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The Twins acquired outfielder Craig Monroe from the Cubs yesterday in exchange for a player to be named later, the AL club announced on their official website. Craig Monroe, whose power bat helped the Tigers reach the WS in 2006, was traded last August by Detroit to Chicago in a dismal season, in which the […]

The Tigers re-signed closer Jones and acquired outfielder Jones from the Cubs. Detroit agreed on a 1-year contract with Todd Jones, who will turn forty next spring, a day before he could have negotiated with any of the thirty MLB teams. The right-hander saved thirty-eight games for the Detroit Tigers last season. Financial terms of […]

A year after a 96-loss season for the Chicago Cubs cost Baker his job position, the team rebounded to win the weak NL Central. However, the Cubs did it with only eighty-five victories, finishing just 8 games over .500. They were swept by a highly beatable Arizona Diamondbacks team in the 1st round of the […]

It seems there could be another round in the club feud between Donald Trump and Mark Cuban. With the Cubs suffering from their almost a-hundred-year WS freeze out in a row, the club may be looking to change ownership. Now after the Red Sox have destroyed their Curse of the Bambino, winning 2 World Series […]

Baltimore traded pitcher Steve Trachsel to the Cubs, who were in search of a veteran starter. Through twenty-five starts and most of a season, Trachsel, 36, had been a hair above MLB average for a starting pitcher. In spite of walking more batters than Steve struck out and allowing over 1.5 baserunners per inning, […]

The Cubs and Daryle Ward have exercised a $1.2-million option for next season, but the club declined options on a pair of former Mets, pitcher Steve Trachsel and outfielder Cliff Floyd.
Daryle Ward, primarily a pinch hitter, batted .327 in seventy-nine matches last season after signing as a free agent. Cliff Floyd hit .284 with 9 […]

Another year has come to a end for the Chicago Cubs, another painful end. And so it goes if you consider yourself a Chicago Cubs fan. And now you have to wait until next year getting your hopes up. You may even wonder why you still remain their devoted fan. Maybe, they will hire a […]

Chicago blames its 99-year World Series drought on a curse that was placed on the club by a Greek immigrant, who was annoyed that his pet goat that was ejected from the 1945 World Series game at Wrigley Field. Legend tells that Billy Sianis took his goat to game four against the Tigers. The animal […]