http://baseballstatsandnews.com/topic/chicago-cubs2011-12-14T11:00:37Z2011-12-14T11:00:37ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-14:/professional-baseball/brewers-sign-free-agent-slugger-ramirez-4876202a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" >Milwaukee Brewers</a></span> moved to shore up their batting order by signing slugging free agent third baseman <span><a title="Aramis Ramirez" href="/topic/Aramis+Ramirez" >Aramis Ramirez</a></span> to a three-year contract, the <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball (...

2011-12-05T15:30:43ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-05:/professional-baseball/santo-elected-baseballs-hall-fame-4870228a/

<div><p><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Former Chicago Cubs</a> star <a title="Ron Santo" href="/topic/Ron+Santo" >Ron Santo</a> was elected to American baseball's <a title="National Baseball Hall of Fame" href="/topic/National+Baseball+Hall+of+Fame" >Hall of Fame</a> on Monday, a year after he died of complications of bladder cancer.</p><p>The third baseman won five <span id="gold_glove_award" class="inform"><a title="Gold Glove Award" href="/topic/Gold+Glove+Award" >Gold Gl...

2011-12-05T12:00:42ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-12-05:/professional-baseball/cubs-baseman-elected-hall-fame-4870055a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Former Chicago Cubs</a></span> third baseman and broadcaster <span><a title="Ron Santo" href="/topic/Ron+Santo" >Ron Santo</a></span>, who overcame debilitating effects of diabetes to inspire others, was elected posthumously to the <a title="National Baseball Hall of Fame" href="/topic/National+Baseball+Hall+of+Fame" >Baseball Hall of Fame</...

2011-11-18T09:30:19ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-11-18:/professional-baseball/sveum-named-chicago-cubs-manager-4859551a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" >Milwaukee Brewers</a></span> hitting coach <span><a title="Dale Sveum" href="/topic/Dale+Sveum" >Dale Sveum</a></span> was named on Friday as the new <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a>' manager.</p><p>Sveum, who has 20 years <span>Major League</span> experience as a player and coach, agreed to a th...

2011-11-18T08:30:15ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-11-18:/professional-baseball/sveum-named-chicago-cubs-manager-4859499a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" >Milwaukee Brewers</a></span> hitting coach <span><a title="Dale Sveum" href="/topic/Dale+Sveum" >Dale Sveum</a></span> has been named as the new <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a>' manager, the Cubs said on Friday.</p><p>Sveum, 47, served briefly as the Brewers' interim manager, posting a 7-5 recor...

2011-11-17T17:30:47ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-11-17:/professional-baseball/sveum-accepts-offer-manage-cubs-4859116a/

<div><p>The <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> have hired <a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" >Milwaukee Brewers</a> hitting coach <a title="Dale Sveum" href="/topic/Dale+Sveum" >Dale Sveum</a> as their new manager.</p><p>The <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a></span> club announced the hiring Thursday and said he would be officially introduced at a news conference at <spa...

2011-11-03T09:31:51ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-11-03:/professional-baseball/newlook-cubs-fire-manager-quade-4850944a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Mike Quade" href="/topic/Mike+Quade" >Mike Quade</a></span> was sacked as manager of the <span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a></span> on Wednesday, the club's new president of baseball operations <span><a title="Theo Epstein" href="/topic/Theo+Epstein" >Theo Epstein</a></span> saying that a fresh approach was needed going forward.</p><p>"I believ...

2011-10-25T19:30:50ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-25:/professional-baseball/cherington-takes-gm-job-red-sox-4848910a/

<div><p>The <a title="Boston Red Sox" href="/topic/Boston+Red+Sox" >Boston Red Sox</a> introduced <a title="Ben Cherington" href="/topic/Ben+Cherington" >Ben Cherington</a> as their new general manager on Tuesday, promoting him after his three seasons as <a title="Theo Epstein" href="/topic/Theo+Epstein" >Theo Epstein</a>'s assistant -- and this season's major collapse.</p><p>Cherington appeared at a press conference hours after the Cubs introduced Epstein as their new president of baseball oper...

