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Cubs extend their lead in NL Central

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 […]

Cubs coach Sinatro on suspension for two games

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 […]

Cubs Come Out Strong at All Star

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 […]

Cubs taste defeat at the hands of White Sox

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 […]

Cubs Hall of Fame game cancelled

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 […]

Cubs to filed 12 pitchers for interleague series

The Chicago Cubs have added pitchers Hoffpauir and Patterson to their roster and will play 12 pitchers on rotation basis during the forthcoming interleague series. Patterson is thrilled about the fact that he has been included in the Cub’s 25 man roster and will perform to the best of his ability when his time arrives. […]

Cubs win their home game against Braves

The Chicago Cubs are a force to beat at their own backyard as they played to their fullest potential in their win against the Atlanta Braves last Tuesday. The 10-5 victory for the Cubs at the Wrigley Stadium came courtesy of 400 feet homer by Derrek Lee in the third inning to tie the game […]

Dempster offered tickets for Mother’s Day game

 
The Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster has provided 50 tickets to the military families that suffered badly during the Iraq war to witness the game that the Chicago Cubs played against Arizona Diamondbacks on Mother’s Day. Dempster usually provides tickets to the families on Father’s Day and it is due to the fact that the […]

Cubs lose the series 1-2 to Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals gave Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella lot of things to think about as they claimed the series against the Cubs 2-1. Jason Marquis could not put the much needed brakes on Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols in the fourth innings and what this meant was that he allowed a total of five […]

Hill demoted to the minors

Rich Hill, a left handed pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, found himself optioned off to the Triple-A Iowa last Saturday. Hill’s standing is 1-0 with a 4.12 ERA in five starts for this 2008 season but walked 18 in 19 2-3 innings. He admitted that he has not been performing up to standard since the […]