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The Battle for Fourth Place

The Cubs returned home to Wrigley to start the final month of the season. They hosted the Pirates in a battle for fourth place and got off to an early lead thanks to a Carlos Pena homer, his 25th of the…Read More

The Spoilers Giveth and Taketh Away

After getting swept in Milwaukee, Cubs fans did not have high hopes for success in San Francisco, having to face Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum on Monday night. However, Randy Wells went toe to toe with…Read More

Spoiler Alert!

The big news out of Chicago over the weekend was of course the firing of Cubs GM Jim Hendry announced on Friday. Despite the distraction (and I do not mean that as a slight to Hendry), the players were…Read More

Cubs Fall Back to Earth in Houston

The Cubs have been one of the hottest teams in baseball so far this month, and on Monday they started off the series against the Astros with a win. Carlos Pena got the Cubs on the board right away in the…Read More

Cubs in Hotlanta

Over the weekend the visiting Cubs did their part to help Atlanta live up to its nickname of Hotlanta. On Friday it was the well covered, latest hot headed Z being Z moment that grabbed sports headlines.…Read More

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Cubs Swat Pesky Nats

Yet another day of rain pushed back the start of the series against the Nationals to Tuesday night. The…Read More

Spoiler Cubs Have Cincinnati Seeing Red

Fresh off of their sweep of the sinking Pirates, the Cubs continued to relish their role as spoiler over…Read More

Cubs Sweep Sea Sick Pirates

Coming into the four game series, the Cubs and Pirates did not have much in common. The home team was…Read More

August Trade Preview

Now that my  frustration with the inept general manager of the Chicago Cubs, Jim Hendry, has subsided…Read More

Jim Hendry Is A Genius, And We Are Wrong

As expected, general manager Jim Hendry did address the media to discuss the lack of moves by the Chicago…Read More

Cubs Inactivity At The Deadline May Signal Changes

The non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone, and the Cubs did not make a single trade today. On top…Read More

MLB Trade Deadline: Live Tweets, Rumors, And Deals

The non waiver trading deadline day is here. Teams have until 3PM central time to make deals without…Read More

What the Buc!!!

As Jordan posted earlier today, the word on the street appears to be that GM Jim Hendry has pulled Carlos…Read More

Carlos Pena Is No Longer On The Trade Block; Byrd Too?

The Chicago Cubs are already at a disadvantage when it comes to deadline deals; Between the countless…Read More

Are The Cubs Done Dealing?

After the Chicago Cubs dealt Kosuke Fukudome to the Cleveland Indians, the focus became what the Cubs…Read More

Everyone Has A Price

For the Cubs, most of the trade deadline talk has revolved around veterans Aramis Ramirez, Marlon Byrd,…Read More

With one trade down, What’s Next For The Cubs?

With the first domino to fall being the Kosuke Fukudome trade, the attention for Cubs fans has already…Read More

The Pirates Still Have An Eye On Carlos Pena

In case you may have missed the news, there were a couple of trades today that may affect the Cubs at…Read More

As Pressure Mounts, Cubs Ready To Pounce

The lack of baseball trades this week has left some fans to scratch their heads in disappointment. But…Read More

Carlos Pena Likely To Be Traded

Carlos Pena has been the subject of recent articles by the local beat reporters. Though, not for the…Read More