2011-10-25T14:30:55ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-25:/world-series/cubs-officially-open-epstein-era-4848751a/

<div><p>The <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> officially introduced <a title="Theo Epstein" href="/topic/Theo+Epstein" >Theo Epstein</a> as their new president of baseball operations on Tuesday, the luckless Cubs hoping he can help them end a title drought as he did the <a title="Boston Red Sox" href="/topic/Boston+Red+Sox" >Boston Red Sox</a>.</p><p>"Baseball is best of all when you win. That's why I'm here today," said Epstein.</p><p>"We're going to have to g...

2011-10-25T13:00:22ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-25:/professional-baseball/new-cubs-president-epstein-promises-culture-change-4848695a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Theo Epstein" href="/topic/Theo+Epstein" >Theo Epstein</a></span> took the reins of the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday, declaring he would engineer a "culture change" for the long-suffering club and recreate the excitement he had with his former team, the <span><a title="Boston Red Sox" href="/topic/Boston+Red+Sox...

2011-10-22T04:30:12ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-22:/professional-baseball/epstein-move-cubs-4847434a/

<div><p>The anticipated move of <a title="Theo Epstein" href="/topic/Theo+Epstein" >Theo Epstein</a> from the front office of the <a title="Boston Red Sox" href="/topic/Boston+Red+Sox" >Boston Red Sox</a> to the <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> was made official.</p><p>Epstein, whose move had been rumored and reported for more than a week, officially resigned as Red Sox general manager to become the Cubs' president of baseball operations.</p><p>The announcemen...

2011-10-21T20:30:30ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-10-21:/professional-baseball/epstein-leaves-red-sox-charge-cubs-4847377a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Theo Epstein" href="/topic/Theo+Epstein" >Theo Epstein</a></span>, who helped the <span><a title="Boston Red Sox" href="/topic/Boston+Red+Sox" >Boston Red Sox</a></span> snap an 86-year World Series drought, has agreed to become president of baseball operations for the <span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a></span> where he will try to lead the tea...

2011-09-02T12:00:47ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-09-02:/professional-baseball/cubs-pitcher-zambrano-sit-rest-season-4827180a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Volatile Chicago Cubs pitcher <span><a title="Carlos Zambrano" href="/topic/Carlos+Zambrano" >Carlos Zambrano</a></span> will miss the rest of the season after his 30-day suspension ends on September 11, the <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball (MLB)</a></span> t...

2011-08-19T10:00:33ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-08-19:/professional-baseball/struggling-cubs-fire-general-manager-hendry-4821546a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Jim Hendry" href="/topic/Jim+Hendry" >Jim Hendry</a></span>, the only general manager to lead the Chicago Cubs to consecutive post-season berths, has been fired, the struggling <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a></span> team said on Friday.</...

2011-08-18T21:30:04ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-08-18:/professional-baseball/indians-beat-white-sox-key-series-detroit-4821347a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="Cleveland Indians" href="/topic/Cleveland+Indians" >Cleveland Indians</a></span> kept the pressure on <span><a title="AL East" href="/topic/AL+East" >American League East</a></span> leaders <span><a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >Detroit</a></span> on Thursday, moving to within 1.5 games with a ...

2011-08-14T19:30:22ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-08-14:/professional-baseball/cubs-snap-ugglas-hitting-streak-4819544a/

<div><p><a title="Dan Uggla" href="/topic/Dan+Uggla" >Dan Uggla</a> had his league-leading 33-game hitting streak halted by the <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> Sunday who rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the <a title="Atlanta Braves" href="/topic/Atlanta+Braves" >Atlanta Braves</a> 6-5 on Sunday.</p><p>Uggla went 0-for-3 Sunday with one RBI, but his streak is the longest in the majors in five years and the longest in the league this season.</p><p>His b...

