By now it is common knowledge the Chicago Cubs will be active at the trade deadline. But which players will be actively shopped and which players the club will simply consider offers for is uncertain. Depending on how competitive general...Show More Summary
The St. Louis Cardinals are 8-2 as home favorites of -175 to -225 during the 2013 season, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Tuesday, as they continue their four-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. Show More Summary
St. Louis Cardinals edge past Chicago Cubs 5-2 – MLB news St. Louis Cardinals edge past Chicago Cubs 5-2 in the first game of their four-match regular series encounter on Monday, June 17 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Cardinals’ hitters...Show More Summary
Alfonso Soriano finally showed some leadership for the Chicago Cubs. As per the Chicago Tribune, Soriano blew off some steam when Carlos Marmol blew the save Sunday. When we have a 99 (percent) chance to win the game, it's very tough the last inning, he said. Show More Summary
Following a three-run homer in the ninth inning to cap off a 4-3 walk-off victory over the Chicago Cubs, the New York Mets improved their record to 25-39 on the season. That still leaves them 13.5 games back of the Atlanta Braves for top spot in the NL East, and an identical 13.5 games back [...]
As the Cubs work on signing their 2013 draft picks, their minor league system will get a shot in the arm, especially on the pitching side of things after they took a number of college arms in the first two days of the draft. The debut...Show More Summary
NBC sportscaster Bob Costas be damned, the celebration that ensued after Kirk Nieuwenhuis ' walk-off homer lifted the New York Mets to a 4-3 comeback win over the Chicago Cubs epitomized why sports are worth watching and hapless teams are worth following. Show More Summary
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The Cincinnati Reds are set to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in a three-game series starting Friday night in Cincinnati. Both teams are coming off of series wins. The Reds won three of four against the Chicago Cubs while the Brewers won two of three against the Miami Marlins. Show More Summary
Add DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin to the list of suburban politicians angling to lure the Chicago Cubs to his turf if there’s an unlikely collapse of the city-sanctioned framework plan to renovate Wrigley Field.
Throughout MLB, teams are engaging in promoting their players to increase their chances they will be voted into the All-Star game. The Cincinnati Reds have gone so far to as to paint “Vote Reds” behind the home plate/batter’s box area. Show More Summary
One day after he went on a lengthy Twitter rant, the Chicago Cubs have suspended Ian Stewart indefinitely
Stewart was a first-round pick in the 2003 MLB draft. In his Monday tweet rampage, the baseball player lamented being relegated...Show More Summary
NL Central rivals face off as the Cincinnati Reds visit the Chicago Cubs. Trouble could be brewing after Cubs pitcher Matt Garza created some bad blood after his last outing against the Reds. Garza got knocked around by the Reds before his team rallied for an extra-innings victory, but his postgame comments grabbed the headlines. Show More Summary
Chicago Cubs third baseman Ian Stewart opened up on Twitter last night, causing many to shake their heads and wonder if his time with the Cubs organization is nearing an end. It started when a fan asked Stewart, who is making $2 million this year, if he would be coming back to Chicago anytime soon. Show More Summary
The Chicago Cubs, currently sitting in last place in the National League Central at 25-36, are enduring yet another bad season at the big league level. As hard as it might be for Cubs fans to sit through another bad season—though at this point they really should be used to it, right?—the reasons to get excited are down on the farm. Show More Summary
No, it’s not a whodunnit murder mystery set in London—it’s just baseball being played in a fog bank. A freak bit of weather turned the city of Chicago into a murky haze of low-settling clouds Monday, leaving spectators and players alike...Show More Summary
We noticed last night that Wrigley Field looked like it had been transported to Silent Hill. (This being the Cubs, maybe Superman 64 is the better analogy.) But the fog covered the South Side too, and the morning-after photos are equal parts eerie, quirky, and beautiful. Read more...
One of the quirky natures of Wrigley Field—the longtime home of the Chicago Cubs—is the fact that it sits not too far off the shores of Lake Michigan. As such, at times the venerable stadium stadium is susceptible to foggy conditions. Show More Summary
The Cincinnati Reds are set to take on the Chicago Cubs in a four-game series starting on Monday night at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The Reds lost two out of three games at home to the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend while the Cubs lost two out of three to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley. Show More Summary
Last week saw the Cubs add University of San Diego third baseman Kris Bryant to their ever-improving farm system when they selected the slugger with the No. 2 pick in the draft. The team focused heavily on college pitching the rest of the way over the first two days, as the lack of young arms was easily the team's biggest area of need. Show More Summary