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Brett Jackson Is One Of Those “Special Players”

  It happens every year in Spring Training. Each year in camp there is one player where the sound that resonates from the bat after making contact with the ball sounds a little bit different from…Read More

Matt Szczur, Brett Jackson Shine In Intrasquad Game

  The Chicago Cubs won their first game of the 2012 calendar year. The only catch was that it was against the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs first game of 2012 was an intrasquad game as the team made up…Read More

How The Lineup Will Shape Up?

Since being named the new Cubs’ manager in mid-November of last year, Dale Sveum has been widening the gap between himself and the previous Cubs’ managers with his comments throughout the…Read More

Friday’s Finest: Quade, Dominican Academy, Lannan, Rowland-Smith

The biggest news to come out of Thursday for the Chicago Cubs, obviously, was the signing of Cuban pitcher Gerardo Concepcion. Cubbies Crib will have the reactions to the Concepcion signing later today,…Read More

Thursday Tune-Up: MLB Wild Card, Compensation, Cespedes

The Chicago Cubs are inching towards Spring Training, but a few key decision still remain before pitchers and catchers report to the Cubs’ facilities. The biggest decision and perhaps one that will…Read More

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Sunday Start-Up: Vitters, Jackson, Cespedes

This week marks the first week of February. As the calendar turns from January to February, the Chicago…Read More

Yoenis Cespedes Is Officially A Free Agent

The Chicago Cubs have had an interesting off-season. While the team has seen a lot of turnover from end…Read More

2011 Chicago Cubs vs 2012 Chicago Cubs: Position Players

Last Monday, Cubbies Crib began a series that pitted the 2011 Chicago Cubs against the 2012 Chicago Cubs.…Read More

Alfonso Soriano May Be Next Out The Door?

The Chicago Cubs officially announced on Thursday that the team has traded starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano…Read More

Coco Crisp Decides On A Team….Is It The Cubs?

The off-season for the Chicago Cubs has been filled with many rumors and little action. The biggest changes…Read More

Yoennis Cespedes Could Sign This Week

The Chicago Cubs off-season can still be salvaged. That is not to say that the Cubs’ off-season…Read More

Could Derrek Lee Be An Option For The Cubs?

The Chicago Cubs are still in the market for a first baseman. Barring an unforeseen change of circumstances,…Read More

Chicago Cubs’ Christmas List

Santa Claus has already provided many presents gifts for the boys and girls of Chicago, but fans of the…Read More

Latest Cubs Transactions: Reds Prospects, Manny

By now you are aware that Sean Marshall to the Reds has gone from rumor to being officially a done deal.…Read More

Cubs, Reed Johnson Agree on One Year Deal

Cubs fan favorite Reed Johnson will be extending his stay on the North Side into the 2012 season. The…Read More

Coco For Crisp(ies)

As the whole baseball industry waits for the winner of the Yu Darvish bidding to be announced may I suggest…Read More

Cubs Sign Outfielder David DeJesus

As Jordan mentioned earlier this week, the Cubs front office has been close to the vest regarding potential…Read More

Where Are The Outfielders?

We have hit that time of year when we put the Cubs roster under a microscope and try to make sense of…Read More

The Cubs Still Want To Trade Alfonso Soriano

There are certain rumors and ideas that goes in association with the Cubs’ in the off-season. In…Read More

The Cubs and the CBA

Luke discussed the potential schedule impact of the pending collective bargaining agreement on the Cubs…Read More