2011-08-14T17:00:26ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-08-14:/professional-baseball/ugglas-hitting-streak-ends-33-games-braves-loss-4819506a/

<div><p><span><a title="Atlanta Braves" href="/topic/Atlanta+Braves" >ATLANTA</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Atlanta slugger <span><a title="Dan Uggla" href="/topic/Dan+Uggla" >Dan Uggla</a></span> saw his Major League-best 33-game hitting streak come to an end as the Braves fell to the <span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a></span> 6-5 on Sunday.</p><p>Uggla nearly kept his red-hot stretch ...

2011-08-13T05:00:05ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-08-13:/professional-baseball/gretzkys-son-signs-chicago-cubs-4819113a/

<div><p>Trevor Gretzky, the son of hockey icon <a title="Wayne Gretzky" href="/topic/Wayne+Gretzky" >Wayne Gretzky</a>, has agreed to terms on a contract with the <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a>.</p><p>The six-foot-four <a title="Trevor Gretzky" href="/topic/Trevor+Gretzky" >Trevor Gretzky</a> was a seventh round draft pick out of a <span><a title="Los Angeles" href="/topic/Los+Angeles" >Los Angeles</a></span> area high school by the <span><a title="Major Lea...

2011-07-30T09:00:05ZAFP Global Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-07-30:/professional-baseball/pujols-2000th-career-hit-4813406a/

<div><p><a title="St. Louis Cardinals" href="/topic/St.+Louis+Cardinals" >St. Louis</a> slugger <a title="Albert Pujols" href="/topic/Albert+Pujols" >Albert Pujols</a> has notched the 2,000th hit of his career, becoming the 263rd <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a> player to reach the milestone.</p><p>The hit was a double down the third-base line in the eighth inning of the Cardinals' 9-2 victory over the <span><a title="Chicago Cubs" h...

2011-07-28T17:30:28ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-07-28:/professional-baseball/cubs-send-japans-fukudome-indians-4812775a/

<div><p>Japanese outfielder <a title="Kosuke Fukudome" href="/topic/Kosuke+Fukudome" >Kosuke Fukudome</a> was obtained by the <a title="Cleveland Indians" href="/topic/Cleveland+Indians" >Cleveland Indians</a> on Thursday in a trade with the <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a>, bolstering an outfield hurt by the absence of South Korean Choo Shin-Soo.</p><p>Fukudome joined the Indians one day after they were no-hit losers to the <span><a title="Los Angeles Angels ...

2011-07-28T12:00:14ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-07-28:/professional-baseball/indians-acquire-fukudome-cubs-boost-outfield-4812609a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="Cleveland Indians" href="/topic/Cleveland+Indians" >Cleveland Indians</a></span>, needing help in their outfield, have acquired <span><a title="Kosuke Fukudome" href="/topic/Kosuke+Fukudome" >Kosuke Fukudome</a></span> from the Chicago Cubs as part of a three-player deal, the teams said.</p><p>The India...

2011-07-27T23:00:07ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-07-27:/professional-baseball/brewers-star-weeks-bound-dl-ankle-injury-4812332a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - All Star second baseman <span><a title="Rickie Weeks" href="/topic/Rickie+Weeks" >Rickie Weeks</a></span> appears headed for the disabled list after injuring his left ankle during <span><a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" >Milwaukee</a></span>'s 2-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.</p><p...

2011-06-27T10:30:13ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-27:/professional-baseball/peanutfree-sections-baseball-stadiums-allergic-fans-4799259a/

<div><p>BOSTON (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - For five hours before a <span><a title="Missoula Osprey" href="/topic/Missoula+Osprey" >Missoula Osprey</a></span> minor league baseball game last summer, <span>Cheri Pijanowski</span> hand washed 150 white folding chairs with bleach and water.</p><p>The metal deck and rails around the seats were power-washed and she meticulously reviewed the concession menu to eliminate not just <span id="c...

