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.
PHOENIX — Wednesday's game at Chase Field had an unusually early start. How early? Well, the game started about a half-hour before Ryan Dempster did. Dempster — fumbling his Mr. April reputation — and the Cubs were down two to the D-backs shortly after the 12:40 p.m. MST first pitch and before an out was [...]
CHICAGO — Is the Cubs' cup half empty? Twenty games in, they've won consecutive games only twice and remain mired in the middle of the National League Central. Or, is it half full? Given their recent siege of injuries, many consider it remarkable that they have been able to remain at the .500 level. Either [...]
PHOENIX — Geovany Soto's sabbatical did not last long. Cubs manager Lou Piniella had planned to give the struggling catcher two down days to regroup but couldn't resist returning him to the lineup for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against the D-backs. So, Soto was back in action, along with his .119 batting average, after sitting [...]
PHOENIX — The Cubs had a nice week in the middle innings of Tuesday night's game. Alfonso Soriano belted a three-run homer and Mike Fontenot added a two-run shot to back Carlos Zambrano's seven solid innings as the Cubs overwhelmed the D-backs, 11-3. Soriano's homer in the third snapped a scoreless tie and sprang the [...]
Derrek Lee, the Fontenot-Theriot combo, details on the Cubs-Cardinals makeup game, and more are in this week's Inbox. Send your questions about the Cubs and please include your full name and hometown. Are the Cubs concerned about Derrek Lee? I don't think he's a viable hitter in the No. 3 spot. He seems to hit [...]
PHOENIX — The healing process has begun for key injuries which, according to manager Lou Piniella, have bumped the Cubs to the dirt road of the early National League Central race. Milton Bradley was back in right field, and in the No. 5 spot in the batting order, for Tuesday night's meeting with the D-backs. [...]
PHOENIX — Snake-bit against Arizona ever since the D-backs' birth in 1998, the Cubs could do little to reverse that trend Monday night. They certainly picked the wrong guy to try to do it against, Dan Haren, who beat them with both his bat and his arm on a night Cubs starter Ted Lilly wobbled. [...]
PHOENIX — Since April 4, 2005, Carlos Zambrano has made 133 regular-season pitching appearances. But none of them have come against the D-backs, which might have a little to do with why the Cubs have had a less-than-stellar record against Arizona. Well, that changes Tuesday night, when Lou Piniella will sic Zambrano on the D-backs [...]
PHOENIX — Milton Bradley, suffering from a groin injury since April 12, is close to rejoining the Cubs' lineup. In fact, manager Lou Piniella indicated prior to Monday night's game against the D-backs that Bradley could return to the field before the night was over. "I can use him off the bench — and I [...]
ST. LOUIS — Lou Piniella may have finally found the right lineup combination. He can only hope the Cubs have enough players to field a team. Kosuke Fukudome celebrated his 32nd birthday by driving in a career-high five runs, including three on his fourth homer, and Micah Hoffpauir, subbing for injured Derrek Lee, belted a [...]