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Jacque Jones and Craig Monroe are gone. Daryle Ward is coming back. The Cubs pick up Omar Infante in a trade with the Tigers for Jacque Jones. This is a good move. Jacque Jones contributed some key hits over a stretch this summer. But, since the Cubs brought him in, he’s been a disappointment. He’s [...]

Game 3 of the NLDS between the Cubs and the Diamondbacks was a shining example of everything that went wrong with the Cubs in this series. In game 3 alone they left 9 runners on base, were 0-9 with runners in scoring position and hit into 4 inning-ending double plays. Critics will point to pitching [...]

We Live for This! The playoffs are here. We have some very interesting matchups here in the first round. National League Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks The series most near and dear to my heart. The DBacks have Brandon Webb, and not much else. The Cubs have the deepest bullpen and bench in the NL. [...]

The Cubs put away the Brewers to claim the NL Central title. It’s been a long time coming. The sweep in Florida had me worried but with the win tonight against the Reds combined with the Brewers loss clinches it for the Cubs. By the way, Kahlil Greene is my favorite blonde-haired, beach bum shortstop. [...]

The Cubs will face the Marlins and the Reds to close out the 2007 regular season. Neither of those teams will sniff 80 wins this year. The Cubs have to like their chances of winning the NL Central. I know… it’s a terrible division. Possibly the worst in MLB. But someone has to win it [...]

With the wind blowing out Aramis Ramirez hit 2 3-run homers to propel the Cubs to a 13-8 victory over the Pirates. Each of Ramirez’s homers came with the game tied. It seems like there is a different player stepping up in each game for the Cubs. Wednesday it was Alfonso Soriano and Ted Lilly, [...]

Back in June I said that the Cubs should keep Ted Lilly. But I didn’t realize that Lilly would turn out to be the most important free-agent signing of last off-season this side of Alfonso Soriano. He has been a solid and consistent starter for the Cubs. Everyone else on the Cubs staff has seen [...]

As of September 11, the Cubs and Brewers both have 19 games left and they are tied for first place in the NL Central. I think the winner of the NL Central will have to win 11 of their last 19 games to take the division. Which team will hold on for the NL Central [...]

The Cubs and their ace finally agree to terms on a new contract worth $91.5 million over 5 years with a player option for a 6th year at $19.25 million. Apparently the biggest hurdle in negotiations was the no-trade clause that Big Z and his agent insisted upon. Thankfully Jim Hendry and the Cubs relented. [...]

I come home from a week away to find that the Cubs have lost 6 out of their last 10 and even more costly than that, they’ve lost their starting left fielder. But Alfonso Soriano isn’t just the starting left fielder, he’s also their offensive leader. He leads the team in home runs with 18, [...]