2011-06-20T14:00:13ZOn Top Magazinetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-20:/professional-baseball/marlon-byrd-darwin-barney-laura-ricketts-star-cubs-video-4796209a/

<div id="subtitle">The <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> on Monday released their promised It Gets Better video</div><div><p><p>The Chicago Cubs on Monday released their promised It Gets Better video.</p> <p>The 60-second video stars outfielder <a title="Marlon Byrd" href="/topic/Marlon+Byrd" >Marlon Byrd</a>, second baseman <a title="Darwin Barney" href="/topic/Darwin+Barney" >Darwin Barney</a>, manager <a title="Mike Quade" href="/topic/Mike+Quade" >Mike Quad...

2011-06-18T18:00:04ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-18:/professional-baseball/yankees-hold-cubs-narrow-43-win-4795597a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" >New York Yankees</a></span> held off the Chicago Cubs for a narrow 4-3 win in interleague play at a sold out <span><a title="Wrigley Field" href="/topic/Wrigley+Field" >Wrigley Field</a></span> Saturday.</p><p><span><a title="Eduardo Nunez" href="/topic/...

2011-06-13T21:00:16ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-13:/professional-baseball/brewers-solo-division-lead-shortlived-4793339a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="Milwaukee Brewers" href="/topic/Milwaukee+Brewers" >Milwaukee Brewers</a></span> waited nearly two years to stand alone at the top of their division but they had little time to savor the feeling as a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Monday saw them slip back into a tie.</p><p>Milwaukee completed a three-...

2011-06-06T16:30:09ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-06:/professional-baseball/illinois-governor-wanted-reporters-fired-4790275a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Former <span><a title="Rod Blagojevich" href="/topic/Rod+Blagojevich" >Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich</a></span> said on Monday that he wanted the <span><a title="Tribune Company" href="/topic/Tribune+Company" >Chicago Tribune</a></span> to fire writers who were critical of him, while he was helping the paper structure ...

2011-06-06T14:30:20ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-06:/professional-baseball/illinois-governor-admits-wanted-reporters-fired-4790211a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Former <span><a title="Rod Blagojevich" href="/topic/Rod+Blagojevich" >Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich</a></span> admitted Monday that he wanted the <span><a title="Tribune Company" href="/topic/Tribune+Company" >Chicago Tribune</a></span> to fire writers who were critical of him, while he was helping the paper structure...

2011-06-04T06:30:08ZOn Top Magazinetag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-06-04:/professional-baseball/chicago-cubs-record-video-support-gay-teens-4789458a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> will become the second MLB team to reach out to troubled LGBT teens by recording an It Gets Better video</div><div><p><p>&#65279;The Chicago Cubs will become the second MLB team <a href="http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=8536&MediaType=1&Category=26">after the <a title="San Francisco Giants" href="/topic/San+Francisco+Giants" >San Francisco Giants</a></a> to reach out to troubled LGBT teens by recording...

2011-05-31T15:30:10ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-05-31:/professional-baseball/cubs-outfielder-soriano-disabled-list-4787694a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Power-hitting outfielder <span><a title="Alfonso Soriano" href="/topic/Alfonso+Soriano" >Alfonso Soriano</a></span> was put on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained left quadriceps muscle, the <span>National League</span> team said.</p><p>Soriano left Monday's game against the <span><a title="Houston Astros" hre...

2011-05-25T22:00:05ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-05-25:/professional-baseball/mets-funk-rainshortened-win-cubs-4785552a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span><a title="New York Mets" href="/topic/New+York+Mets" >New York Mets</a></span> won a rain-shortened game with the Chicago Cubs 7-4 on Wednesday to bring a positive result to their otherwise less than encouraging week.</p><p>The Mets had lost their three previous games while some of the team's leading players had ...

2011-05-20T17:30:11ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-05-20:/professional-baseball/mets-yankees-menu-taste-interleague-play-4783467a/

<div><p>NEW YORK (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The first taste of interleague play in 2011 comes this weekend to <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a></span> and 15 seasons after it was first introduced during the regular season some of the match-ups still create a buzz.</p><p>Metropolitan areas that are home to two MLB teams, like New York, <span><a title="Chicago Cubs" h...

