Former World Series MVP Curt Schilling told reporters he would like a shot to help the Cubs break their infamous curse and finally win a championship after a century of failure.  That’s IF he deems himself able to return from the shoulder surgery that shelved him for the entire 2008 season.  “”I’m hemming and hawing [...]

The Cubs took to the field for their first spring training game Wednesday and got a win for their troubles, beating the Mannyless Dodgers 5-3.  Alfonso Soriano batted lead-off – hopefully not a preview of things to come – and went 1-1 with a walk (he’s going to be more disciplined at the plate this [...]

Former Diamondbacks second baseman Orlando Hudson has signed a one-year deal with the Dodgers worth around $3.3 million with a bunch of incentives.  The Cubs had been rumored to be interested in Hudson as a defensive upgrade in the middle infield, but they couldn’t have been very interested if they weren’t willing to go above [...]

Those suffering anxiety over any Cubs potentially coming to harm while playing in the utterly superfluous and misbegotten World Baseball Classic can breathe a little easier, now that Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez have officially pulled out of the event.  Lee, for his part, said he wanted to participate but was told Kevin Youkilis would [...]

It was beginning to feel a little lonely over here on the MLB end of FanSided…but, thankfully, another NL Central team has scored themselves a blog on the network.  Okay, it’s only the Pirates – not a fun team to trash-talk like the Cardinals or Brewers – but, we’ll take all the company we can [...]