon as those numbers are released....
Jae Kuk Ryu traded to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for 2 prospects Updated - 5:32pm - with Information on Andrew Lopez and Greg Reinhard According to a report on Yahoo Sports.com, the Cubs traded right handed pitcher Jae Kuk Ryu to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Tuesday for a pair of minor leaguers....outfielder Andrew Lopez and right-handed pitcher Greg Reinhard. With this move the Cubs 40-man roster now stands at 40.......
Updated - 5:56pm on Tuesday, February 13 with Additional Information According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Monday night and on WGN News at 9, Carlos Zambrano is prepared to leave Chicago after the season if a new deal is not reached before opening day. Zambrano made the statements on WGN and the Tribune ran the report on Monday night citing the interview on WGN as their source....
While baseball fans await those magical words that will be uttered in just a few days, there was actual news this past week. From Andy Masur officially leaving the Cubs to former Cub Jeff Fassero announcing his retirement, the week that was had a little bit of everything. Most importantly were the two "little" contracts signed in Cincinnati. The Reds avoided arbitration with Aaron Harang and signed him to a 4-year, $36.5 million dollar contract...
The 2007 season unofficially began on Sunday night, major league baseball and the Cubs are now front and center as baseball prepares to start another season. The preseason predictions are beginning to roll in and many are confused as to how the Cubs will play under new management and with so many question marks still surrounding the team. Baseball Prospectus released their thoughts on the NL Central and many of the national publications have begun...
Well, will he or won't he see his shadow today? As everyone knows, today is Groundhog Day and regardless of what the little fury creature may see or not see, baseball is right around the corner. The Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues will soon be filled with all of the optimism Spring Training brings to fans of every team throughout the league. For more years than they would like anyone to remember, the Cubs have played...
Mark Prior and the Cubs Agreed to 1-year Deal on Wednesday Updated - 11:00pm C.T. with Additional Info on Prior's Contract According to a report on Cubs.com, Mark Prior and the Cubs avoided arbitration on Wednesday by agreeing to a 1-year deal worth $3.575 million and he could earn an additional $150,000 each for making 27 and 30 starts according to a report on Yahoo.com. Prior was asking for $3.875 million and the Cubs offered...
According to a report on Cubs.com the Cubs released pitcher Glendon Rusch on Thursday and in the process trimmed their 40-man roster down to 41. A blood clot was discovered in his lung last September and the lefty had been on blood thinners ever since. Several reports had indicated Rusch was to remain on the medication until at least March of this year....
Cliff Floyd agrees to 1-year, $3 million dollar deal with a mutual option for 2008 Updated 5:29pm C.T. - With Information on Floyd's Contract Incentives According to a report on Yahoo Sports, the Cubs have agreed to a 1-year, $3 million dollar deal with free agent Cliff Floyd....the deal includes a mutual option for 2008. Yahoo names ESPN 1000 in Chicago as their source....
With the convention in the rear view mirror, do the Cubs have any moves left before pitchers and catchers report to Fitch Park in just 23 days. This year's camp should be more competitive than in seasons past with an apparent abundance of healthy ballplayers competing for the last few spots on the big league roster. Several reports on Sunday and Monday mentioned the Cubs are very close to signing Cliff Floyd to a 1-year...
Updated - 7:57pm C.T. with Info on Mark Prior - Asking for $3.875 million for 2007 According to a report from the AP on Yahoo Sports.com and on XM Radio, Carlos Zambrano asked for $15.5 million for the 2007 season and the Cubs offered $11.025 million. Zambrano will become a free-agent after the 2007 season and made $6.5 million in 2006....
Carlos Zambrano, Will Ohman and Mark Prior Filed for Arbitration at the Deadline.... Jacque Jones to the Pirates? Carlos Zambrano, Will Ohman and Mark Prior were among 106 players that filed for salary arbitration before the deadline on Friday. Wednesday is the date set for players and their teams to exchange salary figures. Players and teams can negotiate until a hearing date is set and the hearings are scheduled to take place February 1 -...
Deals are being signed all over baseball as the one-month mark nears to when pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training. Most of the contracts being signed however are more of the Minor League variety. The Cubs made a signing of their own on Friday by inking utility man Tomas Perez. Several reports have indicated that Perez signed a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training to compete for a backup middle infielder...
Only 34 days until pitchers and catchers report.... All has been quiet for the most part on the North Side of Chicago the first 10 days of the New Year. There was an announcement on Tuesday about more non-roster invitees to Spring Training, but other than that....nothing much at all, not even the daily updates on Cliff Floyd. Some of the silence was broken on Wednesday from 1060 West Addison and around the league. So,...
Cubs Invited 11 Players to Spring Training on Tuesday Sean Gallagher, Carmen Pignatiello, Jake Fox, Tyler Colvin, Adam Harben, Randy Wells, Mike Kinkade, Casey McGehee, Chris Walker, Eric Patterson and Ryan O'Malley all received invites to Spring Training on Tuesday according to a report on Cubs.com. These 11 players will join the current 40-man roster and the other 5 non-roster invitees that include Jason Anderson, Ben Howard, John Webb, Les Walrond and Koyie Hill to...
Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training in 40 days, the Cubs Convention is less than 2 weeks away....the excitement for the 2007 season is building as everyday passes. Teams are starting to take shape, minor league contracts with invites to spring training are being signed and the announcement of this year's Hall of Fame Class is on Tuesday. Baseball is indeed a year round sport, in many ways it seems like just yesterday when...
The Cubs agreed to a 1-year contract with Neal Cotts on Wednesday and avoided arbitration. Cotts signed a $825,000....he made $400,000 in 2006 with the White Sox....deal that includes a $150,000 bonus if he is named MVP of the World Series. Carlos Zambrano, Mark Prior and Will Ohman are the remaining Cubs that are arbitration eligible this year. Tickets for the Cubs' Spring Training games at HoHoKam Park goes on sale at 10:00am C.T. on...
Barry Zito to Sign with the San Francisco Giants Updated - 1:27pm C.T. - According to FoxSports and ESPN Radio, deal includes an option for an 8th year worth $18 million - Deal could end up being worth $144 million dollars According to a report on ESPN Radio, Peter Gammons is reporting that Barry Zito will sign with the San Francisco Giants. ESPN is reporting the contract will be for 7 years in the $18...
Baseball has been America's pastime since its inception back in the early 1800's. Baseball has survived World Wars and Major Conflicts, gambling and strikes but the current scandal surrounding the game continues to gain more and more steam as everyday passes. The lines from Field of Dreams ring just as true today as they did when James Earl Jones spoke them nearly 20 years ago, "The one constant through all the years has been baseball....
A report in Sunday's edition of the Chicago Sun-Times listed the Top 5 Sport Stories of 2006 in Chicago and the Cubs off-season spending spree was listed at number 3. "Cubs Vow to Improve"....and on paper they have. The Cubs have spent money and in the process have kept most of their farm system in tact. Chances are the 2007 roster for the Cubs is just about set, there will be battles for the last...
Jeff Suppan Agrees to a 4-year, $42 million dollar deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on Christmas Eve According to a report on FoxSports.com from the Associated Press, the Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to terms with free agent pitcher Jeff Suppan on a 4-year deal with a club option for a 5th year. A report on ESPN.com has indicated the deals is worth $42 million dollars....
For the past couple of weeks, since the end of the Winter Meetings to be more exact, every so-called expert has taken their turn at analyzing this off-season. This contract is bad, this contract is great, baseball is spending too much money, and they paid how much for Gil Meche? Blah, blah, blah.... While some of the points are very valid, deep down inside these guys just want to hear themselves talk. This off-season has...
With Christmas just right around the corner and today being the first day of Winter, most teams appear to be tying up loose ends at this point. The Cubs are no exception. They announced on Wednesday that pitchers and catchers will report to Fitch Park in Mesa on February 14th with the first full workout to take place on February 15th. Position players are scheduled to report on the 19th with the first full team...
Updated 7:56pm C.T. with A Speculation from ESPN about the future contract of Carlos Zambrano and More on the Marquis' Signing Updated - 6:27am 12/20 - Floyd Close to Signing with Cubs? Jason Marquis Officially Signed with the Cubs on Tuesday, 3-years for $21 million According to a report on Yahoo Sports, the Cubs officially announced the signing of Jason Marquis on Tuesday afternoon. Marquis took a physical on Tuesday and signed the deal in...
With only 9 shopping days left before Christmas what could be left on Jim Hendry's shopping list....an assistant maybe? According to a report in the Chicago Tribune on Friday the Cubs are looking for an assistant GM. While there does not appear to be an official word on the want ad, according to the Tribune, John McDonough is not denying the rumors of a possible search. The Cubs also made a couple of deals official...
The Cubs signed pitchers Adam Harben and Matt Harrington to Minor League Contracts on Wednesday The Cubs made a couple of additions to their farm system on Wednesday. They resigned Adam Harben, who they did not tender a contract to on Tuesday, and signed right-handed pitcher Matt Harrington....
Tuesday was the deadline to tender contracts to eligible players. 28 players were not tendered on Tuesday among them the Cubs did not tender two.... catcher, Jose Reyes, and pitcher Adam Harben who was acquired last year from the Twins in the Phil Nevin trade and pitched in the Arizona Fall League. These moves have created 2 spots on the 40-man roster. Rick Ankiel, Jerome Williams and Brian Giles are among the other notables, here...
Updated - 4:38pm C.T. - The Non-Tender List is Beginning to Roll In According to a report from Ken Rosenthal from FOXSports.com, the Astros have just traded Willy Taveras, Jason Hirsh and Taylor Buckholtz to the Colorado Rockies for Jason Jennings and Miguel Asencio.....a right handed pitcher....
According to reports on XM Radio and MLB.com, Kenny Lofton has agreed to a 1-year deal to play centerfield for the Rangers next season, as first reported by Ken Rosenthal on Sunday evening. The terms and length of the deal have not been announced but Kevin Kennedy reported it was a 1-year deal and should be officially announced on Tuesday once Lofton passes a physical....
The apparent announcement of the signing of Jason Marquis on Saturday divided the Faithful more than any other off-season move to this point. While the signing appears it will happen, several reports on Sunday stated that Marquis had not agreed to terms with the Cubs as reported here as well as countless other sites of the like. But the biggest part of the soon-to-be-acquisition was that Greg Maddux recommended to his friend, Jason Marquis, that...
Jason Marquis Agrees to Terms with the Cubs on a Reported 3-year Deal Updated - 10:43am C.T./10:52am C.T. - with More Info on Marquis' Contract Updated 11:32am C.T. - with a Look at Marquis' Numbers Updated - 10:20pm C.T. with Info on Marquis' Contract, Carlos Zambrano and Cliff Floyd According to several reports including the Chicago Tribune, Cubs.com and ESPN.com, the Cubs have agreed to a 3-year deal with free agent pitcher Jason Marquis. The...