2011-04-26T13:30:20ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-04-26:/professional-baseball/film-probes-baseball-scapegoat-mystique-4772707a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span id="academy_awards" class="inform"><a title="Academy Awards" href="/topic/Academy+Awards" >Oscar-winning</a></span> documentarian <span><a title="Alex Gibney" href="/topic/Alex+Gibney" >Alex Gibney</a></span> sought escape from his previous work on war, torture and high financial crimes when he decided to make a film about baseball.</p><p>Yet like a successful batter who...

2011-04-06T12:00:09ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-04-06:/professional-baseball/cubs-lose-starting-pitchers-injuries-4764272a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Chicago Cubs starting pitchers <span><a title="Randy Wells" href="/topic/Randy+Wells" >Randy Wells</a></span> and <span><a title="Andrew Cashner" href="/topic/Andrew+Cashner" >Andrew Cashner</a></span> will be out for at least two weeks with injuries, the <span>National League</span> team said on Wednesday.</p><p>Wells has...

2011-02-14T13:30:16ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-02-14:/professional-baseball/closer-marmol-signs-threeyear-deal-cubs-4742286a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The Chicago Cubs avoided arbitration with <span><a title="Carlos Marmol" href="/topic/Carlos+Marmol" >Carlos Marmol</a></span> by signing the hard-throwing closer to a three-year contract, the <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a></span> team said Monday.</p><...

2011-01-08T21:30:14ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-01-08:/professional-baseball/cubs-acquire-garza-trade-rays-4727003a/

<div><p>The <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> acquired pitcher <a title="Matt Garza" href="/topic/Matt+Garza" >Matt Garza</a> from the <a title="Tampa Bay Rays" href="/topic/Tampa+Bay+Rays" >Tampa Bay Rays</a> in an eight-player trade on Saturday.</p><p>The right-handed Garza won 15 games last season and threw a no-hitter against <span><a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >Detroit</a></span>. He finished with an ERA of 3.91 and had 10 losses.</p><p>Garza st...

2011-01-08T17:00:30ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2011-01-08:/professional-baseball/cubs-acquire-garza-rays-multiplayer-deal-4726931a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed pitcher <span><a title="Matt Garza" href="/topic/Matt+Garza" >Matt Garza</a></span> in a multi-player trade with the <span><a title="Tampa Bay Rays" href="/topic/Tampa+Bay+Rays" >Tampa Bay Rays</a></span> on Saturday.</p><p>Garza, who became the first member of the Rays to pitch a no-...

2010-12-21T12:30:15ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-21:/professional-baseball/harden-returns-athletics-oneyear-deal-4717623a/

<div><p><span><a title="San Francisco" href="/topic/San+Francisco" >SAN FRANCISCO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Pitcher <span><a title="Rich Harden" href="/topic/Rich+Harden" >Rich Harden</a></span> has returned to the <span><a title="Oakland Athletics" href="/topic/Oakland+Athletics" >Oakland Athletics</a></span> after signing a one-year contract, <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >M...

2010-12-18T19:30:38ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-18:/professional-baseball/phil-cavarretta-1945-nl-mvp-cubs-dies-94-4715992a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Phil Cavarretta" href="/topic/Phil+Cavarretta" >Phil Cavarretta</a>, 1945 NL MVP who led <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> to last World Series, dies at 94</div><div><p>Phil Cavarretta, the 1945 National League MVP who led the Chicago Cubs to their last World Series appearance, has died. He was 94.</p><p>Cavarretta died Friday evening in <span><a title="Lilburn (Georgia)" href="/topic/Lilburn+(Georgia)" >Lilburn, Ga.</a></span>, of ...

