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.
CHICAGO — The New York Mets had no problems picking up Carlos Zambrano's pitches, which he realized a little too late. Zambrano served up a season-high 11 hits over 3 1/3 innings, the third straight start in which he was unable to go five, as the Mets beat the Cubs, 4-1, to avoid being swept. [...]
CHICAGO — In the outfield, Sam Fuld is five feet, 10 inches of reckless abandon. At the crack of the bat, instinct slingshots him toward the ball, and if a wall is in the way, then so be it. "It happens so quickly, there's not a lot of time to think about it," said Fuld, [...]
CHICAGO — Rookie Jake Fox backed up his bold talk with his bat. "Fox told me before the ballgame, 'I've got your back today, Skip,'" Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "A couple at-bats into it, I was wondering. He caught up in a hurry." Fox, starting in left field in place of Alfonso Soriano, smacked [...]
CHICAGO — Carlos Zambrano homered in his return from the disabled list Tuesday, but as he said after the game, his job is to pitch. He did not do that job effectively, giving up eight runs as the Nationals pounded the Cubs, 15-6. Zambrano will have a chance for a more résumé-boosting performance Sunday in [...]
CHICAGO — Milton Bradley isn't the only Cubs outfielder who has been booed on this homestand. Alfonso Soriano made up for several defensive gaffes by hitting a long overdue three-run homer with one out in the eighth inning to power the Cubs to a 5-2 victory Friday over the New York Mets, and present Lou [...]
CHICAGO — It's baseball's version of the chicken-and-the-egg question: Does team chemistry foster winning, or vice versa? This old debate has come to the forefront lately as the Cubs have faded from playoff contention amidst the daily soap opera surrounding outfielder Milton Bradley. Manager Lou Piniella said Thursday that the Cubs do not have the [...]
CHICAGO — Randy Wells said he wasn't prepared, and the rookie couldn't have picked a worse time. Wells served up home runs to Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn as the Washington Nationals beat the Cubs, 5-4, on Thursday to take the series and hand Chicago its 14th loss in the past 20 games. Derrek Lee [...]
CHICAGO — Luck can be all about perspective. From one angle, the Cubs have had more than their fair share of injuries this season, one of several reasons they find themselves banished to the outskirts of the National League Wild Card race with a little more than a month to play. Yet the North Siders [...]
CHICAGO — If the Cubs come back to earn a playoff berth, they might look back on Wednesday's eighth inning as a jumping-off point. Chicago was clinging to a one-run lead over Washington in the bottom of the frame when Koyie Hill ignited a six-run outburst with a two-run double. The Cubs held on to [...]
CHICAGO — Frustration would be a natural feeling for Geovany Soto these days, although the Cubs catcher is doing his best not to give in to it. "This game's really hard," Soto said. "If I get frustrated, I'm just saying the game won. I've just got to keep on playing, keep on grinding it out [...]