Updated - 7:50am C.T. - Marquis Accepted Contract from Cubs? After the Meetings.... What is next for the Cubs? Great news came out of Orlando on Friday night when Jim Hendry was released from the hospital and according to a report on Cubs.com he is expected back in Chicago on Sunday. Gary Hughes had been spearheading the Cubs in Hendry's absence while several reports indicated he was still working the phones in order to improve...
Updated - 9:41am C.T. with Rule 5 Draft Results, Jim Hendry had an Angioplasty and Gil Meche Close to Signing with the Kansas City Royals Updated - 1:00pm C.T. - Gil Meche Agrees to terms with the Royals on a 5-year, $55 Million Dollar Contract and Cubs Nearing a Deal with Daryle Ward Updated - 5:09pm C.T. with Updated Info on the Rule 5 Draft, Ward Signs with the Cubs and the PTBNL from the...
Ted Lilly Agrees to Terms with the Cubs and Freddie Bynum Traded to the Orioles According to a report on FoxSports.com by Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs have just agreed to terms on a 4-year, $40 million dollar deal with the southpaw. Updated - 7:29pm C.T. - Larry O'Brien, Lilly's agent, was just on XM Radio and reported the Cubs did sign Lilly to the 4-year, $40 million dollar deal depending on him passing a physical....
According to multiple reports the Dodgers and free agent pitcher Jason Schmidt have agreed to a 3-year, $47 million dollar contract. The Cubs were rumored to be a front-runner, along with the Cardinals and Mariners, to land the services of Schmidt. Updated 5:30pm C.T. - According to a report on ESPN and XM Radio, the agent for Ted Lilly, Larry O'Brien, has stated that Lilly has narrowed down his search to the Cubs and Yankees....
Updated - 6:30am C.T. - Cubs Close to Meche and Lilly? Every off-season has its different storylines and this year is no different than any other. Clubs are over spending this year like no other since 2000 and the latest $70 million dollar contract proves that point. Major League Baseball is thriving, at least for the larger market teams, but those making little to no noise this off-season could prove to be the biggest thorns...
J.D. Drew Agreed to Terms with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday and Greg Maddux Agreed to Terms with the Padres on Tuesday Updated 8:52pm C.T. / 8:59pm C.T.- Julio Lugo Close to Signing with the Red Sox according to XM Radio for 4 years, $36 million Updated - 9:02pm C.T. - Ken Rosenthal on FoxSports.com Reports Lugo Close to Deal with Red Sox for 4 years, $36 million - Updated 9:22pm C.T. - A...
Updated 9:34am C.T. with Info on a Possible 3-Team Deal Day one at the Winter Meetings in Orlando was rather slow until late in the day when free agents started coming off of the board. A report on CBS SportsLine indicated early on Monday the Cubs had agreed to a deal with Ted Lilly, the report turned out to be false and of this writing nothing official had been announced. A report later in the...
Updated - 9:46am C.T. with Info on Kenny Lofton, Cliff Floyd and Trot Nixon One more day until the Winter Meetings get underway but the unofficial conversations should start today. Players are signing rapidly with new clubs, there were a handful of deals on Saturday but more posturing by agents and players will take place over the next 24 hours leading up to what is believed to be a very exciting week for Major League...
Updated - 2:27pm C.T. with Arbitration Updates As all of baseball descends on Orlando with the Winter Meetings getting underway on Monday, the next week should have a huge impact on the Chicago Cubs for the foreseeable future. The Cubs are at a crossroad, if they continue what they have started Jim Hendry and Company could build a winner for the next several seasons on the Northside of Chicago but if they rest on what...
The Cubs are expected to formally introduce Alfonso Soriano at a Thursday Press Conference according to several reports including one on WGN. Soriano will wear his familiar number 12 when he is introduced to the press and to the Cubs Faithful. Earlier in the week the details of Soriano's contract were released and here is the breakdown.......
The Cubs were quiet over the long Holiday weekend while the Astros and Brewers attempted to play a little catch-up in the roster department. The National League Central, on paper, is shaping up to be very competitive next season....unlike 2006. The Winter Meetings start one week from today and if the first two weeks of the free agent signing period are any indication it should be a very eventful couple of weeks for the Cubs....
The past two Sundays have been big days for Jim Hendry....two weeks ago Hendry resigned Aramis Ramirez and Kerry Wood, last Sunday he made the biggest off-season splash in recent history with the signing of Alfonso Soriano. Does Hendry have anything up his sleeve for today? The Cubs continue to force moves by other teams to get better within the National League Central. The Astros made noise on Friday with the signings of Carlos Lee...
According to a report on ESPN Radio during the Dan Patrick Show, the Houston Astros have agreed to terms with Carlos Lee on a 6-year, $100 million dollar contract. The Cub killer will be patrolling left field for the Astros for a long time. The deal includes a 4-year no trade clause and a limited no trade clause for the last two years of the contract. Updated - 7:18pm C.T. - The Astros agree to...
Could a Cubs' fan actually own the Cubs? According to several reports from all over the country, it is a possibility. Chicago's own Jerry Colangelo is interested in buying the Cubs if the Tribune Company puts the team on the market. The speculation the Cubs were for sale has been floating around for many months now but what is interesting about Colangelo becoming a candidate is someone has actually put a time line on the...
According to a report on ESPN.com, Gary Matthews, Jr. has agreed to a 5-year, $50 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Angels. The centerfielder is coming off a career year at the age of 32 with the Texas Rangers. Several reports have indicated the Cubs had interest in Matthews after the signing of Alfonso Soriano and other reports have indicated the Cubs are interested in Julio Lugo converting to centerfield which would push Soriano...
Juan Pierre and Nomar Garciaparra Signed with the Dodgers, Moises Alou Signed with the Mets, the Cubs Added Two to the 40-man Roster, Fallout from Around the League on the Alfonso Soriano Deal, Jason Schmidt in the Mix?, Carrie Muskat and Jim Hendry on XM Radio and Additions to the Rumor Mill Updated - 9:07pm C.T. and 11:01pm C.T. Updated - 11:32pm C.T. with Information on Julio Lugo from Ken Rosenthal Baseball is now a...
Updated - 2:15pm - Soriano Agrees to Deal with Cubs - 8 Years, $136 million Updated - 2:31pm - With Info from the Chicago Tribune - Soriano to Play Center and Hit in the Lead-off Spot Updated - 4:21pm - With More Info on the Signing According to a report 12 minutes ago from Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports.com, the Cubs are close to signing Alfonso Soriano. The ALERT from Fox Sports indicates the deal could...
One week ago it appeared inevitable the Cubs would lose their All-Star 3rd baseman, arguably the best at his position in the league and a key piece to the mandate from John McDonough that the Cubs would compete in 2007. The deadline came and went but Jim Hendry was able to resign Aramis Ramirez for less than the apparent market value. While many have viewed this signing as that of a non-move, keeping Ramirez and...
Does Jim Hendry have anything in store for the Faithful today? Whether you agree with the moves he has made this week or not, the bottom line is things-are-a-changing on the Northside of Chicago. The next addition should be to the pitching staff and possibly Alfonso Soriano or J.D. Drew. Teams are starting to make additions and the next few weeks leading up to the Winter Meetings should be very interesting. Here is the latest...
The Cubs Traded David Aardsma and Carlos Vasquez to the White Sox for Neal Cotts According to several reports out of Chicago, the Cubs and Sox have traded relievers. The Cubs sent David Aardsma and Carlos Vasquez to the White Sox for reliever Neal Cotts. Cotts was 4-0 with a 1.94 ERA in 2005 but was 1-2 with a 5.17 ERA in 70 appearances last season....
The Cubs have not been quiet to this point in the off-season....they have resigned four of their own and added a good utility player to the mix. Jim Hendry and company made a bid to land Daisuke Matsuzaka and are rumored to be involved in the bidding war for Alfonso Soriano. But what is their next step? Several reports from the GM Meetings have stated Gil Meche will be the newest member of the Yankees...
Henry Blanco resigns with the Cubs and Lou Piniella at the GM Meetings According to several reports out of Chicago, the Cubs have resigned Henry Blanco for a 2-year deal with a mutual option for 2009. Blanco will serve as the backup for Barrett and the deal is thought to be worth in the neighborhood of $5 million dollars....
Updated - 6:08am C.T. with Even More Rumors.... The Cubs have made more noise than any other team so far this off-season with the exception of the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox willingness to spend $51.1 million dollars for the rights to negotiate with Matsuzaka came at the surprise and shock to most....the Red Sox paid double of what most experts thought the posting fee would be. The Cubs have signed 3 players since...
Updated - 6:24pm C.T. - Mark DeRosa agreed to a 3-year contract with the Cubs on Tuesday According to a report on ESPN.com from Buster Olney, the Cubs have agreed to a 3-year, $13 million dollar deal with utilityman Mark DeRosa. DeRosa recorded career highs in 2006 with the Texas Rangers after spending the first part of his career with the Atlanta Braves (1998-2004). In 136 games for the Rangers he posted a .296 average,...
The Cubs made their fare share of headlines over the weekend. First it appeared Aramis Ramirez would be leaving Chicago and then to everyone's surprise, he stayed and left a lot of money on the table. The other signing....Kerry Wood was less of a surprise but again he left money on the table to stay in Chicago. Jim Hendry pulled off two signings that on Saturday night....did not look like they would happen. The Cubs...
Updated - 4:58pm C.T. - With Contract Info on Wood and Ramirez....Plus A Great Quote from Jim Hendry Updated - 10:25pm C.T. - Hendry Confirmed on Sunday the Cubs Interest in Soriano Aramis Ramirez and Kerry Wood Agreed to New Deals on Sunday with the Cubs According to several reports out of Chicago, Aramis Ramirez and Kerry Wood signed new deals on Sunday to remain with the Chicago Cubs for 2007 and beyond. Wood signed...
Updated - 10:00pm C.T. - Aramis Ramirez has declined the Cubs offer and will test the market Updated - 11:51pm C.T. - With a Report from the Chicago Tribune about Ramirez According to a report just under a half an hour ago by Ken Rosenthal on Fox Sports.com, Aramis Ramirez has rejected the Cubs offer and will test the free agent market. Update - According to Rosenthal's report the Cubs could have avoided the opt...
Before getting into the Cubs news of the day, I would like to tip my hat and say "Thank You" to all of the Veterans out there....because of you we have the freedom to do whatever we want on a daily basis and I cannot imagine a world without what you have sacrificed for the rest of us. At 12:01am E.T. on Sunday morning the free agent signing period begins and as of this writing...
Updated - 5:24pm C.T. - With Info on Gary Sheffield and Aramis Ramirez According to reports on ESPN Radio and ESPN.com, Gary Sheffield was traded to the Detroit Tigers on Friday afternoon for three Minor League pitchers and was given a 2-year extension. The three pitchers are: Humberto Sanchez, Kevin Whelan and Anthony Claggett. Update......
Updated - 10:23pm C.T. - With Info on Miller's Contract, Aramis Ramirez and Daisuke Matsuzaka According to several reports, Wade Miller has signed a 1-year contract to remain with the Chicago Cubs. The amount of the contract has not been announced. Miller is expected to compete for the 4th spot in the starting rotation. Update......