2010-12-17T11:00:37ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-17:/professional-baseball/wood-signs-oneyear-deal-pitch-cubs-4715218a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Pitcher <span><a title="Kerry Wood" href="/topic/Kerry+Wood" >Kerry Wood</a></span> is returning to the Chicago Cubs after signing a one-year deal, the team said on Friday.</p><p>Financial terms of the contract were not released by the Cubs but <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Maj...

2010-12-16T16:00:41ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-16:/professional-baseball/ap-source-kerry-wood-rejoining-cubs-4714642a/

<div id="subtitle">Person familiar with negotiations: Cubs, <a title="Kerry Wood" href="/topic/Kerry+Wood" >Kerry Wood</a> agree to $1.5M, 1-year deal</div><div><p>Kerry Wood is returning to the <span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a></span>, agreeing to a one-year, $1.5 million contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told <span><a title="The Associated Press" href="/topic/The+Associated+Press" >The Associated Press</a></span>.</p><p>The person spoke ...

2010-12-10T00:30:19ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-10:/professional-baseball/wrigley-sendoff-part-santo-funeral-procession-4710178a/

<div id="subtitle">Funeral procession for longtime Cubs player, broadcaster <a title="Ron Santo" href="/topic/Ron+Santo" >Ron Santo</a> to pass by <a title="Wrigley Field" href="/topic/Wrigley+Field" >Wrigley Field</a></div><div><p>The funeral procession for Ron Santo was expected to make a trip Friday past <span>Wrigley Field</span>, giving <span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a></span> fans a chance for one last standing ovation in honor of the beloved ballpl...

2010-12-09T16:30:17ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-09:/professional-baseball/cubs-great-ron-santo-remembered-fans-4709969a/

<div id="subtitle">Hundreds of fans line up at <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago</a> church to pay respects to Cubs legend <a title="Ron Santo" href="/topic/Ron+Santo" >Ron Santo</a></div><div><p>Hundreds of fans have lined up outside a Chicago church to pay their respects to Chicago Cubs great and broadcaster Ron Santo, who died last week of bladder cancer.</p><p>The line Thursday night snaked around <span><a title="Holy Name Cathedral" href="/topic/Holy+Name+Cathedral...

2010-12-08T16:31:37ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-08:/professional-baseball/chicago-clubs-ink-top-sluggers-4709202a/

<div><p><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a>'s <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago</a> clubs agreed to deals with top sluggers on Wednesday, the <a title="Chicago White Sox" href="/topic/Chicago+White+Sox" >White Sox</a> keeping <a title="Paul Konerko" href="/topic/Paul+Konerko" >Paul Konerko</a> in a three-year deal while the Cubs landed free agent first baseman <a title="Carlos Pena" href="/topic/Carlos+Pena" >C...

2010-12-08T10:00:23ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-08:/professional-baseball/cubs-sign-homerun-hitting-carlos-pena-10-million-deal-4708858a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Power-hitting first baseman <a title="Carlos Pena" href="/topic/Carlos+Pena" >Carlos Pena</a> has signed a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs worth $10 million, <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a></span>'s official website said on Wednesday.</p><p>Pena,...

2010-12-08T06:30:35ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-08:/professional-baseball/ap-source-pena-cubs-agree-10m-1year-deal-4708696a/

<div id="subtitle">Person familiar with negotiations: <a title="Carlos Pena" href="/topic/Carlos+Pena" >Carlos Pena</a> and <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> agree to $10M, 1-year deal</div><div><p>A person familiar with the negotiations tells <span><a title="The Associated Press" href="/topic/The+Associated+Press" >The Associated Press</a></span> that first baseman Carlos Pena and the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a $10 million, one-year contract.</p><p>The pers...

2010-12-03T17:30:54ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-03:/professional-baseball/cubs-legend-santo-dies-7-4705792a/

<div><p><a title="Ron Santo" href="/topic/Ron+Santo" >Ron Santo</a>, a legend for the <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> in a 15-year <a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a> career who also served as a radio announcer for the long-time losers, died Thursday night at age 70.</p><p>Santo was a nine-time All-Star third baseman and spent the past 21 years in the broadcast booth, associated with the Cubs in some...

