The Chicago Cubs, based in Chicago, Ill., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Cubs were founded as the Chicago White Stockings in 1876.
The Cubs are nearing their offseason objective to shed Jason Marquis and his salary, being on the verge of dealing the right-hander to the Rockies for righty reliever Luis Vizcaino, according to a report by ESPN. Marquis, who is due to earn $9,875,000 in 2009, had been perceived as one of the obstacles to the [...]
He seemed destined to be the one who threw open the Hall of Fame's doors for the influx of baseball's neo-knights, the closers. That did not happen, but now that Bruce Sutter and Goose Gossage have done the honors, Lee Smith would be more than thrilled to follow his peers across the doorsill. If a [...]
Ryne Sandberg lobbied for Andre Dawson in his Hall of Fame induction speech. Tony Perez, another member of Cooperstown's elite, made a plea. Now, Dawson can only wait and see if the voting members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America feel he's worthy of induction into the Hall of Fame. "We all respect the [...]
When Mark Grace was called up to the Cubs in May 1988, it was to replace a struggling Leon Durham and platoon at first base with Manny Trillo. "This is something a kid dreams about all his life," Grace said on his first day in Chicago. "And then it finally happens." Don Zimmer, then the [...]
CHICAGO — Before pitchers and catchers had a chance to break a sweat in February, Ryan Dempster predicted the Cubs would win the World Series. It was a timely boast. After all, the 2008 season was the 100th anniversary since the team had last won the championship. The Cubs heard a lot about that 100-year [...]
CHICAGO — Wrigley Field has housed ski jumping and rodeos, harbored the Harlem Globetrotters and the Chicago Bears, and even heard Jimmy Buffett and The Police. For 94 years, hockey never took the stage. That drought will end on New Year's Day. "Wrigley Field is a baseball field of dreams," NBC Sports producer Sam Flood [...]
CHICAGO — Since being traded to the Cubs, Kevin Gregg has heard from a lot of family and friends who are planning trips to Chicago this summer. But Gregg is focused right now on the holidays. Christmas is an important time of year for the reliever. This offseason, he purchased some land near his Corvallis, [...]
CHICAGO — Cubs second baseman Mark DeRosa has apparently accepted an invitation to play for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic in March. Foxsports.com reported Monday that DeRosa, who is coming off his best season in which he batted .287 and set personal bests with 21 home runs and 87 RBIs, will join Boston's [...]
Joey Gathright, Felix Pie, Bobby Abreu, options and the Cubs Convention are among the topics in this week's mailbag. We're going to take a brief holiday break after this one, with the next mailbag coming Jan. 5. Make sure you include your name and hometown in your e-mails. I don't understand why the Cubs signed [...]
CHICAGO — Not everything went smoothly Thursday as organizers went through the initial steps of transforming Wrigley Field into a hockey rink for the NHL's Winter Classic game on New Year's Day. One of two Zambonis brought in for the game tumbled off a flatbed truck while being unloaded. Cubs manager Lou Piniella might call [...]