Open ended questions....anyone that is a salesman knows that is the best way to start a conversation with a perspective client. Let's hope Jim Hendry knows those five little words. Hendry has a tall task ahead of him as the free agent signing period approaches. He has to convince a top tier free agent in the prime of his career to play for a team that has not won on a consistent basis in over...
The Cubs announced on Wednesday afternoon that former Oakland A's hitting coach, Gerald Perry, will be the new hitting coach under Lou Piniella. The hiring of Perry completes the coaching search....the new staff under Piniella will be Alan Trammell (bench coach), Larry Rothschild (pitching coach), Gerald Perry (hitting coach), Matt Sinatro (first base coach), Mike Quade (third base coach), Lester Strode (bullpen coach) and Ivan DeJesus (special assistant). Perry was with the Pirates from 2003...
The speculation continues....who will go where, for how long and how much will it cost? Will any of this year's free agent class be a difference maker for their new team next season? Will the Cubs be big players in the free agent market or will they stand on the sidelines as other teams sign the big name free agent that their fan base desires? Starting on Sunday the bidding wars for such names as...
With just under a week left before the free agent signing period begins, 169 players have now filed for free agency and among the latest to file are Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Brad Radke. All of the Cubs that were eligible for free agency have now filed....Juan Pierre, Kerry Wood, Aramis Ramirez, Henry Blanco, John Mabry and Wade Miller and on November 12th they can negotiate with any team they so desire. Merriam-Webster Online...
Ivan DeJesus Named as Special Assistant to Lou Piniella on Monday Former Cub, Ivan DeJesus will make his return to Chicago next season. Monday the Cubs named DeJesus Special Assistant to Lou Piniella. DeJesus is probably more famous in Cubs' circles for being involved in the trade with the Phillies that brought Ryne Sandberg to Chicago than with the time in spent with the Cubs....DeJesus played for the Cubs from 1977 to 1981 and still...
Updated - 3:34pm CT - Yankees Exercise Option on Sheffield Updated - 8:49pm CT - Sosa May Try a Comback - Not with the Cubs This week there should be some actual news come from the Northside of Chicago. The Cubs' organizational meetings start on Tuesday (November 7th) and last until Friday (November 10th). The free agent filing period ends on Saturday, November 11th and the free agent signing period begins one week from today....
Free agency.... Who would have thought when Curt Flood sued Major League Baseball it would have led to what is going on nearly 21 years later.... The amount of money that teams will be spending this off-season is unfathomable. Think about it, how many lifetimes will it take the average Cubs' fan to earn $119 million dollars? Now that figure is being thrown around like a $50 dollar bill. According to Peter Gammons....Aramis Ramirez, Alfonso...
Happy Halloween from everyone here at the CCO!!! More from the Rumor Mill and Aramis Ramirez had a No-Trade Clause Updated - 7:41am C.T. - With Info on Alfonso Soriano When the 2005 season ended most thought the Cubs were entering the most important off-season in the club's storied history....well, little did anyone know that there would be so much change on the horizon just a year later. When Andy MacPhail resigned on October 1st...
Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Lee, Vicente Padilla and Scott Spiezio Top List of 39 Other Free Agent Filings on Monday According to Bruce Levine on ESPN 1000 in Chicago, Aramis Ramirez has opted out of his contract as expected and filed for free agency. Henry Blanco also filed for free agency to bring the total to four...Wood, Pierre, Blanco and Ramirez. Updated - 5:52pm C.T. - Yahoo Sports has confirmed that Aramis Ramirez did opt out...
Kerry Wood, Alfonso Soriano, Jason Schmidt, Gary Matthews, Jr. and Adam Eaton filed for free agency on Sunday According to several reports, including one on ESPN.com, Kerry Wood officially filed for free agency on Sunday night. The filings on Sunday bring the total to 89 of an expected 200 that will be filed by November 11th. Alfonso Soriano, Jason Schmidt, Gary Matthews, Jr. and Adam Eaton were other names mentioned on Sunday. Soriano and Matthews...
Did everyone remember to fall back? Four weeks ago today the Cubs played their last game of the 2006 season against the Rockies and to say there as been a lot of change would be an understatement. There are a lot of holes still to fill and a lot of questions to answer before the Lou Piniella era takes the field in February at Fitch Park....including a new team president? Here is the latest from...
Updated - 6:45pm C.T. - Bonds, Garciaparra and Thomas Leads List of Free-Agent Filings and Jacque Jones Named to the All-Star Team Before the usual check around the rumor mill, the baseball world lost one of the good guys on Friday, former Major League pitcher Joe Niekro passed away at the age of 61. Niekro suffered a brain aneurysm on Thursday. Joe was the brother of Phil and father of Lance, who plays for the...
Mike Quade, Matt Sinatro and Lester Strode Offically Added to Piniella's Staff The Cubs announced three more additions on Friday afternoon to the coaching staff. Mike Quade was hired to coach 3rd base, Matt Sinatro was hired to coach 1st base and Lester Strode was hired as bullpen coach. The three will join Larry Rothschild and Alan Trammell on the new staff. The Cubs have not announced their new hitting coach, yet....Von Joshua, Dave Keller,...
With the rain in St. Louis making most of the headlines on Wednesday there was little said about the boys on the Northside of Chicago. The Cubs did make a change in their front office on Wednesday and announced that Paul Weaver will be the new special assistant to the general manager. Weaver has been a Major League scout for the past 28 years. Weaver, 54, worked for the Arizona Diamondbacks for the past 2...
Updated 6:23am C.T. with News on Aramis Ramirez, Kerry Wood and Wade Miller While Major League Baseball does not like major announcements during the World Series apparently that memo stayed away from the front office. MLB is expected to announce a new collective bargaining agreement on Tuesday according to several sources. The tentative deal was apparently reached on Friday for a new 5-year contract. The current deal was set to expire on December 19th and...
Alan Trammell Named Bench Coach on Monday Updated 11:22pm C.T. - Chris Chambliss Added to the List of Possible Candidates for Hitting Coach and an Update on Mike Quade The Cubs made it official on Monday and signed Alan Trammell to be Lou Piniella's bench coach and infield instructor for the next 2 seasons....The New York Daily News broke the story on Sunday. Trammell was the Detroit Tigers manager from 2003-2005 and compiled a 186-300...
According to a late/early report in the Chicago Tribune from Paul Sullivan, Larry Rothschild spoke up and took "the blame for poor results" from the pitching staff. This is a good start to repair the public reputation of Rothschild....most of the Faithful did not want him to return. But the most refreshing sign was this: Prior's throwing program could have him ready by spring training, but the Cubs aren't penciling him into the 2007 rotation....
Notes from Jim Hendry on XM Radio with a surprise - Scott Boras on Alex Rodriguez - Scott Miller on Mark Prior - Rumors and Other News and Notes, Including 40-man Roster Moves After Lou Piniella was officially announced on Tuesday the reaction from the Cubs Faithful varied from very excited to cautiously optimistic. Whatever the result may be at the end of his 3 years in Chicago (with a 4th year option), most of...
Mark Prior had shoulder examined on Monday - Larry Rothschild Signed a New 2-Year Deal on Tuesday - An Update on Jacque Jones According to a report by Paul Sullivan in the Chicago Tribune on Tuesday afternoon, Mark Prior had his shoulder examined on Monday by orthopedic specialist Dr. James Andrews. Andrews found Prior has some looseness in his shoulder joints and trainer Mark O'Neal said it is genetic. O'Neal stated that the looseness is...
Updated 5:29pm CT Updated 11:15pm C.T. with News on Coaching Staff and Terms of Contract According to several reports out of Chicago, XM Radio, ESPN and other media outlets on Monday afternoon, the Cubs have come to terms with Lou Piniella and will formally introduce him as the 48th manager in Cubs' history in a press conference on Tuesday. There are varying reports on the length and amount of the contract. Cubs.com is reporting 3...
Lou Piniella Could Be Named Manager In the Next Few Days According to Paul Sullivan in a late report in the Chicago Tribune on Sunday night, the announcement of Lou Piniella becoming the 48th manager of the Cubs could come as early as today. Sullivan stated that the decision could come either Monday or Tuesday unless the two sides "hit a snag". Joe Girardi is likely to take the Washington Nationals job but former Atlanta...
With the Cubs expecting to announce Lou Piniella as their new manager this week, the entire organization could have an entirely new feel and attitude by weeks end. While the Detroit Tigers await the winner of the Cardinals-Mets series, there is other baseball going on out West. The Arizona Fall League is in full swing and will continue until mid-November. The Mesa Solar Sox had Sunday off but they did play games on Friday and...
Bruce Bochy Given Permission, Trey Hillman to the Japanese World Series, Soriano Rejects Nationals Offer, former Cub Hairston DFA'd by the Rangers and More A-Rod Talk Many of the names that have hit the rumor mill for the Cubs already this off-season made a few headlines on Thursday afternoon. According to a report on FoxSports.com by Ken Rosenthal the Padres have given Bruce Bochy permission to talk to other teams about their managerial vacancy. Rosenthal...
Before the latest on the Boys in Blue, everyone here at the CCO was shocked to hear of the tragic death of Cory Lidle on Wednesday afternoon. All of our thoughts and prayers go out to the Lidle Family during this time. Life is precious and we all have to live it to the fullest extent on a daily basis. The Cubs made their first signing of the off-season on Tuesday, Joe Girardi named The...
Girardi Interviewed...Mike Quade and Pat Listach Names Added to the List Jim Hendry formally interviewed Joe Girardi on Monday according to several reports out of Chicago on Monday night. Girardi spent the better part of the day at Wrigley Field with Jim Hendry. From Cubs.com...."Joe and I spent the better part of the day together," Hendry said. "I thought it went very well." According to the same report two other names surfaced for the Cubs...
Saturday Night Live continues week after week to give their unique take on world news using this moniker so with all credit going to Lorne Michaels and company....here is the CCO's take on the latest from the wire. Before updating the latest from the Northside of Chicago....everyone here would like to take a moment to recognize the passing of a great ambassador of the game of baseball. Buck O'Neil passed away at the age of...
According to an article in Wednesday morning's Sun-Times, Dusty Baker's coaching staff was told on Tuesday their 1-year contracts would not be renewed for 2007. Larry Rothschild, Dick Pole, Gene Clines, Gary Matthews, Chris Speier, Juan Lopez and Benny Cadahia will not return unless asked by the new manager. Will Update if more information becomes available....
The Marlins fired Joe Girardi at 9:00am on Tuesday and hired Fredi Gonzalez at 2:00pm. As expected Joe Girardi was fired on Tuesday morning from the Florida Marlins. Several sources have stated this move was inevitable due to the riff between Girardi and Marlins' owner Jeffrey Lorria. The Marlins are scheduled to interview Fredi Gonzalez, the current 3rd base coach of the Atlanta Braves, later on Tuesday to fill their vacancy and he is rumored...
