Category Archives: Chicago Cub Baseball News

Reed Draws Bead, Makes Incredible Catch

If any Chicago Cubs baseball fan hasn’t seen, center fielder Reed Johnson’s spectacular catch in Friday’s game against the Washington Nationals, it’s definitely a site to behold. Johnson, a spring training pickup from the waiver wire, appears to have shored up the hole in the Cubs’ center field - both defensively and with his […]

Marshall Rejoins Cubs Bullpen

Sean Marshall, who was a darkhorse for a starting spot in the Chicago Cubs rotation this spring, was recalled from Triple A-Iowa today.
Marshall replaced left-handed reliever Carmen Pignatiello, who will take Marshall’s spot on the minor league roster. Marshall is expected to fill in as the lone lefty in the Cubs bullpen. […]

Cubs Play Deal, No Deal with Baltimore

Unlike the Arizona sun, the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles will not be settling in the west for the services of Brian Roberts. It appears the Cubs will have to return to sweet home Chicago for that.
At least according to Orioles’ GM Andy MacPhail.
“I think with each passing hour, at this point, it’s […]

Lou the Decider

Lou Piniella surprised Chicago Cubs baseball this morning by making an announcement that’ll likely last through opening day. It’s also been reported that the temperature in hell just dropped two degrees.
Beginning his second season with the Cubs, Piniella has become known for exercising his managerial prerogative to the full extent. Another way […]

Stiffs, Damns and Butts

Ssshhhh. Don’t tell the folks up north, but the Chicago Cubs baseball season is less than two weeks away.
In any other year, this little detail would be about as eventful as a split squad game. It’d be nothing more than a routine check of gloves, parkas and stocking caps - all necessities […]

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