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Cubs’ right hander Carlos Zambrano appears to be the leading candidate to be the opening day starter when Chicago beings the 2010 season against the Atlanta Braves on the road. The 28-year-old pitcher had a disappointing 2009 season in which Zambrano battled injuries and inconsistency on the mound. Nine wins last season was Zambrano’s lowest […]

Lou Pinella was awarded the Legend Award at the 30th anniversary Munson Awards in New York City on February 2nd. The annual dinner and award ceremony named after Lou’s former Yankees teammate Thurman Munson raises money for charity and honors past and present athletes. Pinella was proud to accept his second Munson Award as the […]

 
The Cubs have announced Friday that they have signed outfielder Xavier Nady to a one-year deal worth $3.3 million. The deal was held up for a few days as Nady had to pass a physical with the Cubs. The 31-year-old has good career numbers (.280, 87 HR’s, 325 RBI’s), but his career has been plagued […]

Corey Koskie decided that his comeback wasn’t worth it to him any longer. He had been injured in 2006 with a concussion and wasn’t playing in the big leagues since then. He had decided he wanted to try a comeback in the game, because he enjoys it so much. He said he felt good for […]

Lou is a little bit nervous about the team. They aren’t getting clutch hits or runs, and they seem to be having trouble playing small ball. But that doesn’t mean that we, the fans, need to be nervous quite yet. After all, the actual season hasn’t really begun. It’s going to be a fun year, […]

The Chicago Cubs continued their supremacy over Milwaukee Brewers by completing a four game sweep over their arch rivals by winning the final game 11-4 last Thursday and this win has further consolidated their lead position in the NL Central. Jim Edmonds was in top class hitting form in the […]

The Chicago Cubs first base coach Matt Sinatro was not only fined undisclosed amount but was also suspended for two games following a slight contact with umpire Rob Drake during the game between the Cubs and Milwaukee last Monday night. The chief coach of the Cubs Lou Piniella was also shown the exit door by […]

After sending a record eight players to the All Star game on Tuesday, it was little surprise that the Cubs players had a dominant role in the game. Despite the fact that two of those eight players were injured, there were still six left to leave their impact on the game. Mentionable in this regard […]

It was payback time for the Chicago White Sox team as they came up with a stupendous performance to upset the applecart of their arch rivals the Chicago Cubs in Last Friday’s game at the famous Wrigley stadium. Nick Swisher was in a dominant mood last Friday as he hit a […]

The Chicago Cubs were slated to pitch against the San Diego Padres in the 69th Hall of Fame Game at the Doubleday field last Monday, but the rain gods did not show any mercy on the organizers and the traditional Hall of Fame had to be canceled owing to rough weather. Not a single pitch […]