As expected the Cubs announced on Monday at a noon press conference that Dusty Baker will not be retained as the manager of the Chicago Cubs. The Florida Marlins are also expected to announce the departure of Joe Girardi as their manager on Tuesday according to a report on ESPN....let the speculation begin. Check Back for Updates when they become available....
The Chicago Cubs announced on Sunday afternoon after the final game of the season that Andy MacPhail will resign as the President of the Chicago Cubs. John McDonough will serve as the interim President and Jim Hendry will remain as General Manager. The Cubs are expected to announce their decision on Monday concerning the fate of Dusty Baker. Stay tuned the Off-Season has begun....let winning now be the norm on the Northside of Chicago....
Derrek Lee's season is over....health concerns over daughter According to a report out of Chicago on Cubs.com Sunday morning, Derrek Lee has announced his season is over to be with is daughter concerning her health. According to the report Lee's daughter has "lost some vision in one eye". Lee stated his daughter will undergo more tests and he will not return to the team until this matter "is cleared up". The Chicago Cubs have suffered...
Game One Hundred Forty-Six - Cubs 0 Dodgers 6 The Cubs were shutout for the 14th time this season....they pounded out 7 hits and did not walk a single time against Brad Penny. Penny gave up all 7 hits to the Cubs on the night but they were all singles and the only time they recorded hits in the same inning was in the 6th with 2 outs. Angel Guzman had another bad start and...
According to a report out of Chicago from the Associated Press on Wednesday afternoon, Glendon Rusch was hospitalized with a blood clot in his lung. Rusch was sent to Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Tuesday night during the Cubs game with the Dodgers. Mark O'Neal said that the clot could have been life threatening if he had not been caught in time. Rusch will remain hospitalized for the next couple of days and will be put...
Game One Hundred Thirty-Eight: Cubs (55-82) vs. Pirates (55-83) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. WCIU, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Juan Mateo (1-2, 4.15) vs. Victor Santos (5-9, 5.54) Updated 5:25pm C.T. with Roster Moves - Cubs Recall Jae Kuk Ryu and Jose Reyes from Triple-A Iowa - Cubs Complete Deal with Twins and Acquire RHP Adam Harben - Jerome Williams Claimed Off of Waivers by Oakland Athletics The...
Game One Hundred Thirty-Seven: Cubs (55-81) vs. Pirates (54-83) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (14-5, 3.33) vs. Paul Maholm (6-10, 4.84) Updated 11:13am CT with Roster Moves - Marmol Activated - Moore Recalled from Triple-A Iowa Happy Labor Day....the "Battle for the Basement" continues today and the pitching match-up is a rematch from last Tuesday. Carlos Zambrano is still among...
Game One Hundred Thirty-Six: Cubs (55-80) vs. Giants (66-68) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Angel Guzman (0-4, 7.20) vs. Jason Schmidt (10-8, 3.37) Updated 12:01pm CT with Roster Moves - Barrett Placed on 15-Day DL - Coats Recalled from Iowa Which Angel Guzman will take the hill for the Cubs today? Will it be the unsure rookie they cannot throw strikes or...
Game One Hundred Thirty-Four: Cubs (54-79) vs. Giants (65-67) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Rich Hill (3-6, 5.81) vs. Noah Lowry (7-7, 3.75) Updated 12:58pm CT with Roster Moves - Cubs Activated Sean Marshall, Wade Miller and Scott Eyre - Recalled Geovany Soto from Triple-A Iowa The last weekend of Summer, Barry Bonds and the Giants....the Cubs start a 7-game homestand today...
The Cubs traded Phil Nevin on Thursday night to the Minnesota Twins, along with cash considerations, for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Nevin was acquired from the Texas Rangers on May 31st for Jerry Hairston, Jr. Nevin hit .274 with 12 home runs and 33 RBI's for the Cubs this season in 67 games....
The Cubs are entering the last month of the season with a lot of questions to be answered. There are several players that could take steps at earning confidence from the Cubs' Front Office heading into the off-season. With the poor play, injuries, bad management and overall underachievement this season the 2007 season will start on October 2nd with the possible announcement of Dusty Baker not being retained as the manager of the Chicago Cubs....
Game One Hundred Thirty-One: Cubs (54-76) vs. Pirates (50-81) Game Time - 6:05pm C.T. Comcast Sports Net, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 183 Location - PNC Park, Pittsburgh Angel Guzman (0-3, 5.84) vs. Ian Snell (11-8, 4.58) Updated 5:21pm with Roster Moves - Lee Activated - Coats Optioned The Battle for the Basement....after being swept by the Cardinals, how will the Cubs respond against the Pirates? Tonight is the first game of the last series...
Game One Hundred Thirty: Cubs (54-75) vs. Cardinals (68-60) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. ESPN, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Les Walrond (0-0, -.--) vs. Jeff Weaver (5-13, 6.11) Updated 4:35pm C.T. with Roster Moves - Walrond Recalled - Ryu Optioned to Iowa - Wood Moved to the 60-Day DL The last game of the season against the Cardinals....5 weeks and after tonight only 32 games left in...
The Cubs have had some movement in their Minor League system over the past couple of weeks. The September call-ups are around the corner with the Minor League season just about completed. Here are the latest promotions, demotions, signings and more information on Chris Robinson, the player the Cubs received from Detroit for Neifi Perez. The Arizona Fall League (AFL) Rosters were announced on Monday and several members of the Cubs Farm system are on...
Game One Hundred Twenty-Four: Cubs (53-70) vs. Phillies (61-62) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Comcast Sports Net, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Rich Hill (3-5, 6.90) vs. Jon Lieber (5-9, 5.10) With Roster Moves - Bynum and Rusch Activated - Marmol Placed on 15-Day DL The first game of the season against the Phillies, a team that was left for dead at the Trade Deadline has found themselves in...
Neifi Perez Traded on Sunday to the Detroit Tigers for Minor League Catcher On Sunday, as rumored in the Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs traded Neifi Perez to the Detroit Tigers for Minor League catcher Chris Robinson. Perez will help the Tigers with the recent injury to Placido Polanco. The Cubs received Chris Robinson who will report to the Daytona Cubs (A). In 94 games with the Lakeland Tigers (A), Robinson hit .288 (92-319) with 1...
According to several reports out of Chicago Carlos Marmol's early exit from Friday's game was due to an injury. Marmol felt pain in his right bicep while attempting to throw out Albert Pujols in the 3rd inning on Friday. The Cubs and trainer Mark O'Neal are calling his condition day-to-day. Marmol is to be examined on Sunday by Dr. Stephen Gryzlo. According to a report in the Sun-Times, Marmol said the biceps was bothering him...
Game One Hundred Twenty - Cubs 1 Astros 0 With Roster Move - Scott Eyre to the DL - O'Malley Selected from Triple-A Iowa The Cubs swept the Astros at the Juice Box....repeating the Cubs swept the Astros at the Juice Box. Two rookies and Carlos Zambrano recorded victories against Roy Oswalt, Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte. The Cubs gave up just 6 runs in 3 games, shutout the Astros over the last 21 innings...
Game One Hundred Eighteen - Cubs 3 Astros 0 With an Update on Wade Miller Carlos Zambrano shut the Astros down and Phil Nevin supplied all the runs the Cubs needed off of Roy Oswalt. Zambrano pitched around trouble all night and despite giving up 7 walks and striking out just 5, he held the Astros scoreless for 8 innings on just 4 hits....it was not his best outing of the year, but he was...
Game One Hundred Sixteen - Cubs 4 Rockies 8 Mark Prior Placed on DL - Likely Done for Season The Cubs needed a productive night out of Angel Guzman, they had lost 3 in a row, just put one of their starting pitchers on the DL and a good outing by Guzman would have gone a long way in the psyche of the Cubs. In his third stint with the big league team this season...
Game One Hundred Sixteen: Cubs (48-67) vs. Rockies (56-58) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Coors Field, Denver Angel Guzman (0-2, 5.68) vs. Josh Fogg (7-7, 4.59) With Updates on Wade Miller and Sean Marshall Let the rookie rotation continue....Juan Mateo was scheduled to start tonight's game but due to pitching in relief for Mark Prior on Thursday in Milwaukee, Mateo will be skipped and Angel...
Mark Prior had Shoulder Examined on Friday According to several reports out of Chicago on Friday night, including reports from the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times, Mark Prior did not make the trip with the team from Milwaukee to Colorado, instead went back to Chicago had his right shoulder examined by team orthopedist Stephen Gryzlo. Both reports indicate that Prior could return to the DL and with the call-up of Angel Guzman to start Saturday's...
Greg Maddux made his Los Angeles Dodgers debut on Thursday night in Cincinnati. Maddux threw 6 innings of no-hit ball and walked 3 batters. The start of the game was delayed 65 minutes due to rain in the area it did not materialized until the 6th inning. After a 46-minute rain delay, Maddux did not return to the mound....he has never thrown a no-hitter....he did pick-up career victory number 328....
Game One Hundred Five - Cubs 4 Diamondbacks 15 Including Notes from Jim Hendry on Monday's Trade Deadline Deals Game time temperature was 106 with the heat index at Wrigley and the Diamondbacks must have felt right at home. Orlando Hudson had a huge night at the plate, that included home runs from both sides of the plate, and in the field despite committing an error but he was just one of many standouts on...
BREAKING NEWS...Todd Walker traded to San Diego Chicago Cubs starting second baseman Todd Walker has been traded to the San Diego Padres for 19 year old RHP Jose Ceda, who is from the Dominican Republic. According to CBS Sportsline, Ceda was signed by the Padres as a non-drafted free agent in November 2004, and is pitching for the Peoria Padres in the Arizona Rookie League this summer. As of 3:00 CST, this is the only...
Dusty Baker to Finish Season....Carlos Lee Rejects Brewers Offer....Greg Maddux to New York? With the second game of the Cubs-Cardinals series starting in a few hours and with the non-waiver trade deadline on Monday I thought it would be good to not have an article this morning but more of a free form "catch-all" if you will. There are several topics and situations that will effect this organization over the coming months and here are...
Game One Hundred One - Cubs 5 Cardinals 4 With Roster Moves - Hill Recalled and Aardsma Optioned Before Thursday's Game What started out great for the Cubs turned sour and finished just the way the game started, with the Cubs coming out on top of the Cardinals. Rich Hill was tremendous in the 1st inning and then slipped back into his Major League form when he took the mound in the 2nd but Jeff...
Derrek Lee placed on the 15-day DL, Ryan Theriot recalled from Iowa The Cubs placed Derrek Lee on the 15-day DL on Monday afternoon with post-traumatic inflammation of his right wrist according to several reports out of Chicago. The Cubs recalled Ryan Theriot from Triple-A, who had just rejoined his Iowa teammates this past Friday when Mark Prior was activated off of the DL before his start against the Nationals. The Cubs revolving door disabled...
