Ian Stewart, Dave Sappelt, and the Education of the Chicago Cubs
By now you’ve probably grown tired of the whole Ian Stewart Twitter drama, as has most of the general population. Good news: This post isn’t about that! For the sake of not leaving anyone out,…Read More
Cubs Roster Moves: Sweeney and Dolis Up, Sappelt Down, Loe Out
On Monday afternoon, in advance of the make up game with the Rangers at Wrigley, the Cubs announced a set of moves to get a couple of new faces on the 25 man roster. Rafael Dolis is actually no stranger…Read More
Rizzo 4 Marlins 2; Cubs Win Two in a Row
It has not even been a week yet since Dale Sveum called out Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo. The Cubs first baseman has struggled mightily to keep his batting average over the .200 hump three weeks into…Read More
Cubs Return Favor, Win in 10 Innings
After another could of, should of, would of loss on Monday night, the Cubs sent Carlos Villanueva and his sub 2.00 ERA to the mound to take a shot at shutting down the Reds offense. And as he has done…Read More
Cubs Claim Borbon, Drop Gonzalez
On Friday afternoon, the Cubs made an interesting transaction. They claimed left handed hitter Julio Borbon off of waivers from the Rangers team they just hosted. Borbon had cleared the American League…Read More
Pirates, Rodriguez Revenge Opening Day Loss to Cubs
Edwin Jackson made a grand entrance to his Cubs debut, striking out the side in the first. After the…Read More
Cubs Roster Finally Set, For Now
With Opening Day less than 24 hours away, the Chicago Cubs finally have a 25 man roster in place. If…Read More
Cubs, Sappelt look for consistency in ’13
With the Opening Day roster beginning to fall into place, many players are learning where they will…Read More
Cactus League: Cubs at Padres 3/18/13
On Monday the Cubs traveled to Peoria (Arizona, not Illinois) to take on the San Diego Padres. Edwin…Read More
Cubs Opening Day Roster Projection
With Spring Training past the half way point of the month of March and roster cuts having gone through…Read More
Cactus League: Cubs at Athletics, Cubs vs Rangers 3/17/13
The Cubs continued the weekend slate of split squad games on Sunday afternoon. They swapped places with…Read More
Cactus League: Cubs vs Japan, Cubs at White Sox 3/15/13
The Cubs kicked off their weekend by taking on Japan and the White Sox in split squad action on Friday. The…Read More
Cactus League: Cubs at Rockies 3/5/13
On Tuesday the Chicago Cubs took a trip to Salt River Fields at Talking Stick near Phoenix to visit the…Read More
Cubs 5th Outfielder Position Up For Grabs
When it comes to baseball and the positions within the game, there are a few basic rules that are followed. For…Read More
Cactus League: Cubs vs Athletics 2/28/13
On the final day of February, the Cubs played host to Oakland in Mesa. Dave Sappelt was handed lead off…Read More
Cactus League: Cubs vs Rockies 2/26/13
While the Chicagoland area was host to a snow storm, the Cubs played host to the Colorado Rockies. How…Read More
Cubs 25 Man Roster job Openings: Outfield
Much of the early roster talk here in February has centered around the starting rotation. The recent…Read More
Cactus League Cubs Baseball is Here!
Tired of just reading about live BP sessions and intrasquad games? You are in luck! Cactus League game…Read More
Cubs to Sign Veteran OF Scott Hairston
Scott Hairston enjoyed a solid year last season with the New York Mets, and he appears to be on the verge…Read More
Dave Sappelt Tearing Up The Venezuelan Winter League
WARNING: The following stat lines in this column may cause drooling, limpness in the extremities, unnatural giddiness,…Read More





