2010-12-03T14:00:20ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-03:/professional-baseball/chicago-cubs-great-ron-santo-dies-age-7-4705602a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> great <a title="Ron Santo" href="/topic/Ron+Santo" >Ron Santo</a>, longtime radio announcer for perennial losers, dies at 70</div><div><p>Ron Santo's love for the Chicago Cubs stretched from his days as a standout third baseman who one season even jumped and clicked his heels to celebrate victories to the two decades he spent unabashedly pulling for his team as a broadcaster.</p><p>As much as his passion for ...

2010-12-03T12:32:17ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-03:/professional-baseball/chicago-cubs-allstar-ron-santo-dies-7-4705360a/

<div><p><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="Ron Santo" href="/topic/Ron+Santo" >Ron Santo</a>, a nine-time All-Star third baseman for the Chicago Cubs who became a beloved fan favorite as a radio announcer, has died, the club said on Friday. He was 70.</p><p>Santo, who had battled diabetes throughout his life, died on Thursday night in <span><a title="Arizona" href="/t...

2010-12-03T10:25:51ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-03:/professional-baseball/cubs-resign-infielder-baker-oneyear-deal-4704747a/

<div><p><span><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Versatile infielder <span><a title="Jeff Baker" href="/topic/Jeff+Baker" >Jeff Baker</a></span> and the Chicago Cubs avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a new one-year contract, the team said Thursday.</p><p>Terms were not announced but local media reported the 29-year-old Baker would earn nearly $1.2 million next se...

2010-11-29T14:37:59ZeHowtag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-29:/professional-baseball/parking-tips-lakeview-neighborhood-chicago-4412760a/

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2010-11-21T02:30:42ZAFP American Editiontag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-21:/professional-baseball/gridiron-game-adds-wrigley-lore-4386136a/

<div><p><a title="Wrigley Field" href="/topic/Wrigley+Field" >Wrigley Field</a>, the ballpark that brought Cubs fans the Curse of the Billy Goat, played host to another sports oddity - a college gridiron game using only one end zone.</p><p>The <span><a title="Illinois Fighting Illini (Football)" href="/topic/Illinois+Fighting+Illini+(Football)" >Fighting Illini</a></span> of Illinois defeated <span><a title="Northwestern Wildcats (Football)" href="/topic/Northwestern+Wildcats+(Football)" >Northw...

2010-11-29T14:40:51ZForbestag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-29:/professional-baseball/drayton-mclane-long-shot-800-million-houston-astros-4419753a/

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2010-11-15T14:30:45ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-15:/professional-baseball/phillies-hire-ryne-sandberg-manage-triplea-4381673a/

<div id="subtitle">Phillies hire <a title="Ryne Sandberg" href="/topic/Ryne+Sandberg" >Ryne Sandberg</a> to manage Triple-A team</div><div><p>Ryne Sandberg is back with the organization that once gave him away and painfully watched him become a <span><a title="National Baseball Hall of Fame" href="/topic/National+Baseball+Hall+of+Fame" >Hall of Fame</a></span> player in a different uniform.</p><p>The <span><a title="Philadelphia Phillies" href="/topic/Philadelphia+Phillies" >Philadelphia Phillie...

2010-11-12T12:31:35ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-12:/professional-baseball/cubs-owners-state-aid-wrigley-field-4379345a/

<div id="subtitle">Report: Owners of <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> want state help in effort to renovate <a title="Wrigley Field" href="/topic/Wrigley+Field" >Wrigley Field</a></div><div><p>The owners of the Chicago Cubs want the help of the state of <span><a title="Illinois" href="/topic/Illinois" >Illinois</a></span> in their plans to renovate <span>Wrigley Field</span>.</p><p>The <span><a title="Tribune Company" href="/topic/Tribune+Company" >Chicago Tri...

