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Those Good Old 3-Homer Days

Not so very long ago home runs were the defining trait of baseball. Guys would hit 50 a year no sweat, but that came to an end with the end of the so-called steroid era. So Major League baseball days…Read More

Alfonso Soriano is “More Open” to a Midseason Trade

Last July prior to the trade deadline the San Francisco Giants had reached an agreement to acquire Alfonso Soriano from the Chicago Cubs. It’s unclear exactly what the Cubs may have received in the…Read More

Chicago Cubs To Designate Michael Bowden for Assignment

With Matt Garza set to come off the disabled list and make his 2013 season debut on Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs will need to make room on the active roster and it appears that Michael Bowden could be the…Read More

Matt Garza to Start for Cubs on Tuesday

When the Chicago Cubs acquired Matt Garza from the Tampa Bay Rays prior to the 2011 season, the general feeling was that the team had finally landing the ace-caliber pitcher they’d long been seeking…Read More

Wrigley Still Wrigley

CHICAGO–Was able to squeeze in my first visit to Wrigley Field in about four years on a trip to the Windy City and it was both comforting and a little discomforting to see that everything remains…Read More

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Alfonso Soriano Hanging In

They may like him as a person, but the owners of the Chicago Cubs wish that they never met Alfonso Soriano.…Read More

Long Island Ducks Sign Carlos Zambrano

Enigmatic right-hander Carlos Zambrano has finally resurfaced, signing a contract to join the Long Island…Read More

Chicago Cubs Not Leaving Wrigley

Forget the threat. The Chicago Cubs are not going to abandon Wrigley Field on the cusp of the ballpark’s…Read More

Goat Still Curses Chicago Cubs

Let’s go back to this goat’s head thing for a minute. One day last week a car pulled up…Read More

Chicago Cubs Sign Ryan Sweeney

Outfielder Ryan Sweeney requested (and received) his release from the Boston Red Sox late this past…Read More

Cincinnati Reds Rule NL Central

As well as the Cincinnati Reds played last summer during the regular season, adapting and overcoming…Read More

Carlos Marmol Could be Traded

Hard-throwing closer Carlos Marmol was almost traded earlier this winter and it appears once again that…Read More

Matt Garza Will Likely Start Season on DL

Already trying to recover from an elbow injury that cost him half of the 2012 season, Chicago Cubs right-hander…Read More

Dontrelle Willis Leaves After Just Seven Pitches

Last July Dontrelle Willis abruptly retired while with the Baltimore Orioles Triple-A affiliate, at…Read More

The Chicago Cubs: Getting to the North Side of 70 Wins

Since the Chicago Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908 this may be a redundancy, but they…Read More

Tony Campana Traded to Arizona

Outfielder Tony Campana was traded early Monday afternoon to the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to…Read More

Cubs to Sign Scott Hairston

The Chicago Cubs have reportedly reached an agreement on a two year deal with outfielder Scott Hairston,…Read More

Wrigley Field Gets Revamped

One thing Chicago Cubs owners have learned over the last 30 years or so is not to mess with the fundamental…Read More

Cubs Unveil $300 Million Renovation Plans

When the Chicago Cubs purchased Theo Epstein away from the Boston Red Sox it was done behind the belief…Read More

Orioles, Tigers, Cubs Discussing Three-Team Trade

Early this morning, Roch Kubato of MASN passed along this nugget: I heard last night that the Tigers…Read More