Game Ninety-Seven: Cubs (37-59) vs. Nationals (42-56) Game Time - 12:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 184 Location - RFK Stadium, Washington D.C. Carlos Marmol (3-3, 3.86) vs. Tony Armas (6-5, 4.61) Sean Marshall Put on the 15-Day DL - Aardsma and Wuertz Recalled from Iowa, plus Trade Deadline Rumors and Game Discussion With the recent trade of Scott Williamson and all of the rumors surrounding the current crop of Cubs on...
Scott Williamson Traded for Two Minor League Prospects The Cubs traded reliever Scott Williamson to the San Diego Padres on Saturday night for two prospects, pitchers Fabian Jimenez-Angulo and Joel Santo. Williamson has not performed well as of late out of the pen including the 3 runs he allowed on Saturday to the Nationals. After Williamson's ineffectiveness and inability to stay healthy it became a question as to how high of a prospect or prospects...
Game Ninety-Three - Cubs 2 Astros 4 With Updates on Chris Speier and Mark Prior The match up between Greg Maddux and Roger Clemens was as advertised, both threw tremendous games but Maddux made one mistake and his defense let him down again as this battle of the Future Hall of Famers went to Roger Clemens and the Astros. Clemens picked up his second win of the season, both against the Cubs. Neither of these...
Game Ninety-Three: Cubs (36-56) vs. Astros (45-49) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. WGN, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 184 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Greg Maddux (7-10, 4.99) vs. Roger Clemens (1-3, 2.96) Updated - 5:32pm C.T. - Maddux has ERA Lowered to 4.60 Let the battle begin!!! The battle of 300 winners, the battle of future Hall of Famers and the battle between the Cubs and the Astros, Tonight's game is very special and...
Game Eighty-Nine - Cubs 3 Mets 6 Mark Prior Placed on 15-Day DL on Friday Greg Maddux had another rough start and lost his 10th game of the season against just 7 wins and only 2 since May 3rd. Maddux received little run support from the Cubs anemic offense and was not aided by the Cubs inconsistent defense. A missed double play in the 4th cost Maddux and the Cubs 2 runs and they were...
The trading deadline is still 17 days away but there have been two significant trades in the past three days that are worth mentioning. The teams that are in contention are making changes, not only on the field but also in the dugout. So while the Cubs appear to be standing firm with their team and according to a report on Cubs.com they "will not dismantle the team with trades", other teams in the Central...
Carlos Zambrano Hit in Right Elbow by White Sox Joey Cora According to reports out of Chicago on Wednesday morning, including a report on Cubs.com, Carlos Zambrano missed Tuesday night's All-Star game after being hit in the right elbow by Joey Cora during batting practice before the game. Apparently Zambrano was being interviewed by members of the Venezuelan media and backed up into the fungo bat that Cora was swinging, Cora was hitting infield grounders....
Rich Hill is scheduled to start the game for the Pacific Coast League All-Star team on Wednesday night in Toledo, Ohio. Hill is tied for second in the league in strikeouts (107) and has held opponents to a .183 batting average. Geovany Soto and Kerry Ligtenberg were also named to the squad but Ligtenberg will be unable to attend due to prior commitments. The 2006 Southern League All-Star (AA) game took place on Monday night...
Game Eighty-Two: Cubs (30-51) vs. Astros (40-42) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. Comcast Sports Net, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Minute Maid Park, Houston Carlos Marmol (1-2, 4.18) vs. Roger Clemens (0-2, 2.38) Updated with Roster Move- 6:29pm C.T. - Glendon Rusch Activated - Angel Guzman Optioned to AAA Iowa Will the Cubs be able to win two in a row? It has been two weeks since the Cubs won back-to-back games...
The Cubs made several roster moves in the last few days of June. On Thursday, the Cubs optioned Geovany Soto, catcher, back to AAA Iowa. Michael Barrett served his last game of his suspension on Thursday and was back behind the dish for Friday against the White Sox. The Cubs also reinstated Angel Pagan from the 60-day DL and to make room for Pagan on the 40-man roster the Cubs designated Tony Womack for assignment....
Colvin and Lansford Agrees to Terms, The Diamond Jaxx All-Stars, Jeff Samardzija Makes His Debut and Wade Miller Results from Tuesday There were eight current and three former West Tenn Diamond Jaxx named to the Southern League All-Star team on Tuesday. Rocky Cherry, Juan Mateo, J.R. Mathes and Chris Shaver, pitchers....Nic Jackson and Chris Walker, outfielders....Eric Patterson and Scott Moore infielders and Carlos Marmol, Clay Rapada and Randy Wells were named as well but because...
Game Seventy-Six: Cubs (28-47) vs. Brewers (38-39) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. WCIU, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 186 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (6-3, 2.83) vs. Zach Jackson (1-0, 4.67) Updated - 5:35pm C.T. with Roster Moves - Geovany Soto Recalled, Scott Williamson Activated - Tony Womack and David Aardsma Optioned to AAA Iowa O.K. just when you thought this team could not get any worse....they prove you wrong again. The Cubs...
Angel Pagan made his first rehab start for the I-Cubs, Rich Hill throws 7 innings of shutout ball, the first place West Tenn Diamond Jaxx, A Roster Move and Wade Miller to Start on Tuesday for the Peoria Chiefs, plus All-Stars on the Farm Angel Pagan made his Iowa Cubs debut on Monday night and started in right field. Pagan went 0-2 with a walk and was replaced in the 7th inning by Felix Pie....
Game Seventy-Four: Cubs (28-45) vs. Twins (38-35) Game Time - 1:10pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 182 Location - Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis Sean Marshall (4-5, 4.97) vs. Brad Radke (5-7, 5.84) Updated - 12:37pm C.T. - Freddie Bynum put on DL to make room on the Active Roster for Derrek Lee - Tony Womack is listed as Day-to-Day It has been a very long and disappointing 67 days. The Cubs...
Derrek Lee to Return to Cubs on Sunday according to KXNO Updated - 11:01pm C.T. - The Associated Press Confirms Lee's Return KXNO in Iowa, play-by-play for the Iowa Cubs, just reported during the 8th inning of the I-Cubs game against the Omaha Royals at 9:49pm C.T., that due to the injuries on Saturday night to Tony Womack and Freddie Bynum, Derrek Lee will rejoin the Cubs on Sunday in Minneapolis to take on the...
Wade Miller Started for the Peoria Chiefs on Thursday night. Updated - 7:20am C.T., June 23rd Wade Miller made his first rehab start of the season for the Peoria Chiefs at O'Brien Field on Thursday night. Miller threw three scoreless innings, gave up 3 hits and struck out 3. Of the three hits off of Miller, one was a double and he also walked 1 on the night. Miller faced 12 batters and recorded 2...
Game Seventy - Cubs 2 Indians 4 With Injury Updates on Derrek Lee, Kerry Wood and Angel Pagan The southpaw slump continued on Tuesday night for the Cubs as they dropped their 16th game of the season against left-handed pitching. The Cubs hit the ball hard all night but unfortunately they could not hit green. Greg Maddux pitched into the 8th inning, his longest outing since May 15th, threw over 100 pitches for the first...
In the last few days the Cubs Farm System has made a lot of moves as well as announcing on Sunday that Wade Miller will make his first rehab start and the Cubs signed themselves a wide receiver from Notre Dame. Most now know about the Cubs signing their 5th round pick, pitcher Jeff Samardzija the right-handed wide receiver from Notre Dame. According to a report on ESPN the contract is worth up to $7.25...
Game Sixty-Nine: Cubs (26-42) vs. Indians (31-37) Game Time - 6:05pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 176 Location - Jacobs Field, Cleveland Sean Marshall (3-5, 4.82) vs. Jason Johnson (3-7, 6.00) Updated - 4:43pm C.T. - Barrett's Suspension Upheld - Barrett Will Start Serving 10 Game Suspension Tonight in Cleveland Can the Cubs end their skid tonight at the Jake? That is the question of the hour, day, month and year. After...
Game Sixty-Eight: Cubs (26-41) vs. Tigers (45-24) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 180 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Mark Prior (0-0, -.--) vs. Kenny Rogers (9-3, 3.25) Updated - 10:48am C.T./1:21pm C.T. - Glendon Rusch to be placed on 15-day DL - Angel Pagan Transferred to 60-Day DL Happy Father's Day to all....today is the day that some wondered would ever come this season, Mark Prior making a...
Game Sixty-Seven: Cubs (26-40) vs. Tigers (44-24) Game Time - 3:05pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 180 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Marmol (1-0, 0.90) vs. Justin Verlander (7-4, 3.32) Updated - 2:26pm C.T. - Prior to Start on Sunday against Tigers The Cubs turn to rookie Carlos Marmol to end their 4-game losing streak today against the best team in baseball, the Detroit Tigers. The Cubs played better after Rusch...
Game Sixty-Six - Cubs 3 Tigers 5 When it was announced that the wind was blowing out to left everyone had to wonder how long Glendon Rusch would last in the game. Would it be 3 innings? What about 4? Well, Mr. Rusch could not make it through the 2nd inning, the Tigers had their way with him, scored 4 runs on 6 hits, 5 for extra bases that included three doubles, a triple and...
Mark Prior Strikes Out 10 and Roster Changes Plus Adam Greenberg Signs with the Dodgers Mark Prior made his fourth rehab start on Tuesday for the Iowa Cubs in New Orleans against the Zephyrs (Washington Nationals) and had his strongest outing of the year by far. Prior struck out 10 and even added a hit on the night after a nine pitch at bat. Prior allowed only 1 run and it was unearned. Prior threw...
Game Sixty-Three - Cubs 2 Astros 9 With Injury Updates on Wade Miller and Angel Pagan The Cubs continued their offensive struggles against left-handers on Tuesday and lost to Andy Pettitte for the first time. The Cubs are now 7-13 against southpaws and had plenty off opportunities to make the game interesting in the last innings but like too many other times this season they were unable to score those precious runs that can change...
Game Sixty: Cubs (23-36) vs. Reds (36-24) Game Time - 6:10pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 185 Location - Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Greg Maddux (6-5, 4.77) vs. Elizardo Ramirez (2-4, 3.95) Updated 4:18pm C.T./4:45pm C.T. - Kerry Wood Headed to DL-Angel Guzman Recalled According to a report on ESPN 1000 in Chicago Greetings again from the Queen City, I am in Cincinnati and will be attending the next two games...the...
The 2006 First-Year player draft concludes today in Houston and the Cubs took 15 total players on Day One. The Cubs selected outfielder Tyler Colvin with the 13th overall pick in the first round on Monday and right handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija in the 5th round, Samardzija was listed as the second best athlete among college prospects in the draft according to Baseball America and will play both baseball and football. Of the 15 players...
The 2006 First-Year Player Draft starts today and finishes tomorrow (June 6th & June 7th) and this will be the first for Tim Wilken, Director of Amateur and Professional Scouting. Wilken came from the Toronto Blue Jays organization and all 11 of his first round picks with the Blue Jays made it to the Major League, of the Cubs last 12 first round picks, 5 of them made it to the Majors. The Cubs have...