2010-11-30T13:50:18ZMahalotag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-30:/world-series/curse-billy-goat-4693411a/

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2010-11-12T11:30:37ZReuters US Online Report Sports Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-12:/professional-baseball/chicago-cubs-eye-taxfree-bonds-wrigley-field-4379223a/

<div><p><a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >CHICAGO</a> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Major League Baseball" href="/topic/Major+League+Baseball" >Major League Baseball</a></span>'s Chicago Cubs franchise is eyeing $200 million or more of tax-exempt bonds to fix historic <span><a title="Wrigley Field" href="/topic/Wrigley+Field" >Wrigley Field</a></span>, the team's owner said on Thursday.</p><p><span><a ...

2010-11-29T14:51:50ZSuite 101tag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-29:/professional-baseball/hendry-passes-sandberg-quade-new-cubs-manager-4445067a/

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2010-11-29T14:57:21ZThe Encyclopedia Britannicatag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-11-29:/professional-baseball/seniorliving-facility-sets-deal-bondholders-4457520a/

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2010-12-18T20:31:25ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-18:/photo/obit-cavarretta-baseball-2399581p/

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 1945, file photo, <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a>' <a title="Phil Cavarretta" href="/topic/Phil+Cavarretta" >Phil Cavarretta</a> takes batting practice at Wrigley field in Chicago. Cavarretta, the 1945 National League MVP who led the Cubs to their last World Series appearance, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. Cavarretta, 94, died in <a title="Lilburn (Georgia)" href="/topic/Lilburn+(Georgia)" >Lilburn, Ga.</a>, of complications from a str...

2010-12-16T17:32:21ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-16:/photo/cubs-wood-baseball-2398537p/

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2008 file photo, <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> pitcher <a title="Kerry Wood" href="/topic/Kerry+Wood" >Kerry Wood</a> throws against the <a title="Atlanta Braves" href="/topic/Atlanta+Braves" >Atlanta Braves</a> in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Atlanta. Wood is returning to the Chicago Cubs, agreeing to a one-year, $1.5 million contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told <a title="The Associated Press" href="/top...

2010-12-10T14:01:54ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-10:/photo/aptopix-cubs-santo-funeral-baseball-2395465p/

<a title="Vicki Santo" href="/topic/Vicki+Santo" >Vicki Santo</a>, left, wife of <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cub</a>'s great <a title="Ron Santo" href="/topic/Ron+Santo" >Ron Santo</a>, watches as <a title="Daniel Mayall" href="/topic/Daniel+Mayall" >Monsignor Daniel G. Mayall</a> blesses Santo's casket during funeral services at <a title="Holy Name Cathedral" href="/topic/Holy+Name+Cathedral" >Holy Name Cathedral</a> Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 in Chicago. The nine-tim...

2010-12-10T11:31:40ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-10:/photo/cubs-santo-funeral-baseball-2395409p/

Mourners pay their respect during the funeral Mass for <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> great and longtime radio announcer <a title="Ron Santo" href="/topic/Ron+Santo" >Ron Santo</a> at <a title="Holy Name Cathedral" href="/topic/Holy+Name+Cathedral" >Holy Name Cathedral</a>, Friday, Dec. 10, 2010 in Chicago. The nine-time all-star died Dec. 2 in an <a title="Arizona" href="/topic/Arizona" >Arizona</a> hospital from complications of bladder cancer. He was 70. ...

2010-12-09T16:32:15ZAP Newstag:baseballstatsandnews.com,2010-12-09:/photo/cubs-santo-wake-baseball-2395023p/

FILE - This is a Feb. 19, 2005, file photo showing former <a title="Chicago Cubs" href="/topic/Chicago+Cubs" >Chicago Cubs</a> star <a title="Ron Santo" href="/topic/Ron+Santo" >Ron Santo</a>. Hundreds of fans of Ron Santo are expected to turn out Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, to bid farewell at the wake of the Chicago Cubs star who spent 20 years broadcasting games of his former team. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010&#160; <a href="http://www.ap.org">AP Ne...