Chicago Cubs Ticket Blog

 
June was a tough month for the Chicago Cubs, but Lou Pinella’s men got off to positive start on Monday in their series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Cubbie bats came alive to aid struggling starter Tom Gorzelanny in the 9-4 victory over the Diamondbacks. Lead off man Kosuke Fukudome opened the game with solo […]

 
The Chicago Cubs are struggling. The lead between the Cubs and NL Central leading St. Louis Cardinals is now nine games. The team ranks 22nd in the MLB in runs batted in and there’s already plenty of talk of the team shopping some players around the All Star Break. One thing that can put […]

 
When your team gets shellacked 16-5 and your starting pitcher gives up 8 runs in one and half innings its hard to draw the positives. We all can hit the panic button and call the season a wash after one game, but we have to remember that its just one game. Sure our ace looked […]

 
The Ricketts family,  the new owners of the Chicago Cubs, is currently in talks with Japanese automakers Toyota about putting a sign above Wrigley Field’s famed bleachers. Some fans are up in arms over the deal stating that allowing the sign to go up will take away from the ball park’s historic nature. The […]

 
Chicago Cubs ownership have threatened to move the team’s spring training base camp out of Mesa unless they can build a new $80 million stadium. The proposal to issue a tax on all Cactus League tickets was nixed this week with a number of teams rejecting the idea of having their fans pay extra to […]

 
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, […]