Game Fifty-Five: Cubs (22-32) vs. Cardinals (34-21) Game Time - 1:15pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Greg Maddux (6-4, 4.32) vs. Jason Marquis (7-4, 4.75) Kerry Wood was expected to make the start today in the finale of the series against the Cardinals but he is experiencing stiffness in his shoulder and has been moved back to Tuesday in Houston. Wood will throw a bullpen...
Mark Prior's Second Rehab Start and Roster Moves in the Minors...Dopirak Back and Greenberg Released Mark Prior took the hill for his second rehab start for the Peoria Chiefs at O'Brien Field against the Fort Wayne Wizards (San Diego Padres) on Saturday night. The third sellout crowd of the season saw a much improved Mark Prior. Prior retired the Wizards on 18 pitches in the first two innings and only allowed an infield hit until...
Game Fifty-Four - Cubs 8 Cardinals 5 Updated - 8:23pm C.T. with Injury Update and Roster Move on Scott Williamson...Williamson Headed for DL...Cubs Call Up Carlos Marmol from the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (AA) Glendon Rusch pitched his best game of the season, Roberto Novoa was very sharp in his 3 innings of relief and the Cardinals committed 3 errors in the 4th inning, the first time that had happened since September 23, 2000 and...
The Second Month With all of the screaming from the Cubs Faithful and all of the news former Cubs have been making around the Major Leagues, it is time for another addition of "What Was or What Could Have Been". We all know how Nomar Garciaparra and Corey Patterson have been doing, and while I wish Nomar was still in Cubbie blue, I still feel Corey Patterson needed a change of scenery, I just wish...
Updated - 5:25pm C.T. According to several reports out of Chicago on Wednesday afternoon the Cubs traded Jerry Hairston, Jr. to the Texas Rangers for Phil Nevin. Hairston was acquired from the Baltimore Orioles last off-season in the Sammy Sosa trade and never played to his full potential with the Cubs and was only hitting .206 this season. Phil Nevin was traded to the Texas Rangers last year for Chan Ho Park and is only...
Mark Prior Makes First Rehab Start Updated - 8:34pm C.T. with Report from Associated Press and 9:39pm C.T. with Report from Cubs.com Mark Prior topped out around 90 MPH on the radar gun, but threw only 2 innings in his first of a reported 3 rehab starts. Prior threw only 18 pitches in the 1st inning and Ryan Harvey's 1st inning error kept Prior from retiring the first 3 batters he faced in order on...
Game Fifty: Cubs (18-31) vs. Reds (28-22) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Kerry Wood (0-1, 6.30) vs. Elizardo Ramirez (2-3, 3.72) With Derrek Lee and Mark Prior Updates, Roster Moves....Cubs Recall David Aardsma and Option Jae Kuk Ryu back to Iowa, plus Glendon Rusch Back to the Starting Rotation? Happy Memorial Day to everyone and "Thank You" to all the vets out...
While the Cubs are searching for a way to salvage their season and right the ship, there have been several interesting news reports to come out and some tidbits worth mentioning. First, the Cubs have not announced the roster move necessary to have Jae Kuk Ryu pitch on Sunday; the move should be announced soon. Will it be Roberto Novoa or Michael Wuertz optioned back to Iowa? Several reports out of Chicago on Saturday stated...
Game Forty-Eight - Cubs 1 Braves 2 With Roster Moves, Derrek Lee and Wade Miller Updates, plus Mark Prior moved to the 60-Day DL The game on Saturday afternoon at the Friendly Confines came down to who wanted it more and the Braves proved why they are still the team to beat after 14 straight Division titles, they know how to win day in and day out and the Cubs just hope to do so....
Game Forty-Seven: Cubs (18-28) vs. Braves (24-23) Game Time - 1:20pm C.T. WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 189 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (3-2, 3.53) vs. Tim Hudson (4-3, 3.95) Updated with Suspension Info and Roster Moves- 10:45am C.T./10:56pm C.T. The season must start today for the Cubs, what is done is done and they must decide it is time to move on. Everyone knows their struggles, everyone knows their record...
Game Forty-Three: Cubs (17-25) vs. White Sox (28-14) Game Time - 1:05pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet(Cubs)/WGN TV(White Sox), WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 181 Location - U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago Carlos Zambrano (2-2, 3.34) vs. Jose Contreras (5-0, 1.41) Updated - 2:33pm C.T. with Roster Moves - Rich Hill Optioned, Michael Wuertz recalled and Kerry Wood May Miss Next Start Carlos Zambrano goes to the mound today in search of his third consecutive victory and to...
Game Forty-Two - Cubs 0 White Sox 7 Plus News from the Post-Game Press Conferences Updated - 5:58pm C.T. with a 40-man Roster Move The media has a tendency to make the Cubs-Sox series about the fans and not about the players....well on Saturday the players proved that this is a heated series on all sides, not just the one's in the stands. The Cubs' frustration erupted in the 2nd inning when Michael Barrett and...
Cubs Sign Tony Womack to a Minor League Contract, Option Jae Kuk Ryu to Iowa plus other roster moves throughout the Minor League System. In order to clear room on the active roster before Thursday's game against the Nationals for Kerry Wood, the Cubs optioned Jae Kuk Ryu back to the Iowa Cubs (AAA). Ryu pitched in one game for the Cubs and struck out 2, walked 2 and allowed 1 run on 1 hit...
Jae Kuk Ryu brought up from Iowa, Angel Guzman sent down to Iowa, an Update on Mark Prior and Kerry Wood to Start on Thursday against the Nationals According to several reports out of Chicago including Bruce Levine on ESPN 1000, the Cubs have called up Jae Kuk Ryu from AAA Iowa and sent Angel Guzman back to AAA Iowa. Jae Kuk Ryu was 1-3 with a 3.21 ERA in 7 games for Iowa this...
Minor League Report - 05/10/06 Minor League Baseball is garnering a lot of attention right now with all of the injuries around the Major Leagues and to the Chicago Cubs. For those of you that missed the news, Delmon Young, a prospect for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and one of the top prospects in the game, was suspended on Tuesday by league president Randy Mobley for 50 games for the bat-throwing incident last month....
Game Thirty-One: Cubs (14-16) vs. Padres (16-15) Game Time - 9:05pm C.T. Comcast SportsNet, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 188 Location - PETCO Park, San Diego, CA Greg Maddux (5-1, 2.35) vs. Chris Young (2-2, 3.53) A rare wrap around series finale, one the Cubs would like to win and salvage the final game of the series before heading to San Francisco. The Cubs look to Greg Maddux to be the stopper against the Padres...
Minor League Report - 05/08/06 With Updated Information on Kerry Wood Sunday was not just any other day in the Minor League system of the Chicago Cubs. The much anticipated rehab assignment by Kerry Wood took place in Peoria and Wood took the first step on his way back to the hill for the Cubs. Wood was in command and struck out 12 on Sunday, which tied an O'Brien Field Record. The Iowa Cubs beat...
Wood Strikes Out 12 in First Rehab Start Kerry Wood made his first rehab start on Sunday for the Peoria Chiefs against the Lansing Lugnuts. Wood pitched 5 innings and gave up 1 hit and a walk on 70 pitches, 51 for strikes and tied an O'Brien Field record for strikeouts with 12.. Information is still being gathered....check back for more details. Updated - 8:48pm C.T....
According to a report in Monday morning's Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs are expected to make some changes in the pitching staff on Monday. According to Mike Kelly the Cubs are expected to call up Rich Hill from AAA Iowa, send David Aardsma back to AAA Iowa and move Glendon Rusch to the bullpen....Rich Hill will take Rusch's spot in the rotation and could start Thursday's game in Arizona. The Cubs have not made an official...
Game Seventeen: Cubs (9-7) vs. Cardinals (11-6) Game Time - 1:15pm C.T. on WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Greg Maddux (3-0, 1.33) vs. Jason Marquis (3-0, 2.79) Updated - 1:05pm C.T. with Roster Moves - Guzman Called Up - Williams sent to Iowa When the season started, if someone said the Cubs have a starting pitcher that is leading the league in ERA, the obvious answer...
Game Fifteen: Cubs (9-5) vs. Cardinals (9-6) Game Time - 7:10pm C.T. on WGN TV, WGN Radio, XM Radio Channel 187 Location - Busch Stadium, St. Louis Jerome Williams (0-1, 2.45) vs. Mark Mulder (1-0, 4.05) Tonight the Cubs will make their first trip to the new Busch Stadium, the Cubs won their first and last game at the old stadium....and a win in the series opener would be a great way for the Cubs...
Derrek Lee in a Cast for At Least Six Weeks According to a report from Bruce Levine on ESPN Radio in Chicago, Derrek Lee has two fractures in his wrist and will be in a cast for 6 weeks with rehab to follow. Updated - 6:56pm / 9:28pm - A report just out in the Chicago Tribune by Paul Sullivan is reporting Derrek Lee could be out for the next 2-3 months and will be...
Game Fourteen - Cubs 5 Dodgers 4 In what could be a defining moment of the 2006 season, Derrek Lee and Scott Eyre were both injured and left the game in the 7th inning....on the same play. The Cubs won the game and that is the good, but the unknown status of Lee and Eyre put a dark cloud on a comeback win at Chavez Ravine. In the bottom of the 7th with the Cubs...
Game Eleven - Cubs 7 Pirates 3 Updated - 6:54pm C.T. with Pagan Update and Roster Move - Cubs Call Up David Aardsma The Cubs had several questions going into Sunday's game in Pittsburgh. When will Juan Pierre start hitting? When will Aramis Ramirez start hitting? When will Freddie Bynum get his first hit as a Cub? How will Glendon Rusch pitch? The Cubs got answers to all of those questions and more. Glendon Rusch...
Minor League Report - 04/12/06 Updated - 6:14am C.T. with a Roster Move and An Update on Brian Dopirak With all of the comments left here at the CCO on Tuesday about Glendon Rusch and the health concerns of Jacque Jones and Aramis Ramirez....not to mention the other three, I thought this might be a good time to look at how the Cubs farm system is doing this season. This is one of the newer...
Derrek Lee Agrees to 5-year, $65 Million Dollar Deal According to a report on ESPN.com from Buster Olney, Derrek Lee has agreed to a new 5-year contract worth $65 million. The contract will void the last year of his current contract worth $9.42 million and will take effect this season. The contract also includes a full no-trade clause and is expected to be announced Tuesday morning in a press conference at Wrigley Field....
Game Five: Cubs (3-1) vs. Cardinals (3-2) Game Time - 7:05pm C.T. on ESPN, WGN Radio, ESPN Radio, XM Radio Channel 186 Sean Marshall (0-0, -.--) vs. Sidney Ponson (0-0, -.--) The Cubs go for the sweep against the Cardinals with rookie Sean Marshall making his Major League debut. Marshall was lights out in Arizona during Spring Training....not allowing an earned run, but once the Cubs left the desert....Marshall's magic wore off a little under...
According to a report in Tuesday morning's Chicago Tribune, Andy MacPhail will start negotiating a contract extension with Jim Hendry on Wednesday and the deal is expected to be finalized by Thursday. The Cubs will begin negotiations Wednesday on a contract extension for general manager Jim Hendry, sources said. A deal could be announced as early as Thursday. According to Paul Sullivan, Dusty Baker's contract extension depends on the start the Cubs get off to...
John Koronka was traded to Texas on Friday as a part of a 3-way deal with the Texas Rangers and Oakland A's. The Cubs received Freddie Bynum in return from the Oakland A's. Bynum makes the 25-man roster. Theriot was Optioned to Iowa (AAA) Dusty Baker also named Todd Walker the Opening Day starter at second base. Check back for more details as they are released.... Updated - 9:57pm C.S.T. & Updated: 10:06pm C.S.T. with...
Roberto Novoa was optioned to Iowa, The Cubs officially announced the new sponsor for the Bleachers and Sean Marshall will start against the Cardinals on April 8th To no one's surprise the Cubs optioned Roberto Novoa to AAA Iowa on Thursday morning. Novoa missed much of Spring Training with Valley Fever and will benefit by time in Iowa. The roster now stands at 27.... John McDonough mentioned the new naming rights for the bleachers at...
The Cubs assigned Michael Restovich to the Minor League camp on Wednesday morning. Updated: The Cubs optioned Rich Hill to Iowa (AAA) on Wednesday afternoon. Updated The Cubs assigned non-roster invitee Michael Restovich to the Minor League camp on Wednesday morning; reducing the big league roster to 29. Restovich had a decent spring for the Cubs in the beginning but his production fell off as of late. Restovich was only hitting .204 as of Tuesday....
Todd Wellemeyer Traded to the Marlins - Marquis Grissom Retires Updated - 1:09pm The Cubs traded Todd Wellemeyer to the Marlins on Tuesday for two Minor League prospects. The Cubs got Lincoln Holdzkom and Zach McCormack, both left handed pitchers from the Marlins. Here is the report from Cubs.com According to Cubs.com, Marquis Grissom announced his retirement from baseball on Tuesday Will update if more info becomes available with stats for both pitchers from the...
Scott Williamson Leaves Game in the Top of the 6th Updated - 6:49pm C.S.T. In the 6th inning of the Cubs vs. Diamondbacks game today, Scott Williamson hit Connor Jackson in the left arm and then immediately bent over. Pat Hughes and Ron Santo are said there was something wrong. Mark O'Neal and Larry Rothschild went to the mound and Williamson left the game with his head down. Hughes and Santo said they will update...
Updated: 6:03pm C.S.T. - Prior Will Be Shut Down for 7-10 Days According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, Mark Prior has been diagnosed with a strain in his right shoulder. Here is the entire report from Paul Sullivan released a short while ago: MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs pitcher Mark Prior was diagnosed with a strain in his right shoulder after an exam by Dr. Lewis Yocum, the Cubs said Thursday. Prior delayed his...
Derrek Lee will not Play with Team USA on Thursday According to reports on Cubs.com and XM Radio, Derrek Lee's injury is similar to the one that caused him to miss three games last season. XM Radio is also reporting that Barry Bonds will take Lee's place on the roster if Team USA advances to the next round. Cubs.com is reporting Lee with stay with Team USA if they advance to the next round. Check...
Mark Prior and Derrek Lee Have Shoulder Problems Mark Prior To See Dr. Lewis Yocum on Wednesday, Derrek Lee Examined on Tuesday by Dr. Lewis Yocum According to several reports out of Chicago from Cubs.com and the Associated Press, Mark Prior had shoulder stiffness on Tuesday before Prior took the mound for his scheduled session. According to the report from the AP, here is what Larry Rothschild said; "It wasn't getting loose so we weren't...
Kerry Wood to have his knee scoped on Tuesday According to several reports from Peoria, AZ the Cubs have announced that Kerry Wood will have arthroscopic surgery this Tuesday in Los Angeles on his right knee. All reports are indicating this is not a setback for Wood, who threw a bullpen session on Friday. I witnessed him throwing and practicing with the team and was very shocked at the report I heard on XM Radio...
The Cubs signed right-handed pitcher Brian Boehringer Saturday to a Minor League contract. He last pitched in the Majors for the Pirates in 2004 going 1-1 with a 4.62 ERA in 21 games. Boehringer has also pitched for the Yankees, Padres and Giants. Here are Brian Boehringer's stats from the Baseball Cube. Other news from Saturday in Mesa.......
Aramis Ramirez has officially decided not to play in the World Baseball Classic Aramis Ramirez has joined the long list of Major Leaguers deciding not to play for their country in the World Baseball Classic. A report from AP, found on FoxSports.com, is stating that Aramis Ramirez made the announcement official on Saturday that he will not play for the Dominican Republic in the upcoming WBC. Ramirez is stating his concerns over recovering from injury...
Sosa Rejects Nationals Offer and Weaver Agrees to Terms with the Angels Updated - 2/15/06 - 8:41pm C.S.T. - Sammy Has Unofficially Retired According to a report on XM by Charley Steiner, Sammy Sosa has rejected the Nationals offer for the upcoming season. Steiner is speculating that this may be the end of Sosa's career. Update on Jeff Weaver XM Radio is reporting the Angels have agreed to a 1-year, $8.4 million dollar contract with...
The Cubs and Carlos Zambrano Close to Contract Agreement - Updated 11:00am C.S.T. - Cubs Agree to Terms with Carlos Zambrano ESPN 1000 in Chicago is reporting the Cubs are close to a contract agreement with Carlos Zambrano. ESPN 1000 is reporting the announcement should be made today. Zambrano is scheduled for arbitration next Saturday. Baseball 365 is currently on the air with Bruce Levine and Bryan Dolgin. Check back for updates. Updated - 11:00am...
Juan Pierre in a Cubs Uniform Juan Pierre is in the new Mobile ESPN Commercial that was shown during the Super Bowl. He is stealing the 'street'. It was a great surprise to see him in full uniform doing what we all hope he does during the regular season. ESPN Commercial-To play the commercial, click on the 'Guide' button on the left side. Here is to the start of the 2006 Season...GO CUBS GO!!!...
Cubs Sign Right-Hander Jason Simontacchi According to a report on Cubs.com, the Cubs officially signed Jason Simontacchi on Friday afternoon. The Cubs signed him to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training. For details on Simontacchi, see the post from earlier today (scroll down). Check back for updates on additional signings....
Cubs Expected to Announce Signing of Jason Simontacchi According to reports in the Daily Herald, Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune this morning, the Cubs are expected to sign former St. Louis Cardinals right-hander, Jason Simontacchi with an invite to Spring Training. Simontacchi went 11-5 with a 4.02 ERA in 2002 and 9-5 with a 5.56 ERA in 2003. Simontacchi is 32 and underwent shoulder surgery after the 2004 season and spent last year rehabbing. Here...
Cubs Sign Juan Pierre and Will Ohman to 1-Year Deals According to several reports out of Chicago this afternoon, the Cubs avoided arbitration with Will Ohman and Juan Pierre. According to the same reports, Pierre settled for $5.75 million and Ohman for $610,000. Pierre was asking for $6.75 million and the Cubs offered $5 million. Ohman was asking for $775,000 and the Cubs offered $500,000. Just like Prior and Hariston, the Cubs met in the...
Jerry Hariston, Jr. Agrees to Terms With Cubs According to several reports out of Chicago, the Cubs have agreed to a 1-year, $2.3 million dollar contract with Jerry Hariston, Jr. avoiding arbitration. Hariston made $1.85 million in 2005 and was asking for $2.6 million for 2006. The Cubs offered $1.95 million. This is the same week that Hariston was traded to the Cubs last year (see This Week in Cubs History). There has not been...
Cubs Sign Prior - Avoid Arbitration According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs signed Mark Prior to a one-year, $3.65 million dollar contract avoiding arbitration. Prior was asking for $4 million this year and the Cubs offered $3.3 million...I guess they found the middle. The Cubs are continuing to negotiate with Carlos Zambrano, Jerry Hariston, Jr., Juan Pierre and Will Ohman....
Angel Pagan is now a member of the Chicago Cubs According to a report on AP out of Chicago, the Cubs purchased the contract of Angel Pagan of the New York Mets on Wednesday. The switch hitting outfielder is 24 years old and hit .271 with 20 doubles, 10 triples and 40 RBI's in 2005 with AAA Norfolk. Angel Pagan's Stats from Baseball Cube...
Cubs Sign Wade Miller to 1-year Deal According to a report on FoxSports.com from AP, the Cubs have signed free-agent pitcher Wade Miller to a 1-year deal. Will update when more is available. Updated - 4:45pm C.S.T. Updated - 5:16pm C.S.T....
This just in - a report on MSNBC says that Cuba has been approved to play in the World Baseball Classic. Click here to read the article. Play Ball!...
The Arbitration Numbers Have Been Exchanged A report in the Chicago Tribune from AP and a report from Cubs.com have confirmed the salary increases that Juan Pierre, Mark Prior, Carlos Zambrano, Jerry Hariston, Jr. and Will Ohman have requested. Under Jim Hendry and Andy MacPhail, the Cubs have never gone to arbitration with a player. Hearings begin on February 1st. Here are the numbers.......
Cubs Add Matt Skrmetta to Revamped Bullpen According to a report in Florida Today, the Cubs have signed right-handed pitcher Matt Skrmetta to a 1-year deal. Skrmetta is 33 years old and has played the last 3 seasons in Japan including missing a year because of shoulder surgery. Skrmetta's stats from The Baseball Cube...
Chicago Cubs in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Major League Baseball has just announced the player roster for Team USA. Michael Barrett and Derrek Lee will represent the Cubs on Team USA. Here is the rest of the 42-man roster that was just announced. Lee and Barrett will join fellow Cubs Neifi Perez (Dominican Republic), Aramis Ramirez (Dominican Republic), Henry Blanco (Venezuela) and Carlos Zambrano (Venezuela). According to a report on XM Radio this morning,...
XM Radio just reported that Bruce Sutter will be inducted into the Hall of Fame as a St. Louis Cardinal in 2006. The second Evil Empire strikes again!!! Check back for updates. Updated 5:17pm C.S.T. A report from the Chicago Tribune is confirming Bruce Sutter will wear a Cardinal Cap in Cooperstown. This is not a surprise to me, I just wish he would have gone in as a Cub. Well....there is always next year...
According to a report on XM Radio, Bruce Sutter is the only new member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sutter pitched for the Cubs from 1976 to 1980. Scroll down to today's earlier post for more info on Bruce Sutter...
Corey Patterson traded today to the Baltimore Orioles for infielder Nate Spears and left-handed pitcher Carlos Perez according to a report from The Chicago Tribune. Check back for updates Updated 5:23 pm C.S.T. - Info on Spears, Perez and Todd Hollandsworth Updated 10:31 pm C.S.T. - Info on Spears and Perez Updated 11:27 pm C.S.T. - Info on Spears and Perez...
More Cubs Rumors, News, Transactions and Interesting Information The first Cubs Off-Season news report of the year....The long weekend ended VERY quickly on Tuesday. All of baseball is scrambling to make their teams as good as possible before Spring Training starts on February 15th. The Internet and the radio outlets across the country were full of baseball news....in January. No matter what you may think of Bud Selig, baseball is thriving under his watch. I...
Cubs Agree to Terms with Marquis Grissom According to a report in Tuesday Morning's Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs are expected to announce the signing of free agent Marquis Grissom to a minor league contract. The announcement is expected on Tuesday. Also according to the Houston Chronicle, the Astros are expected to announce the signing of Preston Wilson today. And according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jeromy Burnitz could sign with the Pirates today. The report says...
As the College Bowl Games are in full swing and the NFL Regular Season ended on Sunday, most of Chicago still has plans for the upcoming Super Bowl. Believe it or not 2006 is upon us and it is time for the Cubs Faithful to look ahead to the upcoming Major League schedule. There are many important dates before Opening Day in Cincinnati on April 3rd. Spring Training games are right around the corner and...
Kevin Millwood Agrees to Terms with the Texas Rangers According to reports on ESPN and ESPN.com the Texas Rangers have agreed to a 5-year, $60 million dollar contract with free-agent pitcher Kevin Millwood. According to ESPN.com, the Rangers can void the final year of the contract if Millwood does not pitch enough innings in the first 4 years of the deal. Here is the article on ESPN.com. There were not any new developments on Monday...
The Cubs Agree to Terms With Free-Agent Jacque Jones According to a report on XM Radio, the Cubs just agreed to terms with free-agent right fielder Jacque Jones. The report stated a 2-year deal and financial terms were not disclosed. I will update as more news becomes available. Updates: MLB.com, Cubs.com, Yahoo Sports and the Associated Press are reporting a 3-year, $16 million dollar deal. XM just corrected their report and have stated it is...
According to a report from the Chicago Tribune just after 9:30pm C.D.T, the Cubs will offer arbitration to Carlos Zambrano, Mark Prior, Jerry Hariston, Jr., Will Ohman, Corey Patterson and Juan Pierre. The article goes on to state the Cubs are likely to sign Juan Pierre to a multiyear deal before he becomes a free agent at the end of the 2006 season. Chicago Tribune Article Will update if more detail are made available....
Kenny Lofton agreed to terms with the Dodgers. According to a report on XM Radio, the Dodgers have just agreed to terms with free agent outfielder Kenny Lofton. Check back for updates....
Nomar Agrees In Principle With the Dodgers According to a report in Sunday's New York Post, free-agent Nomar Garciaparra agreed to a 1-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers late Saturday Night. From the New York Post: "Last night, the 32-year-old infielder agreed in principle to a one-year deal with the Dodgers worth $6 million in base salary to play first base in L.A. According to a plate-appearance incentive, Garciaparra could earn more than $8...
A report from the Chicago Tribune came out just after 9:30pm CDT on Wednesday night stating the Cubs will offer Corey Patterson arbitration before the deadline next Tuesday (December 20th). The article goes on to state Patterson could be the Cubs right fielder in 2006 according to a statement from Jim Hendry. The article from the Chicago Tribune mentions the Cubs interest in Jacque Jones, Cliff Floyd, Preston Wilson and Carlos Lee in 2007. Click...
According to reports on XM Radio and Fox Sports.com, Milton Bradley was just traded along with second baseman Antonio Perez to the Oakland A's for Minor League outfielder Andre Ethier. This is a VERY HAPPY Cubs fan now that we know he will not end up on the Northside in 2006....
Alfonso Soriano Traded to the Nationals for Brad Wilkerson According to a report on XM Radio, Peter Gammons just reported the Texas Rangers have traded Alfonso Soriano to the Washington Nationals for Brad Wilkerson and Terrmel Sledge. Check back for Updates. Updated 11:45 CDT, 12/7 Peter Gammons is now reporting a player to be named later will be included in this trade....
According to several reports, ESPN and the Chicago Sun-Times the Cubs have reached agreement on a trade that would send Juan Pierre to the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs are expected to land their leadoff man Wednesday, according to a high-ranking baseball official. Hendry reached agreement with the Florida Marlins late Tuesday on a trade that would reportedly net Chicago center fielder Juan Pierre in exchange for a package that includes Double-A pitching prospects Ricky...
Grady Little is the New Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers According to XM Radio, at the Winter Meetings, Grady Little has just agreed to become the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Press conference to annouce the hiring will be at 7:00 CDT. Charley Steiner just broke the report. Check back for more details....
A report on Tuesday morning from XM Radio said that free agent A.J. Burnett agreed to terms with the Blue Jays on a 5-year, $55 million deal. Check back later for updates....
A report from the L.A. Times(click here for the entire article) Saturday says Rafael Furcal has agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Free agent Rafael Furcal has agreed in principle to a three-year contract with the Dodgers that would make him one of the highest paid shortstops ever, a source close to the negotiations said Saturday. The deal would guarantee Furcal, 28, nearly $40 million. He is expected to take a physical Sunday...
John Mabry Signs With the Cubs A report just came in the Cubs have signed free agent John Mabry. Check back for updates as they roll in. update added 11/29...
According to the Associated Press, the Cubs agreed to terms with Bobby Howry on Wednesday night. Howry signed a 3-year, $12 million dollar contract. Howry spent the last two seasons with the Cleveland Indians and appeared in 79 games in 2005, posting a 7-4 record with a 2.47 ERA. He allowed only four home runs in 73 innings. Howry becomes the second reliever to sign with the Cubs this off-season. The addtions of Bobby Howry...
The Cubs off-season signings started Thursday night when the Cubs signed left-handed reliever Scott Eyre. Eyre was 2-2 with a 2.63 ERA with the San Francisco Giants in 2005. Eyre signed a 2-year deal, with a player option for a third year worth $11 million dollars (if Eyre exercises his option). Eyre is 33 and will give the Cubs an excellent option out of the bullpen to go along with lefty Will Ohman....
2006 Spring Training Schedule Revised Spring Training Schedule (11/11/05) The Cubs have announced their 2006 Spring Training Schedule. The Cubs will start the Cactus League games against the Oakland A's on Thursday, March 2nd and will conclude with another Major League Weekend in Las Vegas against the San Diego Padres on March 31st and April 1st. If you have never been to Spring Training, I highly recommend it. I have been a HUGE baseball and...
The Cubs announced on Tuesday that they had reached agreement on a 2-year deal with infielder Neifi Perez. The deal will keep Neifi in Chicago through the 2007 season. The deal is worth $5 million; $2.5 million per year and this probably means the end of Nomar Garciaparra's playing days for the Cubs. The Cubs have not guaranteed Perez a starting position. I did not see this coming. I figured Perez would not want to...
Former Chicago Cub Outfielder Sammy Sosa filed for free agency on Monday, October 31st. Sosa had a very unsuccessful season with the Baltimore Orioles after being traded last January for Jerry Hariston, Jr., infielder Mike Fontenot and pitcher Dave Crouthers. Sosa hit only .221 with14 home runs and 45 RBI's in 102 games for the Orioles. Sammy was often injured and finished the season on the DL. Sosa was dealt as a way of a...
The National League Gold Glove Awards were handed out earlier in the week and there were two Cubs on the list. Derrek Lee and Greg Maddux were the first Cub teammates to win the awards in the same year since 1992 (Mark Grace and Greg Maddux). Greg Maddux won his 15th Gold Glove and only Jim Kaat (16) has more in Major League History at that position. Derrek Lee won his 2nd career Gold Glove,...
On Monday, October 31st the Cubs released the (tentative) 2006 Season Schedule. As noted, please be aware all dates, times and opponents are subject to change. It is a very interesting schedule that puts them in Cincinnati on Opening Day. The 2006 season will kick off on April 3rd and like so many other seasons, they will get April 4th off. Why does Major League Baseball do this? A 2 game series to start a...
Former Chicago Cubs Outfielder Matt Lawton has tested positive for steroids. Major League Baseball made the announcement on Wednesday. Lawton was an All-Star while with the Cleveland Indians. Lawton was acquired by the Cubs from the Pirates for Outfielder Jody Gerut and made his Cub debut on August 2nd against the Phillies. Lawton was traded to the Yankees on August 28th for Minor League pitcher Justin Berg. Lawton becomes the 12th player penalized for violating...
On Monday, October 31st the Cubs announced they reached agreement on a new contract with left hander Glendon Rusch. Ruch signed a 2 year, $7 million dollar contract that will guarantee him $6 million over the next 2 seasons with $500,000 each season in perfomance bonuses based on starts. I think Glendon Rusch deserved another year in Chicago, especially with all of the health problems surrounding this pitching staff, but I do not agree with...
Only 2 days after the World Series and the changes are already starting. Let the FREENZY BEGIN! The Cubs announced on Friday the 2006 Options on infielder Todd Walker and pitcher Scott Williamson have been picked up. Jeromy Burnitz's option for 2006 was bought out and Burnitz filed for free agency. Walker's option was for $2.5 million for 2006. Walker should help the Cubs off the bench and this move makes me wonder about Ronny...
(from BNB) The Cubs announced today the entire coaching staff will return for 2006, including pitching coach Larry Rothschild. Rothschild apparently turned down the opportunity to go to Detroit to be reunited with Manager Jim Leyland. Rothschild says 'he owes Chicago to bring home a winner'. I hope he means that....
(from BNB) One thing that came out today is Larry Rothschild, the Cubs' pitching coach has been given permission to talk to the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers fired Manager Alan Trammel on Monday and hired former Pirates and Marlins' manager Jim Leyland. Leyland and Rothschild were together in Florida when the Marlins won the World Series in 1997....
(from BNB) While the Cubs take their last day off of the season.... Ryan Dempster has had a great year out of the bullpen for the Cubs. He has converted 31 out of 33 save opportunities this year, a .939 success rate, which is the 14th best since 1969 for pitchers with at least 30 saves....
(from BNB) While the Cubs rest, thought I would pass on some information. And away we go... -Sunday's win gave the Cubs their first 10+ win season against the Cardinals since they went 11-7 in 1992....
(from BNB) While the Cubs play the Reds, thought I would catch up on what has been going on. On Monday, September 12th the Cubs called up Ryan Theriot from AA West Tenn Diamond Jaxx....
(from BNB) While the Cubs start their visit at the Bay, I thought this would be a good time to share some information. This is my first in game post. Check back on Friday for the Thursday night wrap up....
(from BNB) While the Cubs rest... On Monday, August 29th the Cubs traded OF Todd Hollandsworth to the Atlanta Braves for 2 minor league pitchers. Todd Blackford and Angelo Burrows....
(from BNB) Before the Noon game today vs. The Marlins the Cubs traded OF Matt Lawton to The New York Yankees for RHP Justin Berg....
(from BNB) On Thursday, August 11th, the Cubs optioned Rich Hill to AAA Iowa and recalled LHP John Koronka from AAA Iowa to go to the bullpen....
(from BNB) The Cubs today traded Mike Remlinger to the Red Sox for Olivo Astacio and cash considerations....
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